2009–10 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2009–10 season is Sunderland's third consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League.

Sunderland
2009–10 season
ChairmanNiall Quinn
ManagerSteve Bruce
(from 3 June)
Premier League13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Darren Bent (24)
All: Darren Bent (25)
Highest home attendance47,641, Manchester United, Premier League, 2 May 2010
Lowest home attendance20,576, Birmingham City, League Cup, 22 September 2009
Average home league attendance40,355

Ricky Sbragia was replaced by Steve Bruce in the close season. His aim is to improve on the club's 16th position the previous season.

Darren Bent was the top scorer in the Premier League with 24 goals. Andy Reid was the top scorer in the League Cup with two goals. Fraizer Campbell was the top scorer in the FA Cup with two goals. Darren Bent was the top scorer in all competitions with 25 goals.

At the end of the season, Darren Bent won both the club's official Player of the Season and the SAFC Supporters' Association awards. Jordan Henderson won both the club's official Young Player of the Season and the SAFC Supporters' Association Young Player of the Season awards.

Season summary

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Sunderland broke their transfer record with the £10 million signing of Tottenham Hotspur striker Darren Bent. This proved to be a wise investment as Bent scored 25 goals in all competitions during the season, all but one of them in the league. No other player outside the top eight clubs managed even half as many as Bent, who was only outscored by Didier Drogba and Wayne Rooney.

Transfers

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Summer

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Date Pos Name From Fee
11 July 2009 FW   Fraizer Campbell Manchester United £3,500,000
13 July 2009 DF   Paulo da Silva Deportivo Toluca Undisclosed
24 July 2009 MF   Lorik Cana Marseille £5,000,000
5 August 2009 FW   Darren Bent Tottenham Hotspur £10,000,000 (rising to £16,000,000)
12 August 2009 MF   Lee Cattermole Wigan Athletic £6,000,000
28 August 2009 DF   John Mensah Lyon Season-long loan
31 August 2009 DF   Michael Turner Hull City £4,000,000
16 October 2009 MF   Bolo Zenden Marseille Free

January

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Date Pos Name From Fee
21 January 2010 DF   Matthew Kilgallon Sheffield United Undisclosed
1 February 2010 DF   Alan Hutton Tottenham Hotspur Season-long loan
2 February 2010 FW   Benjani Mwaruwari Manchester City Season-long loan

Summer

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Date Pos Name To Fee
1 July 2009 MF   Dwight Yorke Retired Retired
3 July 2009 DF   Greg Halford Wolverhampton Wanderers £2,000,000
4 July 2009 FW   Michael Chopra Cardiff City £4,000,000
24 July 2009 MF   Dean Whitehead Stoke City £5,000,000
21 August 2009 FW   Anthony Stokes Hibernian £500,000
30 August 2009 DF   Paul McShane Hull City £1,500,000
1 September 2009 DF   Danny Collins Stoke City £2,275,000
1 September 2009 MF   Teemu Tainio Birmingham City Season-long loan
1 September 2009 MF   Grant Leadbitter Ipswich Town £2,600,000
1 September 2009 MF   Carlos Edwards Ipswich Town £1,400,000
17 September 2009 FW   Roy O'Donovan Southend United Loan
8 October 2009 FW   David Connolly Southampton Free

January

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Date Pos Name To Fee
14 January 2010 DF   Russell Anderson Derby County Free
1 February 2010 DF   Nyron Nosworthy Sheffield United Season-long loan
1 February 2010 FW   Daryl Murphy Ipswich Town Season-long loan
1 February 2010 FW   David Healy Ipswich Town Season-long loan
23 February 2010 FW   Roy O'Donovan Hartlepool United Season-long loan
27 April 2010 GK   Marton Fulop Manchester City Season-long loan

First-team squad

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Source:[1]

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   SCO Craig Gordon
2 DF   SCO Phil Bardsley
3 DF   NIR George McCartney
4 DF   ENG Michael Turner
5 DF   ENG Anton Ferdinand
6 DF   SCO Alan Hutton (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
7 MF   NED Bolo Zenden
8 MF   FRA Steed Malbranque
9 FW   ENG Fraizer Campbell
10 DF   ENG Kieran Richardson (vice-captain)
11 FW   ENG Darren Bent
12 DF   GHA John Mensah (on loan from Lyon)
15 MF   ENG Liam Noble
16 MF   ENG Jordan Henderson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   TRI Kenwyne Jones
18 MF   IRL David Meyler
19 MF   ALB Lorik Cana (captain)
20 MF   IRL Andy Reid
22 DF   PAR Paulo da Silva
24 GK   NIR Trevor Carson
25 FW   IRL Roy O'Donovan
26 MF   ENG Adam Reed
27 DF   ENG Matthew Kilgallon
28 FW   ZIM Benjani Mwaruwari (on loan from Manchester City)
29 MF   ENG Jack Colback
30 FW   ENG Ryan Noble
32 GK   HUN Marton Fulop
39 MF   ENG Lee Cattermole

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF   FIN Teemu Tainio (on loan to Birmingham City)
6 DF   JAM Nyron Nosworthy
7 MF   TRI Carlos Edwards (to Ipswich Town)
14 FW   IRL Daryl Murphy
15 DF   WAL Danny Collins (to Stoke City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   ENG Grant Leadbitter (to Ipswich Town)
23 FW   NIR David Healy
27 DF   SCO Russell Anderson
30 DF   IRL Paul McShane

Results

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 15 August 2009 9 May 2010 Matchday 1 38 11 11 16 48 56 −8 028.95
FA Cup 3 January 2010 23 January 2010 Third round 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
League Cup 24 August 2009 27 October 2009 Second round 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 066.67
Total 43 14 11 18 58 59 −1 032.56

Last updated: 4 June 2023
Source: Competitions

Premier League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Stoke City 38 11 14 13 34 48 −14 47
12 Fulham 38 12 10 16 39 46 −7 46
13 Sunderland 38 11 11 16 48 56 −8 44
14 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 9 19 42 67 −25 39
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 9 11 18 32 56 −24 38

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
38 11 11 16 48 56  −8 44 9 7 3 32 19  +13 2 4 13 16 37  −21

Last updated: 4 June 2023.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAAHHAAHHHHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLWLWLWDWLDLWLLDLLDDLLDDDLDWDWDLWLWWLL
Position1011697888788888101010101113131313131414131413131313131313101313
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed


Win Draw Loss

Football League Cup

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Date Round Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
24 August 2009 Round 2 Norwich City Carrow Road 4–1 Tainio 26', Reid (2) 29', 35', Tudur Jones 67' (o.g.) 12,345
22 September 2009 Round 3 Birmingham City Stadium of Light 2–0 Henderson 4', Campbell 22' 20,576
27 October 2009 Round 4 Aston Villa Stadium of Light 0–0 (1–3 on pens) 27,666

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
3 January 2010 Round 3 Barrow Stadium of Light 3–0 Malbranque 17', Campbell (2) 52', 58' 25,190
23 January 2010 Round 4 Portsmouth Fratton Park 1–2 Bent 15' 10,315

Premier League

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance League
position
15 August 2009 Bolton Wanderers Reebok Stadium 1–0 Bent 5' 22,247 8th
18 August 2009 Chelsea Stadium of Light 1–3 Bent 18' 41,179 10th
22 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers Stadium of Light 2–1 Jones (2) 31', 53' 37,106 6th
29 August 2009 Stoke City Britannia Stadium 0–1 27,091 8th
12 September 2009 Hull City Stadium of Light 4–1 Bent (2) 12' (pen), 66', Reid 49', Zayatte 75' (o.g.) 38,997 6th
19 September 2009 Burnley Turf Moor 1–3 Bent 38' 20,196 8th
27 September 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stadium of Light 5–2 Bent 8' (pen), Jones (2) 47' (pen), 69', Turner 73', Mancienne 90' (o.g.) 37,566 8th
3 October 2009 Manchester United Old Trafford 2–2 Bent 7', Jones 58' 75,114 8th
17 October 2009 Liverpool Stadium of Light 1–0 Bent 5' 47,327 7th
24 October 2009 Birmingham City St. Andrew's 1–2 Turner 82' 21,732 7th
31 October 2009 West Ham United Stadium of Light 2–2 Reid 38', Richardson 76' 39,033 8th
7 November 2009 Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane 0–2 35,955 8th
21 November 2009 Arsenal Stadium of Light 1–0 Bent 70' 44,918 8th
28 November 2009 Wigan Athletic DW Stadium 0–1 20,447 8th
6 December 2009 Fulham Craven Cottage 0–1 23,168 10th
12 December 2009 Portsmouth Stadium of Light 1–1 Bent 22' 37,578 10th
15 December 2009 Aston Villa Stadium of Light 0–2 34,821 10th
19 December 2009 Manchester City City of Manchester Stadium 3–4 Mensah 15', Henderson 24', Jones 62' 44,735 10th
26 December 2009 Everton Stadium of Light 1–1 Bent 17' 46,990 10th
28 December 2009 Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park 2–2 Bent (2) 52', 65' 25,656 10th
16 January 2010 Chelsea Stamford Bridge 2–7 Zenden 56', Bent 90' 41,776 12th
27 January 2010 Everton Goodison Park 0–2 32,163 13th
1 February 2010 Stoke City Stadium of Light 0–0 35,078 13th
6 February 2010 Wigan Athletic Stadium of Light 1–1 Jones 64' 38,350 13th
9 February 2010 Portsmouth Fratton Park 1–1 Bent 11' (pen) 16,242 13th
20 February 2010 Arsenal Emirates Stadium 0–2 60,083 14th
28 February 2010 Fulham Stadium of Light 0–0 40,192 14th
9 March 2010 Bolton Wanderers Stadium of Light 4–0 Campbell 1', Bent (3) 63', 74' (pen), 87' 36,087 13th
14 March 2010 Manchester City Stadium of Light 1–1 Jones 8' 41,398 14th
20 March 2010 Birmingham City Stadium of Light 3–1 Bent (2) 5', 11', Campbell 88' 37,962 12th
24 March 2010 Aston Villa Villa Park 1–1 Campbell 22' 37,473 13th
28 March 2010 Liverpool Anfield 0–3 43,121 13th
3 April 2010 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium of Light 3–1 Bent (2) 1', 29' (pen), Zenden 85' 43,184 13th
10 April 2010 West Ham United Boleyn Ground 0–1 34,685 13th
17 April 2010 Burnley Stadium of Light 2–1 Campbell 24', Bent 40' 41,341 13th
24 April 2010 Hull City KC Stadium 1–0 Bent 6' 25,012 10th
2 May 2010 Manchester United Stadium of Light 0–1 47,641 11th
9 May 2010 Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux 1–2 Jones 7' 28,971 13th

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Stoke City 38 11 14 13 34 48 −14 47
12 Fulham 38 12 10 16 39 46 −7 46
13 Sunderland 38 11 11 16 48 56 −8 44
14 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 9 19 42 67 −25 39
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 9 11 18 32 56 −24 38

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   SCO Craig Gordon 30 0 26 0 1 0 3 0
32 GK   HUN Márton Fülöp 14 0 12+1 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Phil Bardsley 28 0 18+8 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF   NIR George McCartney 28 0 20+5 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF   ENG Michael Turner 32 2 29 2 1 0 2 0
5 DF   ENG Anton Ferdinand 25 0 19+5 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 DF   SCO Alan Hutton 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   GHA John Mensah 17 1 14+2 1 0 0 1 0
22 DF   PAR Paulo da Silva 21 0 12+4 0 2 0 3 0
27 DF   ENG Matt Kilgallon 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   ENG Michael Liddle 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   NED Boudewijn Zenden 21 2 1+19 2 1 0 0 0
8 MF   FRA Steed Malbranque 35 1 30+1 0 1 1 1+2 0
10 MF   ENG Kieran Richardson 32 1 28+1 1 1 0 2 0
16 MF   ENG Jordan Henderson 38 2 23+10 1 2 0 3 1
18 MF   IRL David Meyler 12 0 9+1 0 2 0 0 0
19 MF   ALB Lorik Cana 35 0 29+2 0 2 0 2 0
20 MF   IRL Andy Reid 25 4 18+3 2 0+1 0 2+1 2
29 MF   ENG Jack Colback 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF   ENG Lee Cattermole 22 0 19+3 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Fraizer Campbell 36 7 19+12 4 1+1 2 3 1
11 FW   ENG Darren Bent 40 25 38 24 2 1 0 0
14 FW   IRL Daryl Murphy 7 0 2+1 0 1 0 1+2 0
17 FW   TRI Kenwyne Jones 36 9 24+8 9 1 0 3 0
23 FW   NIR David Healy 7 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 0+2 0
28 FW   ZIM Benjani Mwaruwari 8 0 1+7 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW   ENG Ryan Noble 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 MF   FIN Teemu Tainio 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
6 DF   JAM Nyron Nosworthy 10 0 7+3 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   TRI Carlos Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF   WAL Danny Collins 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   ENG Grant Leadbitter 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 May 2010
Source: Competitions

Goal scorers

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Nation Number Name Premier League League Cup FA Cup Total
  11 Darren Bent 24 0 1 25
  17 Kenwyne Jones 9 0 0 9
  9 Fraizer Campbell 4 1 2 7
  20 Andy Reid 2 2 0 4
/ / Own goals 2 1 0 3
  7 Boudewijn Zenden 2 0 0 2
  4 Michael Turner 2 0 0 2
  16 Jordan Henderson 1 1 0 2
  10 Kieran Richardson 1 0 0 1
  12 John Mensah 1 0 0 1
  8 Steed Malbranque 0 0 1 1
  4 Teemu Tainio 0 1 0 1
/ / TOTALS 48 6 4 58

References

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  1. ^ "Sunderland". FootballSquads. Retrieved 24 April 2014.