2010–11 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland A.F.C.

2010–11 season
Chairman	Niall Quinn
Manager	Steve Bruce
Stadium	Stadium of Light
Premier League	10th
League Cup	Third round
FA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Asamoah Gyan (10) All: Asamoah Gyan Darren Bent (11 each)
Highest home attendance	47,864 (vs. Newcastle United)
Lowest home attendance	13,532 (vs. Colchester United)
Average home league attendance	40,011
Home colours Away colours

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

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 v t e	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[a]
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
MC/MCD		6	Lee Cattermole	5	2	0	0	0	0	5	2
DFC/LD/LI		19	Titus Bramble	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
MC/MI/PM		7	Boudewijn Zenden	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
CM/LM/LB		3	Kieran Richardson	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
CB		4	Michael Turner	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
RB/LB		2	Phil Bardsley	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
CM		11	Sulley Muntari	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
CM/LM/RM		8	Steed Malbranque	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
CB		5	John Mensah	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
CM		18	David Meyler	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
CM/RM		10	Jordan Henderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
CF/LM		17	Danny Welbeck	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
GK		22	Simon Mignolet	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CB/RB		14	Paulo da Silva	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CB/RB		15	Nedum Onuoha	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CF		11	Darren Bent	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CM		16	Cristian Riveros	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
RM/RB		27	Ahmed Elmohamady	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CB/LB		29	Anton Ferdinand	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CM/RM		28	Stéphane Sessègnon	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CM		26	Jack Colback	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Overall

Games played	32 (29 Premier League, 2 Football League Cup, 1 F.A Cup)
Games won	10 (9 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup)
Games drawn	11 (11 Premier League)
Games lost	11 (9 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup, 1 F.A Cup)
Goals scored	37
Goals conceded	39
Goal difference	-2
Clean sheets	13
Yellow cards	44
Red cards	4
Worst discipline	Lee Cattermole 5 2
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 appearances	Jordan Henderson (31)
Top scorer	Asamoah Gyan (11)
Points	Overall: 41/94 (44%)

Goal scorers

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
1		33	Asamoah Gyan	10	1	0	11
1		11	Darren Bent	8	2	1	11
2		17	Danny Welbeck	6	0	0	6
3		10	Kieran Richardson	4	0	0	4
4		10	Jordan Henderson	3	0	0	3
4		2	Phil Bardsley	3	0	0	3
4		28	Stéphane Sessègnon	3	0	0	3
5		7	Boudewijn Zenden	2	0	0	2
6		15	Nedum Onuoha	1	0	0	1
6		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	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Craig Gordon	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Phil Bardsley	37	3	32+2	3	0+1	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Kieran Richardson	29	4	23+3	4	1	0	2	0
4	DF	ENG	Michael Turner	16	0	15	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	GHA	John Mensah	18	0	15+3	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	ENG	Lee Cattermole	24	0	22+1	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	NED	Boudewijn Zenden	29	2	10+17	2	0	0	1+1	0
8	MF	FRA	Steed Malbranque	37	0	24+11	0	1	0	0+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Fraizer Campbell	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF	ENG	Jordan Henderson	39	3	37	3	0+1	0	1	0
11	MF	GHA	Sulley Muntari	9	0	7+2	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Darren Bent*	23	11	20	8	1	1	2	2
12	DF	ARG	Marcos Angeleri	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0
14	DF	PAR	Paulo da Silva*	3	0	1	0	1	0	0+1	0
15	DF	ENG	Nedum Onuoha	32	1	31	1	0	0	1	0
16	MF	PAR	Cristian Riveros	14	1	5+7	1	1	0	1	0
17	FW	ENG	Danny Welbeck	28	6	21+5	6	0	0	2	0
18	MF	IRL	David Meyler	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	ENG	Titus Bramble	24	0	22+1	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	IRL	Andy Reid*	4	0	0+2	0	1	0	0+1	0
22	GK	BEL	Simon Mignolet	26	0	23	0	1	0	2	0
25	MF	ENG	Jack Colback	12	0	6+5	0	0	0	1	0
26	MF	ENG	Jordan Cook	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	ENG	Martyn Waghorn*	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
27	MF	EGY	Ahmed Elmohamady	38	0	26+10	0	0+1	0	1	0
28	MF	BEN	Stéphane Sessègnon	14	3	13+1	3	0	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Anton Ferdinand	29	0	23+4	0	0	0	2	0
31	FW	ENG	Ryan Noble	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	GHA	Asamoah Gyan	33	11	20+11	10	1	0	1	1

• Left club during season

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SCO Craig Gordon 2 DF  SCO Phil Bardsley 3 MF  ENG Kieran Richardson 4 DF  ENG Michael Turner 5 DF  GHA John Mensah (on loan from Lyon) 6 MF  ENG Lee Cattermole (captain) 7 MF  NED Boudewijn Zenden (vice-captain) 8 MF  FRA Steed Malbranque 9 FW  ENG Fraizer Campbell 10 MF  ENG Jordan Henderson 11 MF  GHA Sulley Muntari (on loan from Internazionale) 12 DF  ARG Marcos Angeleri

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  ENG Nedum Onuoha (on loan from Manchester City) 16 MF  PAR Cristian Riveros 17 FW  ENG Danny Welbeck (on loan from Manchester United) 18 MF  IRL David Meyler 19 DF  ENG Titus Bramble 22 GK  BEL Simon Mignolet 24 GK  NIR Trevor Carson 25 MF  ENG Jack Colback 27 MF  EGY Ahmed Elmohamady 28 MF  BEN Stéphane Sessègnon 29 DF  ENG Anton Ferdinand 33 FW  GHA Asamoah Gyan

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

• Sunderland A.F.C. seasons

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.