Sunderland A.F.C. season 2009–10 Information & Sunderland A.F.C. season 2009–10 Links at HealthHaven.com

Sunderland
	2009–10 season
Manager	Steve Bruce
Chairman	Niall Quinn
Premier League	8th
League Cup	Fourth Round
← 2008–09	2010–11 →

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.

[edit] Pre-season friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Attendance
16 July 2009	Darlington	A	4 – 0	5,871
24 July 2009	Benfica	A	0 – 2
26 July 2009	Atletico Madrid	A	2 – 0
1 August 2009	Celtic	A	2 – 1
4 August 2009	Peterborough United	A	2 – 1
8 August 2009	Hearts	A	1 – 1

[edit] Premier League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
15 August 2009	Bolton Wanderers	A	1 – 0	Bent 5'	22,247
18 August 2009	Chelsea	H	1 – 3	Bent 18'	41,179
22 August 2009	Blackburn Rovers	H	2 – 1	Jones 31', 53'	37,106
29 August 2009	Stoke City	A	0 – 1		27,091
12 September 2009	Hull City	H	4 – 1	Bent (2) 12' (pen.), 66', Reid 49', Zayatte 75' (o.g.)	38,997
19 September 2009	Burnley	A	1 – 3	Bent 38'	20,196	8th
27 September 2009	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	5 – 2	Bent 8' (pen.), Jones 47' (pen.), 69', Turner 73', Mancienne 90' (o.g.)	37,566	8th
3 October 2009	Manchester United	A	2 – 2	Bent 7', Jones 58'	75,114	8th
17 October 2009	Liverpool	H	1 – 0	Bent 5'	47,327	7th
24 October 2009	Birmingham	A	1 – 2	Dann (o.g.) 82'	21,732	7th
31 October 2009	West Ham United	H	2 – 2	Reid 38', Richardson 76'	39,033	8th

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
7	Aston Villa	10	5	3	2	14	9	+5	18
8	Sunderland	11	5	2	4	20	17	+3	17
9	Stoke City	10	5	1	4	24	15	+9	16

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

[edit] League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
24 August 2009	Round 2	Norwich City	A	4 – 1	Tainio 26', Reid (2) 29', 35', Tudur Jones 67' (o.g.)	12,345
22 September 2009	Round 3	Birmingham City	H	2 – 0	Henderson 4', Campbell 22'	20,576
27 October 2009	Round 4	Aston Villa	H	0 – 0 (1 – 3 pens)		27,666

[edit] Squad

[edit] Current squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Craig Gordon
2	DF	Phil Bardsley
3	DF	George McCartney
4	DF	Michael Turner
5	DF	Anton Ferdinand
6	DF	Nyron Nosworthy
7	MF	Boudewijn Zenden
8	MF	Steed Malbranque
9	FW	Fraizer Campbell
10	MF	Kieran Richardson
11	FW	Darren Bent
12	DF	John Mensah (on loan from Lyon)
14	FW	Daryl Murphy

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Jordan Henderson
17	FW	Kenwyne Jones
18	MF	David Meyler
19	MF	Lorik Cana (captain)^[1]
20	MF	Andy Reid
22	DF	Paulo da Silva
23	FW	David Healy
24	GK	Trevor Carson
25	FW	Roy O'Donovan
27	DF	Russell Anderson
32	GK	Márton Fülöp
39	MF	Lee Cattermole

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

Nat.	#	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee
Paraguay	22	Paulo da Silva	DF	Deportivo Toluca	Free
Albania	19	Lorik Cana	MF	Marseille	£5 million
England	39	Lee Cattermole	MF	Wigan Athletic	£4 million
England	11	Darren Bent	FW	Tottenham Hotspur	£10 million
England	9	Fraizer Campbell	FW	Manchester United
Ghana	12	John Mensah	DF	Lyon	Loan
England	4	Michael Turner	DF	Hull City	£6 million (player exchanged with Paul McShane)
The Netherlands	7	Boudewijn Zenden	MF	Marseille

[edit] Out

Nat.	Player	Position	New Club	Fee
England	Greg Halford	MF	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Republic of Ireland	Paul McShane	DF	Hull City
Wales	Michael Chopra	FW	Cardiff City	£4 million
England	Dean Whitehead	MF	Stoke City
England	Grant Leadbitter	MF	Ipswich Town
Trinidad and Tobago	Carlos Edwards	MF	Ipswich Town
Finland	Teemu Tainio	MF	Birmingham City	Loan till end of season
Republic of Ireland	Anthony Stokes	FW	Hibernian
Wales	Danny Collins	DF	Stoke City

[edit] See also

Sunderland A.F.C. seasons

[edit] References

^ "Exclusive: Cana for captain". Sunderland A.F.C.. 2009-09-02. http://www.safc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10281~1786258,00.html. Retrieved 2009-09-03.

[edit] External links

[Exclusive:_Cana_for_captain-0] "Exclusive: Cana for captain". Sunderland A.F.C.. 2009-09-02. http://www.safc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10281~1786258,00.html. Retrieved 2009-09-03.

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