The 2018–19 season was Sunderland's 140th season in existence, and their first season in the third tier of English football since 1987, after relegation from the Premier League two seasons ago and the Championship the previous season. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup as well as the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 Jon McLaughlin GK 2020 Heart of Midlothian 55 025 Robbin Ruiter GK 2019 Utrecht 7 0 32 Max Stryjek GK 2019 Polonia Warsaw 0 0 43 Anthony Patterson GK 2019 Academy 0 0 Defenders 2 Adam Matthews RB 2019 Celtic 66 2 3 Bryan Oviedo LB 2020 Everton 73 2 4 Glenn Loovens CB 2020 Sheffield Wednesday 13 0 5 Alim Öztürk CB 2020 Boluspor 15 0 12 Tom Flanagan CB 2020 Burton Albion 37 2 15 Jack Baldwin CB 2020 Peterborough United 41 3 24 Jack Bainbridge CB 2019 Swansea City 2 0 33 Denver Hume LB 2021 Academy 11 0 38 Owen Gamble RB 2019 Academy 0 0 40 Brandon Taylor CB 2019 Academy 1 0 Midfielders 7 Chris Maguire RW 2020 Bury 37 7 8 Dylan McGeouch AM 2020 Hibernian 28 0 10 George Honeyman (C) AM 2019 Academy 93 15 11 Lynden Gooch AM 2022 Academy 85 9 13 Luke O'Nien CM 2020 Wycombe Wanderers 47 5 14 Duncan Watmore RW 2020 Altrincham 64 6 19 Aiden McGeady LW 2020 Everton 76 21 23 Grant Leadbitter CM 2021 Middlesbrough 139 11 27 Max Power CM 2021 Wigan Athletic 41 4 34 Jake Hackett CM 2019 Academy 3 0 37 Bali Mumba CM 2021 Academy 9 0 45 Daniel Neil CM 17 2020 Academy 1 0 47 Jordan Hunter DM 2019 Liverpool 1 0 Forwards 9 Charlie Wyke ST 2021 Bradford City 26 5 22 Will Grigg ST 2022 Wigan Athletic 18 5 26 Kazaiah Sterling ST 2019 Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 6 1 39 Jack Diamond ST 2019 Academy 3 0 41 Lee Connelly ST 2019 Queen's Park 3 0 48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka ST 2020 IK Sirius 9 2
Pre-season friendlies As of 18 July 2018, Sunderland have announced five pre-season friendlies against Darlington, Hartlepool United, Grimsby Town, St Mirren, and Middlesbrough.
Competitions
League One
League table
Result summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The fixtures for the 2018–19 season were released on 21 June 2018.
League One play-offs
FA Cup
On 22 October 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Hitchin. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.
EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November. On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday. The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 January live on Talksport.
Group A
Knockout stage
Squad statistics
Top scorers
PlayerLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal1FW20 Josh Maja15001162MF19 Aiden McGeady11102143MF10 George Honeyman610184MF7 Chris Maguire60017MF11 Lynden Gooch510176MF6 Lee Cattermole600067FW9 Charlie Wyke40015MF13 Luke O'Nien50005FW22 Will Grigg4001510MF27 Max Power4000411DF15 Jack Baldwin3000312DF12 Tom Flanagan20002MF14 Duncan Watmore10012MF17 Lewis Morgan10012FW17 Jerome Sinclair10012FW48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka0002216DF2 Adam Matthews10001MF21 Ethan Robson00011FW26 Kazaiah Sterling10001DF30 Jimmy Dunne10001Own Goals10023Total74301592
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who have played for Sunderland this season but are currently out on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who have played for Sunderland this season but have left the club:
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 2 DF Adam Matthews 4 1 5 3 DF Bryan Oviedo 3 1 3 1 4 DF Glenn Loovens 1 1 1 1 6 MF Lee Cattermole 13 13 7 MF Chris Maguire 2 1 1 3 1 8 MF Dylan McGeouch 3 3 9 FW Charlie Wyke 1 1 10 MF George Honeyman 7 1 1 8 1 11 MF Lynden Gooch 8 8 12 DF Tom Flanagan 5 5 13 MF Luke O'Nien 5 1 1 1 8 14 MF Duncan Watmore 1 1 15 DF Jack Baldwin 6 1 7 16 DF Reece James 4 4 18 DF Donald Love 1 1 19 MF Aiden McGeady 2 1 1 4 23 MF Grant Leadbitter 4 4 27 MF Max Power 5 3 5 3 30 DF Jimmy Dunne 3 3 33 DF Denver Hume 2 2 37 MF Bali Mumba 2 2 Total 83075002005009407
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CB Tom Flanagan Burton Albion Free 1 July 2018 RW Chris Maguire Bury Free 1 July 2018 GK Jon McLaughlin Heart of Midlothian Free 1 July 2018 CB Alim Öztürk Boluspor Free 2 July 2018 LB Reece James Wigan Athletic Free 2 July 2018 AM Dylan McGeouch Hibernian Free 2 July 2018 DM Jordan Hunter Liverpool Free 11 July 2018 CB Jack Bainbridge Swansea City Free 20 July 2018 CB Glenn Loovens Sheffield Wednesday Free 26 July 2018 GK Max Johnstone Manchester United Free 28 July 2018 CB Jack Baldwin Peterborough United £200,000 30 July 2018 CM Luke O'Nien Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed 1 August 2018 ST Charlie Wyke Bradford City £900,000 2 January 2019 CM Max Power Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 29 January 2019 CM Grant Leadbitter Middlesbrough Free transfer 1 February 2019 CF Will Grigg Wigan Athletic £3,000,000
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref. 25 July 2018 ST Jerome Sinclair Watford 10 January 2019 10 August 2018 CM Max Power Wigan Athletic 1 January 2019 9 January 2019 CB Jimmy Dunne Burnley End of season 30 January 2019 LW Lewis Morgan Celtic End of season 31 January 2019 CF Kazaiah Sterling Tottenham Hotspur End of season
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CB Tom Beadling Dunfermline Athletic Released 1 July 2018 ST Fabio Borini Milan £5,500,000 1 July 2018 RB Billy Jones Rotherham United Released 1 July 2018 CB Michael Ledger Notodden Undisclosed 1 July 2018 RW Jeremain Lens Beşiktaş £6,000,000 1 July 2018 LW Kazenga LuaLua Luton Town Released 1 July 2018 DM Paddy McNair Middlesbrough £5,000,000 1 July 2018 CB John O'Shea Reading Released 1 July 2018 ST Jean-Yves Poame Cabinteely Released 1 July 2018 RB Josh Robson Notodden Released 1 July 2018 CM Jack Rodwell Blackburn Rovers Released 1 July 2018 GK Jason Steele Brighton & Hove Albion £1,500,000 1 July 2018 GK James Talbot Bohemians F.C. Released 1 July 2018 CB Marc Wilson Bolton Wanderers Released 1 July 2018 CM Daniel Wright South Shields Released 1 July 2018 DM Jordan Hickey Hull City Released 11 July 2018 ST Sam Greenwood Arsenal Undisclosed 13 July 2018 GK Michael Woud Willem II Undisclosed 14 July 2018 ST Joel Asoro Swansea City £2,500,000 17 July 2018 AM Wahbi Khazri Saint-Étienne £9,000,000 20 July 2018 RW Callum McManaman Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 12 September 2018 CB Papy Djilobodji Guingamp Sacked 24 September 2018 CM Didier Ndong Guingamp Sacked 17 January 2019 CF Andrew Nelson Dundee Undisclosed 26 January 2019 CF Josh Maja Bordeaux Undisclosed 29 January 2019 CB Sam Brotherton North Carolina FC Free 15 March 2019 CB Adam Bale Hartlepool United Free
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref. 1 August 2018 CB Lamine Koné Strasbourg End of season 3 August 2018 CB Sam Brotherton Blyth Spartans 30 January 2019 30 August 2018 CM Elliot Embleton Grimsby Town End of season 31 August 2018 CF Connor Shields Alloa Athletic 1 January 2019 14 January 2019 End of season 7 September 2018 AM Luke Molyneux Gateshead 2 January 2019 21 September 2018 GK Max Stryjek Eastleigh 22 December 2018 6 December 2018 LB Williams Kokolo Darlington Work experience 13 December 2018 CF Andrew Nelson Darlington 10 January 2019 18 January 2019 AM Luke Molyneux Hartlepool United End of season 31 January 2019 CM Ethan Robson Dundee End of season 22 March 2019 CF Jack Diamond Spennymoor Town End of season
See also Sunderland 'Til I Die
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