2018–19 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2018–19 season
ChairmanStewart Donald
ManagerJack Ross
StadiumStadium of Light
League One5th
FA CupSecond-round replay
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Josh Maja (15)
All: Josh Maja (16)
Highest home attendance46,039
(vs. Bradford City)
Lowest home attendance7,644
(vs. Stoke City U21s)
Average home league attendance32,157
All statistics correct as of April 28, 2019.

The 2018–19 season was Sunderland's 140th season in existence, and their first season in the third tier of English football since 1987, after relegation from the Premier League two seasons ago and the Championship the previous season.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup as well as the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jon McLaughlin GK 37 2020 Heart of Midlothian 55 0
25 Robbin Ruiter GK 38 2019 Utrecht 7 0
32 Max Stryjek GK 28 2019 Polonia Warsaw 0 0
43 Anthony Patterson GK 25 2019 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Adam Matthews RB 33 2019 Celtic 66 2
3 Bryan Oviedo LB 35 2020 Everton 73 2
4 Glenn Loovens CB 41 2020 Sheffield Wednesday 13 0
5 Alim Öztürk CB 32 2020 Boluspor 15 0
12 Tom Flanagan CB 33 2020 Burton Albion 37 2
15 Jack Baldwin CB 32 2020 Peterborough United 41 3
24 Jack Bainbridge CB 27 2019 Swansea City 2 0
33 Denver Hume LB 26 2021 Academy 11 0
38 Owen Gamble RB 26 2019 Academy 0 0
40 Brandon Taylor CB 26 2019 Academy 1 0
Midfielders
7 Chris Maguire RW 36 2020 Bury 37 7
8 Dylan McGeouch AM 32 2020 Hibernian 28 0
10 George Honeyman (C) AM 30 2019 Academy 93 15
11 Lynden Gooch AM 29 2022 Academy 85 9
13 Luke O'Nien CM 30 2020 Wycombe Wanderers 47 5
14 Duncan Watmore RW 31 2020 Altrincham 64 6
19 Aiden McGeady LW 39 2020 Everton 76 21
23 Grant Leadbitter CM 39 2021 Middlesbrough 139 11
27 Max Power CM 31 2021 Wigan Athletic 41 4
34 Jake Hackett CM 25 2019 Academy 3 0
37 Bali Mumba CM 23 2021 Academy 9 0
45 Daniel Neil CM 17 2020 Academy 1 0
47 Jordan Hunter DM 25 2019 Liverpool 1 0
Forwards
9 Charlie Wyke ST 32 2021 Bradford City 26 5
22 Will Grigg ST 34 2022 Wigan Athletic 18 5
26 Kazaiah Sterling ST 26 2019 Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 6 1
39 Jack Diamond ST 25 2019 Academy 3 0
41 Lee Connelly ST 25 2019 Queen's Park 3 0
48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka ST 25 2020 IK Sirius 9 2

Pre-season friendlies

As of 18 July 2018, Sunderland have announced five pre-season friendlies against Darlington, Hartlepool United, Grimsby Town, St Mirren, and Middlesbrough.[7]

10 July 2018 Friendly Darlington 1–0 Sunderland Darlington
19:30 BST Nicholson 9' Report Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 1,336
14 July 2018 Friendly Hartlepool United 1–1 Sunderland Hartlepool
15:00 BST Muir 19' Report Kimpioka 90' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,734
17 July 2018 Friendly Grimsby Town 0–1 Sunderland Cleethorpes
19:30 BST Report Gooch 30' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,776
21 July 2018 Friendly St Mirren 0–6 Sunderland Paisley, Scotland
15:00 BST Report Maja 22', 71'
Gooch 33' (pen.), 56'
Honeyman 77'
Molyneux 86'
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 3,133
27 July 2018 Friendly Middlesbrough 0–0
Abandoned
Sunderland Middlesbrough
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 7,509
Note: Match abandoned at Half-time due to storms.

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Charlton Athletic (O, P) 46 26 10 10 73 40 +33 88 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4 Portsmouth 46 25 13 8 83 51 +32 88
5 Sunderland 46 22 19 5 80 47 +33 85
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 13 13 76 58 +18 73
7 Peterborough United 46 20 12 14 71 62 +9 72
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[8]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 22 19 5 80 47  +33 85 12 10 1 46 25  +21 10 9 4 34 22  +12

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHHHAHAAHAAHHHAHAA
ResultWDWWWDDLWDDWWWWWDDWWLWDWDDDWDDDWWWDDWWWDLWDDLL
Position7744244434433332222333333334443333333332334445
Points34710131415151819202326293235363740434346475051525356575859626568697073767980808384858585
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2019. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2018–19 season were released on 21 June 2018.[9]

4 August 2018 1 Sunderland 2–1 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
12:30 BST Maguire  9'
Maja 65'
Gooch  87', 90+6'
Report Taylor 10' (pen.)
Page  34'
Pearce  42'
Solly  81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,075
Referee: John Brooks
11 August 2018 2 Luton Town 1–1 Sunderland Luton
15:00 BST McCormack  56'
Grant  60'
Pearson 68'
Report Matthews  19'
Maja 45'
Baldwin  61'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,059 (1,047 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
19 August 2018 3 Sunderland 3–0 Scunthorpe United Sunderland
15:00 BST Power 22',  90+4'
Maja 25'
Maguire 42'
Report Lund  28' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,876
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
22 August 2018 4 Gillingham 1–4 Sunderland Gillingham
19:45 BST Eaves 3'
Ehmer  51'
Report Maguire 4'
Honeyman 18'
Power 20'
Cattermole  43'
Maja 59'
Hume  90+3'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,483 (2,087 away)
Referee: Antony Coggins
25 August 2018 5 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Sunderland Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Pigott 9' Report Baldwin  43'
Cattermole 66', 83'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,848 (727 away)
Referee: John Busby
1 September 2018 6 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 BST Maguire  12'
Cattermole  14'
Power  19'
Gooch  22'
Oviedo  48'
Wyke 52'
Love  75'
Report Holmes 16'
Brannagan  26'
Ruffels  61'
Baptiste  71'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,193
Referee: Mark Heywood
8 September 2018 7 Sunderland 1–1 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Baldwin  14'
Matthews  33'
Maja 38'
Cattermole  90+4'
Report Madden 9'
Coyle  12'
Eastham  32'
Cairns  80'
Hunter  81'
Husband  90+1'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,367
Referee: Darren Drysdale
15 September 2018 8 Burton Albion 2–1 Sunderland Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Allen 19'
McFadzean 36',  75'
Sbarra  90+3'
Report Matthews  29'
Cattermole  45'
Maguire 54'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,566 (1,700 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
22 September 2018 9 Sunderland 4–1 Rochdale Sunderland
15:00 BST Loovens  22'
Maja 37', 45'
Gooch 41' (pen.), 66'
Report Rafferty  45+3'
Rathbone  51'
Henderson  52'
Done 71'
Hart  85'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,764
Referee: Trevor Kettle
29 September 2018 10 Coventry City 1–1 Sunderland Coventry
12:30 BST Hyam  9'
Clarke-Harris 68'
Report Cattermole  30', 49' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,407 (4,897 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
2 October 2018 11 Sunderland 2–2 Peterborough United Sunderland
17:45 BST Maja 21'
Power  22'
Oviedo  68'
Sinclair 79'
Report Ward 74'
Toney 84',  86'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,727
Referee: David Coote
6 October 2018 12 Bradford City 1–2 Sunderland Bradford
15:00 BST O'Connor 52'
Scannell  90+4'
Brünker  90+8'
Report Cattermole  11'
Maja 20'
Baldwin 54'
Power  66'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 19,487 (2,893 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
13 October 2018 P Sunderland P–P Blackpool Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups.[10]
20 October 2018 13 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Sunderland Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Report Cattermole  13'
Beckles 58' (o.g.)
O'Nien 84'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 9,007 (1,640 away)
Referee: John Busby
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Sunderland Doncaster
19:45 BST Wilks  28'
Whiteman  28'
Mason  59'
Wright  90'
Butler  90+2'
Report McGeouch  14'
Cattermole  16'
Honeyman  34'
Maguire 47'
James  49'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,881 (3,973 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
27 October 2018 15 Sunderland 3–0 Southend United Sunderland
15:00 BST Honeyman 29'
Flanagan  45+4'
Maguire 53'
McGeady 80'
Report Bunn  41'
Yearwood  68'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,894
Referee: Robert Lewis
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 GMT Sarcevic  49' Report McGeady 53', 78' (pen.)
McGeouch  60'
Flanagan  61'
O'Nien  84'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,065 (1,305 away)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
17 November 2018 17 Sunderland 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Honeyman  23'
Maja 84'
Report Onyedinma 67'
Gape  71'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,727
Referee: Michael Salisbury
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18 Walsall 2–2 Sunderland Walsall
15:00 GMT Gordon  43', 46'
Ginnelly 52'
Report Power  23'
Honeyman  53'
McGeady 62'
Gooch  75', 89'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 7,868 (3,278 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 November 2018 19 Sunderland 4–2 Barnsley Sunderland
17:45 BST McGeady 19' (pen.)
Maja 20'
Gooch 32'
O'Nien 83'
Report Cavaré  33'
Moore 41', 61'
Pinnock  75'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,514
Referee: Andrew Madley
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) A Accrington Stanley A–A Sunderland Accrington
15:00 GMT Sykes  48'
McConville  49'
Finley  63'
Hall 69'
Report Maguire  49', 63' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 5,257 (2,604 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Game was abandoned in the 74th minute due to severe weather[11]
15 December 2018 20 Sunderland 2–1 Bristol Rovers Sunderland
15:00 BST Matthews 45+1',  90+5'
Maja 49'
Honeyman  57'
Gooch  83'
Report Rodman 11'
Upson  36'
Kelly  84'
Clarke  90+6'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,971
Referee: Thomas Bramall
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 21 Portsmouth 3–1 Sunderland Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Hawkins  27'
Evans 48' (pen.)
Curtis  52', 53'
N. Thompson  60'
B. Thompson 63'
Report Loovens  47'
Honeyman  54'
O'Nien 57'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,402 (2,200 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 December 2018 22 Sunderland 1–0 Bradford City Sunderland
15:00 BST McGeady 31'
Gooch  61'
Flanagan  74'
Oviedo  90+3'
Report Chicksen  62'
Payne  67'
Caddis  90+2'
O'Brien  90+5'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,039
Referee: Darren England
29 December 2018 23 Sunderland 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Maja 44'
Cattermole  58'
Baldwin  82'
Report Waterfall 30'
Norburn  36'
Grant  37'
Docherty  43'
Haynes  87'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,288
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 January 2019 24 Blackpool 0–1 Sunderland Blackpool
15:00 GMT O'Connor  55' Report Cattermole  18'
Maja 23'
Gooch  55'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,994 (8,000 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
5 January 2019 25 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Sunderland Charlton
15:00 GMT James 50' (o.g.) Report O'Nien 2'
Baldwin  38'
Power  52'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 16,317 (3,000 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
12 January 2019 26 Sunderland 1–1 Luton Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Maguire 16',  90+3'
Flanagan  45'
James  75'
Report Lee  45+2'
Shinnie  62'
Collins 67' (pen.),  80'
Hylton  70'
McCormack  90+3'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,791
Referee: Lee Probert
19 January 2019 27 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Sunderland Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Hammill 87' Report Maja 59' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 7,263 (2,749 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
2 February 2019 28 Sunderland 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
15:00 BST McGeady 67'
Leadbitter  76'
Report Oshilaja  36'
Seddon  68'
Wordsworth  69'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,424
Referee: Ben Toner
9 February 2019 29 Oxford United 1–1 Sunderland Oxford
15:00 GMT Mackie  27'
Mousinho  39'
Browne 87'
Report Dunne 34'
James  62'
Gooch  76'
O'Nien  90+7'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,383 (1,800 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
12 February 2019 30 Sunderland 1–1 Blackpool Sunderland
19:45 BST Baldwin 75' Report Gnanduillet 31'
Thompson  80'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,580
Referee: Carl Boyeson
15 February 2019 31 Sunderland 2–2 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
19:45 BST Baldwin  35'
Honeyman 55'
McGeady 62'
Report Kee 30' (pen.)
Conneely  42'
Smyth 52'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,937
Referee: Darren Drysdale
19 February 2019 32 Sunderland 4–2 Gillingham Sunderland
19:45 BST Cattermole 4'
Flanagan 10'
Honeyman  54'
Grigg 66' (pen.)
Dunne  68'
McGeady 77' (pen.)
Report Eaves 6'
Burke  34'
Hanlan 40'
Byrne  59'
Lopes  65'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,364
Referee: Matthew Donohue
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Sunderland Horfield
15:00 GMT Report O'Nien  23' 25'
James  49'
McGeady 55'
Dunne  70'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,009 (1,800 away)
Referee: James Linington
2 March 2019 34 Sunderland 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
15:00 BST Cattermole 32'
Dunne  50'
Honeyman 87'
Report Canavan  90+3' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,360
Referee: Graham Salisbury
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Sunderland High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Samuel  11', 35'
Bean  55'  90+13'
Tyson  90+8'
Report Cattermole  47'
McGeady  79'
Flanagan  86'
Watmore 90+4'
Honeyman  90+8'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 8,422 (3,800 away)
Referee: Lee Swabey
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36 Barnsley 0–0 Sunderland Barnsley
18:45 GMT Pinnock  63' Report Leadbitter  21'
Power  88'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 18,282 (5,000 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
16 March 2019 37 Sunderland 2–1 Walsall Sunderland
15:00 BST Cattermole 33',  49'
Leadbitter  35'
Grigg 71'
Gooch  90+5'
Report Gordon 4',  56'
Guthrie  38'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,647
Referee: Alan Young
3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) 38 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Sunderland Accrington
19:45 BST Richards-Everton  15'
Finley  32'
Hughes  75'
Kee  86'
Report McGeady 4'
O'Nien  30'
Grigg 45+3'
Wyke  63'
Sterling 79'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,802 (2,000 away)
Referee: John Brooks
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 39 Rochdale 1–2 Sunderland Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson 28'
Bunney  50'
Williams  85'
Report Hume  16'
McGeouch  53'
Wyke 56'
Honeyman 89'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,546 (4,164 away)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
9 April 2019 40 Sunderland 1–1 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:45 BST Baldwin 27' Report Flanagan 19' (o.g.)
Fox  86'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,513
Referee: Scott Oldham
13 April 2019 41 Sunderland 4–5 Coventry City Sunderland
15:00 BST Honeyman 15'
Wyke 41'
Leadbitter  44'
Grigg 45+4'
Power 69'
Report Enobakhare 12'
Bakayoko 18'
Hiwula 25'
Sterling  42'
Shipley 55'
Chaplin 78',  79'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 36,134
Referee: John Busby
19 April 2019 42 Sunderland 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
17:15 BST Morgan 7'
Wyke 32'
Cattermole  67'
Report Andrew  87' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,287
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 43 Peterborough United 1–1 Sunderland Peterborough
15:00 BST Lafferty  33'
Maddison  48'
Godden 90+1'
Report Oviedo  2'
O'Nien  77'
Power 87'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 11,277 (4,500 away)
Referee: Antony Coggins
27 April 2019 44 Sunderland 1–1 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 BST McGeady  7'
Flanagan 9'
Honeyman  13'
Power  87'
Report Thompson  16'
Lowe 24'
Close  45+1'
Pitman  71'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,129
Referee: Craig Pawson
30 April 2019 (2019-04-30) 45 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 BST Burns  71'
Madden 73'
Sowerby  83'
Hunter  83'
Wallace  90+2'
Eastham 90+5'
Report Cattermole 29' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,011 (1,100 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Southend United 2–1 Sunderland Southend-on-Sea
17:30 BST Kiernan  41'
White 43'
Humphrys 87'  88'
Report Wyke  39'
Maguire 75' (pen.)
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10,779 (2,400 away)
Referee: Darren Bond

League One play-offs

11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) Semi-final first leg Sunderland 1–0 Portsmouth Sunderland
19:30 BST Maguire 62'
Honeyman  82' Ozturk  68'
Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,610
Referee: Andy Woolmer
16 May 2019 (2019-05-16) Semi-final second leg Portsmouth 0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Sunderland Portsmouth
19:45 BST Evans  4'
Naylor  11'
Pitman  45+3'
Vaughan  79'
Report Maguire  21'
O'Nien  75'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,077 (2,174 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) Final Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland Wembley
15:00 BST Purrington 35'
Sarr  44'
Bauer 90+4'
Report Sarr 5' (o.g.)
Grigg  65'
O'Nien  73'
Leadbitter  83'
Flanagan  90+2'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,155
Referee: Andrew Madley

FA Cup

On 22 October 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Hitchin.[12] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[13]

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) First round Port Vale 1–2 Sunderland Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
14:30 GMT Pope 35'
Joyce  67'
Report Honeyman 1'
Gooch 19'
McGeady  49'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,238 (2,500 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round Walsall 1–1 Sunderland Walsall
15:00 GMT Cook  34', 53' Report McGeady 37'
Matthews  49'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,140 (1,800 away)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Replay Sunderland 0–1 Walsall Sunderland
19:45 GMT Maguire  11'
Watmore  37'
O'Nien  74'
Report Kinsella 52'
Guthrie  76'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,212
Referee: Michael Salisbury

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[14]

16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) First round Sunderland 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
19:00 BST Honeyman  35'
O'Nien  59'
Report Matias 29'
Reach 79'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 13,890
Referee: Ben Toner

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[15] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[16] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.[17] The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019.[18] The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 January live on Talksport.[19]

Group A

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Sunderland 3 2 1 0 0 4 1 +3 8 Round 2
2 ACA Stoke City U21 3 1 1 1 0 3 2 +1 6
3 L2 Carlisle United 3 1 0 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4 L2 Morecambe 3 0 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group Game 1 Sunderland 0–0
(4–2 p)
Stoke City U21s Sunderland
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 7,644
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group Game 2 Sunderland 3–1 Carlisle United Sunderland
19:45 BST Kimpioka 3'
Robson 34'
Honeyman 63'
O'Nien  72'
Report Nadesan 22' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Ben Toner
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group Game 3 Morecambe 0–1 Sunderland Morecambe
19:45 GMT Kenyon  35'
Cuvelier  45+2'
Thompson  54'
Report Maja 90+1' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,377 (1,800 away)
Referee: Paul Marsden

Knockout stage

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Round 2 Sunderland 2–0 Notts County Sunderland
19:45 GMT Mumba  28'
Jones 22' (o.g.)
Sinclair 73' (pen.)
Report Hewitt  29'
Duffy  76'
Vaughan  86'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,580
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Round 3 Sunderland 4–0 Newcastle United U21s Sunderland
19:45 GMT Mumba  42'
Watts 49' (o.g.)
Wyke 52'
Maguire 78'
Kimpioka 86'
Report Sangare  53' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 16,654
Referee: Tony Harrington
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) Quarter-finals Sunderland 2–0 Manchester City U21s Sunderland
19:45 GMT Cattermole  17'
Watmore 22'
Gooch 65'
Report Ogbeta  31'
Pozo  90'
Braaf  90+2'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 14,679
Referee: Michael Salisbury
5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) Semi-finals Bristol Rovers 0–2 Sunderland Bristol
19:45 GMT Nichols  38'
Craig  86'
Report Grigg 44'
Morgan 47'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,699 (1,800 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) Final Portsmouth 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Sunderland London
14:30 GMT Curtis  32'
Thompson 82'
Evans  101'
Lowe 114'  116'
Report McGeady 38', 119'  90'
Baldwin  80'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,021
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Penalties
Evans
Pitman
Brown
Lowe
Hawkins
McGeady
Cattermole
Gooch
Power
O'Nien

Squad statistics

Top scorers

As of April 28, 2019
Rnk Pos No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 FW 20 Josh Maja 15 0 0 1 16
2 MF 19 Aiden McGeady 11 1 0 2 14
3 MF 10 George Honeyman 6 1 0 1 8
4 MF 7 Chris Maguire 6 0 0 1 7
MF 11 Lynden Gooch 5 1 0 1 7
6 MF 6 Lee Cattermole 6 0 0 0 6
7 FW 9 Charlie Wyke 4 0 0 1 5
MF 13 Luke O'Nien 5 0 0 0 5
FW 22 Will Grigg 4 0 0 1 5
10 MF 27 Max Power 4 0 0 0 4
11 DF 15 Jack Baldwin 3 0 0 0 3
12 DF 12 Tom Flanagan 2 0 0 0 2
MF 14 Duncan Watmore 1 0 0 1 2
MF 17 Lewis Morgan 1 0 0 1 2
FW 17 Jerome Sinclair 1 0 0 1 2
FW 48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 0 0 0 2 2
16 DF 2 Adam Matthews 1 0 0 0 1
MF 21 Ethan Robson 0 0 0 1 1
FW 26 Kazaiah Sterling 1 0 0 0 1
DF 30 Jimmy Dunne 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 2 3
Total 74 3 0 15 92

Appearances and goals

As of 28 April 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  SCO Jon McLaughlin 52 0 46 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF  WAL Adam Matthews 27 1 19+3 1 2 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF  CRC Bryan Oviedo 27 0 14+8 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
4 DF  NED Glenn Loovens 13 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF  TUR Alim Öztürk 15 0 5+3 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
6 MF  ENG Lee Cattermole 32 6 27+1 6 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
7 MF  SCO Chris Maguire 38 7 22+9 6 2 0 1 0 4 1
8 MF  SCO Dylan McGeouch 29 0 14+7 0 2 0 0 0 5+1 0
9 FW  ENG Charlie Wyke 26 5 13+10 4 0 0 0 0 2+1 1
10 MF  ENG George Honeyman 40 8 31+3 6 2 1 1 0 3 1
11 MF  USA Lynden Gooch 43 7 29+8 5 2 1 0+1 0 0+3 1
12 DF  NIR Tom Flanagan 37 2 28+2 2 3 0 0 0 4 0
13 MF  ENG Luke O'Nien 47 5 23+12 5 2+1 0 1 0 7+1 0
14 MF  ENG Duncan Watmore 16 2 3+8 1 1 0 0 0 3+1 1
15 DF  ENG Jack Baldwin 41 3 34 3 3 0 1 0 3 0
16 DF  ENG Reece James 34 0 23+4 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
17 MF  SCO Lewis Morgan 18 2 11+5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
18 DF  SCO Donald Love 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF  IRL Aiden McGeady 39 14 29+5 11 2 1 0 0 3 2
22 FW  NIR Will Grigg 18 5 13+3 4 0 0 0 0 2 1
23 MF  ENG Grant Leadbitter 16 0 12+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF  ENG Jack Bainbridge 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 GK  NED Robbin Ruiter 7 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
26 FW  ENG Kazaiah Sterling 6 1 0+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF  ENG Max Power 41 4 27+6 4 2+1 0 1 0 3+1 0
30 DF  IRL Jimmy Dunne 13 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF  ENG Denver Hume 10 0 5+2 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
34 MF  ENG Jake Hackett 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
37 MF  ENG Bali Mumba 8 0 2+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
39 FW  ENG Jack Diamond 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
40 DF  ENG Brandon Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
41 FW  SCO Lee Connelly 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
45 MF  ENG Daniel Neil 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
47 MF  ENG Jordan Hunter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
48 FW  SWE Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 9 2 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 2+3 2
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but are currently out on loan:
21 MF  ENG Ethan Robson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 1
29 MF  ENG Elliot Embleton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
35 MF  ENG Luke Molyneux 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but have left the club:
17 FW  ENG Jerome Sinclair 19 2 7+6 1 2+1 0 0 0 2+1 1
20 FW  ENG Josh Maja 30 16 22+2 15 1+2 0 0+1 0 2 1

Disciplinary record

As of 28 April 2019
No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
         
2 DF Adam Matthews 4     1                 5  
3 DF Bryan Oviedo 3   1                   3   1
4 DF Glenn Loovens 1   1                   1   1
6 MF Lee Cattermole 13                       13  
7 MF Chris Maguire 2   1 1                 3   1
8 MF Dylan McGeouch 3                       3  
9 FW Charlie Wyke 1                     1  
10 MF George Honeyman 7   1       1           8   1
11 MF Lynden Gooch 8                       8  
12 DF Tom Flanagan 5                       5  
13 MF Luke O'Nien 5     1     1     1     8  
14 MF Duncan Watmore       1                 1  
15 DF Jack Baldwin 6                 1     7  
16 DF Reece James 4                       4  
18 DF Donald Love 1                       1  
19 MF Aiden McGeady 2     1         1     4  
23 MF Grant Leadbitter 4                 4  
27 MF Max Power 5   3                   5   3
30 DF Jimmy Dunne 3                       3  
33 DF Denver Hume 2                       2  
37 MF Bali Mumba               2     2  
Total 83 0 7 5 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 94 0 7

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CB Tom Flanagan Burton Albion Free [20]
1 July 2018 RW Chris Maguire Bury Free [21]
1 July 2018 GK Jon McLaughlin Heart of Midlothian Free [22]
1 July 2018 CB Alim Öztürk Boluspor Free [23]
2 July 2018 LB Reece James Wigan Athletic Free [24]
2 July 2018 AM Dylan McGeouch Hibernian Free [24]
2 July 2018 DM Jordan Hunter Liverpool Free [25]
11 July 2018 CB Jack Bainbridge Swansea City Free [26]
20 July 2018 CB Glenn Loovens Sheffield Wednesday Free [27]
26 July 2018 GK Max Johnstone Manchester United Free [28]
28 July 2018 CB Jack Baldwin Peterborough United £200,000 [29]
30 July 2018 CM Luke O'Nien Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed [30]
1 August 2018 ST Charlie Wyke Bradford City £900,000 [31]
2 January 2019 CM Max Power Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [32]
29 January 2019 CM Grant Leadbitter Middlesbrough Free transfer [33]
1 February 2019 CF Will Grigg Wigan Athletic £3,000,000 [34]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
25 July 2018 ST Jerome Sinclair Watford 10 January 2019 [35]
10 August 2018 CM Max Power Wigan Athletic 1 January 2019 [36]
9 January 2019 CB Jimmy Dunne Burnley End of season [37]
30 January 2019 LW Lewis Morgan Celtic End of season [38]
31 January 2019 CF Kazaiah Sterling Tottenham Hotspur End of season [39]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CB Tom Beadling Dunfermline Athletic Released [40][41]
1 July 2018 ST Fabio Borini Milan £5,500,000 [42]
1 July 2018 RB Billy Jones Rotherham United Released [40][43]
1 July 2018 CB Michael Ledger Notodden Undisclosed [44]
1 July 2018 RW Jeremain Lens Beşiktaş £6,000,000 [45]
1 July 2018 LW Kazenga LuaLua Luton Town Released [40][46]
1 July 2018 DM Paddy McNair Middlesbrough £5,000,000 [47]
1 July 2018 CB John O'Shea Reading Released [40][48]
1 July 2018 ST Jean-Yves Poame Cabinteely Released [40][49]
1 July 2018 RB Josh Robson Notodden Released [40][50]
1 July 2018 CM Jack Rodwell Blackburn Rovers Released [51][52]
1 July 2018 GK Jason Steele Brighton & Hove Albion £1,500,000 [53]
1 July 2018 GK James Talbot Bohemians F.C. Released [40][54]
1 July 2018 CB Marc Wilson Bolton Wanderers Released [40][55]
1 July 2018 CM Daniel Wright South Shields Released [40][56]
1 July 2018 DM Jordan Hickey Hull City Released [40][57]
11 July 2018 ST Sam Greenwood Arsenal Undisclosed [58]
13 July 2018 GK Michael Woud Willem II Undisclosed [59]
14 July 2018 ST Joel Asoro Swansea City £2,500,000 [60]
17 July 2018 AM Wahbi Khazri Saint-Étienne £9,000,000 [61]
20 July 2018 RW Callum McManaman Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [62]
12 September 2018 CB Papy Djilobodji Guingamp Sacked [63][64]
24 September 2018 CM Didier Ndong Guingamp Sacked [65]
17 January 2019 CF Andrew Nelson Dundee Undisclosed [66]
26 January 2019 CF Josh Maja Bordeaux Undisclosed [67]
29 January 2019 CB Sam Brotherton North Carolina FC Free [68]
15 March 2019 CB Adam Bale Hartlepool United Free [69]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 August 2018 CB Lamine Koné Strasbourg End of season [70]
3 August 2018 CB Sam Brotherton Blyth Spartans 30 January 2019 [71]
30 August 2018 CM Elliot Embleton Grimsby Town End of season [72][73]
31 August 2018 CF Connor Shields Alloa Athletic 1 January 2019 [74]
14 January 2019 End of season [75]
7 September 2018 AM Luke Molyneux Gateshead 2 January 2019 [76]
21 September 2018 GK Max Stryjek Eastleigh 22 December 2018 [77]
6 December 2018 LB Williams Kokolo Darlington Work experience [78]
13 December 2018 CF Andrew Nelson Darlington 10 January 2019 [79]
18 January 2019 AM Luke Molyneux Hartlepool United End of season [80]
31 January 2019 CM Ethan Robson Dundee End of season [81]
22 March 2019 CF Jack Diamond Spennymoor Town End of season [82]

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