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2020–21 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Sunderland's 142nd season in their history and the third consecutive season in EFL League One. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Sunderland A.F.C.
2020–21 season
OwnerStewart Donald
(until 18 February)
Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
(from 18 February)[1]
Head CoachPhil Parkinson
(until 29 November)[2]
Lee Johnson
(from 5 December)[3]
StadiumStadium of Light
League One4th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Wyke (26)
All: Charlie Wyke (31)
Average home league attendance0

The club finished fourth in the league and would miss out on promotion after losing 3–2 on aggregate to Lincoln City in the play-off semi final. They were winners of the EFL Trophy, beating Tranmere Rovers 1–0 in the final, in the club's first win at Wembley since 1973.

First team squad

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Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge   GK 31 2021   Coventry City 22 0
20 Remi Matthews   GK 30 2021   Bolton Wanderers 6 0
43 Anthony Patterson   GK 24 2021 Academy 1 0
51 Adam Richardson   GK 21 2024 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Conor McLaughlin   RB 33 2021   Millwall 30 0
3 Tom Flanagan   CB 33 2022   Burton Albion 76 4
4 Jordan Willis   CB 30 2021   Coventry City 50 2
5 Bailey Wright   CB 32 2022   Bristol City 20 1
16 Dion Sanderson   CB 24 2021   Wolves (loan) 3 0
19 Arbenit Xhemajli   CB 26 2022   Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0
25 Callum McFadzean   LB 30 2021   Plymouth Argyle 3 0
33 Denver Hume   LB 26 2021 Academy 64 2
35 Ollie Younger   CB 24 2021   Burnley 1 0
40 Brandon Taylor   CB 25 2021 Academy 6 0
54 Patrick Almond   CB 17 2021 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
6 Max Power   CM 31 2021   Wigan Athletic 98 9
7 Chris Maguire   AM 35 2021   Bury 98 25
8 George Dobson   CM 26 2022   Walsall 44 2
11 Lynden Gooch   AM 28 2022 Academy 136 21
13 Luke O'Nien   CM 29 2021   Wycombe Wanderers 109 10
14 Josh Scowen   CM 31 2022   Queens Park Rangers 17 1
17 Elliot Embleton   AM 25 2021 Academy 12 0
21 Jack Diamond   RW 24 2024 Academy 9 1
23 Grant Leadbitter   CM 38 2021   Middlesbrough 165 14
24 Dan Neil   CM 22 2022 Academy 4 0
26 Carl Winchester   CM 31 2023   Forest Green Rovers 1 0
28 Aiden McGeady   LW 38 2020   Everton 86 22
29 Cieran Dunne   LW 24 2021   Falkirk 1 0
34 Jake Hackett   CM 24 2022 Academy 3 0
36 Sam Wilding   DM 24 2021   West Bromwich Albion 1 0
38 Vinnie Steels   LW 23 2021   Burnley 1 0
39 Stephen Wearne   AM 23 2021   Middlesbrough 0 0
42 Josh Hawkes   AM 25 2022   Hartlepool United 1 0
Forwards
9 Charlie Wyke   ST 31 2021   Bradford City 77 19
10 Aiden O'Brien   ST 31 2022   Millwall 12 1
12 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka   ST 24 2021   IK Sirius 14 3
22 Will Grigg   ST 33 2022   Wigan Athletic 56 8
27 Jordan Jones   LW 30 2021   Rangers (loan) 10 2
31 Ross Stewart   ST 28 2023   Ross County 1 1
46 Mitchell Curry   ST 25 2021   Middlesbrough 0 0

Transfers

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Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2020 and List of English football transfers winter 2020–21

Transfers in

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Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
30 July 2020 LW   Aiden O'Brien   Millwall Free transfer [4]
2 August 2020 CB   Bailey Wright   Bristol City Free transfer [5]
15 August 2020 DF   Bobby Beaumont   Wrexham Free transfer [6]
15 August 2020 DM   Sam Wilding   West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [6]
15 August 2020 LW   Vinnie Steels   Burnley Free transfer [6]
21 August 2020 CB   Morgan Feeney   Everton Free transfer [7]
21 August 2020 GK   Remi Matthews   Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [8]
28 August 2020 RB   Kenton Richardson   Hartlepool United Free transfer [9]
1 September 2020 CF   Will Harris   Burnley Free transfer [10]
4 September 2020 CB   Arbenit Xhemajli   Neuchâtel Xamax Free transfer [11]
7 September 2020 CF   Danny Graham   Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [12]
9 September 2020 AM   Stephen Wearne   Middlesbrough Free transfer [13]
15 September 2020 AM   Josh Hawkes   Hartlepool United Undisclosed [14]
16 September 2020 CF   Mitchell Curry   Middlesbrough Free transfer [15]
16 September 2020 CB   Ollie Younger   Burnley Free transfer [15]
21 October 2020 LM   Callum McFadzean   Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [16]
10 January 2021 CM   Carl Winchester   Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed [17]
31 January 2021 CF   Ross Stewart   Ross County Undisclosed [18]

Loans in

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Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
16 October 2020 CB   Dion Sanderson   Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [19]
29 January 2021 LW   Jordan Jones   Rangers End of season [20]
29 January 2021 LB   Jake Vokins   Southampton End of season [21]

Loans out

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Date from Pos. Nat. Nam To Date until Ref.
29 September 2020 CF   Lee Connelly   Alloa Athletic End of season [22]
22 January 2021 DM   George Dobson   AFC Wimbledon End of season [23]
1 February 2021 CM   Elliot Embleton   Blackpool End of season [24]
2 February 2021 CF   Will Grigg   Milton Keynes Dons End of season [25]
27 March 2021 CF   Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka   Torquay United End of season [26]

Transfers out

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Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 GK   Ahmed Abdelkader   Unattached Released [27]
1 July 2020 CB   Jack Bainbridge   Southport Released [27][28]
1 July 2020 CB   Jack Baldwin   Bristol Rovers Released [29][30]
1 July 2020 GK   Adam Cameron   Whickham F.C. Released [27]
1 July 2020 CB   Michael Collins   Unattached Released [27]
1 July 2020 FW   Lilyan Compper   Unattached Released [27]
1 July 2020 CM   Jack Connolly   Cabinteely Released [27][31]
1 July 2020 CB   Andrias Edmundsson   Águilas Released [27][32]
1 July 2020 DM   Kane Evans   Newcastle Benfield F.C. Released [27]
1 July 2020 RB   Owen Gamble   York City Released [27][33]
1 July 2020 MF   Nathan Greenwood   Unattached Released [27]
1 July 2020 RW   Ryan Leonard   Sunderland RCA Released [27]
1 July 2020 CB   Joel Lynch   Unattached Released [29]
1 July 2020 CF   Kyle Lafferty   Reggina Released [34][35]
1 July 2020 GK   Jon McLaughlin   Rangers Free transfer [36]
1 July 2020 LB   Liam Miller   Unattached Released [27]
1 July 2020 GK   Jack Newman   Dundee United Released [27][37]
1 July 2020 CB   Harry Ord   Pickering Town Released [27][38]
1 July 2020 CM   Ethan Robson   Blackpool Released [29][39]
1 July 2020 DM   Ruben Sammut   Dulwich Hamlet F.C. Released [27]
1 July 2020 CF   Connor Slack   Esh Winning F.C. Released [27]
1 July 2020 CB   Tommy Smith   Colchester United Released [40][41]
1 July 2020 RB   Tom Smith   Whitley Bay F.C. Released [27]
1 July 2020 RW   Duncan Watmore   Middlesbrough Released [29][42]
1 July 2020 CB   Alim Öztürk   Ümraniyespor Released [29][43]
3 July 2020 CF   Cole Kiernan   Middlesbrough Free transfer [44]
18 July 2020 CF   Joe Hugill   Manchester United Undisclosed [45]
18 July 2020 LB   Logan Pye   Manchester United Undisclosed [45]
27 July 2020 RB   Jordan Hunter   South Shields Free transfer [46]
27 July 2020 DM   Bali Mumba   Norwich City Undisclosed [47]
8 January 2021 MF   Jay Turner-Cooke   Newcastle United Undisclosed [48]
20 January 2021 CB   Morgan Feeney   Carlisle United Free transfer [49]
1 February 2021 ST   Danny Graham Retired Retired [50]

Pre-season friendlies

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22 August 2020 Friendly Gateshead 1–3 Sunderland Gateshead
15:00 BST Preston   24' Report Maguire   17'
Grigg   70'
Scowen   72'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
25 August 2020 Friendly Sunderland 3–1 Carlisle United Sunderland
15:00 BST Wyke   64', 80'
Maguire   70'		 Report Alessandra   52' Stadium: Stadium of Light
29 August 2020 Friendly Sunderland 1–0 Harrogate Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Grigg   84' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light

Competitions

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EFL League One

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hull City (C, P) 46 27 8 11 80 38 +42 89 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 9 11 83 46 +37 87
3 Blackpool (O, P) 46 23 11 12 60 37 +23 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 +28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 +19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 +21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 +14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 +14 72
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[51]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results 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 20 17 9 70 42  +28 77 9 8 6 32 25  +7 11 9 3 38 17  +21

Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAAHHAH
ResultDWWDWWLDWWLDDDLWDDDWLWWDDLWWWDWWWWDWWDLLLDDLWD
Position1455455676668879891110897767766554443333333333434
Points1478111414151821212223242427282930333336394041414447505154576063646770717171717273737677
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[52]

12 September 2020 1 Sunderland 1–1 Bristol Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maguire   82' Report Leahy   3' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
19 September 2020 2 Oxford United 0–2 Sunderland Oxford
15:00 GMT Report O'Nien   47'
Gooch   82'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 September 2020 3 Sunderland 1–0 Peterborough United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Leadbitter   81' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
4 October 2020 4 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Sunderland Charlton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
17 October 2020 5 Swindon Town 0–2 Sunderland Swindon
15:00 GMT Report Wyke   37'
Maguire   57' (pen.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
20 October 2020 6 Sunderland 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
19:00 GMT Offord   45+1' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Neil Hair
24 October 2020 7 Sunderland 1–3 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke   10' Report Harness   7'
Marquis   25', 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
27 October 2020 8 Rochdale 2–2 Sunderland Rochdale
19:45 GMT Lund   25', 44' Report Wyke   15'
Wright   40'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: James Bell
31 October 2020 9 Gillingham 0–2 Sunderland Gillingham
13:00 GMT Report Maguire   84' (pen.)
Gooch   90+4'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
3 November 2020 10 Sunderland 2–1 Ipswich Town Sunderland
19:00 GMT Wyke   8'
Leadbitter   84' (pen.)		 Report Lankester   38' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
14 November 2020 11 Sunderland 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
15:00 GMT Power   12' Report Jerome   16'
Fraser   47' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
21 November 2020 12 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Sunderland Doncaster
15:00 GMT Okenabirhie   90+3' Report Leadbitter   43' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: John Busby
27 November 2020 13 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Connolly   74' Report Wyke   59' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
1 December 2020 14 Sunderland 1–1 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:00 GMT Power   85' Report Edwards   31'
Vernam   60'
Gallacher   90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
5 December 2020 15 Sunderland 0–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maguire   90+1' Report Joseph   16' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 December 2020 16 Lincoln City 0–4 Sunderland Lincoln
15:00 GMT Montsma   19' Report Leadbitter   16 (pen)'   90'
Wyke   25', 72'
Diamond   27'   42'
McLaughlin   51'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspeare
15 December 2020 17 Sunderland 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
19:00 GMT Wright   62' Report Pigott   42 (pen)'
Reilly   49'
Longman   70'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
2 January 2021 18 Northampton Town 0–0 Sunderland Northampton
15:00 GMT Watson   40' Report Wyke   13'
Scowen   44'
Maguire   74'		 Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
9 January 2021 19 Sunderland 1–1 Hull City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Wright   14'
McGeady   21'		 Report Burke   13'
Honeyman   45+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
16 January 2021 20 AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Sunderland Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Rudoni   27' Report Wyke   7', 87', 90+1' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
19 January 2021 21 Sunderland 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
19:00 GMT Winchester   28'
O'Brien   51',   54'		 Report Lewis   11',   46'
Edwards   56'
Cooper   83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
23 January 2021 22 Sunderland 1–0 Shrewsbury Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke   18'
McGeady   28'
Leadbitter   76'		 Report Pierre   74'
Vela   90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
26 January 2021 23 Ipswich Town 0–1 Sunderland Ipswich
19:45 GMT Jackson   10'
Ward   70'
Dozzell   82'		 Report Winchester   40'
Wyke   45+1'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 January 2021 24 Sunderland 2–2 Gillingham Sunderland
13:00 GMT McGeady   6'
Leadbitter   43'   43'		 Report MacDonald   28'
Slattery   87'
Graham   90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 February 2021 25 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Sunderland Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Mason   9'
Jerome   19',   53'
Laird   62'
Surman   83'		 Report Wyke   5'
O'Nien   49',   56'
Leadbitter   67'
Power   72'
Scowen   90+4'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
9 February 2021 26 Shrewsbury 2–1 Sunderland Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Ebanks-Landell   52'
Chapman   67'
Love   78'		 Report O'Brien   21' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
13 February 2021 27 Sunderland 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke   7', 12', 31', 54'
O'Nien   59'		 Report Burge   53' (og)
Taylor  57'
Lokilo  88'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Neil Hair
20 February 2021 28 Burton Albion 0–3 Sunderland Burton
15:00 GMT Earl   5'   56'
Clare   52'
Carter   65'
Mike Fondop-Talum   89'		 Report Leadbitter   6'
McGeady   18'
Gooch   32'   38'
O'Brien   56'
Wyke   76'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
23 February 2021 29 Sunderland 2–0 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
19:00 GMT Sanderson   38'
O'Brien   61'
Power   82'
McLaughlin   90'		 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
27 February 2021 30 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Sunderland Crewe
15:00 GMT Porter   30'
Lowery   38'		 Report McFadzean   36'
Jones   76'
Maguire   90+7'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 March 2021 31 Sunderland 1–0 Swindon Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Wyke   70' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Peter Wright
6 March 2021 32 Sunderland 2–0 Rochdale Sunderland
15:00 GMT Sanderson   7'
McFadzean   14'
Wyke   35'
Jones   45'		 Report McLaughlin   6'
Baah   58'
Newby   90+9'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Ross Joyce
9 March 2021 33 Portsmouth 0–2 Sunderland Milton
19:45 GMT Report Wyke   13'
Jones   58'
Sanderson   66'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
17 March 2021 34 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Sunderland Accrington
19:00 GMT Nottingham   20'
Smyth   53'		 Report Gooch   45+1'
McGeady   58'
Stewart   62'
Wyke   86'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
20 March 2021 35 Sunderland 1–1 Lincoln City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke   34'
McFadzean   40'
Power   42'
McLaughlin   87'		 Report Morton   63'
Bridcutt   77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
27 March 2021 36 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Sunderland Bristol
15:00 GMT Leahy   36' Report O'Brien   39'
Scowen   50'
Sanderson   53'
O'Nien   85'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
2 April 2021 37 Sunderland 3–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 GMT McLaughlin   19'
Gooch   45+2'
McGeady   81'
McGeady   89'
Power   90+4'   90+5'		 Report Henry   21'
Sykes   25'   61'
Barker   25'
Henry   54'
Moore   81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
5 April 2021 38 Peterborough 1–1 Sunderland Peterborough
15:00 GMT Reed   18'
Butler   38'
Dembélé   66'		 Report McGeady   81' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
10 April 2021 39 Sunderland 1–2 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
15:00 GMT Scowen   77' Report Scowen   31' (o.g.)
Forster-Caskey   49'
Gilbey   57',   61'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
13 April 2021 40 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Sunderland Wigan
18:00 BST Keane   38',   42'
Lang   50',   58'
Robinson   90'		 Report Wyke   32'
O'Nien   46'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
17 April 2021 41 Blackpool 1–0 Sunderland Blackpool
12:30 GMT Dougall   27'
Garbutt   58'		 Report McFadzean   18'
Leadbitter   37'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
20 April 2021 42 Hull City 2–2 Sunderland Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Magennis   28', 64'
Lewis-Potter   50'
Wilks   61'		 Report Jones   10'
Wright   16'
Wyke   20'
Leadbitter   34' (pen.)
O'Nien   89'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
24 April 2021 43 Sunderland 3–3 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Wyke   6', 11'
Winchester   43'
Leadbitter   62'
Power   83'		 Report Bishop   51'
O'Nien   68' (o.g.)
Nottingham   80'
McConville   85'
Smyth   87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 April 2021 44 Sunderland 0–1 Blackpool Sunderland
19:00 BST McGeady   64' Report Kaikai   56'
Ballard   87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
1 May 2021 45 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 GMT Camará   42'
Law   49'
Opoku   54'   64'
Edwards   63'   76'		 Report Stewart   21'
Maguire   84' (pen.)
Hume   84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
9 May 2021 46 Sunderland 1–1 Northampton Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT O'Nien   59'
Wright   83'
Winchester   87'		 Report Miller   21'
Hoskins   84'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott

Play-offs

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19 May 2021 Semi Final First Leg Lincoln City 2–0 Sunderland Lincoln
18:00 BST Hopper   51'
Bridcutt   71'
Johnson   76'
Grant   86'		 Report O'Nien   61' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Craig Hicks
22 May 2021 Semi Final Second Leg Sunderland 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Lincoln City Sunderland
15:30 BST Stewart   13'
Wyke   33'
Scowen   36'
Leadbitter   67'		 Report Johnson   52'
Hopper   56'
Grant   63'
Edun   83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Michael Salisbury

FA Cup

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Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[53]

8 November 2020 First round Sunderland 0–1 Mansfield Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Report Lapslie   49' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[54]

5 September 2020 First round Sunderland 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Hull City Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Penalties
Grigg  
Power  
O'Nien  
Gooch  
Wyke  		 Wilks  
Smallwood  
Samuelsen  
Honeyman  
Lewis-Potter  

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy
See also: 2021 EFL Trophy Final

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[55] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[56] The third round draw was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[57] The Quarter Final draw was made on 23 January 2021 by Sam Parkin.[58] The Semi Final draw was made on 5 February 2021 by Adebayo Akinfenwa.[59]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Sunderland 3 2 0 0 1 14 6 +8 6
3 L2 Carlisle United 3 1 0 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4 ACA Aston Villa U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group Game 1 Sunderland 8–1 Aston Villa U21 Sunderland
19:00 BST Wyke   15', 50'
Feeney   21'
Scowen   75'
Power   77'
Graham   82'
Dobson   84'
O'Brien   90'		 Report Vassilev   47' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
6 October 2020 Group Game 2 Sunderland 5–3 Carlisle United Sunderland
19:00 BST Maguire   26', 54'
Hume   37'
Wyke   69'
Diamond   90+1'		 Report Alessandra   6' (pen.)
Mellish   72', 82'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
10 November 2020 Group Game 3 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 BST McKay   51'
Duffy   59'		 Report Hill   15' (o.g.) Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 December 2020 Second round Oldham Athletic 1–2 Sunderland Oldham
18:00 GMT Grant   13'   83'
Diarra   64'		 Report Maguire   30'
Scowen   64'
Wright   83'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
12 January 2021 Third round Sunderland 2–0 Port Vale Sunderland
18:00 GMT O'Brien   21'
McFadzean   54'
Wright   56'
McGeady   90+7' (pen.)		 Report Conlon   8' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
2 February 2021 Quarter Final Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Sunderland Milton Keynes
18:30 GMT Harvie   56'
Gladwin   69'		 Report Lewington   12' (o.g.)
McGeady   76'
Wyke   82'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
17 February 2021 Semi Final Sunderland 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Lincoln City Sunderland
18:00 GMT Scowen   54'
McLaughlin   67'
Wyke   75'		 Report Edun   24'
Scully   64'
Johnson   77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
Penalties
Power  
O'Nien  
Maguire  
McGeady  
Leadbitter  		 Scully  
McGrandles  
Howarth  
Johnson  
14 March 2021 Final Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers London
15:00 GMT Gooch   57' Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear

Appearances and goals

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As of 22 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Lee Burge 46 0 41 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
2 DF   NIR Conor McLaughlin 29 0 22+3 0 1 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
3 DF   NIR Tom Flanagan 23 0 14+2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1+1 0
4 DF   ENG Jordan Willis 20 0 14+1 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0 0 0
5 DF   AUS Bailey Wright 40 2 33 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
6 MF   ENG Max Power 53 6 38+4 5 1 0 1 0 7 1 1+1 0
7 MF   SCO Chris Maguire 41 8 11+22 5 1 0 1 0 4+1 3 1 0
8 MF   ENG George Dobson 11 1 3+2 0 1 0 1 0 2+2 1 0 0
9 FW   ENG Charlie Wyke 54 31 40+3 25 0+1 0 0+1 0 4+3 5 2 1
10 FW   IRL Aiden O'Brien 41 6 22+10 4 0+1 0 1 0 3+3 2 0+1 0
11 MF   USA Lynden Gooch 46 5 26+12 4 0 0 0+1 0 5 1 2 0
13 MF   ENG Luke O'Nien 45 2 34+4 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
14 MF   ENG Josh Scowen 51 3 35+8 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 0
15 DF   ENG Morgan Feeney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
16 DF   ENG Dion Sanderson 27 1 19+7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   ENG Elliot Embleton 12 0 3+6 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
18 FW   ENG Danny Graham 17 1 3+11 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0
19 DF   KOS Arbenit Xhemajli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 GK   ENG Remi Matthews 11 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
21 MF   ENG Jack Diamond 35 2 11+13 1 1 0 0 0 5+3 1 0+2 0
22 FW   ENG Will Grigg 12 0 4+5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF   ENG Grant Leadbitter 48 7 30+10 7 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 1+1 0
24 MF   ENG Daniel Neil 8 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 0 0 0
25 DF   SCO Callum McFadzean 34 2 21+4 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 1+1 0
26 MF   NIR Carl Winchester 21 1 12+8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
27 FW   NIR Jordan Jones 21 3 11+8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 MF   IRL Aiden McGeady 36 6 28+1 4 0 0 0 0 2+3 2 2 0
29 MF   SCO Cieran Dunne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 DF   ENG Jake Vokins 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW   SCO Ross Stewart 13 3 2+9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
33 DF   ENG Denver Hume 26 2 19+4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
35 DF   ENG Ollie Younger 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
36 MF   ENG Sam Wilding 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 MF   ENG Vinnie Steels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 DF   ENG Brandon Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
42 MF   ENG Josh Hawkes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
43 GK   ENG Anthony Patterson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
46 FW   ENG Mitchell Curry 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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