2010–11 Sunderland A.F.C. season

During the 2010–11 season, Sunderland A.F.C. (the professional association football club representing the aforementioned city) competed in the Premier League.

Sunderland A.F.C.
2010–11 season
ChairmanNiall Quinn
ManagerSteve Bruce
StadiumStadium of Light
Premier League10th
League CupThird round
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Asamoah Gyan (10)
All: Asamoah Gyan
Darren Bent
(11 each)
Highest home attendance47,864 (vs. Newcastle United)
Lowest home attendance13,532 (vs. Colchester United)
Average home league attendance40,011

Results

Pre-season
Date Opponents H/A Result
F-A		 Scorers
17 July 2010 Darlington A 0–1 Zenden
21 July 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1 Campbell
24 July 2010 Hull City A 2–4 Campbell (4)
27 July 2010 Benfica A 2–0
31 July 2010 Leicester City A 1–2 Campbell, Henderson
8 August 2010 1899 Hoffenheim A 3–1 Henderson

Premier League
Date Opponents H/A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
14 August 2010 Birmingham City H 2–2 Darren Bent 24' pen., Stephen Carr 56' o.g. 38,390 8th
21 August 2010 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 23,624 15th
29 August 2010 Manchester City H 1–0 Darren Bent 90' pen. 38,610 10th
11 September 2010 Wigan Athletic A 1–1 Asamoah Gyan 66' 15,844 10th
18 September 2010 Arsenal H 1–1 Darren Bent 90' 38,950 10th
25 September 2010 Liverpool A 2–2 Darren Bent 25' pen., 48' 43,626 11th
2 October 2010 Manchester United H 0–0 41,709 11th
18 October 2010 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 21,894 13th
23 October 2010 Aston Villa H 1–0 Richard Dunne 25' o.g. 41,506 7th
31 October 2010 Newcastle United A 5–1 Darren Bent 90' 51,988 12th
6 November 2010 Stoke City H 2–0 Asamoah Gyan 9', 86' 36,541 8th
9 November 2010 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Asamoah Gyan 67' 35,843 8th
14 November 2010 Chelsea A 0–3 Nedum Onuoha 45', Asamoah Gyan 52', Danny Welbeck 86' 41,072 6th
22 November 2010 Everton H 2–2 Danny Welbeck 23', 70' 37,331 7th
27 November 2010 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–2 Darren Bent 67', Danny Welbeck 77' 25,112 8th
5 December 2010 West Ham United H 1–0 Jordan Henderson 34' 36,940 7th
11 December 2010 Fulham A 0–0 24,462 7th
18 December 2010 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 Danny Welbeck 32' 35,101 6th
26 December 2010 Manchester United A 2–0 75,269 7th
28 December 2010 Blackpool H 0–2 42,892 7th
1 January 2011 Blackburn Rovers H 3–0 Danny Welbeck 11', Darren Bent 19', Asamoah Gyan 89' 36,242 6th
5 January 2011 Aston Villa A 0–1 Phil Bardsley 80' 32,627 6th
16 January 2011 Newcastle United H 1–1 Asamoah Gyan 90' 47,864 6th
22 January 2011 Blackpool A 1–2 Kieran Richardson 15', 36' 16,037 6th
1 February 2011 Chelsea H 2–4 Phil Bardsley 4', Kieran Richardson 26' 37,855 6th
5 February 2011 Stoke City A 2–3 Kieran Richardson 2', Asamoah Gyan 48' 26,008 7th
12 February 2011 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–2 Asamoah Gyan 11' 40,986 7th
26 February 2011 Everton A 2–0 37,776 8th
5 March 2011 Arsenal A 0–0 60,081 8th
20 March 2011 Liverpool H 0–2 47,207 9th
3 April 2011 Manchester City A 5–0 44,197 12th
9 April 2011 West Bromwich Albion H 2–3 Nicky Shorey 11' o.g., Phil Bardsley 31' 41,586 13th
16 April 2011 Birmingham City A 2–0 28,108 14th
23 April 2011 Wigan Athletic H 4–2 Asamoah Gyan 55', Jordan Henderson 67', Stéphane Sessègnon 73' pen., Jordan Henderson 77' 39,650 10th
30 April 2011 Fulham H 0–3 39,576 14th
7 May 2011 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 Boudewijn Zenden 45', Zat Knight 90' o.g. 22,597 11th
14 May 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–3 Stéphane Sessègnon 33' 41,273 13th
22 May 2011 West Ham United A 0–3 Boudewijn Zenden 17', Stéphane Sessègnon 51', Christian Riveros 90' 32,792 10th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Fulham 38 11 16 11 49 43 +6 49 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
9 Aston Villa 38 12 12 14 48 59 −11 48
10 Sunderland 38 12 11 15 45 56 −11 47
11 West Bromwich Albion 38 12 11 15 56 71 −15 47
12 Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 56 57 −1 46
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Fulham, as the highest-ranked team from the Fair Play table not yet qualified for any European competition, entered the first qualifying round of the Europa League.[1]

League Cup
Date Round Opponents H/A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
24 August 2010 2nd Colchester United H 2–0 Darren Bent 17', 39' 13,532
21 September 2010 3rd West Ham United H 1–2 Asamoah Gyan 41' 21,907

FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H/A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
8 January 2011 3rd Notts County H 1–2 Darren Bent 81' pen. 17,582

Statistics

Discipline
Position Nation Number Name Premier League League Cup FA Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
MC/MCD England 6 Lee Cattermole 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 2
DFC/LD/LI England 19 Titus Bramble 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
MC/MI/PM Netherlands 7 Boudewijn Zenden 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
CM/LM/LB England 3 Kieran Richardson 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
CB England 4 Michael Turner 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
RB/LB England 2 Phil Bardsley 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
CM Ghana 11 Sulley Muntari 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CM/LM/RM France 8 Steed Malbranque 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CB Ghana 5 John Mensah 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CM Republic of Ireland 18 David Meyler 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CM/RM England 10 Jordan Henderson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CF/LM England 17 Danny Welbeck 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK Belgium 22 Simon Mignolet 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CB/RB Paraguay 14 Paulo da Silva 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CB/RB England 15 Nedum Onuoha 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CF England 11 Darren Bent 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CM Paraguay 16 Cristian Riveros 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RM/RB Egypt 27 Ahmed Elmohamady 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CB/LB England 29 Anton Ferdinand 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CM/RM Benin 28 Stéphane Sessègnon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CM England 26 Jack Colback 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Overall
Games played32 (29 Premier League, 2 Football League Cup, 1 F.A Cup)
Games won10 (9 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup)
Games drawn11 (11 Premier League)
Games lost11 (9 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup, 1 F.A Cup)
Goals scored37
Goals conceded39
Goal difference-2
Clean sheets13
Yellow cards44
Red cards4
Worst disciplineEngland Lee Cattermole 5 Yellow card 2 Red card
Best result (s)W 3–0 (A) v Chelsea – Premier League – 14 November 2010
W 3–0 (H) v Blackburn Rovers – Premier League – 1 January 2011
W 3–0 (A) v West Ham – Premier League – 22 May 2011
Worst result(s)L 5–0 (A) v Manchester City – Premier League – 3 April 2011
Most appearancesJordan Henderson (31)
Top scorerGhana Asamoah Gyan (11)
PointsOverall: 41/94 (44%)

Goal scorers
Position Nation Number Name Premier League League Cup FA Cup Total
1 Ghana 33 Asamoah Gyan 10 1 0 11
1 England 11 Darren Bent 8 2 1 11
2 England 17 Danny Welbeck 6 0 0 6
3 England 10 Kieran Richardson 4 0 0 4
4 England 10 Jordan Henderson 3 0 0 3
4 Scotland 2 Phil Bardsley 3 0 0 3
4 Benin 28 Stéphane Sessègnon 3 0 0 3
5 Netherlands 7 Boudewijn Zenden 2 0 0 2
6 England 15 Nedum Onuoha 1 0 0 1
6 Paraguay 16 Christian Riveros 1 0 0 1
/ / / Own goals 4 0 0 4
TOTALS 45 3 1 49

Appearances and goals
Last updated on 22 May 2011.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Craig Gordon 1501500000
2 DF Scotland SCO Phil Bardsley 37332+230+1020
3 DF England ENG Kieran Richardson 29423+341020
4 DF England ENG Michael Turner 1601500010
5 DF Ghana GHA John Mensah 18015+300000
6 MF England ENG Lee Cattermole 24022+100010
7 MF Netherlands NED Boudewijn Zenden 29210+172001+10
8 MF France FRA Steed Malbranque 37024+110100+10
9 FW England ENG Fraizer Campbell 40300010
10 MF England ENG Jordan Henderson 3933730+1010
11 MF Ghana GHA Sulley Muntari 907+200000
11 FW England ENG Darren Bent* 23112081122
12 DF Argentina ARG Marcos Angeleri 300+201000
14 DF Paraguay PAR Paulo da Silva* 3010100+10
15 DF England ENG Nedum Onuoha 3213110010
16 MF Paraguay PAR Cristian Riveros 1415+711010
17 FW England ENG Danny Welbeck 28621+560020
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Meyler 504+100000
19 DF England ENG Titus Bramble 24022+100010
20 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Reid* 400+20100+10
22 GK Belgium BEL Simon Mignolet 2602301020
25 MF England ENG Jack Colback 1206+500010
26 MF England ENG Jordan Cook 300+300000
26 FW England ENG Martyn Waghorn* 300+20000+10
27 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Elmohamady 38026+1000+1010
28 MF Benin BEN Stéphane Sessègnon 14313+130000
29 DF England ENG Anton Ferdinand 29023+400020
31 FW England ENG Ryan Noble 300+300000
33 FW Ghana GHA Asamoah Gyan 331120+11101011
  • Left club during season

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Craig Gordon
2 DF Scotland SCO Phil Bardsley
3 MF England ENG Kieran Richardson
4 DF England ENG Michael Turner
5 DF Ghana GHA John Mensah (on loan from Lyon)
6 MF England ENG Lee Cattermole (captain)
7 MF Netherlands NED Boudewijn Zenden (vice-captain)
8 MF France FRA Steed Malbranque
9 FW England ENG Fraizer Campbell
10 MF England ENG Jordan Henderson
11 MF Ghana GHA Sulley Muntari (on loan from Internazionale)
12 DF Argentina ARG Marcos Angeleri
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG Nedum Onuoha (on loan from Manchester City)
16 MF Paraguay PAR Cristian Riveros
17 FW England ENG Danny Welbeck (on loan from Manchester United)
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Meyler
19 DF England ENG Titus Bramble
22 GK Belgium BEL Simon Mignolet
24 GK Northern Ireland NIR Trevor Carson
25 MF England ENG Jack Colback
27 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Elmohamady
28 MF Benin BEN Stéphane Sessègnon
29 DF England ENG Anton Ferdinand
33 FW Ghana GHA Asamoah Gyan

Transfers

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
16 MF Paraguay Riveros 27Non-EU Cruz Azul Mexico Transfer Summer Free [2]
22 GK Belgium Mignolet 21EU Sint-Truiden Belgium Transfer Summer £2,000,000 [3]
34 MF England Knott 17EU Chelsea Transfer Summer Free
27 DF Egypt Elmohamady 22Non-EU ENPPI Egypt Loan transfer Summer Loan
19 DF England Bramble 28EU Wigan Athletic Transfer Summer £1,000,000
12 DF Argentina Angeleri 27Non-EU Estudiantes (LP) Argentina Transfer Summer £1,500,000
17 FW England Welbeck 19EU Manchester United Loan transfer Summer Loan
15 DF England Onuoha 23EU Manchester City Loan Transfer Summer Loan
5 DF Ghana Mensah 27Non-EU Lyon France Loan transfer Summer Loan
33 FW Ghana Gyan 24Non-EU Rennes France Transfer Summer £13,000,000
11 MF Ghana Muntari 26Non-EU Internazionale Italy Loan transfer Winter Loan
28 MF Benin Sessègnon 26Non-EU Paris Saint-Germain France Transfer Winter £6,000,000

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
30 FW Republic of Ireland O'Donovan 24EU Coventry City England Transfer Summer Free
27 FW Republic of Ireland Murphy 27EU Celtic Scotland Transfer Summer £1,400,000
3 DF Jamaica Nosworthy 29EU Sheffield United Loan transfer Summer Loan
19 MF Albania Cana 26EU Galatasaray Turkey Transfer Summer £5,000,000
34 MF Republic of Ireland Hourihane 19EU Ipswich Town England Transfer Summer Free
21 GK Hungary Fülöp 27EU Ipswich Town England Transfer Summer Undisclosed
17 FW Trinidad and Tobago K. Jones 25Non-EU Stoke City England Transfer Summer £8,000,000
36 DF England Kilgallon 26EU Middlesbrough Loan transfer Summer Loan
3 DF Republic of Ireland Liddle 20EU Leyton Orient England Loan transfer Summer Loan
2 DF France Mvoto 21EU Oldham Athletic England Loan transfer Summer Loan
36 FW France Tounkara 20EU Oldham Athletic England Loan transfer Summer Loan
14 FW England Waghorn 20EU Leicester City Transfer Summer £3,000,000
19 MF Finland Tainio 30EU Ajax Netherlands Transfer Summer Free
29 FW England Noble 19EU Derby County Loan transfer None Loan
24 DF England Kay 20EU Gateshead Loan transfer None Loan
36 MF England Colback 20EU Ipswich Town Loan transfer None Loan
29 DF Northern Ireland McCartney 29EU Leeds United England Loan transfer None Loan
24 MF Republic of Ireland Reid 28EU Sheffield United England Loan transfer None Loan
19 FW Northern Ireland Healy 31EU Doncaster Rovers England Loan transfer None Loan
21 MF Northern Ireland Weir 21EU York City England Loan transfer None Loan
24 DF Republic of Ireland Liddle 21EU Gateshead England Loan transfer Winter Loan
17 DF England Kay 21EU Tranmere Rovers Loan transfer Winter Loan
17 MF England Noble 19EU Carlisle United Loan transfer Winter Loan
27 DF England Kilgallon 26EU Doncaster Rovers Loan transfer Winter Loan
39 FW England Bent 26EU Aston Villa Transfer Winter £18,000,000 (rising to £24,000,000)
24 GK Northern Ireland Carson 22EU Lincoln City England Loan transfer Winter Loan
15 FW Northern Ireland Healy 31EU Rangers Scotland Loan transfer Winter Loan
19 DF Paraguay da Silva 30Non-EU Zaragoza Spain Transfer Winter Undisclosed
43 MF Republic of Ireland Reid 28EU Blackpool England Transfer Winter £1,000,000
10 MF Northern Ireland Weir 22EU Tranmere Rovers England Loan transfer None Loan
26 MF England Reed 19EU Brentford Loan transfer None Loan
27 MF England Cook 21EU Walsall Loan transfer None Loan
41 GK Northern Ireland Carson 23EU Brentford England Loan transfer None Loan

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Awards
Players' Player of the Year Fans' Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Goal of the Season Save of the Season Performance of the Season
Phil Bardsley Phil Bardsley Jordan Henderson Nedum Onuoha against Chelsea Craig Gordon against Bolton Wanderers 3–0 win against Chelsea

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Fulham handed Europa League place". premierleague.com. Premier League. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
    2. "Sunderland sign Cruz Azul midfielder Cristian Riveros". BBC Sport. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
    3. "Black Cats confirm keeper deal". Sky Sports.
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