The 2009–10 season is Sunderland's third consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League.
Ricky Sbragia was replaced by Steve Bruce in the close season. His aim is to improve on the club's 16th position the previous season.
Darren Bent was the top scorer in the Premier League with 24 goals. Andy Reid was the top scorer in the League Cup with two goals. Fraizer Campbell was the top scorer in the FA Cup with two goals. Darren Bent was the top scorer in all competitions with 25 goals.
At the end of the season, Darren Bent won both the club's official Player of the Season and the SAFC Supporters' Association awards. Jordan Henderson won both the club's official Young Player of the Season and the SAFC Supporters' Association Young Player of the Season awards.
Season summary
Sunderland broke their transfer record with the £10 million signing of Tottenham Hotspur striker Darren Bent. This proved to be a wise investment as Bent scored 25 goals in all competitions during the season, all but one of them in the league. No other player outside the top eight clubs managed even half as many as Bent, who was only outscored by Didier Drogba and Wayne Rooney.
Transfers
In
Summer
Date |
Pos |
Name |
From |
Fee |
11 July 2009 |
FW |
Fraizer Campbell |
Manchester United |
£3,500,000 |
13 July 2009 |
DF |
Paulo da Silva |
Deportivo Toluca |
Undisclosed |
24 July 2009 |
MF |
Lorik Cana |
Marseille |
£5,000,000 |
5 August 2009 |
FW |
Darren Bent |
Tottenham Hotspur |
£10,000,000 (rising to £16,000,000) |
12 August 2009 |
MF |
Lee Cattermole |
Wigan Athletic |
£6,000,000 |
28 August 2009 |
DF |
John Mensah |
Lyon |
Season-long loan |
31 August 2009 |
DF |
Michael Turner |
Hull City |
£4,000,000 |
16 October 2009 |
MF |
Bolo Zenden |
Marseille |
Free |
January
Out
Summer
Date |
Pos |
Name |
To |
Fee |
1 July 2009 |
MF |
Dwight Yorke |
Retired |
Retired |
3 July 2009 |
DF |
Greg Halford |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
£2,000,000 |
4 July 2009 |
FW |
Michael Chopra |
Cardiff City |
£4,000,000 |
24 July 2009 |
MF |
Dean Whitehead |
Stoke City |
£5,000,000 |
21 August 2009 |
FW |
Anthony Stokes |
Hibernian |
£500,000 |
30 August 2009 |
DF |
Paul McShane |
Hull City |
£1,500,000 |
1 September 2009 |
DF |
Danny Collins |
Stoke City |
£2,275,000 |
1 September 2009 |
MF |
Teemu Tainio |
Birmingham City |
Season-long loan |
1 September 2009 |
MF |
Grant Leadbitter |
Ipswich Town |
£2,600,000 |
1 September 2009 |
MF |
Carlos Edwards |
Ipswich Town |
£1,400,000 |
17 September 2009 |
FW |
Roy O'Donovan |
Southend United |
Loan |
8 October 2009 |
FW |
David Connolly |
Southampton |
Free |
January
First-team squad
- Source:[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Results
- Sunderland's score comes first
FA Cup
Premier League
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
League position |
15 August 2009 |
Bolton Wanderers |
Reebok Stadium |
1-0 |
Bent 5' |
22,247 |
8th |
18 August 2009 |
Chelsea |
Stadium of Light |
1-3 |
Bent 18' |
41,179 |
10th |
22 August 2009 |
Blackburn Rovers |
Stadium of Light |
2-1 |
Jones (2) 31', 53' |
37,106 |
6th |
29 August 2009 |
Stoke City |
Britannia Stadium |
0-1 |
|
27,091 |
8th |
12 September 2009 |
Hull City |
Stadium of Light |
4-1 |
Bent (2) 12' (pen), 66', Reid 49', Zayatte 75' (o.g.) |
38,997 |
6th |
19 September 2009 |
Burnley |
Turf Moor |
1-3 |
Bent 38' |
20,196 |
8th |
27 September 2009 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Stadium of Light |
5-2 |
Bent 8' (pen), Jones (2) 47' (pen), 69', Turner 73', Mancienne 90' (o.g.) |
37,566 |
8th |
3 October 2009 |
Manchester United |
Old Trafford |
2-2 |
Bent 7', Jones 58' |
75,114 |
8th |
17 October 2009 |
Liverpool |
Stadium of Light |
1-0 |
Bent 5 |
47,327 |
7th |
24 October 2009 |
Birmingham City |
St. Andrew's |
1-2 |
Turner 82' |
21,732 |
7th |
31 October 2009 |
West Ham United |
Stadium of Light |
2-2 |
Reid 38', Richardson 76' |
39,033 |
8th |
7 November 2009 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
White Hart Lane |
0-2 |
|
35,955 |
8th |
21 November 2009 |
Arsenal |
Stadium of Light |
1-0 |
Bent 70' |
44,918 |
8th |
28 November 2009 |
Wigan Athletic |
DW Stadium |
0-1 |
|
20,447 |
8th |
6 December 2009 |
Fulham |
Craven Cottage |
0-1 |
|
23,168 |
10th |
12 December 2009 |
Portsmouth |
Stadium of Light |
1-1 |
Bent 22' |
37,578 |
10th |
15 December 2009 |
Aston Villa |
Stadium of Light |
0-2 |
|
34,821 |
10th |
19 December 2009 |
Manchester City |
City of Manchester Stadium |
3-4 |
Mensah 15', Henderson 24', Jones 62' |
44,735 |
10th |
26 December 2009 |
Everton |
Stadium of Light |
1-1 |
Bent 17' |
46,990 |
10th |
28 December 2009 |
Blackburn Rovers |
Ewood Park |
2-2 |
Bent (2) 52', 65' |
25,656 |
10th |
16 January 2010 |
Chelsea |
Stamford Bridge |
2-7 |
Zenden 56', Bent 90' |
41,776 |
12th |
27 January 2010 |
Everton |
Goodison Park |
0-2 |
|
32,163 |
13th |
1 February 2010 |
Stoke City |
Stadium of Light |
0-0 |
|
35,078 |
13th |
6 February 2010 |
Wigan Athletic |
Stadium of Light |
1-1 |
Jones 64' |
38,350 |
13th |
9 February 2010 |
Portsmouth |
Fratton Park |
1-1 |
Bent 11' (pen) |
16,242 |
13th |
20 February 2010 |
Arsenal |
Emirates Stadium |
0-2 |
|
60,083 |
14th |
28 February 2010 |
Fulham |
Stadium of Light |
0-0 |
|
40,192 |
14th |
9 March 2010 |
Bolton Wanderers |
Stadium of Light |
4-0 |
Campbell 1', Bent (3) 63', 74' (pen), 87' |
36,087 |
13th |
14 March 2010 |
Manchester City |
Stadium of Light |
1-1 |
Jones 8' |
41,398 |
14th |
20 March 2010 |
Birmingham City |
Stadium of Light |
3-1 |
Bent (2) 5', 11', Campbell 88' |
37,962 |
12th |
24 March 2010 |
Aston Villa |
Villa Park |
1-1 |
Campbell 22' |
37,473 |
13th |
28 March 2010 |
Liverpool |
Anfield |
0-3 |
|
43,121 |
13th |
3 April 2010 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Stadium of Light |
3-1 |
Bent (2) 1', 29' (pen), Zenden 85' |
43,184 |
13th |
10 April 2010 |
West Ham United |
Boleyn Ground |
0-1 |
|
34,685 |
13th |
17 April 2010 |
Burnley |
Stadium of Light |
2-1 |
Campbell 24', Bent 40' |
41,341 |
13th |
24 April 2010 |
Hull City |
KC Stadium |
1-0 |
Bent 6' |
25,012 |
10th |
2 May 2010 |
Manchester United |
Stadium of Light |
0-1 |
|
47,641 |
11th |
9 May 2010 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Molineux |
1-2 |
Jones 7' |
28,971 |
13th |
Final league table
2009–10 Premier League Table
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Portsmouth were docked nine points for entering administration. More about European qualification:
For further information on European qualification see Premier League - Competition.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Goal scorers
References
Sunderland sign Fraizer Campbell - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8144661.stm
Sunderland sign Paulo da Silva - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8148694.stm
Sunderland sign Lorik Cana - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8168337.stm
Sunderland sign Darren Bent - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8178460.stm
Sunderland sign Lee Cattermole - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8198227.stm
Sunderland sign John Mensah - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8228023.stm
Sunderland sign Michael Turner - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8230342.stm
Sunderland sign Bolo Zenden - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8292499.stm
Sunderland sign Matthew Kilgallon - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/8473058.stm
Sunderland sign Alan Hutton - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8492173.stm
Sunderland sign Benjani Mwaruwari - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8492573.stm
Wolverhampton Wanderers sign Greg Halford - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/8132901.stm
Cardiff City sign Michael Chopra - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7864662.stm
Stoke City sign Dean Whitehead - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8167640.stm
Hibernian sign Anthony Stokes - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/8128849.stm
Hull City sign Paul McShane - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/8229724.stm
Stoke City sign Danny Collins - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8231399.stm
Birmingham City sign Teemu Tainio - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/8213871.stm
Ipswich Town sign Grant Leadbitter - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8232306.stm
Ipswich Town sign Carlos Edwards - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8232306.stm
Southend United sign Roy O'Donovan - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/8260746.stm
Southampton sign David Connolly - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8279420.stm
Derby County sign Russell Anderson - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/8461668.stm
Sheffield United sign Nyron Nosworthy - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/8491850.stm
Ipswich Town sign Daryl Murphy - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8491936.stm
Ipswich Town sign David Healy - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8491936.stm
Hartlepool United sign Roy O'Donovan - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hartlepool_united/8530935.stm
Manchester City sign Marton Fulop - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8644269.stm
Norwich City 1-4 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8203066.stm
Sunderland 2-0 Birmingham City - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8256923.stm
Sunderland 0-0 (1-3 on pens) Aston Villa - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8323069.stm
Sunderland 3-0 Barrow - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8434045.stm
Portsmouth 2-1 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8468621.stm
Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8198188.stm
Sunderland 1-3 Chelsea - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8202329.stm
Sunderland 2-1 Blackburn Rovers - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8209577.stm
Stoke City 1-0 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8223452.stm
Sunderland 4-1 Hull City - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8250284.stm
Burnley 3-1 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8255397.stm
Sunderland 5-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8271618.stm
Manchester United 2-2 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8282374.stm
Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8308907.stm
Birmingham City 2-1 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8316238.stm
Sunderland 2-2 West Ham United - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8328814.stm
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8340234.stm
Sunderland 1-0 Arsenal - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8364367.stm
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8377197.stm
Fulham 1-0 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8395017.stm
Sunderland 1-1 Portsmouth - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8401769.stm
Sunderland 0-2 Aston Villa - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8408469.stm
Manchester City 4-3 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8414079.stm
Sunderland 1-1 Everton - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8423382.stm
Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8428857.stm
Chelsea 7-2 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8454249.stm
Everton 2-0 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8468859.stm
Sunderland 0-0 Stoke City - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8482944.stm
Sunderland 1-1 Wigan Athletic - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8493730.stm
Portsmouth 1-1 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8502964.stm
Arsenal 2-0 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8518829.stm
Sunderland 0-0 Fulham - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8533980.stm
Sunderland 4-0 Bolton Wanderers - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8550477.stm
Sunderland 1-1 Manchester City - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8559684.stm
Sunderland 3-1 Birmingham City - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8571039.stm
Aston Villa 1-1 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8578169.stm
Liverpool 3-0 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8583759.stm
Sunderland 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8596807.stm
West Ham United 1-0 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8609481.stm
Sunderland 2-1 Burnley - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8617721.stm
Hull City 0-1 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8637469.stm
Sunderland 0-1 Manchester United - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8651355.stm
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Sunderland - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8664540.stm
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