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2021–22 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Sunderland's 143rd year in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Sunderland
2021–22 season
OwnerKyril Louis-Dreyfus
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head CoachLee Johnson
(until 30 January)[1]
Alex Neil
(from 11 February)[2]
StadiumStadium of Light
League One5th (promoted via playoffs)
Play-offsWinners
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ross Stewart
(24)
All:
Ross Stewart
(26)
Highest home attendance44,742 v. Sheffield Wednesday (League One play-offs)
38,395 v. Doncaster Rovers (League)
Lowest home attendance26,516 v. Morecambe
Average home league attendance31,421

Sunderland finished fifth in the regular season, entering the EFL League One play-offs. They beat Sheffield Wednesday over two legs in the semi-final and Wycombe Wanderers in the final at Wembley to secure a return to the EFL Championship.

First team squad edit

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge   GK 31 2022   Coventry City 61 0
20 Anthony Patterson   GK 23 2023 Academy 6 0
31 Jacob Carney   GK 23 2023   Manchester United 0 0
35 Harrison Bond   GK 20 2022 Academy 0 0
39 Ron-Thorben Hoffmann   GK 25 2022   Bayern Munich (loan) 4 0
47 Jack McIntyre   GK 21 2023   Everton 0 0
Defenders
2 Niall Huggins   RB 23 2025   Leeds United 4 0
5 Danny Batth   CB 33 2023   Stoke City 0 0
6 Callum Doyle   CB 20 2022   Manchester City (loan) 10 0
16 Jordan Willis   CB 29 2022   Coventry City 60 2
17 Dennis Cirkin   LB 22 2024   Tottenham Hotspur 9 0
19 Arbenit Xhemajli   CB 26 2022   Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0
26 Bailey Wright   CB 31 2022   Bristol City 56 3
30 Patrick Almond   CB 21 2023 Academy 0 0
32 Trai Hume   RB 22 2026   Linfield 0 0
34 Tyrese Dyce   LB 23 2023   West Brom 0 0
38 Cameron Jessup   CB 21 2023   Crystal Palace 0 0
40 Nathan Newall   LB 22 2023   Guiseley 0 0
41 Kenton Richardson   RB 24 2022   Hartlepool United 0 0
42 Ethan Kachosa   RB 21 2023   Leeds United 0 0
58 Zak Johnson   RB 17 2023 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
4 Corry Evans   CM 33 2023   Blackburn Rovers 6 0
8 Elliot Embleton   AM 25 2022 Academy 22 2
11 Lynden Gooch   AM 28 2022 Academy 175 24
13 Luke O'Nien   CM 29 2024   Wycombe Wanderers 150 13
15 Carl Winchester   CM 31 2023   Forest Green Rovers 31 4
18 Ellis Taylor   LW 21 2024 Academy 1 0
21 Alex Pritchard   AM 30 2023   Huddersfield Town 10 0
23 Jack Diamond   RW 24 2024 Academy 38 5
24 Dan Neil   CM 22 2023 Academy 19 1
25 Jack Clarke   RW 23 2022   Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 0 0
27 Jay Matete   CM 23 2026   Fleetwood Town 0 0
28 Aiden McGeady   LW 38 2022   Everton 144 35
36 Cieran Dunne   LW 24 2022   Falkirk 0 0
43 Harrison Sohna   CM 21 2023   Aston Villa 0 0
45 Stephen Wearne   AM 23 2022   Middlesbrough 0 0
46 Sam Wilding   DM 24 2022   West Brom 0 0
51 Thomas Scott   CM 18 2023   Northampton Town 0 0
52 Joseph Ryder   LW 17 2023 Academy 0 0
53 Ben Middlemas   CM 17 2023 Academy 0 0
60 Caden Kelly   CM 17 2023 Academy 0 0
77 Patrick Roberts   RW 27 2022   Manchester City 0 0
Forwards
7 Leon Dajaku   ST 23 2022   Union Berlin (loan) 4 2
9 Nathan Broadhead   ST 26 2022   Everton (loan) 6 1
10 Jermain Defoe   ST 41 2022   Rangers 93 37
14 Ross Stewart   ST 27 2023   Ross County 24 10
22 Will Grigg   ST 32 2022   Wigan Athletic 57 8
37 Will Harris   ST 23 2022   Burnley 0 0
48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka   ST 24 2022   IK Sirius 14 3

Pre-season friendlies edit

Sunderland announced they will play friendlies against Spennymoor Town,[3] Heart of Midlothian,[4] York City,[5] Harrogate Town,[6] Tranmere Rovers[7] and Hull City[8] as part of the club's pre season preparations.

3 July 2021 Friendly Spennymoor Town 2–2 Sunderland Spennymoor
15:00 BST Tait
Kennedy		 Report O'Brien
Taylor		 Stadium: The Brewery Field
17 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Sunderland Gorgie, Scotland
15:00 BST Report McGeady   14' (pen.), 41' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
21 July 2021 Friendly York City 1–1 Sunderland Huntington
19:00 BST Willoughby   52' Report Neil   28' Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
24 July 2021 Friendly Harrogate Town 0–4 Sunderland Harrogate
15:00 BST Report Embleton   11', 15'
Winchester   40'
Taylor   68'		 Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
27 July 2021 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Sunderland Birkenhead
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Prenton Park
30 July 2021 Friendly Sunderland 2–1 Hull City Sunderland
19:00 BST Stewart   25'
Grigg   90'		 Report Magennis   68' Stadium: Stadium of Light

Competitions edit

League One edit

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic (C, P) 46 27 11 8 82 44 +38 92 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 27 9 10 70 33 +37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 +34 89 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 +28 85
5 Sunderland (O, P) 46 24 12 10 79 53 +26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 +24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 +20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 +23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 +17 73
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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams[9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 24 12 10 79 53  +26 84 16 3 4 49 19  +30 8 9 6 30 34  −4

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHHAHHAAAHAAHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWLWWWDWWLWWLLLWDWDWWDWWDLDWLLLDLDWDWWDWWWDWDW
Position3385112212424556655433212222344476575566666455
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The Black Cats fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[10]

7 August 2021 1 Sunderland 2–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:15 BST (Delayed from 15:00) McGeady   17' (pen.)
Stewart   53'
Winchester   57'		 Report Edwards   15'
Power   38'
Edwards   50'
Darikwa   87'
Wyke   90+6'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,549
Referee: Robert Madley
14 August 2021 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Sunderland Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Jules   48'
Parrott   56'
Harvie   73'		 Report Stewart   42'   50'
Embleton   52'   90+5'
Gooch   73'   84'
Flanagan   79'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 9,830 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: James Bell
17 August 2021 3 Burton Albion 1–0 Sunderland Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Mancienne   56'
Smith   66'
Powell   84'		 Report Cirkin   37'
Flanagan   90+5'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,239 (1,600 away fans)
Referee: Declan Bourne
21 August 2021 4 Sunderland 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
15:00 BST Gooch   18'
Flanagan   27'
Winchester   64'
O'Nien   90+4'		 Report Assal   62' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,093
Referee: James Oldham
28 August 2021 5 Sunderland 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Stewart   14'   83'
Embleton   18'
Flanagan   77'		 Report Scowen   31'
Wheeler   90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,344
Referee: John Busby
11 September 2021 6 Sunderland 2–1 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Neil   15'
Gooch   25'
Flanagan   50'
Winchester   58'
Embleton   78'
Pritchard   86'		 Report Pell   25'
Nottingham   30'
Nottingham   45+2'
Morgan   71'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,830
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
18 September 2021 7 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Sunderland Fleetwood
15:00 BST Morton   81'
J. Garner   85'
G. Garner   90+4',   90+7' (pen.)		 Report Stewart   19'
O'Nien   53'
McGeady   76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,250 (1,200 away fans)
Referee: Neil Hair
25 September 2021 8 Sunderland 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Winchester   17'
O'Nien   45+3'		 Report Doyle   42'
Afolayan   69'
Santos   90+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,368
Referee: Sam Purkiss
28 September 2021 9 Sunderland 5–0 Cheltenham Town Sunderland
19:45 BST Wright   11'
Stewart   28', 38'
O'Nien   65'
Dajaku   66'		 Report Freestone   30'
May   52'
Thomas   81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,313
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 October 2021 10 Portsmouth 4–0 Sunderland Portsmouth
15:00 BST Harness   19'
Brown   33'
Tunnicliffe   41'
Marquis   45', 61'
Curtis   90+2'		 Report Neil   84' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,418 (2,200 away fans)
Referee: Ben Toner
16 October 2021 11 Gillingham 1–2 Sunderland Gillingham
15:00 BST Lloyd   25' (pen.)
Kelman   90+3'		 Report Cirkin   43'
O'Brien   45+3'
Flanagan   54'
Embleton   67'
Stewart   84'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 6,310 (2,400 away fans)
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 October 2021 12 Crewe Alexandra 0–4 Sunderland Crewe
19:45 BST Murphy   75' Report Thomas   25' (o.g.)
Stewart   32', 55'
Winchester   51'
Cirkin   53'
Dajaku   73'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,618 (1,900 away fans)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 October 2021 13 Sunderland 0–1 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
15:00 BST Flanagan   67'
Evans   90'		 Report Stockley   66'
Dobson   44'
Purrington   84'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,883
Referee: Darren Drysdale
30 October 2021 14 Rotherham United 5–1 Sunderland Rotherham
15:00 BST Smith   10' (73)   71'
Ladapo   41' (88)
Ihiekwe   53'
Ferguson   70'		 Report Stewart   24'
O'Nien   38'
McGeady   46'   56'
Evans   64'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,573 (2,690 away fans)
Referee: David Rock
2 November 2021 15 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Sunderland Sheffield
19:45 GMT Corbeanu   11'
Kamberi   39'
Gregory   53'
Johnson   58'
Adeniran   87'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,731 (4,450 away fans)
Referee: Craig Hicks
20 November 2021 16 Sunderland 2–0 Ipswich Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans   20'
Gooch   34'
Stewart   64'
Winchester   81'
O'Nien   85'
McGeady   90+3' (pen.)		 Report Celina   55' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,940
Referee: Tom Nield
23 November 2021 17 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Sunderland Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Davis   45+2'
Udoh   64'		 Report Pritchard   16'
Broadhead   44'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,253 (1,098 away fans)
Referee: Peter Wright
27 November 2021 18 Cambridge United 1–2 Sunderland Cambridge
15:00 GMT Smith   27' Report Mitov   16' (o.g.)
Pritchard   24'
Broadhead   36'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,174 (2,400 away fans)
Referee: Robert Lewis
4 December 2021 19 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Dajaku   7'
Wright   13'
Neil   40'		 Report Brannagan   5'
Taylor   13',   36'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,634
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
7 December 2021 20 Sunderland 5–0 Morecambe Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stewart   13'
Broadhead   17', 68'
Pritchard   56'
Dajaku   87'		 Report Ayunga   71' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,516
Referee: Ollie Yates
11 December 2021 21 Sunderland 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
15:00 GMT Neil   4'
Broadhead   13'
Winchester   45+1'
Stewart   54'
Wright   77'
O'Brien   81'		 Report Edwards   22'
Scarr   64'
Houghton   85'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,987
Referee: Scott Oldham
18 December 2021 22 Ipswich Town 1–1 Sunderland Ipswich
15:00 GMT Norwood   45+1'
Burns   68'		 Report Broadhead   50'
Winchester   52'
Flanagan   60'
Stewart   62'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,005 (1,750 away fans)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
27 December 2021 23 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Sunderland Doncaster
12:30 GMT Gardner   83' Report Stewart   7' (pen.)
Embleton   41'
Blythe   50' (o.g.)
Doyle   88'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 10,751 (4,100 away fans)
Referee: Bobby Madley
30 December 2021 24 Sunderland 5–0 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stewart   12', 36', 58'
Neil   24'
Doyle   40'
Embleton   67'
Mbunga-Kimpioka   75'		 Report Bannan   67' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,652
Referee: Ben Toner
8 January 2022 25 Wycombe Wanderers 3–3 Sunderland High Wycombe
12:30 GMT Mehmeti   13'
Scowen   22'
Vokes   36'
Jacobson   45+2',   90+8'		 Report Stockdale   3' (o.g.)
Stewart   39', 90+3'
Embleton   83'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 7,229 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
11 January 2022 26 Sunderland 1–3 Lincoln City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Winchester   41',   56'
Stewart   68'
Doyle   90+7'		 Report Maguire   10',   31', 57' (pen.), 75'
Bishop   23'
Eyoma   42'
Whittaker   64'
Fiorini   84'
Sørensen   90+1'
McGrandles   90+7'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,782
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 January 2022 27 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Sunderland Accrington
15:00 GMT Sykes   58'   76'
Hamilton   82'
Clark   84'		 Report O'Brien   48' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 4,498 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: James Bell
22 January 2022 28 Sunderland 1–0 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT Embleton   40'
Flanagan   54'		 Report Romeo   72'
Williams   75'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,220
Referee: David Rock
29 January 2022 29 Bolton Wanderers 6–0 Sunderland Bolton
15:00 GMT Charles   19', 51'
Afolayan   42'
Lee   59'
Bakayoko   84'
Batth   85' (o.g.)
John   88'		 Report Gooch   81' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 20,059 (6,020 away fans)
Referee: Steve Martin
5 February 2022 30 Sunderland 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans   30',   89' Report Griffiths   22'
Rowe   45+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,395
Referee: Will Finnie
8 February 2022 30 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Sunderland Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Boyle   38'
Bonds   64'
May   78'		 Report Pritchard   32'
Batth   50'
Roberts   88'
Matete   90'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 5,744 (1,500 away fans)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
12 February 2022 32 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Sunderland Wimbledon
15:00 GMT McCormick   20' (pen.),   44'   90'
Heneghan   25'
Osew   57'
Chislett   68'
Assal   90+5'		 Report Pritchard   35'
Winchester   45+1'
Clarke   54'
Matete   67'
Evans   75'
Wright   80'
Defoe   83'
Neil   90+1'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,381 (1,200 away fans)
Referee: Simon Mather
19 February 2022 33 Sunderland 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans   24'
Stewart   59'		 Report McEachran   24'
Eisa   48'
Wickham   78'
Harvie   90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,451
Referee: Ollie Yates
22 February 2022 34 Sunderland 1–1 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:45 GMT Winchester   32'
Stewart   90+3'		 Report Shaughnessy   50'
Borthwick-Jackson   53'
Saydee   66'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,237
Referee: Robert Lewis
26 February 2022 35 Wigan Athletic 0–3 Sunderland Wigan
15:00 GMT Power   38'
Magennis   45+1'
Tilt   84'
Naylor   85'		 Report Wright   2'
Matete   8'
Stewart   38' (pen.),   82',   87' (pen.)
Gooch   45+2'
Embleton   71'
Pritchard   77'
Cirkin   90+6'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 20,136 (4,900 away fans)
Referee: Sam Purkiss
5 March 2022 36 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Sunderland London (Charlton)
15:00 GMT Lavelle   18'
Lee   40'
Dobson   73'
Purrington   78'		 Report Cirkin   84'
Wright   90+5'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,716 (2,950 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
8 March 2022 37 Sunderland 3–1 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Evans   22'
Embleton  55'
Cirkin   75'
O'Nien   82'
Clarke   90+1'		 Report Harrison  28'
Jules   76'   87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,017
Referee: Samuel Barrott
12 March 2022 38 Sunderland 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
15:00 GMT Gooch   29'
Wright   74'
Cirkin   75'
Neil   84'
Roberts   86'
Dajaku   90+1'
Clarke   90+6'		 Report Williams   66'
Lundstram   68'
Lowery   76'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,036
Referee: Neil Hair
19 March 2022 39 Lincoln City 0–0 Sunderland Lincoln
15:00 GMT Walsh   50'
McGrandles   87'		 Report Evans   39' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 10,346 (2,000 away fans)
Referee: Craig Hicks
2 April 2022 40 Sunderland 1–0 Gillingham Sunderland
15:00 BST Cirkin   45+3'
Broadhead   90+5'   90+6'		 Report Lee   38'
Tutonda   40'
Chambers   41'
Reeves   78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,619
Referee: Oliver Langford
9 April 2022 41 Oxford United 1–2 Sunderland Littlemore
15:00 BST Moore   35' Report Evans   16'
Matete   73'
Cirkin   81'
Embleton   89'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,690 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Ben Toner
15 April 2022 42 Sunderland 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Embleton   4'
Broadhead   13', 90+2'
Clarke   22'
O'Nien   88'		 Report Bennett   28'
Vela   50'   90+6'
Flanagan   58'
Bowman   90+1'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,896
Referee: Darren Bond
18 April 2022 43 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 BST Sessegnon   90+2' Report Cirkin   59'
Evans   84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,800 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Carl Brook
23 April 2022 44 Sunderland 5–1 Cambridge United Sunderland
15:00 BST Stewart   13' (pen.)   36'
Embleton   29'
Broadhead   53'
Batth   72'		 Report Jones   12'
Iredale   13'
Smith   28'
Digby   30'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Peter Wright
26 April 2022 45 Sunderland 1–1 Rotherham United Sunderland
19:45 GMT Matete   8'
Ihiekwe   88' (o.g.)		 Report Ihiekwe   17'
Rathbone   76'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,119
Referee: Robert Madley
30 April 2022 46 Morecambe 0–1 Sunderland Morecambe
12:30 BST Phillips   11'
Wildig   68'
Stockton   77'
Cooney   90+1'		 Report Broadhead   10'
Matete   90+2'		 Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,831 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Gavin Ward

Play-offs edit

Main article: 2022 English Football League play-offs

Sunderland finished 5th in the regular 2021–22 EFL League One season, so were drawn against 4th placed Sheffield Wednesday in the Play-off Semi Final. The first leg took place at the Stadium of Light and the second leg took place at Hillsborough.

6 May 2022 Semi-final, first leg Sunderland 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
19:45 BST Stewart   45+1'
O'Nien   63'		 Report Luongo   52' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,742
Referee: Matt Donohue
9 May 2022 Semi-final, second leg Sheffield Wednesday 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Sunderland Owlerton
19:45 BST Byers   24'
Bannan   27'
Gregory   74'
Dean   77'		 Report Stewart   45+1'
Roberts   90+3'
Matete   90+11'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 32,978
Referee: James Linington
21 May 2022 Final Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Wembley
15:00 BST Embleton   12'
Cirkin   46'
Pritchard   75'
Stewart   79'		 Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 72,332
Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Sunderland were drawn at home to Mansfield Town in the first round.[11]

6 November 2021 First round Sunderland 0–1 Mansfield Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans   31'
Wright   50'		 Report Oates   5'
Hewitt   48'
Charsley   60'
Quinn   80'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,620
Referee: James Oldham

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Sunderland were drawn away to Port Vale,[12] Blackpool,[13][14] Wigan Athletic,[15][16] Queens Park Rangers[17] and Arsenal[18] in the first, second, third and fourth rounds and quarter final respectively.

10 August 2021 First round Port Vale 1–2 Sunderland Burslem
19:45 BST Worrall   49'
Walker   59'
Proctor   67'
Amoo   89'		 Report Diamond   21'
Hawkes   40'
O'Brien   50' (pen.)
Taylor   55'
Doyle   86'
Younger   89'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Sam Allison
24 August 2021 Second round Blackpool 2–3 Sunderland Blackpool
19:45 BST Lavery   9'
Bowler   87'		 Report O'Brien   12', 57', 90+1' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,756
Referee: Peter Wright
21 September 2021 Third round Wigan Athletic 0–2 Sunderland Wigan
19:45 BST Edwards   56' Report Broadhead   26'
O'Nien   45+1',   54'
Evans   81'
Embleton   82'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Leigh Doughty
26 October 2021 Fourth round Queens Park Rangers 0–0
(1–3 p)		 Sunderland Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST de Wijs   15' Report O'Nien   17'
Gooch   39'
Stewart   90+4'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 15,372
Referee: Keith Stroud
Penalties
Austin  
Chair  
Dykes  
Barbet  		   McGeady
  Stewart
  Pritchard
21 December 2021 Quarter-finals Arsenal 5–1 Sunderland Holloway
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,027
Referee: Robert Jones

EFL Trophy edit

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Sunderland were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Bradford City, Lincoln City and Manchester United U21s.[19] Two of the three group games were confirmed on July 22.[20]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Sunderland 3 2 0 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City 3 2 0 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 ACA Manchester United U21 3 1 0 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4 L2 Bradford City 3 0 1 0 2 1 7 −6 2
Source: EFL.com
5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) Group Game 1 Lincoln City 1–2 Sunderland Lincoln
19:00 BST Montsma   56',   90+4' Report Neil   2'
Wearne   72'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 3,060
Referee: Scott Oldham
13 October 2021 Group Game 2 Sunderland 2–1 Manchester United U21 Sunderland
19:00 BST Almond   16'
Dyce   50',   76'
Wearne   66'		 Report Iqbal   57' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 3,960
Referee: Ross Joyce
9 November 2021 Group Game 3 Sunderland 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Bradford City Sunderland
19:00 GMT Gooch   7'
Pritchard   44'
Broadhead   52'		 Report Robinson   36'
Scales   66'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Simon Mather
Penalties
Pritchard  
O'Nien  
Harris  
Gooch  		 Watt  
Cooke  
Sutton  
Scales  
Evans  
1 December 2021 Round 2 Sunderland 0–1 Oldham Athletic Sunderland
19:00 GMT Report Piergianni   16'
Adams   27'
Vaughan   53'
Clarke   78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: Tom Reeves

Player statistics edit

Appearance summary edit

As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
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
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Lee Burge 9 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
20 GK   ENG Anthony Patterson 25 0 20+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
31 GK   ENG Jacob Carney 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
39 GK   GER Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 24 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
2 DF   WAL Niall Huggins 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   NIR Tom Flanagan 28 1 25+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   DEN Frederik Alves 10 0 0+3 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   ENG Danny Batth 12 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF   ENG Callum Doyle 44 1 34+3 1 0+0 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+3 0
17 DF   ENG Dennis Cirkin 41 0 31+3 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
19 DF   KOS Arbenit Xhemajli 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
25 DF   ENG Oliver Younger 5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   AUS Bailey Wright 46 2 28+9 2 1+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
30 DF   SCO Patrick Almond 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF   NIR Trai Hume 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF   ENG Denver Hume 8 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
41 DF   ENG Kenton Richardson 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
42 DF   ZIM Ethan Kachosa 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
58 DF   ENG Zac Johnson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
4 MF   NIR Corry Evans 39 2 26+6 2 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
8 MF   ENG Elliot Embleton 47 9 26+12 8 1+0 0 1+2 0 2+1 0 1+1 1
11 MF   USA Lynden Gooch 45 0 33+5 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
13 MF   ENG Luke O'Nien 35 4 24+2 3 0+1 0 3+0 1 1+1 0 3+0 0
15 MF   NIR Carl Winchester 45 3 39+1 3 0+1 0 3+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 MF   ENG Ellis Taylor 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
21 MF   ENG Alex Pritchard 47 4 25+11 4 0+1 0 4+1 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
23 MF   ENG Jack Diamond 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   ENG Dan Neil 46 4 31+8 3 1+0 0 4+1 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
25 MF   ENG Jack Clarke 19 1 9+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
27 MF   ENG Josh Hawkes 2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF   ENG Jay Matete 16 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
28 MF   IRL Aiden McGeady 16 3 12+2 3 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 MF   ENG Tyrese Dyce 2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
36 MF   SCO Cieran Dunne 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
43 MF   ENG Harrison Sohna 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
46 MF   ENG Sam Wilding 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
51 MF   ENG Tom Scott 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
60 MF   ENG Caden Kelly 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
77 MF   ENG Patrick Roberts 16 2 6+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
Forwards
7 FW   GER Leon Dajaku 27 4 14+8 4 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   WAL Nathan Broadhead 27 13 15+5 10 1+0 0 3+0 2 1+0 1 0+2 0
10 FW   IRL Aiden O'Brien 25 6 7+10 2 1+0 0 3+2 4 2+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW   ENG Jermain Defoe 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW   SCO Ross Stewart 53 26 46+0 24 0+0 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 2
22 FW   NIR Will Grigg 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW   ENG Will Harris 8 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
45 FW   ENG Stephen Wearne 3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 2 0+0 0
48 FW   SWE Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 4 1 0+2 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record edit

As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total
1 14   ST Ross Stewart 24 0 0 0 2 26
2 9   ST Nathan Broadhead 10 0 2 1 0 13
3 8   AM Elliot Embleton 8 0 0 0 1 9
4 10   ST Aiden O'Brien 2 0 4 0 0 6
5 Own Goal 5 0 0 0 0 5
5 7   FW Leon Dajaku 4 0 0 0 0 4
14   CM Luke O'Nien 3 0 1 0 0 4
21   MF Alex Pritchard 4 0 0 0 0 4
24   CM Dan Neil 3 0 0 1 0 4
6 15   CM Carl Winchester 3 0 0 0 0 3
28   LW Aiden McGeady 3 0 0 0 0 3
7 45   CM Stephen Wearne 0 0 0 2 0 2
26   CB Bailey Wright 2 0 0 0 0 2
4   MF Corry Evans 2 0 0 0 0 2
77   MF Patrick Roberts 1 0 0 0 1 2
8 3   CB Tom Flanagan 1 0 0 0 0 2
5   DF Danny Batth 1 0 0 0 0 2
6   DF Callum Doyle 1 0 0 0 0 2
25   MF Jack Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 2
48   FW Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 1 0 0 0 0 1
27   AM Josh Hawkes 0 0 1 0 0 1
34   DF Tyrese Dyce 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 79 0 8 5 4 96

Penalties record edit

As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022

Excludes penalties taken during Penalty shoot-outs.

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total Conversion Ratio
Scored  Y Missed  N Scored  Y Missed  N Scored  Y Missed  N Scored  Y Missed  N Scored  Y Missed  N Scored  Y Missed  N
1 14   ST Ross Stewart 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 80%
2 28   LW Aiden McGeady 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 100%
3 10   ST Aiden O'Brien 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100%
4 11   MF Lynden Gooch 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
Total 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 80%

Assists record edit

As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total
1 21   MF Alex Pritchard 7 0 3 0 2 12
2 24   CM Dan Neil 7 0 1 0 0 8
8   AM Elliot Embleton 6 0 1 1 0 8
3 11   MF Lynden Gooch 6 0 0 0 0 6
4 28   LW Aiden McGeady 4 0 0 0 0 4
5 10   ST Aiden O'Brien 1 0 0 2 0 3
7   FW Leon Dajaku 3 0 0 0 0 3
6   DF Callum Doyle 3 0 0 0 0 3
14   ST Ross Stewart 3 0 0 0 0 3
25   MF Jack Clarke 2 0 0 0 1 3
6 17   DF Dennis Cirkin 2 0 0 0 0 2
4   MF Corry Evans 2 0 0 0 0 2
7 15   CM Carl Winchester 1 0 0 0 0 1
14   CM Luke O'Nien 1 0 0 0 0 1
3   CB Tom Flanagan 1 0 0 0 0 1
26   CB Bailey Wright 1 0 0 0 0 1
27   MF Jay Matete 1 0 0 0 0 1
77   MF Patrick Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 1
2   DF Niall Huggins 0 0 1 0 0 1
23   MF Jack Diamond 0 0 1 0 0 1
18   MF Ellis Taylor 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 52 0 7 4 3 66

Disciplinary record edit

As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total
                                               
1 4   CM Corry Evans 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
17   LB Dennis Cirkin 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0
2 11   RW Lynden Gooch 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
3 15   CM Carl Winchester 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
4 3   CB Tom Flanagan 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
13   CM Luke O'Nien 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
14   ST Ross Stewart 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
5 8   AM Elliot Embleton 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
26   DF Bailey Wright 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
27   MF Jay Matete 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
6 21   AM Alex Pritchard 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
7 6   CB Callum Doyle 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24   MF Dan Neil 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
25   MF Jack Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 9   FW Nathan Broadhead 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 18   LW Ellis Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23   RW Jack Diamond 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25   CB Oliver Younger 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28   MF Aiden McGeady 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30   DF Patrick Almond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34   DF Tyrese Dyce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10   ST Aiden O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33   DF Denver Hume 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5   DF Danny Batth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
77   MF Patrick Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7   MF Leon Dajaku 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10   FW Jermain Defoe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 88 1 2 2 0 0 14 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 113 1 2

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 CB   Cameron Jessup   Crystal Palace Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 RB   Ethan Kachosa   Leeds United Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 LB   Nathan Newall   Guiseley Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 CM   Harrison Sohna   Aston Villa Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 CM   Tom Scott   Northampton Town Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 LW   Tyrese Dyce   West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [21]
2 July 2021 GK   Jacob Carney   Manchester United Free transfer [22]
9 July 2021 AM   Alex Pritchard   Huddersfield Town Free transfer [23]
15 July 2021 CM   Corry Evans   Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [24]
11 August 2021 LB   Dennis Cirkin   Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [25]
20 August 2021 LB   Niall Huggins   Leeds United Undisclosed [26]
26 August 2021 GK   Jack McIntyre   Everton Free transfer [27]
22 December 2021 MF   Nicky Gyimah   Peterborough United Undisclosed [28]
4 January 2022 RB   Trai Hume   Linfield Undisclosed [29]
18 January 2022 CB   Danny Batth   Stoke City Free transfer [30]
21 January 2022 RW   Patrick Roberts   Manchester City Undisclosed [31]
1 February 2022 ST   Jermain Defoe   Rangers Free transfer [32]
1 February 2022 CM   Jay Matete   Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [33]
3 March 2022 DF   Ugonna Emenike   Free agent — [34]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
16 July 2021 CB   Callum Doyle   Manchester City End of season [35]
13 August 2021 CB   Frederik Alves   West Ham United End of season (terminated in January 2022) [36][37]
16 August 2021 ST   Nathan Broadhead   Everton End of season [38]
31 August 2021 ST   Leon Dajaku   Union Berlin End of season [39]
31 August 2021 GK   Ron-Thorben Hoffmann   Bayern Munich End of season [40]
26 January 2022 RW   Jack Clarke   Tottenham Hotspur End of season [41]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 August 2021 RW   Jack Diamond   Harrogate Town End of season [42]
31 August 2021 ST   Will Grigg   Rotherham United End of season [43]
31 August 2021 AM   Josh Hawkes   Tranmere Rovers 25 January 2022[a] [45]
24 September 2021 GK   Anthony Patterson   Notts County 20 November 2021[b] [48]
30 September 2021 CF   Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka   Southend United 28 October 2021 [49]
12 November 2021 RB   Kenton Richardson   Spennymoor Town 15 December 2021 [50]
31 December 2021 GK   Anthony Patterson   Notts County End of the Season [51]
31 December 2021 CM   Sam Wilding   Leamington FC 5 February 2022 [52]
6 January 2022 CF   Will Harris   Barrow End of season [53]
7 January 2022 AM   Stephen Wearne   Torquay United End of season [54]
13 January 2022 GK   Jack McIntyre   Radcliffe 10 February 2022 [55]
14 January 2022 CB   Patrick Almond   Blyth Spartans End of season [56]
24 March 2022 LB   Tyrese Dyce   Spennymoor Town May 2022 [57]
24 March 2022 DM   Sam Wilding   South Shields End of season [57]
  1. ^ On 25 January, Hawkes joined Tranmere on a permanent basis.[44]
  2. ^ Anthony Patterson's loan at Notts County was extended by a further two months, but he was recalled on 20 November 2021 due to an injury to Lee Burge.[46][47]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 CB   Bobby Beaumont   Caernarfon Town Released [58][59]
30 June 2021 ST   Lee Connelly   Queen of the South Released [58][60]
30 June 2021 ST   Mitchell Curry   Inter Miami Released [58][61]
30 June 2021 CM   Jake Hackett   Whitby Town Released [58][62]
30 June 2021 CM   Grant Leadbitter Retired Retired [63][64][65]
30 June 2021 RW   Chris Maguire   Lincoln City Released [63][66]
30 June 2021 GK   Remi Matthews   Crystal Palace Released [63][67]
30 June 2021 LB   Callum McFadzean   Crewe Alexandra Released [63][68]
30 June 2021 RB   Conor McLaughlin   Fleetwood Town Released [63][69]
30 June 2021 CM   Max Power   Wigan Athletic Released [63][70]
30 June 2021 CM   Josh Scowen   Wycombe Wanderers Released [63][71]
30 June 2021 CB   Brandon Taylor   Darlington Released [58][72]
30 June 2021 RW   Ryan Wombwell   Gateshead Released [58][73]
1 July 2021 DM   George Dobson   Charlton Athletic Mutual consent [74][75]
7 July 2021 ST   Charlie Wyke   Wigan Athletic Free transfer [76]
16 July 2021 GK   Oliver Basey   Birmingham City Free transfer [77]
20 September 2021 LW   Francis Okoronkwo   Everton Undisclosed [78]
19 January 2022 CB   Ollie Younger   Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [79]
25 January 2022 LM   Josh Hawkes   Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [44]
26 January 2022 LB   Denver Hume   Portsmouth Undisclosed [80]
31 January 2022 CB   Tom Flanagan   Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [81]
31 January 2022 LW   Aiden O'Brien   Portsmouth Undisclosed [82]
24 March 2022 CF   Jermain Defoe Retired [83]
31 March 2022 CF   Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka   AIK Undisclosed [84]

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