List of Sunderland A.F.C. players

For a list of all Sunderland players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players. For the current first-team squad, see Sunderland A.F.C.#Current squad.

Alf Common, the first player to be transferred for £1,000, when he was bought by Middlesbrough from Sunderland in 1905

Sunderland Association Football Club was founded in 1879, and turned professional in 1886. This list contains all players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included. This includes players who have set a club playing record, such as goalscoring or transfer fee records.^[1]

Jimmy Montgomery holds the record for Sunderland appearances, having played 627 matches between 1960 and 1977,^[2] followed by Len Ashurst who made 459 appearances.^[3] As of 21 March 2009, the player who has won most international caps while at the club is Charlie Hurley with 36 for Republic of Ireland.^[A] Alf Common became the first transfer to reach £1,000 after moving to Middlesbrough from Sunderland in 1905.^[B]

The goalscoring record is held by Bobby Gurney, with 227 goals in all competitions, in 390 appearances, scored between 1925 and 1950.^[C] Charlie Buchan is the next highest goalscorer, closely behind Gurney with 221 goals, in 411 games, from 1911 to 1925.^[4] Dave Halliday holds the record for the most goals scored in a season, set in 1928–29, with 43 league goals in 42 games in the First Division.^[D] Halliday also holds a high goalscoring ratio while at Sunderland, scoring 175 goals in 164 games, with a goal every 0.94 games. Defender Charlie Hurley was voted as Sunderland's "Player of the Century" in the club's centenary season in 1979.^[E]

As of the end of the 2010–11 season, 189 players have reached the milestone of 100 senior appearances for the club; this figure includes one current player, John O'Shea.

Players

Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics are correct as of 20 August 2012.

Players with name in bold are Sunderland record holders.
Players with nationality in bold won full international caps for their country while with the club.

Name	Nationality	Position^[F]	Date from^[G]	Date to^[H]	Appearances	Goals	Notes	Club source^[I]	National source
McMillan, JamesJames McMillan	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1884	1886	7000500000000000000♠5	5000000000000000000♠0	^[J]	1
Gibson, WillWill Gibson	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1888	1896	7002102000000000000♠102	7000700000000000000♠7		2
Porteous, ThomasThomas Porteous	England England	Defender	1889	1894	7001930000000000000♠93	5000000000000000000♠0		3	^[5]
Doig, NedNed Doig	Scotland Scotland	Goalkeeper	1890	1904	7002456000000000000♠456	5000000000000000000♠0		4	^[6]
Gillespie, JamesJames Gillespie	Scotland Scotland	Forward	1890 1891	1892 1897	7002148000000000000♠148	7001520000000000000♠52		5
Auld, JohnJohn Auld	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1890	1895	7002115000000000000♠115	7001150000000000000♠15		6
Lathan, JohnJohn Lathan	England Scotland	Midfielder	1968	1974	7002111000000000000♠111	7001230000000000000♠23		6
Scott, JohnJohn Scott	Scotland Scotland	Forward	1890	1896	7002113000000000000♠113	7001290000000000000♠29		7
Campbell, JohnnyJohnny Campbell	Scotland Scotland	Forward	1890	1897	7002215000000000000♠215	7002151000000000000♠151		8 at WebCite (archived 6 April 2012)
Harvey, JohnJohn Harvey	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1890	1897	7002108000000000000♠108	7001120000000000000♠12		9
Millar, JimmyJimmy Millar	Scotland Scotland	Forward	1890 1900	1896 1904	7002260000000000000♠260	7002122000000000000♠122		10
Wilson, HughieHughie Wilson	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1890	1899	7002258000000000000♠258	7001460000000000000♠46		11 at WebCite (archived 6 May 2012)	^[7]
Gow, DonaldDonald Gow	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1891 1893	1892 1897	7002113000000000000♠113	7000100000000000000♠1		12
Hannah, JimmyJimmy Hannah	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1891	1897	7002172000000000000♠172	7001780000000000000♠78		13 at WebCite (archived 1 May 2012)
Dunlop, BillyBilly Dunlop	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1893	1898	7002146000000000000♠146	7000600000000000000♠6		14
McNeill, RobertRobert McNeill	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1894	1900	7002157000000000000♠157	5000000000000000000♠0		15
Ferguson, MatthewMatthew Ferguson	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1896	1902	7002182000000000000♠182	7000500000000000000♠5		16
McAllister, SandySandy McAllister	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1897	1904	7002223000000000000♠223	7000500000000000000♠5		17
McLatchie, ColinColin McLatchie	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1898	1902	7002129000000000000♠129	7001320000000000000♠32		18
Jackson, DickDick Jackson	England England	Defender	1898	1905	7002167000000000000♠167	7001100000000000000♠10		19
Farquhar, JamesJames Farquhar	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1899	1907	7002196000000000000♠196	7001180000000000000♠18		20
McCombie, AndrewAndrew McCombie	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1899	1904	7002164000000000000♠164	7000600000000000000♠6		21	^[8]
Hogg, BillyBilly Hogg	England England	Forward	1899	1909	7002302000000000000♠302	7001860000000000000♠86		22 at WebCite (archived 4 May 2012)	^[9]
Common, AlfAlf Common	England England	Forward	1900 1901	1904 1905	7001430000000000000♠43	7001110000000000000♠11	^[B]	23
Watson, JimmyJimmy Watson	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1900	1907	7002225000000000000♠225	5000000000000000000♠0		24
Gemmell, JimmyJimmy Gemmell	England England	Forward	1900	1912	7002228000000000000♠228	7001460000000000000♠46		25 at WebCite (archived 5 May 2012)
Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes	England England	Defender	1902	1908	7002119000000000000♠119	7000500000000000000♠5		26
Bridgett, ArthurArthur Bridgett	England England	Forward	1902	1912	7002347000000000000♠347	7002116000000000000♠116	^[K]	27	^[10]
Holley, GeorgeGeorge Holley	England England	Forward	1904	1919	7002316000000000000♠316	7002155000000000000♠155	^[L]	28 at WebCite (archived 8 April 2012)	^[11]
Tait, TommyTommy Tait	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1906	1912	7002195000000000000♠195	7000300000000000000♠3		29	^[12]
Forster, HenryHenry Forster	England England	Defender	1907	1911	7002112000000000000♠112	5000000000000000000♠0		30
Jarvie, GavinGavin Jarvie	England England	Defender	1907	1911	7002102000000000000♠102	5000000000000000000♠0		31
Low, HarryHarry Low	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1907	1915	7002227000000000000♠227	7001370000000000000♠37		32
Milton, AlbertAlbert Milton	England England	Defender	1908	1914	7002139000000000000♠139	5000000000000000000♠0		33
Thomson, CharlesCharles Thomson	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1908	1915	7002264000000000000♠264	7000800000000000000♠8		34	^[13]
Troughear, BillyBilly Troughear	England England	Defender	1909	1912	7002108000000000000♠108	5000000000000000000♠0		35
Mordue, JackieJackie Mordue	England England	Forward	1908	1920	7002294000000000000♠294	7001800000000000000♠80		36	^[14]
Cuggy, FrancisFrancis Cuggy	England England	Midfielder	1909	1921	7002189000000000000♠189	7000400000000000000♠4		37	^[15]
Ness, HarryHarry Ness	England England	Defender	1911	1919	7002102000000000000♠102	5000000000000000000♠0		38
Buchan, CharlieCharlie Buchan	England England	Forward	1911	1925	7002411000000000000♠411	7002221000000000000♠221		39 at WebCite (archived 8 April 2012)	^[16]
Martin, HenryHenry Martin	England England	Forward	1912	1922	7002213000000000000♠213	7001230000000000000♠23		40	^[17]
Hobson, BertBert Hobson	England England	Defender	1913	1922	7002172000000000000♠172	5000000000000000000♠0		41
Poole, JohnJohn Poole	England England	Defender	1913	1924	7002152000000000000♠152	7000200000000000000♠2		42
England, ErnieErnie England	England England	Defender	1919	1930	7002351000000000000♠351	5000000000000000000♠0		43
Ellis, BillyBilly Ellis	England England	Midfielder	1920	1927	7002202000000000000♠202	7001320000000000000♠32		44
Marshall, BobbyBobby Marshall	England England	Forward	1920	1928	7002207000000000000♠207	7001730000000000000♠73		45
Parker, CharlieCharlie Parker	England England	Defender	1920	1929	7002256000000000000♠256	7001120000000000000♠12		46
Hawes, ArthurArthur Hawes	England England	Midfielder	1921	1927	7002147000000000000♠147	7001390000000000000♠39		47
Andrews, ArthurArthur Andrews	England England	Defender	1921	1931	7002244000000000000♠244	7000200000000000000♠2		48
Cresswell, WarneyWarney Cresswell	England England	Defender	1922	1927	7002190000000000000♠190	5000000000000000000♠0		49	^[18]
McInroy, AlbertAlbert McInroy	England England	Goalkeeper	1923 1934	1929 1935	7002227000000000000♠227	5000000000000000000♠0		50	^[19]
Clunas, WilliamWilliam Clunas	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1923	1930	7002272000000000000♠272	7001440000000000000♠44		51	^[20]
Gurney, BobbyBobby Gurney	England England	Forward	1925	1950	7002390000000000000♠390	7002227000000000000♠227	^[C]	52	^[21]
Halliday, DaveDave Halliday	Scotland Scotland	Forward	1925	1929	7002175000000000000♠175	7002164000000000000♠164	^[D]	53
Murray, BillBill Murray	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1925	1936	7002328000000000000♠328	5000000000000000000♠0		54
McDougall, JockJock McDougall	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1929	1934	7002184000000000000♠184	7000300000000000000♠3		55
Gallacher, PatrickPatrick Gallacher	Scotland Scotland	Forward	1929	1938	7002309000000000000♠309	7002108000000000000♠108		56	^[22]
Hall, AlexAlex Hall	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1929	1939	7002238000000000000♠238	7000100000000000000♠1		57
Shaw, HarryHarry Shaw	England England	Defender	1930	1935	7002217000000000000♠217	7000500000000000000♠5		58
Thorpe, JimmyJimmy Thorpe	England England	Goalkeeper	1930	1936	7002139000000000000♠139	5000000000000000000♠0		59
Connor, JimmyJimmy Connor	Scotland Scotland	Forward	1930	1939	7002284000000000000♠284	7001620000000000000♠62		60	^[23]
Hastings, AlexanderAlexander Hastings	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1930	1946	7002304000000000000♠304	7000800000000000000♠8		61	^[24]
Johnston, BertBert Johnston	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1931	1939	7002166000000000000♠166	5000000000000000000♠0		62	^[25]
Thomson, CharlieCharlie Thomson	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1931	1939	7002264000000000000♠264	7000800000000000000♠8		63	^[26]
Davis, BertBert Davis	England England	Forward	1932	1936	7002162000000000000♠162	7001400000000000000♠40		64
McNab, SandySandy McNab	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1932	1938	7002113000000000000♠113	7000600000000000000♠6		65	^[27]
Carter, RaichRaich Carter	England England	Midfielder	1932	1939	7002281000000000000♠281	7002132000000000000♠132		66	^[28]
Burbanks, EddieEddie Burbanks	England England	Midfielder	1935	1948	7002156000000000000♠156	7001300000000000000♠30		67
Duns, LenLen Duns	England England	Forward	1935	1952	7002248000000000000♠248	7001540000000000000♠54		68
Mapson, JohnnyJohnny Mapson	England England	Goalkeeper	1935	1954	7002387000000000000♠387	5000000000000000000♠0		69
Gorman, JimmyJimmy Gorman	England England	Defender	1937	1939	7002103000000000000♠103	7000100000000000000♠1		70
Davis, DickieDickie Davis	England England	Forward	1946	1953	7002154000000000000♠154	7001800000000000000♠80		71
Hall, FredFred Hall	England England	Defender	1946	1953	7002224000000000000♠224	7000100000000000000♠1		72
Reynolds, TommyTommy Reynolds	England England	Midfielder	1946	1953	7002171000000000000♠171	7001180000000000000♠18		73
Walsh, BillBill Walsh	England England	Defender	1946	1953	7002105000000000000♠105	7000100000000000000♠1		74
Watson, WillieWillie Watson	England England	Defender	1946	1954	7002223000000000000♠223	7001170000000000000♠17	^[M]	75	^[29]
Stelling, JackJack Stelling	England England	Defender	1946	1956	7002272000000000000♠272	7000800000000000000♠8		76
Hudgell, ArthurArthur Hudgell	England England	Defender	1947	1957	7002275000000000000♠275	5000000000000000000♠0		77
Shackleton, LenLen Shackleton	England England	Forward	1948	1957	7002348000000000000♠348	7002101000000000000♠101		78	^[30]
Wright, TommyTommy Wright	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1949	1954	7002180000000000000♠180	7001540000000000000♠54		79	^[31]
Kirtley, HarryHarry Kirtley	England England	Forward	1949	1955	7002101000000000000♠101	7001180000000000000♠18		80
Ford, TrevorTrevor Ford	Wales Wales	Forward	1950	1957	7002117000000000000♠117	7001700000000000000♠70		81	^[32]
Bingham, BillyBilly Bingham	Northern Ireland Northern Ireland	Forward	1950	1958	7002227000000000000♠227	7001460000000000000♠46		82	^[33]
Hedley, JackJack Hedley	England England	Defender	1950	1958	7002295000000000000♠295	5000000000000000000♠0		83
Aitken, GeorgeGeorge Aitken	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1951	1958	7002267000000000000♠267	7000300000000000000♠3		84	^[34]
Anderson, StanStan Anderson	England England	Defender	1952	1964	7002447000000000000♠447	7001350000000000000♠35	^[N]	85	^[35]
Daniel, RayRay Daniel	Wales Wales	Defender	1953	1957	7002153000000000000♠153	7000700000000000000♠7		86
Elliott, BillyBilly Elliott	England England	Midfielder	1953	1958	7002212000000000000♠212	7001260000000000000♠26		87
Fraser, WillieWillie Fraser	Scotland Scotland	Goalkeeper	1954	1958	7002143000000000000♠143	5000000000000000000♠0		88	^[36]
McDonald, JoeJoe McDonald	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1954	1958	7002155000000000000♠155	7000100000000000000♠1		89	^[37]
Fleming, CharlieCharlie Fleming	Scotland Scotland	Forward	1955	1958	7002122000000000000♠122	7001720000000000000♠72		90
Grainger, ColinColin Grainger	England England	Forward	1957	1960	7002124000000000000♠124	7001140000000000000♠14		91	^[38]
Fogarty, AmbroseAmbrose Fogarty	Ireland Ireland	Midfielder	1957	1963	7002174000000000000♠174	7001430000000000000♠43		92	^[39]
Hurley, CharlieCharlie Hurley	Ireland Ireland	Defender	1957	1969	7002401000000000000♠401	7001260000000000000♠26	^[A]^[E]	93	^[40]
Wakeham, PeterPeter Wakeham	England England	Goalkeeper	1958	1962	7002151000000000000♠151	5000000000000000000♠0		94
Nelson, ColinColin Nelson	England England	Defender	1958	1964	7002168000000000000♠168	7000200000000000000♠2		95
McNab, JimJim McNab	England England	Midfielder	1958	1967	7002323000000000000♠323	7001180000000000000♠18		96
Ashurst, LenLen Ashurst	England England	Defender	1958	1970	7002459000000000000♠459	7000400000000000000♠4		97
Irwin, CecilCecil Irwin	England England	Defender	1958	1971	7002350000000000000♠350	7000100000000000000♠1		98
Harvey, MartinMartin Harvey	Northern Ireland Northern Ireland	Midfielder	1959	1972	7002357000000000000♠357	7000500000000000000♠5		99	^[41]
Sharkey, NickNick Sharkey	Scotland Scotland	Forward	1960	1966	7002117000000000000♠117	7001620000000000000♠62		100
Montgomery, JimmyJimmy Montgomery	England England	Goalkeeper	1960	1977	7002627000000000000♠627	5000000000000000000♠0	^[O]	101
Herd, GeorgeGeorge Herd	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1961	1969	7002318000000000000♠318	7001550000000000000♠55		102
Crossan, JohnnyJohnny Crossan	Northern Ireland Northern Ireland	Forward	1961	1969	7002318000000000000♠318	7001550000000000000♠55		103	^[42]
Mulhall, GeorgeGeorge Mulhall	Scotland Scotland	Forward	1962	1969	7002289000000000000♠289	7001660000000000000♠66		104	^[43]
Kerr, BobbyBobby Kerr	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1964	1979	7002432000000000000♠432	7001690000000000000♠69	^[P]	105
Todd, ColinColin Todd	England England	Defender	1966	1971	7002191000000000000♠191	7000300000000000000♠3		106
Hughes, BillyBilly Hughes	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1967	1977	7002335000000000000♠335	7001810000000000000♠81		107	^[44]
Porterfield, IanIan Porterfield	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1967	1977	7002270000000000000♠270	7001200000000000000♠20	^[Q]	108
Harris, GordonGordon Harris	England England	Midfielder	1968	1971	7002135000000000000♠135	7001160000000000000♠16		109
Tueart, DennisDennis Tueart	England England	Midfielder	1968	1974	7002218000000000000♠218	7001560000000000000♠56		110
McGiven, MickMick McGiven	England England	Defender	1969	1973	7002126000000000000♠126	7001120000000000000♠12		111
Pitt, RichieRichie Pitt	England England	Midfielder	1969	1973	7002145000000000000♠145	7000700000000000000♠7		112
Watson, DavidDavid Watson	England England	Defender	1970	1975	7002212000000000000♠212	7001330000000000000♠33		113	^[45]
Malone, DickDick Malone	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1970	1976	7002282000000000000♠282	7000200000000000000♠2		114
Rowell, GaryGary Rowell	England England	Forward	1972	1984	7002296000000000000♠296	7002103000000000000♠103		115
Ashurst, JackJack Ashurst	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1972	1979	7002165000000000000♠165	7000300000000000000♠3		116
Bolton, JoeJoe Bolton	England England	Midfielder	1972	1981	7002325000000000000♠325	7001120000000000000♠12		117
Halom, VicVic Halom	England England	Forward	1973	1976	7002138000000000000♠138	7001420000000000000♠42		118
Moncur, BobbyBobby Moncur	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1974	1976	7002101000000000000♠101	7000200000000000000♠2		120
Robson, BryanBryan Robson	England England	Forward	1974 1979 1983	1976 1980 1984	7002182000000000000♠182	7001680000000000000♠68		121
Towers, TonyTony Towers	England England	Forward	1974	1977	7002124000000000000♠124	7001220000000000000♠22		122	^[46]
Clarke, JeffJeff Clarke	England England	Defender	1975	1982	7002218000000000000♠218	7000600000000000000♠6		123
Lee, BobBob Lee	England England	Forward	1976	1979	7002122000000000000♠122	7001330000000000000♠33		124
Siddall, BarryBarry Siddall	England England	Goalkeeper	1976	1982	7002192000000000000♠192	5000000000000000000♠0		125
Arnott, KevinKevin Arnott	England England	Midfielder	1977	1982	7002152000000000000♠152	7001180000000000000♠18		126
Elliott, ShaunShaun Elliott	England England	Defender	1977	1986	7002368000000000000♠368	7001110000000000000♠11		127
Buckley, MickMick Buckley	England England	Midfielder	1978	1983	7002135000000000000♠135	7000800000000000000♠8		128
Hindmarch, RobRob Hindmarch	England England	Defender	1978	1984	7002128000000000000♠128	7000300000000000000♠3		129
Chisholm, GordonGordon Chisholm	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1978	1985	7002235000000000000♠235	7001160000000000000♠16		130
Turner, ChrisChris Turner	England England	Goalkeeper	1978	1986	7002224000000000000♠224	7000100000000000000♠1		131
Cummins, StanStan Cummins	England England	Midfielder	1979	1985	7002165000000000000♠165	7001320000000000000♠32		132
West, ColinColin West	England England	Forward	1981	1985	7002122000000000000♠122	7001280000000000000♠28		133
Pickering, NickNick Pickering	England England	Midfielder	1981	1986	7002209000000000000♠209	7001180000000000000♠18		134	^[47]
Venison, BarryBarry Venison	England England	Defender	1981	1986	7002205000000000000♠205	7000300000000000000♠3		135
Bracewell, PaulPaul Bracewell	England England	Midfielder	1983 1989 1995	1984 1992 1997	7002270000000000000♠270	7000600000000000000♠6		136
Proctor, MarkMark Proctor	England England	Midfielder	1983	1987	7002138000000000000♠138	7001230000000000000♠23		137
Gates, EricEric Gates	England England	Forward	1984	1990	7002219000000000000♠219	7001550000000000000♠55		138
Lemon, PaulPaul Lemon	England England	Midfielder	1984	1990	7002126000000000000♠126	7001190000000000000♠19		139
Bennett, GaryGary Bennett	England England	Defender	1984	1995	7002443000000000000♠443	7001250000000000000♠25		140
Gray, FrankFrank Gray	Scotland Scotland	Defender	1985	1989	7002169000000000000♠169	7000800000000000000♠8		141
Agboola, ReubenReuben Agboola	Nigeria Nigeria	Defender	1985	1991	7002170000000000000♠170	5000000000000000000♠0		142
Armstrong, GordonGordon Armstrong	England England	Midfielder	1985	1995	7002416000000000000♠416	7001610000000000000♠61		143
Doyle, SteveSteve Doyle	Wales Wales	Midfielder	1986	1988	7002115000000000000♠115	7000200000000000000♠2		144
Hesford, IainIain Hesford	England England	Goalkeeper	1986	1989	7002112000000000000♠112	5000000000000000000♠0		145
MacPhail, JohnJohn MacPhail	England England	Defender	1987	1990	7002153000000000000♠153	7001220000000000000♠22		146
Gabbiadini, MarcoMarco Gabbiadini	England England	Forward	1987	1991	7002185000000000000♠185	7001870000000000000♠87		147
Kay, JohnJohn Kay	England England	Defender	1987	1993	7002239000000000000♠239	5000000000000000000♠0		148
Owers, GaryGary Owers	England England	Midfielder	1987	1994	7002320000000000000♠320	7001270000000000000♠27		149
Ord, RichardRichard Ord	England England	Defender	1987	1998	7002284000000000000♠284	7000800000000000000♠8		150
Pascoe, ColinColin Pascoe	Wales Wales	Midfielder	1988	1992	7002149000000000000♠149	7001250000000000000♠25		151	^[48]
Norman, TonyTony Norman	Wales Wales	Goalkeeper	1988	1995	7002227000000000000♠227	5000000000000000000♠0		152	^[49]
Hauser, ThomasThomas Hauser	Germany Germany	Forward	1989	1991	7001650000000000000♠65	7001110000000000000♠11		153
Hardyman, PaulPaul Hardyman	England England	Defender	1989	1992	7002129000000000000♠129	7001120000000000000♠12		154
Atkinson, BrianBrian Atkinson	England England	Midfielder	1989	1995	7002169000000000000♠169	7000600000000000000♠6		155
Ball, KevinKevin Ball	England England	Defender	1990	1999	7002388000000000000♠388	7001270000000000000♠27		156
Goodman, DonDon Goodman	England England	Forward	1991	1994	7002132000000000000♠132	7001470000000000000♠47		157
Russell, CraigCraig Russell	England England	Forward	1991	1997	7002175000000000000♠175	7001340000000000000♠34		158
Gray, MichaelMichael Gray	England England	Defender	1992	2004	7002410000000000000♠410	7001170000000000000♠17		159	^[50]
Chamberlain, AlecAlec Chamberlain	England England	Goalkeeper	1993	1996	7002108000000000000♠108	5000000000000000000♠0		160
Gray, PhilPhil Gray	Northern Ireland Northern Ireland	Forward	1993	1996	7002134000000000000♠134	7001410000000000000♠41		161	^[51]
Melville, AndyAndy Melville	Wales Wales	Defender	1993	1999	7002236000000000000♠236	7001140000000000000♠14		162	^[52]
Smith, MartinMartin Smith	England England	Midfielder	1993	1999	7002145000000000000♠145	7001280000000000000♠28		163
Kubicki, DariuszDariusz Kubicki	Poland Poland	Defender	1994	1997	7002150000000000000♠150	5000000000000000000♠0		164
Scott, MartinMartin Scott	England England	Defender	1994	1999	7002126000000000000♠126	7001110000000000000♠11		165
Bridges, MichaelMichael Bridges	England England	Forward	1996 2004 2004	1999 2004 2005	7002113000000000000♠113	7001230000000000000♠23		166
Rae, AlexAlex Rae	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1996	2001	7002136000000000000♠136	7001150000000000000♠15		167
Quinn, NiallNiall Quinn	Ireland Ireland	Forward	1996	2002	7002220000000000000♠220	7001690000000000000♠69	^[R]	168	^[53]
Johnston, AllanAllan Johnston	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	1997	1999	7002101000000000000♠101	7001200000000000000♠20		169	^[54]
Summerbee, NickyNicky Summerbee	England England	Midfielder	1997	2000	7002108000000000000♠108	7000800000000000000♠8		170
Makin, ChrisChris Makin	England England	Defender	1997	2001	7002142000000000000♠142	7000100000000000000♠1		171
Craddock, JodyJody Craddock	England England	Defender	1997	2003	7002168000000000000♠168	7000200000000000000♠2		172
Phillips, KevinKevin Phillips	England England	Forward	1997	2004	7002235000000000000♠235	7002130000000000000♠130	^[S]	173	^[55]
Williams, DarrenDarren Williams	England England	Defender	1997	2004	7002238000000000000♠238	7000600000000000000♠6		174
Sørensen, ThomasThomas Sørensen	Denmark Denmark	Goalkeeper	1998	2003	7002197000000000000♠197	5000000000000000000♠0		178	^[56]
McCann, GavinGavin McCann	England England	Midfielder	1998	2003	7002135000000000000♠135	7001130000000000000♠13		179	^[57]
McCartney, GeorgeGeorge McCartney	Northern Ireland Northern Ireland	Defender	1998 2008	2006 -	7002203000000000000♠203	5000000000000000000♠0		180	^[58]
Kilbane, KevinKevin Kilbane	Ireland Ireland	Midfielder	1999	2003	7002123000000000000♠123	7000900000000000000♠9		181	^[59]
Arca, JulioJulio Arca	Argentina Argentina	Defender	2000	2006	7002177000000000000♠177	7001230000000000000♠23		182
Kyle, KevinKevin Kyle	Scotland Scotland	Forward	2001	2006	7002109000000000000♠109	7001190000000000000♠19		183	^[60]
Stewart, MarcusMarcus Stewart	England England	Forward	2002	2005	7002119000000000000♠119	7001390000000000000♠39		184
Breen, GaryGary Breen	Ireland Ireland	Defender	2003	2006	7002115000000000000♠115	7000700000000000000♠7		185	^[61]
Leadbitter, GrantGrant Leadbitter	England England	Midfielder	2003	2009	7002113000000000000♠113	7001110000000000000♠11		186
Collins, DannyDanny Collins	Wales Wales	Defender	2004	2009	7002163000000000000♠163	7000300000000000000♠3		187	^[62]
Whitehead, DeanDean Whitehead	England England	Midfielder	2004	2009	7002200000000000000♠200	7001140000000000000♠14		188
Gordon, CraigCraig Gordon	Scotland Scotland	Goalkeeper	2007	2012	7001950000000000000♠95	5000000000000000000♠0		189	^[63]
Jones, KenwyneKenwyne Jones	Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago	Forward	2007	2010	7002101000000000000♠101	7001280000000000000♠28		190	^[64]
Richardson, KieranKieran Richardson	England England	Midfielder	2007	2012	7002149000000000000♠149	7001150000000000000♠15		191
Bardsley, PhilPhil Bardsley	Scotland Scotland	Midfielder	2008	2014	7002174000000000000♠174	7000700000000000000♠7		192	^[65]
Malbranque, SteedSteed Malbranque	France France	Defender	2008	2011	7002112000000000000♠112	7000200000000000000♠2		193
Bent, DarrenDarren Bent	England England	Forward	2009	2011	7001600000000000000♠60	7001350000000000000♠35	^[T]	194	^[66]
Gyan, AsamoahAsamoah Gyan	Ghana Ghana	Forward	2010	2012	7001370000000000000♠37	7001110000000000000♠11	^[U]	195	^[67]

Footnotes

A. ^a ^b : Club's most capped player with 36 appearances for Republic of Ireland.^[1]

B. ^a ^b : First player to be transferred for £1000.^[68]

C. ^a ^b : All-time top scorer.^[69]

D. ^a ^b : Most goals in a season (43) in 1928–29 season.^[70]

E. ^a ^b : Named Sunderland's player of the century.^[71]

F. ^ : For a full description of positions see football positions.

G. ^ : The Date from column includes data of the year the player made his debut for the club, also including data of multiple spells at the club by a player.

H. ^ : The Date to column includes data of the year the player made his last appearances for the club.

I. ^ : All entries in this column are sourced to the player's individual page from The Stat Cat or Soccerbase.^[72]

J. ^ : Club's first professional captain.^[73]

K. ^ : Most capped player for England of those playing for both Sunderland and the national side simultaneously.^[74]

L. ^ : Top goalscorer for England of those playing for both Sunderland and the national side simultaneously.^[74]

M. ^ : Represented England at both cricket and football.^[75]

N. ^ : Only player to have captained Sunderland, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough.^[76]

O. ^ : All-time appearance record-holder^[77]

P. ^ : Captained 1973 FA Cup winning team.^[78]

Q. ^ : Scored 1973 FA Cup winning goal.^[79]

R. ^ : Served as Chairman-Manager before appointment of Roy Keane as manager in 2006–07 season.^[80]

S. ^ : Post-war leading goalscorer.^[81]

T. ^ : Club record transfer sale, £18,000,000, to Aston Villa.^[82]

U. ^ : Club record transfer purchase, £13,000,000, from Stade Rennais.^[83]

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