Sunderland A.F.C. season 2008-09

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Sunderland A.F.C
Season 2008-09
League	Premier League
Manager	Roy Keane
Chairman	Niall Quinn
League position
Win-Loss-Draw	League: 0-0-0 Cup: 0-0-0
Top goalscorer	League: Cup:
FA Cup	Third Round, ()
Carling Cup	Second Round, ()

The 2008-09 season is the 108th full season of league football for Sunderland A.F.C.. They play in the English Premiership.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Events 3 Players 3.1 Squad information 3.2 Squad stats 3.3 Players in / out 3.3.1 In 3.3.2 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

[edit] Events

[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
	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
	IRE		CB	McArdle		18	2008	0 (0/0)	0		Youth system
	WAL	15	LB	Collins		27	2004	119 (102/17)	2	2010	£ 0.4m
	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	38	MF	Chandler		19	2007	0 (0/0)	0		Youth system
	ENG		MF	Henderson		17	2008	0 (0/0)	0		Youth system
	ENG		MF	Luscombe		18	2008	0 (0/0)	0		Youth system
	ENG		MF	Colback		18	2008	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
	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
	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
	ENG		CF	Cook		18	2008	0 (0/0)	0		Youth system

Last updated: 12 May 2008
Source: safc.com, players' Wikipedia articles
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
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
WAL	13	GK	Ward
NIR	24	GK	Carson
HUN	32	GK	Fülöp
ENG	2	RB	Halford
ENG	26	RB	Bardsley
JAM	5	CB	Nosworthy
IRE	6	CB	McShane
ENG	14	CB	Higginbotham
SCO	21	CB	Anderson
WAL	15	LB	Collins
NGA	4	DM	Etuhu
ENG	8	MF	Whitehead
IRE	12	MF	Miller
ENG	18	MF	Leadbitter
TRI	19	MF	Yorke
IRE	20	MF	Reid
IRE	28	MF	Kavanagh
TRI	7	WI	Edwards
ENG	10	WI	K. Richardson
SCO	33	WI	Wallace
IRE	9	CF	Stokes
IRE	11	CF	Murphy
ENG	16	CF	Chopra
TRI	17	CF	Jones
IRE	23	CF	O'Donovan
IRE	31	CF	Connolly
ENG	39	CF	Waghorn
SWE	45	CF	Prica

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] Players in / out

[edit] In

Status	EU	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving from	Transfer Window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
Youth team Y		ENG		RB	Kay	18				Youth system	4/6 SAFC
Youth team Y		ENG		MF	Henderson	17				Youth system	4/6 SAFC
Youth team Y		ENG		WI	Luscombe	18				Youth system	4/6 SAFC
Youth team Y		ENG		CF	Cook	18				Youth system	4/6 SAFC
Youth team Y		ENG		LB	Liddle	18				Youth system	4/6 SAFC
Youth team Y		ENG		MF	Colback	18				Youth system	4/6 SAFC
Youth team Y		ENG		CB	McArdle	18				Youth system	4/6 SAFC

[edit] Out

Status	EU	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving to	Transfer Window	Transfer fee	Source
Contract ended Y		ENG		RB	Wright	28			Free	8/5 SAFC
Contract ended Y		IRE		LB	Harte	30			Free	8/5 SAFC
Contract ended Y		SVK		CB	Varga	35			Free	8/5 SAFC
Contract ended Y		ENG		CF	Cole	36			Free	8/5 SAFC
Contract ended Y		IRE		LB	Donoghue	19			Free	8/5 SAFC
Contract ended Y		ENG		CB	Hartley	20			Free	8/5 SAFC
Contract ended Y		IRE		MF	Dennehy	21			Free	8/5 SAFC
Contract ended Y		ENG		MF	J.Richardson	20			Free	8/5 SAFC
Contract ended Y		NZL		CB	Pelter	20			Free	8/5 SAFC

Last updated: 12 May 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:
£ (Estimated final figure)

Total transfer fees received:
£ (Estimated final figure)

Total loss or profit:
-£

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	/
Football League Cup	2nd round	—		{{{dfm}}}
FA Cup	3rd round	—		{{{dfm}}}

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
0	Stoke City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 12 May 2008
Source: Premier League 2008-09
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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
Result

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

[edit] Matches

[edit] Competitive

[edit] Pre-season

Match	Date	Competition or tour	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Scorers	GD
1	20 July 2008	Albufeira Cup		Sporting Lisbon
2	22 July 2008	Albufeira Cup		Vitória de Setúbal
3	28 July 2008	Ireland Tour	A	Cobh Ramblers
4	30 July 2008	—	A	Nottingham Forest
5	3 August 2008	—	H	Ajax
6	7 August 2008	Ireland Tour	A	Athlone Town
7	9 August 2008	Ireland Tour	A	Shamrock Rovers

Last updated: 4 June 2008
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: ( v )
• Lowest: ( v )
• Average Home (League):
• Ratio: Average attendance \ stadium capacity:

[edit] Matches

• Best win: ( v ), ( v )
• Heaviest defeat: ( v )

• Longest unbeaten run (league games): ( to )
• Longest losing run (league games): ( to ), ( to )

[edit] Players

• Leading goalscorers: ( )

• Most appearances: ( )

• Most red cards: ( )

Stats up to date as of 12 May 2008

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

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