146th season in existence of Sunderland AFC
Sunderland 2024–25 football season
The 2024–25 season is the 146th season in the history of Sunderland Association Football Club and their third consecutive season in the Championship . The club are participating in the Championship , the FA Cup , and the EFL Cup .
Transfers
In
^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and became official on 1 July when his Coventry City contract expired.
^ Signed initially for the Under-21s.
Out
^ Fee rumoured between £15,000,000 and £20,000,000.
Loaned in
^ Includes an option to make the transfer permanent.
Loaned out
^ The loan was announced on 25 June, and officially commenced on 1 July.
^ On 10 January, Bainbridge was recalled back from his loan at Kilmarnock
^ Includes an option to make the transfer permanent.
^ Includes an option to make the transfer permanent.
^ On 21 November, Kelly's loan at Darlington was extended until January. Then on 7 January, his loan was extended again until the end of January.
^ On 21 December, Crompton's loan at Tamworth was extended for a further month.
^ Rejected contract and subsequently joined Queen's Park.
Pre-season and friendlies
On 17 May, Sunderland announced their first slate of pre-season fixtures, against South Shields , Gateshead , Blackpool and Bradford City .[ 51] Alicante was later confirmed with a fixtures against Eldense and Nottingham Forest .[ 52] [ 53] Marseille in Bradford .[ 54]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Competitions
Championship
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2025. Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)
[ 56] Notes:
^ Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended.[ 55]
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
28
15
9
4
40
22
+18
54
9
4
0
22
8
+14
6
5
4
18
14
+4
Last updated: 21 January 2025.Soccerway
Results by round
Round 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 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H H A A H A H H A A H A A H A H A H H A H A A H H A A H A H H A H A H H A H A A H A H A H Result W W W W L W L W D W W W D D D D D L W D W W D L W W D W Position 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Points 3 6 9 12 12 15 15 18 19 22 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 33 36 37 40 43 44 44 47 50 51 54
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2025. Source:
Soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[ 57]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
FA Cup
Sunderland entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to Stoke City .[ 61] [ 62]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Sunderland being drawn away against Preston North End .[ 63] [ 64]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of match played 17 January 2025 Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
Disciplinary record
As of match played 17 January 2025 Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when disciplinary points / points per card / number of cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
Notes
References
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National teams
League
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) Essex Senior League (level 9 only)Hellenic League (Premier , One ) Midland League (Premier , One ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) Southern Combination League (Premier , One ) Southern Counties East League (Premier , One ) South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One ) United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One ) Wessex League (Premier , One ) Western League (Premier , One )
Cup
Youth
