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2018–19 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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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.

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.

First team squad

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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 37 2019   Utrecht 7 0
32 Max Stryjek   GK 28 2019   Polonia Warsaw 0 0
43 Anthony Patterson   GK 24 2019 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Adam Matthews   RB 32 2019   Celtic 66 2
3 Bryan Oviedo   LB 34 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 31 2020   Peterborough United 41 3
24 Jack Bainbridge   CB 26 2019   Swansea City 2 0
33 Denver Hume   LB 26 2021 Academy 11 0
38 Owen Gamble   RB 25 2019 Academy 0 0
40 Brandon Taylor   CB 25 2019 Academy 1 0
Midfielders
7 Chris Maguire   RW 35 2020   Bury 37 7
8 Dylan McGeouch   AM 31 2020   Hibernian 28 0
10 George Honeyman (C)   AM 30 2019 Academy 93 15
11 Lynden Gooch   AM 28 2022 Academy 85 9
13 Luke O'Nien   CM 30 2020   Wycombe Wanderers 47 5
14 Duncan Watmore   RW 30 2020   Altrincham 64 6
19 Aiden McGeady   LW 38 2020   Everton 76 21
23 Grant Leadbitter   CM 38 2021   Middlesbrough 139 11
27 Max Power   CM 31 2021   Wigan Athletic 41 4
34 Jake Hackett   CM 24 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 24 2019   Liverpool 1 0
Forwards
9 Charlie Wyke   ST 31 2021   Bradford City 26 5
22 Will Grigg   ST 33 2022   Wigan Athletic 18 5
26 Kazaiah Sterling   ST 26 2019   Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 6 1
39 Jack Diamond   ST 24 2019 Academy 3 0
41 Lee Connelly   ST 25 2019   Queen's Park 3 0
48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka   ST 24 2020   IK Sirius 9 2

Pre-season friendlies

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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

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League One

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Main article: 2018–19 EFL League One
See also: 2019 EFL League One play-off Final

League table

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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

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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: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: 2018–19 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

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Main article: 2018–19 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

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Main article: 2018–19 EFL Trophy
See also: 2019 EFL Trophy Final

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

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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

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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

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Top scorers

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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

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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

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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

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Transfers in

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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

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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

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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

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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]

See also

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