2015–16 Sunderland A.F.C. season
Sunderland 2015–16 football season
The 2015–16 season is Sunderland 's 137th season in existence, and their ninth consecutive season in the Premier League .[ 1] Along with competing in the Premier League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup . The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. On May 11 2016, Sunderland confirmed a tenth consecutive Premier League season with a 3–0 victory over Everton at the Stadium of Light. Simultaneously, the result confirmed the relegation of arch-rivals Newcastle.
Squad
First Team Squad
New contracts
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
First Team
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 Jul 2015
CB
Sebastián Coates
Liverpool
£2,000,000
[ 8]
3 Jul 2015
RB
Adam Matthews
Celtic
£2,000,000
[ 9]
15 Jul 2015
LW
Jeremain Lens
Dynamo Kyiv
£8,000,000
[ 10]
16 Jul 2015
CB
Younès Kaboul
Tottenham Hotspur
£3,000,000
[ 11]
31 Aug 2015
ST
Fabio Borini
Liverpool
£10,000,000
[ 12]
7 Jan 2016
CB
Jan Kirchhoff
Bayern Munich
£750,000
[ 13]
22 Jan 2016
GK
Steve Harper
Free Agent
Free
[ 14]
27 Jan 2016
CB
Lamine Koné
Lorient
£5,000,000
[ 15]
30 Jan 2016
AM
Wahbi Khazri
Bordeaux
£9,000,000
[ 16]
9 Mar 2016
RB
Emmanuel Eboué
Free Agent
Free
[ 17]
Total Spending: £ 39,750,000
Loans in
Transfers out
Total Received: £ 15,500,000
Loans out
Pre-season friendlies
On 26 May 2015, Sunderland announced two pre-season friendly against Darlington 1883 [ 44] and Doncaster Rovers .[ 45] On 5 June 2015, a tour of the United States and Canada was announced.[ 46] On 23 June 2015, an exhibition match against Hannover 96 was announced to be played in Germany .[ 47]
Competitions
Overall
Updated to match played 15 May 2016 Source: Competitions
Overview
Competition
Record
Premier League
38
9
12
17
48
62
−14
0 23.68
FA Cup
1
0
0
1
1
3
−2
00 0.00
League Cup
2
1
0
1
7
7
+0
0 50.00
Total
41
10
12
19
56
72
−16
0 24.39
Updated to match played 15 May 2016 Source: Competitions
Premier League
League table
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
[ 48] (R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
9
12
17
48
62
−14
39
6
6
7
23
20
+3
3
6
10
25
42
−17
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A A H H A H A H A A H H A H A H H A Result L L D D L L L D L W L L W W L L L L L W W L D L D W L D D D D L W D D W W D Position 19 20 20 20 19 20 20 19 20 18 19 19 18 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 18 17 18 17 17 17
Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[ 49]
FA Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of 15 May 2016
Goalscorers
As of 15 May 2016
Jermain Defoe top-scored with eighteen goals.
Clean Sheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total clean sheets are equal.
Correct as of match played on 11 May 2016
Disciplinary record
As of 11 May 2016
Overall summary
Summary
Yann M'Vila (left) made 37 appearances for Sunderland, more than anyone else.
Games played
40 (37 Premier League , 1 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Games won
10 (9 Premier League , 0 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Games drawn
11 (11 Premier League , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Games lost
19 (17 Premier League , 1 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Goals scored
54 (46 Premier League , 1 FA Cup , 7 League Cup )
Goals conceded
70 (60 Premier League , 3 FA Cup , 7 League Cup )
Goal difference
-16 (-14 Premier League , -2 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Clean sheets
7 (7 Premier League , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Yellow cards
52 (50 Premier League , 0 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Red cards
2 (2 Premier League , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Worst discipline
Billy Jones (8 , 0 )
Best result
3–0 v. Newcastle United (H), 3–0 v. Everton (H)
Worst result
2–6 v. Everton (A)
Most appearances
Yann M'Vila (37)
Top scorer
Jermain Defoe (18)
Score overview
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent Invicta League (level 10 only )
Midland League (Premier , One )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Southern Combination League (One , Two )
Southern Counties East League (level 9 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Youth competitions