Sunderland A.F.C. season 2007-08

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Sunderland A.F.C
Season 2007-08
League	Premier League
Manager	Roy Keane
Chairman	Niall Quinn
League position	15th, 39pts
Win-Loss-Draw	League:11-6-21 Cup: 0-0-2
Top goalscorer	League: Kenwyne Jones (7) Cup: N/A
FA Cup	Third Round, Loser v Wigan (0-3)
Carling Cup	Second Round, Loser v Luton (0-3)

The 2007-08 season is the 107th full season of league football for Sunderland A.F.C.. They play in the English Premiership, having been promoted as champions of the Championship in the previous season.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Events 3 Players 3.1 Squad information 3.2 Squad stats 3.3 Disciplinary record 3.4 Start formations 3.5 Most frequent start 3.6 Players in / out 3.6.1 In 3.6.2 Out 4 Club 4.1 The management 4.2 Kit 4.3 Estimated transfer totals 5 Competitions 5.1 Overall 5.2 Premier League 5.2.1 Classification 5.2.2 Results summary 5.2.3 Results by round 6 Matches 6.1 Competitive 6.2 Pre-season 7 Statistics 7.1 Attendance 7.2 Matches 7.3 Players 8 Deaths 9 References

[edit] Overview

After finishing the previous season as champions of the Championship, Roy Keane looked to strengthen his squad for his first season as a Premiership manager. The Drumaville Consortium made good with their promise to financially back the manager, spending over £27 million on players during the summer, including the record-breaking signing of goalkeeper Craig Gordon.

Sunderland toured Ireland during pre-season, before a home game against Italian side Juventus to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Stadium of Light.

[edit] Events

• August 4: 25,000 see Sunderland draw 1-1 against Juventus in a game to mark ten years at the Stadium of Light.^{[citation needed]}
• August 7: Sunderland spend £7m (to rise to £9m) on Scottish goalkeeper Craig Gordon. The signing made him Sunderland's most expensive player ever, and the most expensive goalkeeper in Britain.^{[citation needed]}
• August 11: Sunderland beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on their return to top flight football^{[citation needed]}
• September 11: Sunderland 1973 FA Cup Final legend Ian Porterfield died.^{[citation needed]}
• November 24: Sunderland suffer their worst ever premiership defeat: 7-1 against Everton F.C. at Goodison Park^{[citation needed]}
• April 26: Sunderland secure their Premier League status after home win against Middlesbrough F.C.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Players

[edit] Squad information

EU	Country	N	P	Name	Cap	Age	Since	App (GS/Sub)		Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
	SCO	1	GK	Gordon		25	2007	35 (35/0)	0	2012	£ 9m
	WAL	13	GK	Ward		34	2006	35 (35/0)	0	2008	Free
	NIR	24	GK	Carson		20	2006	0 (0/0)	0		Youth system
	HUN	32	GK	Fülöp		25	2007	6 (6/0)	0	2010	£ 0.5m
	NED		GK	van der Gouw		45	2007	0 (0/0)	0		Free
	ENG	2	RB	Halford		23	2007	9 (9/0)	0	2011	£ 3m
	SCO	26	RB	Bardsley		22	2008	11 (11/0)	0	2011	£ 2m
	ENG	35	RB	Kay		18	2008	0 (0/0)	0		Youth system
	JAM	5	CB	Nosworthy		27	2005	92 (84/8)	0	2010	Free
	IRE	6	CB	McShane		22	2007	22 (21/1)	0	2010	£ 2.5m
	ENG	14	LB	Higginbotham		29	2007	21 (21/0)	3	2011	£ 3m
	SCO	21	CB	Anderson		29	2007	2 (1/1)	0	2010	£ 1m
	FRA	25	CB	Mvoto		19	2008	0 (0/0)	0	2011	Undisclosed
	NZL		CB	Pelter		20	2007	0 (0/0)	0	2008	Free
	ENG	29	CB	Hartley		20	2006	1 (0/1)	0	2008	Youth system
	NIR	44	CB	Evans		20	2008	0 (0/0)	0	2008	Loan
	SVK	27	CB	Varga		35	2006	54 (49/5)	2	2008	Undisclosed
	IRE	3	LB	Harte		30	2007	8 (3/5)	0	2008	Free
	WAL	15	LB	Collins		27	2004	119 (102/17)	2	2010	£ 0.4m
	IRE	22	LB	Clarke		28	2006	4 (2/2)	0	2009	£ 0.4m
	IRE	36	LB	Donoghue		19	2007	0 (0/0)	0	2008	Youth system
	IRE	41	LB	Liddle		18	2008	0 (0/0)	0		Youth system
N	NGA	4	DM	Etuhu		26	2007	21 (19/2)	1	2011	£ 1.5m
N	TRI	19	DM	Yorke		36	2006	54 (45/9)	6	2008	£ 0.2m
	ENG	8	MF	Whitehead	Cap	26	2004	162 (154/8)	14	2012	£ 0.15m
	IRE	12	MF	Miller		27	2006	56 (42/14)	3	2009	Free
	ENG	18	MF	Leadbitter		22	2003	91 (52/39)	9	2009	Youth system
	IRE	20	MF	Reid		25	2008	13 (11/2)	1	2011	£ 4m
	IRE	28	MF	Kavanagh		34	2006	15 (11/4)	1	2009	£ 0.5m
	ENG	30	MF	J.Richardson		20	2006	0 (0/0)	0	2008	Youth system
	IRE	34	MF	Dennehy		21	2005	0 (0/0)	0	2008	Free
	ENG	38	MF	Chandler		19	2007	0 (0/0)	0		Youth system
N	TRI	7	WI	Edwards		29	2007	29 (26/3)	5	2010	£ 1.5m
	ENG	10	WI	K. Richardson		23	2007	18 (16/2)	3	2011	Undisclosed
	SCO	33	WI	Wallace		23	2006	55 (40/15)	8	2009	Undisclosed
	NIR	37	WI	Weir		19	2007	0 (0/0)	0		Youth system
	IRE	9	CF	Stokes		19	2007	35 (16/19)	3	2010	£ 2m
	IRE	11	CF	Murphy		25	2005	86 (55/31)	14	2011	£ 0.1m
N	TRI	14	CF	John		31	2007	16 (10/6)	5	2009	Undisclosed
	ENG	16	CF	Chopra		24	2007	34 (22/12)	6	2011	£ 5m
N	TRI	17	CF	Jones		23	2007	33 (33/0)	7	2011	£ 6m
	ENG	20	CF	Cole		36	2007	8 (3/5)	0	2008	Free
	IRE	23	CF	O'Donovan		22	2007	19 (5/14)	0	2010	Undisclosed
	IRE	31	CF	Connolly		23	2006	42 (32/10)	13	2009	£ 1.9m
	ENG	39	CF	Waghorn		18	2007	4 (2/2)	0	2010	Youth system
	ENG	40	CF	Dowson		19	2007	0 (0/0)	0		Youth system
	SWE	45	CF	Prica		27	2008	6 (0/6)	1	2011	£ 2m

Last updated: 12 May 2008
Source: safc.com, players' Wikipedia articles
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
Squad size is unlimited.
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); Cap: Cap = captain, VC = vice-captain; Age = current age or age on the end of the season; Since = when the player started to be a permanent part of the squad (no icon for summer transfer; for winter transfer); App and = only competitive appearances and goals. See source for more detail; GS = games started; Sub = appearances as substitute; Ends = when the player's contract ends; = undisclosed.

[edit] Squad stats

				Total			Premier League		FA Cup		Football League Cup

Country	N	P	Name	GS	A					A					A					A
SCO	1	GK	Gordon	35	35	3180				34	3090				1	90
WAL	13	GK	Ward	4	4	361				3	271									1	90
NIR	24	GK	Carson
HUN	32	GK	Fülöp	1	1	90				1	90
NED		GK	van der Gouw
ENG	2	RB	Halford	9	9	772		2	2	8	682		1	1						1	90		1	1
ENG	26	RB	Bardsley	11	11	995		3		11	995		3
JAM	5	CB	Nosworthy	31	31	2716		3		29	2536		3		1	90				1	90
IRE	6	CB	McShane	21	22	1874		3	1	21	1784		3	1	1	90
ENG	14	CB	Higginbotham	21	21	1910	3	1		21	1910	3	1
SCO	21	CB	Anderson	1	2	119				1	29									1	90
SVK	27	CB	Varga
ENG	29	CB	Hartley
NIR	44	CB	Evans	16	16	1433				15	1343				1	90
IRE	3	LB	Harte	3	8	278				8	278
WAL	15	LB	Collins	33	37	3159	1	6		36	3069	1	6		1	90
IRE	22	LB	Clarke
NGA	4	DM	Etuhu	19	21	1586	1	5		20	1524	1	4							1	62		1
ENG	8	MF	Whitehead	28	28	2472	1	7		27	2414	1	7		1	58
IRE	12	MF	Miller	17	25	1707	1	2	1	24	1617	1	2	1						1	90
ENG	18	MF	Leadbitter	18	33	2035	2	5		31	1913	2	5		1	32				1	90
TRI	19	MF	Yorke	17	21	1275	1	5	1	20	1263	1	5	1						1	12
IRE	20	MF	Reid	11	13	990	1	2		13	990	1	2
IRE	28	MF	Kavanagh	1	1	90									1	90
ENG	30	MF	J.Richardson
TRI	7	WI	Edwards	11	13	858				13	858
ENG	10	WI	K. Richardson	16	18	1193	3	3		17	1119	3	3		1	74
SCO	33	WI	Wallace	19	22	1595	2	4		21	1505	2	3							1	90		1
IRE	9	CF	Stokes	9	21	833	1			20	755	1								1	78
IRE	11	CF	Murphy	22	30	1971	3	2		28	1819	3	2		1	90				1	62
TRI	14	CF	John		1	32	1			1	32	1
ENG	16	CF	Chopra	22	33	2030	96	7		33	2029	6	7								1	90
TRI	17	CF	Jones	33	33	2846	7	2		33	2846	7	2
ENG	20	CF	Cole	3	8	268				7	236				1	32
IRE	23	CF	O'Donovan	5	19	577		2		17	459		2		1	90				1	28
IRE	31	CF	Connolly	1	4	140		1		2	96				1	16				1	28		1
ENG	39	CF	Waghorn	2	3	165				2	107				1	58
SWE	45	CF	Prica		6	207	1	1		6	207	1	1

Last updated: 12 May 2008
Source: safc.com
Ordered by start team and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank
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); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

[edit] Disciplinary record

Country	N	P	Name				Notes
ENG	2	RB	Halford		2	1
IRE	6	CB	McShane	1		3
IRE	12	CM	Miller	1		2
ENG	16	CF	Chopra			6
NGA	4	CM	Etuhu			5
WAL	15	LB	Collins			5
ENG	18	CM	Leadbitter			5
TRI	19	CF	Yorke		1	4
SCO	33	LM	Wallace			4
ENG	8	CM	Whitehead			4
TRI	17	CF	Jones			2
SCO	1	GK	Gordon			1
JAM	5	CB	Nosworthy			1
ENG	14	CB	Higginbotham			1
ENG	10	LM	Richardson			2
ENG	26	RB	Bardsley			2
IRE	23	CF	O'Donovan			2
IRE	20	CM	Reid			1
IRE	9	CF	Stokes			1
IRE	31	CF	Connolly			1
IRE	11	CF	Murphy			1
SWE	45	CF	Prica			1

Last updated: 30 March
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Ordered by , and
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); = Number of sending offs by a direct red card; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of bookings.

[edit] Start formations

Qnt	Formation	Match(es)
22	4-4-2	All matches
9	4-5-1	Manchester United, Arsenal, West Ham, Everton, Chelsea (A), Tottenham, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Newcastle (A)
1	4-1-4-1	Blackburn
1	4-4-1-1	Chelsea (H)

Last updated: 20 April 2008
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

[edit] Most frequent start

Country	N	P	Name	GS	Notes
SCO	1	GK	Gordon	30
IRE	6	CB	McShane	21
JAM	5	CB	Nosworthy	28	4 starts at RB
ENG	17	CB	Higginbotham	19
WAL	15	LB	Collins	30
NGA	4	DM	Etuhu	19
ENG	8	CM	Whitehead	25
ENG	16	CF	Chopra	20
SCO	33	WI	Wallace	18
IRE	11	CF	Murphy	22
TRI	17	CF	Jones	30

Last updated: 20 April 2008
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Country: 1st flag=country of birth, 2nd flag=country that plays for internationally (if different); 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).

[edit] Players in / out

[edit] In

Status	EU	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving from	Transfer Window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
Youth team Y		NIR	37	MF	Weir	19				Youth system	18/5 SAFC
Youth team Y		ENG	38	MF	Chandler	19				Youth system	18/5 SAFC
Youth team Y		ENG	40	CF	Dowson	19				Youth system	18/5 SAFC
Transferred Y		ENG	2	RB	Halford	23	Reading		2011	£ 3m	11/6 SAFC
Transferred Y		SCO	21	CB	Anderson	29	Aberdeen		2010	£ 1m	27/6 SAFC
Transferred Y		ENG	16	CF	Chopra	29	Cardiff City		2011	£ 5m	13/7 SAFC
Transferred Y		ENG	10	WI	Richardson	23	Manchester United		2011		16/7 SAFC
Transferred Y	N	NGA	4	DM	Etuhu	26	Norwich City		2011	£ 1.5m	17/7 SAFC
Transferred Y		IRE	6	CB	McShane	22	West Brom		2010	£ 2.5m	26/7 SAFC
Transferred Y		SCO	1	GK	Gordon	25	Hearts		2012	£ 9m	7/8 SAFC
Transferred Y		IRE	23	CF	O'Donovan	22	Cork City		2010		9/8 SAFC
Signed Y		NED		GK	van der Gouw	45	AGOVV			Free	9/8 SAFC
Signed Y		ENG	20	CF	Cole	36	Portsmouth		2008	Free	24/8 SAFC
Signed Y		IRE	3	LB	Harte	30	Levante		2008	Free	29/8 SAFC
Transferred Y		ENG	14	LB	Higginbotham	29	Stoke City		2011	£ 3m	29/8 SAFC
Transferred Y	N	TRI	17	CF	Jones	23	Southampton		2011	£ 6m	29/8 SAFC
Signed Y		NZL		CB	Pelter	20	Canterbury United		2008	Free	8/9 SAFC
Youth team Y		ENG	39	CF	Waghorn	18				Youth system	26/12 SAFC
Loaned Y		NIR	44	CB	Evans	20	Manchester United		2008	N/A	4/1 SAFC
Signed Y		FRA	25	CB	Mvoto	19	Paris Saint-Germain		2011		15/1 SAFC
Signed Y		ENG	26	RB	Bardsley	22	Manchester United		2011	£ 2m	22/1 SAFC
Signed Y		SWE	45	CF	Prica	27	Aalborg		2011	£ 2m	23/1 SAFC
Signed Y		IRE	20	CF	Reid	25	Charlton Athletic		2011	£ 4m	31/1 SAFC

[edit] Out

Status	EU	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving to	Transfer Window	Transfer fee	Source
Retired Y		IRE		CB	Cunningham	36			Free	18/5 SAFC
Contract ended Y		SCO		CM	Miller	29	Ipswich Town		Free	18/5 SAFC
Contract ended Y		FRA		WI	Mocquet	25	Pau FC		Free	18/5 SAFC
Contract ended Y		SCO		CF	Smith	21	Aldershot Town		Free	18/5 SAFC
Loaned out Y		ESP		CM	Arnau	26	Falkirk		—	17/7 SAFC
Transferred Y		IRE		CF	Elliott	24	Wolverhampton Wanderers			19/7 SAFC
Loaned out N		ENG		RB	Wright	28	Stoke City		—	3/8 SAFC
Loaned out N		IRE	22	LB	Clarke	28	Leicester City		—	16/8 SAFC
Loaned out N		HUN	32	GK	Fülöp	25	Leicester City		—	16/8 SAFC
Transferred Y		SWE		WI	Hysén	26	Göteborg			25/8 SAFC
Transferred Y	N	TRI	14	CF	John	31	Southampton		Exchange	29/8 SAFC
Loaned out N		IRE	28	CM	Kavanagh	34	Sheffield Wednesday		—	21/9 SAFC
Loaned out Y		IRE	34	LM	Dennehy	21	Accrington Stanley		—	22/11 SAFC
Loaned out Y		SVK	27	CB	Varga	35	Burnley		—	4/1 SAFC
Loaned out Y		ENG	20	CF	Cole	36	Burnley		—	29/1 SAFC
Loaned out Y		ENG	2	RB	Halford	23	Charlton Athletic		—	31/1 SAFC
Loaned out Y		IRE	28	CM	Kavanagh	34	Sheffield Wednesday		—	31/1 SAFC
Contract terminated		IRE	22	LB	Clarke	28			—	6/2 SAFC
Loaned out Y		SCO	21	CB	Anderson	29	Stoke City		—	19/2 SAFC
Loaned out Y		ENG	40	CF	Dowson	19	Chesterfield		—	21/2 SAFC
Loaned out Y		ENG	29	CB	Hartley	20	Chesterfield		—	21/2 SAFC
Loaned out N		HUN	32	GK	Fülöp	25	Stoke City		—	22/2 SAFC

Last updated: 22 Feb 2008
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; = Undisclosed; = Summer transfer window; = Winter transfer window; n/a = Not applicable.

[edit] Club

[edit] The management

Position	Staff
Manager	Roy Keane
Head Coach	Tony Loughlan
First Team Coach	Ricky Sbragia
Reserve Team Coach	Neil Bailey
Goalkeeping Coach	Raimond van der Gouw
Senior Physiotherapist	David Binningsley
Physiotherapist	Pete Friar
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Mike Clegg
Fitness Coach	Scott Ainsley
Chief Scout	Mick Brown

Last updated: 6 August 2007
Source: A.F.C.

[edit] Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor: Boylesports

Home

Away

3rd

Source: A._F.C. Wikipedia Sunderland Article

[edit] Estimated transfer totals

Does not take into account undisclosed fees.

Total transfer fees paid:
£37m (Estimated final figure)

Total transfer fees received:
£2.65m (Estimated final figure)

Total loss or profit:
-£33.45m

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	/	15	11 Aug 2007	11 May 2007
Football League Cup	2nd round	—	2nd round	27 Aug 2007
FA Cup	3rd round	3rd round	3rd round	5 Jan 2008

Last updated: 12 May 2008
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

[edit] Premier League

[edit] Classification

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Wigan Athletic	38	10	10	18	34	51	-17	40
15	Sunderland	38	11	6	21	36	59	-23	39
16	Bolton Wanderers	38	9	10	19	36	54	-18	37

Last updated: 12 May 2008
Source: Premier League 2007-08
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	39	11	6	21	36	69	-33	9	3	7	23	31	-8	2	3	14	13	38	-25

Last updated: 11 May 2008
Source: Barclays Premier League
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Results by round

Round	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	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
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	L

Last updated: 12 May 2008.
Source: League results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

[edit] Matches

[edit] Competitive

M	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	11 Aug 2007	Premier League	1	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 0	Kick off: 12:45 WEST Attendance: 43,967 Referee: Alan Wiley  93' Chopra
2	15 Aug 2007	Premier League	2	A	Birmingham City	2 – 2	Attendance: 24,898 Referee: Keith Stroud  74' Chopra  90' John 52' Etuhu
3	18 Aug 2007	Premier League	3	A	Wigan Athletic	0 – 3	Attendance: 18,639 Referee: Mike Riley 62' Collins 65' Etuhu
4	25 Aug 2007	Premier League	4	H	Liverpool	0 – 2	Attendance: 45,645 Referee: Mark Halsey 27' Etuhu
5	27 Aug 2007	Football League Cup	2nd round	A	Luton Town	0 – 3	Attendance: 4,401 Referee: Trevor Kettle 30' Etuhu 81' Connolly 83' Wallace  50,61' Halford
6	1 Sep 2007	Premier League	5	A	Manchester United	0 – 1	Attendance: 75,648 Referee: Martin Atkinson 38' Leadbitter 65' Chopra
7	15 Sep 2007	Premier League	6	H	Reading	2 – 1	Attendance: 39,272 Referee: Steve Tanner  28' Jones  46' Wallace 48' Wallace
8	22 Sep 2007	Premier League	7	A	Middlesbrough	2 – 2	Attendance: 30,675 Referee: Howard Webb  1' Leadbitter  88' Wallace 41' Etuhu 43' Chopra 63' Leadbitter 71' Miller
9	29 Sep 2007	Premier League	8	H	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 2	Attendance: 41,252 Referee: Peter Walton  89' Leadbitter 65' Collins
10	7 Oct 2007	Premier League	9	A	Arsenal	2 – 3	Attendance: 60,098 Referee: Rob Style  25' Wallace  48' Jones 4' Jones 28' Chopra  90' McShane
11	21 Oct 2007	Premier League	10	A	West Ham United	1 – 3	Attendance: 34,913 Referee: Chris Foy  51' Jones 17' Leadbitter 56' Halford
12	27 Oct 2007	Premier League	11	H	Fulham	1 – 1	Attendance: 39,392 Referee: Andre Marriner  35,67' Halford  85' Jones
13	5 Nov 2007	Premier League	12	A	Manchester City	0 – 1	Attendance: 40,038 Referee: Alan Wiley 80' Nosworthy
14	10 Nov 2007	Premier League	13	H	Newcastle United	1 – 1	Attendance: 47,701 Referee: Martin Atkinson 24' Chopra  52' Higginbotham
15	24 Nov 2007	Premier League	14	A	Everton	1 – 7	Attendance: 38,594 Referee: Phil Dowd  45' Yorke 87' McShane
16	1 Dec 2007	Premier League	15	H	Derby County	1 – 0	Attendance: 42,380 Referee: Mark Halsey 90' Stokes  93' Stokes
17	8 Dec 2007	Premier League	16	A	Chelsea	0 – 2	Attendance: 41,707 Referee: Peter Walton 40' Wallace  88' Miller
18	15 Dec 2007	Premier League	17	H	Aston Villa	1 – 1	Attendance: 43,248 Referee: Steve Bennett  10' Higginbotham 18' Whitehead 85' Yorke
19	22 Dec 2007	Premier League	18	A	Reading	1 – 2	Attendance: 24,082 Referee: Steve Tanner  82'(pen) Chopra 32' Murphy 38'Leadbitter 61' Jones 90' Yorke
20	26 Dec 2007	Premier League	19	H	Manchester United	0 – 4	Attendance: 47,360 Referee: Uriah Rennie 62' Whitehead 81' McShane
21	29 Dec 2007	Premier League	20	H	Bolton Wanderers	3 – 1	Attendance: 42,058 Referee: Phil Dowd 13' Richardson  13' Richardson  32'Jones  91' Murphy
22	1 Jan 2008	Premier League	21	A	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 1	Attendance: 23,212 Referee: Rob Styles 56' Higginbotham 58' Wallace  65,71' Yorke 80'Collins
23	5 Jan 2008	FA Cup	3rd round	H	Wigan Athletic	0 – 3	Attendance: 20,821 Referee: Mike Riley
24	12 Jan 2008	Premier League	22	H	Portsmouth	2 – 0	Attendance: 37,369 Referee: Chris Foy  33' Richardson  44' Richardson 71'Collins 80' Richardson 89' Yorke
25	19 Jan 2008	Premier League	23	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0 – 2	Attendance: 36,070 Referee: Lee Mason 38'McShane 58' Chopra
26	29 Jan 2008	Premier League	24	H	Birmingham City	2 – 0	Attendance: 37,674 Referee: Mark Halsey  15'Murphy  66' Prica 68' Prica
27	2 Feb 2008	Premier League	25	A	Liverpool	0 – 3	Attendance: 43,244 Referee: Rob Styles 22' Miller 88' Gordon
28	9 Feb 2008	Premier League	26	H	Wigan Athletic	2 – 0	Attendance: 43,600 Referee: Mike Dean  41' Etuhu  74' Murphy
29	23 Feb 2008	Premier League	27	A	Portsmouth	0 – 1	Attendance: 20,139 Referee: Phil Dowd 86' Collins 88' Yorke
30	1 Mar 2008	Premier League	28	A	Derby County	0 – 0	Attendance: 33,058 Referee: Mike Riley 75' Chopra
31	8 Mar 2008	Premier League	29	H	Everton	0 – 1	Attendance: 42,595 Referee: Alan Wiley 36' Whitehead 78' Bardsley
32	15 Mar 2008	Premier League	30	H	Chelsea	0 – 1	Attendance: 44,679 Referee: Mike Dean 51' Whitehead 58' Leadbitter
33	22 Mar 2008	Premier League	31	A	Aston Villa	1 – 0	Attendance: 42,640 Referee: Howard Webb 34' Bardsley 57' O'Donovan  82' Chopra
34	29 Mar 2008	Premier League	32	H	West Ham United	2 – 1	Attendance: 45,690 Referee: Andre Marriner  29' Jones 32' Reid 90' O'Donovan  90+5' Reid
35	5 Apr 2008	Premier League	33	A	Fulham	3 – 1	Attendance: 25,053 Referee: Mark Halsey  45' Collins  54' Chopra  76' Jones
36	12 Apr 2008	Premier League	34	H	Manchester City	1 – 2	Attendance: 46,797 Referee: Mike Rileyy 18' Whitehead 22' Bardsley 78' Nosworthy  82' Whitehead
37	19 Apr 2008	Premier League	35	A	Newcastle United	0 – 2	Attendance: 52,305 Referee: Mike Dean 28' Whitehead 45' Murphy 69' Miller 72' Reid 79' Nosworthy
38	26 Apr 2008	Premier League	36	H	Middlesbrough	3 – 2	Attendance: 45,059 Referee: Steve Bennett  6' Higginbotham 34' Richardson 39' Chopra  45' Chopra 45' Whitehead  90' Pogatetz (own goal)
39	3 May 2008	Premier League	37	A	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 2	Attendance: 25,053 Referee: Martin Atkinson
40	11 May 2008	Premier League	38	H	Arsenal	0 – 1	Attendance: 47,802 Referee: Keith Stroud 54' Collins

Last updated: 12 May 2008
Source: FA Cup 2007-08, BBC Football and SAFC.com
Notes: Barclays Premier League fixture not list due to copyright. Results will be shown.
¹Sunderland goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Sunderland.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral.

[edit] Pre-season

Match	Date	Competition or tour	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Scorers	GD
1	18 July 2007	—	A	Darlington	2 - 0	Wallace 12', Stokes 76'	2
2	21 July 2007	—	A	Scunthorpe United	0 - 1		-1
3	28 July 2007	Ireland Tour	A	Bohemian	1 - 0	John 78'	1
4	30 July 2007	Ireland Tour	A	Cork City	1 - 1	Miller 75'	0
5	1 August 2007	Ireland Tour	A	Galway United	4 - 0	Chopra 6', Richardson 56', Connolly 83', John 85'	4
6	4 August 2007	Stadium of Light's 10th Annerversary	H	Juventus	1 - 1	Murphy 7'	0

Last updated: 8 August 2007
¹Sunderland goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Sunderland.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Attendance

• Highest: 75,648 (September 1 2007 v Manchester United)
• Lowest: 4,401 (August 27 2007 v Luton Town) (League Cup)
• Average Home (League): 45,752
• Ratio: Average attendance \ stadium capacity: 93.37%

[edit] Matches

• Best win: 3-1 (Sunderland v Bolton), (Fulham v Sunderland)
• Heaviest defeat: 7-1 (Everton v Sunderland)

• Longest unbeaten run (league games): 3 (22 Mar 2008 to 5 Apr 2008)
• Longest losing run (league games): 3 (18 Aug 2007 to 1 Sep 2007), (22 Sep 2007 to 7 Oct 2007)

[edit] Players

• Leading goalscorers: Kenwyne Jones (7)

• Most appearances: Craig Gordon (35)

• Most red cards: Greg Halford (2)

Stats up to date as of 12 May 2008

[edit] Deaths

September 11, Ian Porterfield, Colon cancer (1967-1977)^[1] 268(17)

December 13, Harry Kirtley, (1948-1955) ^[2] 101(18)

January 21, Billy Elliott, (1953-1959) ^[3] 212(26)

[edit] References

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