2024–25 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2024–25 season
Chairman	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head coach	Régis Le Bris
Stadium	Stadium of Light
Championship	1st
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Romaine Mundle (4); All: ; Romaine Mundle (4)
Highest home attendance	42,781 vs Middlesbrough; (21 September 2024, Championship)
Lowest home attendance	39,017 vs Derby County; (1 October 2024, Championship)
Average home league attendance	40,755
Biggest win	4-0 vs Sheffield Wednesday (Championship)
Biggest defeat	0-2 vs Preston (EFL Cup)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 146th season in the history of Sunderland Association Football Club and their third consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024^[a]	GK	Simon Moore	Coventry City	Free	^[2]
11 July 2024	CM	Alan Browne	Preston North End	Free	^[3]
24 July 2024	RW	Ian Poveda	Leeds United	Free	^[4]
29 July 2024	DM	Elias Lenz^[b]	RB Leipzig	Free	^[5]
2 August 2024	GK	Blondy Nna Noukeu	Stoke City	Free	^[6]
30 August 2024	AM	Milan Aleksić	FK Radnički 1923	Undisclosed	^[7]
30 August 2024	ST	Ahmed Abdullahi	KAA Gent	Undisclosed	^[8]
24 September 2024	ST	Aaron Connolly	Hull City	Free	^[9]

^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and became official on 1 July when his Coventry City contract expired.
^ Signed initially for the Under-21s.

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
18 June 2024	GK	Alex Bass	Notts County	Undisclosed	^[10]
8 August 2024	AM	Elliot Embleton	Blackpool	Undisclosed	^[11]
24 August 2024	LW	Jack Clarke	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed^[a]	^[12]

^ Fee rumoured between £15,000,000 and £20,000,000.

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
23 August 2024	ST	Wilson Isidor	Zenit Saint Petersburg	End of Season^[a]	^[13]
30 August 2024	CB	Chris Mepham	AFC Bournemouth	End of Season	^[14]
30 August 2024	DM	Salis Abdul Samed	Lens	End of Season	^[15]

^ Includes an option to make the transfer permanent.

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2024^[a]	GK	Nathan Bishop	Wycombe Wanderers	End of Season	^[16]
18 July 2024	GK	Matty Young	Salford City	End of Season	^[17]
2 August 2024	LB	Oliver Bainbridge	Kilmarnock	End of Season	^[18]
8 August 2024	CM	Jay Matete	Bolton Wanderers	End of Season	^[19]
23 August 2024	CM	Ben Middlemas	South Shields	22 September 2024	^[20]
30 August 2024	DM	Pierre Ekwah	Saint-Étienne	End of Season^[b]	^[21]
30 August 2024	RB	Timothée Pembélé	Le Havre	End of Season	^[22]
30 August 2024	CB	Nectarios Triantis	Hibernian	End of Season	^[23]
31 August 2024	ST	Luís Semedo	Juventus Next Gen	End of Season^[c]	^[24]
20 September 2024	GK	Adam Richardson	Hebburn Town	19 October 2024	^[25]
17 October 2024	AM	Caden Kelly	Darlington	16 November 2024	^[26]

^ The loan was announced on 25 June, and officially commenced on 1 July.
^ Includes an option to make the transfer permanent.
^ Includes an option to make the transfer permanent.

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	LW	Jack Diamond	Stockport County	1 July 2024	^[27]^[28]
30 June 2024	LW	Michael Spellman	Newport County	2 July 2024	^[27]^[29]
30 June 2024	LB	Connor Pye	Bury	16 July 2024	^[27]^[30]
30 June 2024	RM	Ellis Taylor	Harrogate Town	16 July 2024	^[27]^[31]
30 June 2024	LB	Kailem Beattie	Heaton Stannington	24 July 2024	^[27]^[32]
30 June 2024^[a]	CB	Henry Fieldson	Queen's Park	9 August 2024	^[33]
30 June 2024	LW	Joe Ryder	High Point Panthers	9 August 2024	^[27]^[34]
30 June 2024	AM	Bradley Dack	Gillingham	15 August 2024	^[27]^[35]
30 June 2024	ST	Harry Gardiner	Blyth Spartans	25 August 2024	^[27]^[36]
30 June 2024	RB	Callum Wilson	Rushall Olympic	13 September 2024	^[27]^[37]
30 June 2024	RW	Ben Creamer	Bishop Auckland	18 September 2024	^[27]^[38]
30 June 2024	RB	Jayden Sekete	Darlington	27 September 2024	^[27]^[39]
30 June 2024	CM	Corry Evans	Bradford City	6 October 2024	^[27]^[40]
30 June 2024	CM	Tom Chiabi			^[27]
30 June 2024	LW	Daniel Obolo			^[27]

^ Rejected contract and subsequently joined Queen's Park.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 May, Sunderland announced their first slate of pre-season fixtures, against South Shields, Gateshead, Blackpool and Bradford City.^[41] A weeks training camp in Alicante was later confirmed with a fixtures against Eldense and Nottingham Forest.^[42]^[43] On July 16, a final friendly was confirmed, against Marseille in Bradford.^[44]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly	South Shields	0–5	Sunderland	Jarrow
12:30 BST		Report	Roberts 2' Hume 9' Rigg 30' Mayenda 38' (pen.) Aouchiche 42'	Stadium: Mariners Park

13 July 2024 Friendly	Gateshead	2–1	Sunderland	Gateshead
17:00 BST	Oseni 19', 44'	Report	Clarke 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium

19 July 2024 Friendly	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Sunderland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (18:00 BST)	Richards 48'	Report	Clarke 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

21 July 2024 Friendly	Eldense	1–2	Sunderland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (18:00 BST)	Piña 30'		Watson 22' Semedo 79'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

27 July 2024 Friendly	Blackpool	0–1	Sunderland	Blackpool
15:00 BST		Report	Clarke 84'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road

30 July 2024 Friendly	Bradford City	2–1	Sunderland	Bradford
19:30 BST	Cook 40' Kavanagh 42'		Mundle 66'	Stadium: Valley Parade

3 August 2024 Friendly	Sunderland	2–2	Marseille	Bradford
15:00 BST	Cirkin 52' Aouchiche 80' (pen.)	Report	Moumbagna 27' Koné 59'	Stadium: Valley Parade

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Sunderland	13	9	2	2	23	9	+14	29	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Leeds United	13	7	5	1	22	8	+14	26	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Sheffield United	13	8	3	2	16	6	+10	25^[a]	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4	Burnley	12	6	5	1	17	5	+12	23
5	Watford	13	7	1	5	22	21	+1	22

Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. 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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[46]
Notes:

^ Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended.^[45]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	9	2	2	23	9	+14	29	5	1	0	12	2	+10	4	1	2	11	7	+4

Last updated: 2 November 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D
Position	4	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	6	9	12	12	15	15	18	19	22	25	28	29

Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.^[47]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

10 August 2024 1	Cardiff City	0–2	Sunderland	Leckwith
12:30 BST		Report	O'Nien 18' Hume 51' Alese 81' Clarke 89'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,401 Referee: Andy Davies

18 August 2024 2	Sunderland	4–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Sunderland
12:00 BST	Cirkin 11' Mayenda 15', 47' O'Nien 24'	Report	Ingelsson 26' Bernard 82' Palmer 85'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,022 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 17 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[48]

24 August 2024 3	Sunderland	1–0	Burnley	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Mundle 26' Neil 40' 85' Hume 51' Rusyn 90+4'	Report	Egan-Riley 9' Foster 54' Rodriguez 83'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,096 Referee: Steve Martin

31 August 2024 4	Portsmouth	1–3	Sunderland	Milton
15:00 BST	Kamara 78' Swanson 88' O'Nien 90+1' (o.g.) Yengi 90+2'	Report	Swanson 31' (o.g.) Rigg 44' Browne 52' Mundle 56'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,231 Referee: Sam Allison

14 September 2024 5	Plymouth Argyle	3–2	Sunderland	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Gyabi 28' Whittaker 46' Ballard 54' (o.g.) Szűcs 57' Hardie 73' Edwards 82', 90+3'	Report	Roberts 24', 81' Bellingham 48' Mundle 56', 86' Hume 59'	Stadium: Home Park Referee: John Brooks

21 September 2024 6	Sunderland	1–0	Middlesbrough	Sunderland
12:30 BST	Hume 9' Rigg 24', 70' Roberts 45+5'	Report	Latte Lath 20'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 42,871 Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[48]

28 September 2024 7	Watford	2–1	Sunderland	Watford
15:00 BST	Ebosele 28', 30' Dele-Bashiru 84' (pen.)	Report	Bellingham 45' Isidor 49'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,335 Referee: Andy Davies

1 October 2024 8	Sunderland	2–0	Derby County	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Cirkin 25' Bellingham 40' Isidor 55' Mepham 59'	Report	Harness 36' Goudmijn 59'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,017 Referee: Dean Whitestone

4 October 2024 9	Sunderland	2–2	Leeds United	Sunderland
20:00 BST	Rigg 9', 65' Bellingham 46' Neil 61' Firpo 90+7' (o.g.)	Report	Piroe 22' Rodon 39' Firpo 56', 68' Bogle 90+6'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,769 Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[49]

20 October 2024 10	Hull City	0–1	Sunderland	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Jones 63'	Report	Isidor 63' Roberts 83'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 23,072 Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 19 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[49]

23 October 2024 11	Luton Town	1–2	Sunderland	Luton
19:45 BST	Adebayo 63' Holmes 90+8' Morris 90+8'	Report	Rigg 29', 55' Mundle 66' Patterson 74' Bellingham 90+8' O'Nien 90+8'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,332 Referee: Tom Nield

26 October 2024 12	Sunderland	2–0	Oxford United	Sunderland
16:00 BST	Bellingham 16' Mepham 23' Isidor 37', 63'	Report	Scarlett 51'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,654 Referee: Oliver Langford

2 November 2024 13	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Sunderland	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Celar 78'	Report	Bellingham 58' Moore 70' Roberts\|Isidor 90+6'	Stadium: Loftus Road Referee: Ben Toner

6 November 2024 14	Preston North End	v	Sunderland	Preston
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Deepdale
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[49]

9 November 2024 15	Sunderland	v	Coventry City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

23 November 2024 16	Millwall	v	Sunderland	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Den

26 November 2024 17	Sunderland	v	West Bromwich Albion	Sunderland
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[49]

29 November 2024 18	Sheffield United	v	Sunderland	Sheffield
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Bramall Lane
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 30 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[49]

7 December 2024 19	Sunderland	v	Stoke City	Sunderland
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[49]

10 December 2024 20	Sunderland	v	Bristol City	Sunderland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

14 December 2024 21	Swansea City	v	Sunderland	Landore
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Liberty Stadium

21 December 2024 22	Sunderland	v	Norwich City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

26 December 2024 23	Blackburn Rovers	v	Sunderland	Blackburn
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ewood Park

29 December 2024 24	Stoke City	v	Sunderland	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bet365 Stadium

1 January 2025 25	Sunderland	v	Sheffield United	Sunderland
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[49]

5 January 2025 26	Sunderland	v	Portsmouth	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[49]

18 January 2025 27	Burnley	v	Sunderland	Burnley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Turf Moor

21 January 2025 28	Derby County	v	Sunderland	Derby
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

25 January 2025 29	Sunderland	v	Plymouth Argyle	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

1 February 2025 30	Middlesbrough	v	Sunderland	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Riverside Stadium

8 February 2025 31	Sunderland	v	Watford	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

12 February 2025 32	Sunderland	v	Luton Town	Sunderland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

15 February 2025 33	Leeds United	v	Sunderland	Leeds
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Elland Road

22 February 2025 34	Sunderland	v	Hull City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

1 March 2025 35	Sheffield Wednesday	v	Sunderland	Sheffield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium

8 March 2025 36	Sunderland	v	Cardiff City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

11 March 2025 37	Sunderland	v	Preston North End	Sunderland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

15 March 2025 38	Coventry City	v	Sunderland	Coventry
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

29 March 2025 39	Sunderland	v	Millwall	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

5 April 2025 40	West Bromwich Albion	v	Sunderland	West Bromwich
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Hawthorns

8 April 2025 41	Norwich City	v	Sunderland	Norwich
19:45 BST				Stadium: Carrow Road

12 April 2025 42	Sunderland	v	Swansea City	Sunderland
15:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

18 April 2025 43	Bristol City	v	Sunderland	Bristol
15:00 BST				Stadium: Ashton Gate

21 April 2025 44	Sunderland	v	Blackburn Rovers	Sunderland
15:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

26 April 2025 45	Oxford United	v	Sunderland	Oxford
15:00 BST				Stadium: Kassam Stadium

3 May 2025 46	Sunderland	v	Queens Park Rangers	Sunderland
15:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Sunderland being drawn away against Preston North End.^[50] They were beaten by Preston North End in that match and as a result were knocked out of the competition.^[51]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round	Preston North End	2–0	Sunderland	Preston
19:45 BST	Ledson 37' Frøkjær-Jensen 70' Brady 31'	Report	Hjelde 25'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,231 Referee: Oliver Yates

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 26 October 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Anthony Patterson	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Dennis Cirkin	11	1	11+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Dan Neil	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	NIR	Daniel Ballard	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jobe Bellingham	11	2	11+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	8	1	3+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Patrick Roberts	11	1	10+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Chris Rigg	12	2	10+1	2	0+0	0	1+0	0
12	FW	ESP	Eliezer Mayenda	6	2	6+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	MF	ENG	Luke O'Nien	11	2	11+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Romaine Mundle	12	4	9+2	4	0+0	0	1+0	0
15	FW	UKR	Nazariy Rusyn	7	0	0+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	FRA	Abdoullah Ba	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
18	FW	FRA	Wilson Isidor	8	4	5+3	4	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	CRC	Jewison Bennette	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	GK	ENG	Simon Moore	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF	FRA	Adil Aouchiche	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	FW	IRL	Aaron Connolly	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	WAL	Chris Mepham	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF	NIR	Trai Hume	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	NOR	Leo Hjelde	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
36	FW	COL	Ian Poveda	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	FW	ENG	Tommy Watson	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
41	DF	ENG	Zak Johnson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
42	DF	ENG	Aji Alese	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
45	DF	ENG	Joe Anderson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
50	MF	ENG	Harrison Jones	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players who featured but departed on loan during the season:
9	FW	POR	Luís Semedo	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
25	DF	AUS	Nectarios Triantis	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
39	MF	FRA	Pierre Ekwah	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
20	FW	ENG	Jack Clarke	2	1	2+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

As of match played 26 October 2024

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when disciplinary points / points per card / number of cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
1	32	DF		Trai Hume	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
2=	7	MF		Jobe Bellingham	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	10	FW		Patrick Roberts	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	11	MF		Chris Rigg	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	26	DF		Chris Mepham	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
5	4	MF		Dan Neil	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7=
	1	GK		Anthony Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	3	DF		Dennis Cirkin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13	MF		Luke O'Nien	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14	FW		Romaine Mundle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15	FW		Nazariy Rusyn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18	FW		Wilson Isidor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	33	DF		Leo Hjelde	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	42	DF		Aji Alese	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					22	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	1	0

Notes

References

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^ "Triantis returns to Hibs". Sunderland AFC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "Luis Hemir joins Juventus Next Gen". Sunderland AFC. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "Adam Richardson joins Hebburn Town on loan". Sunderland AFC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
^ "Caden Kelly joins Darlington FC on loan". Sunderland AFC. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Retained list confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "Diamond set to shine after signing three year deal". Stockport County FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ "Michael Spellman signs for Newport County". Newport County AFC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Incoming: Connor Pye". Bury FC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Ellis Taylor becomes our third Summer signing". Harrogate Town AFC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Kailem Beatie player profile". Heaton Stannington FC. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "Henry Fieldson Signs!". Queen's Park FC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "Panthers Welcome Joe Ryder". High Point Panthers. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "Bradley Dack rejoins the Gills". Gillingham FC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "Harry Gardiner signs for Blyth Spartans". Blyth Spartans AFC. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ "The Pics have completed the signing of Sunderland defender, Callum Wilson". Rushall Olympic FC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
^ "Welcome to Bishop Auckland Ben Creamer". Bishop Auckland FC. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ "Quakers sign Jayden Sekete". Darlington FC. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
^ "City Snap Up Evans". Bradford City AFC. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
^ "Several pre-season fixtures confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "Update on tour of Spain". Sunderland AFC. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "Lads take on Nottingham Forest in Spain". Sunderland AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "SAFC To Face Olympique Marseille". Sunderland AFC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ EFL (11 April 2024). "EFL Statement: Sheffield United Football Club". EFL. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
^ "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Sheff Wed and Middlesbrough games selected for live broadcast". Sunderland AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Broadcast Selections Confirmed Until January 2025". Sunderland AFC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Carabao Cup: Preston North End 2-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-08-14.

[2] The transfer was announced on 21 June, and became official on 1 July when his Coventry City contract expired.

[6] Signed initially for the Under-21s.

[14] Fee rumoured between £15,000,000 and £20,000,000.

[16] Includes an option to make the transfer permanent.

[20] The loan was announced on 25 June, and officially commenced on 1 July.

[26] Includes an option to make the transfer permanent.

[30] Includes an option to make the transfer permanent.

[40] Rejected contract and subsequently joined Queen's Park.

[table_hth_SHU0.28123803868947-54] Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended.^[45]

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[3] "Simon Moore joins Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[4] "Alan Browne joins Sunderland AFC". Sunderland AFC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[5] "Ian Poveda joins Sunderland AFC". Sunderland AFC. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[7] "Elias Lenz signs on Wearside". Sunderland AFC. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[8] "Blondy Nna Noukeu Joins Sunderland AFC". Sunderland AFC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[9] "Aleksić is Red and White". Sunderland AFC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[10] "Ahmed Abdullahi completes deadline day move". Sunderland AFC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[11] "Aaron Connolly joins Sunderland AFC". Sunderland AFC. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

[12] "Alex Bass joins Notts County". Sunderland AFC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[13] "Elliot Embleton leaves SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[15] "Jack Clarke joins Ipswich Town". Sunderland AFC. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[17] "Isidor arrives on Wearside". Sunderland AFC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[18] "Mepham arrives on loan". Sunderland AFC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[19] "Loan: Samed signs up". Sunderland AFC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[21] "Bishop joins Wycombe on loan". Sunderland AFC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[22] "Matty Young joins Salford on loan". Sunderland AFC. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[23] "Oliver Bainbridge Departs On Loan". Sunderland AFC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[24] "Matete seals Bolton loan". Sunderland AFC. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[25] "Middlemas joins South Shields on loan". Sunderland AFC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[27] "Ekwah joins Saint-Étienne". Sunderland AFC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[28] "Pembele bound for Le Havre". Sunderland AFC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[29] "Triantis returns to Hibs". Sunderland AFC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[31] "Luis Hemir joins Juventus Next Gen". Sunderland AFC. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[32] "Adam Richardson joins Hebburn Town on loan". Sunderland AFC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

[33] "Caden Kelly joins Darlington FC on loan". Sunderland AFC. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

[RetainedList-34] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Retained list confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[35] "Diamond set to shine after signing three year deal". Stockport County FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

[36] "Michael Spellman signs for Newport County". Newport County AFC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[37] "Incoming: Connor Pye". Bury FC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[38] "Ellis Taylor becomes our third Summer signing". Harrogate Town AFC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[39] "Kailem Beatie player profile". Heaton Stannington FC. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[41] "Henry Fieldson Signs!". Queen's Park FC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

[42] "Panthers Welcome Joe Ryder". High Point Panthers. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

[43] "Bradley Dack rejoins the Gills". Gillingham FC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[44] "Harry Gardiner signs for Blyth Spartans". Blyth Spartans AFC. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

[45] "The Pics have completed the signing of Sunderland defender, Callum Wilson". Rushall Olympic FC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

[46] "Welcome to Bishop Auckland Ben Creamer". Bishop Auckland FC. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

[47] "Quakers sign Jayden Sekete". Darlington FC. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

[48] "City Snap Up Evans". Bradford City AFC. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

[49] "Several pre-season fixtures confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[50] "Update on tour of Spain". Sunderland AFC. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

[51] "Lads take on Nottingham Forest in Spain". Sunderland AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[52] "SAFC To Face Olympique Marseille". Sunderland AFC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[53] EFL (11 April 2024). "EFL Statement: Sheffield United Football Club". EFL. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-55] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[56] "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[SheffMiddlesbroughTV-57] "Sheff Wed and Middlesbrough games selected for live broadcast". Sunderland AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[LeedsHullPrestonWBASheffUStokePortsmouth-58] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Broadcast Selections Confirmed Until January 2025". Sunderland AFC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[59] "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[60] "Carabao Cup: Preston North End 2-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-08-14.

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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
13	9	2	2	23	9	+14	29	5	1	0	12	2	+10	4	1	2	11	7	+4

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	9	2	2	23	9	+14	29	5	1	0	12	2	+10	4	1	2	11	7	+4

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	9	2	2	23	9	+14	29	5	1	0	12	2	+10	4	1	2	11	7	+4