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| Current League: Premier League (Eng) | | Nickname: The Black Cats | | Year Founded: 1879 | | Location: Sunderland, England | | Stadium: Stadium of Light | | Capacity: 48300 | | Official Website: safc.com | | Un-official Websites: readytogo.net | | Record Transfer Fees Paid: £6.75m for Tore Andre Flo from Rangers in 2002 | | Record Transfer Fees Received: £5m for Michael Bridges from Leeds United in 1999 | | Average age of players: 25 years | | Number of foreigners: 21 | | Longest serving player: Stephen Wright (5 years) | | | |
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| Danny Higginbotham (Stoke City, £3m), Rade Prica (AB, £2m), Dickson Etuhu (Norwich City, £1.5m), Paul McShane (West Bromwich Albion, £1.5m), Russell Anderson (Aberdeen, £1m), Craig Gordon (Hearts, Undisc.), Michael Chopra (Cardiff City, Undisc.), Kieran Richardson (Manchester United, Undisc.), Phil Bardsley (Manchester United, Undisc.), Andrew Cole (Un-attached, Free), Jonny Evans (Manchester United, Loan), Ian Harte (Un-attached, Free), Kenwyne Jones (Southampton, Swap), Andy Reid (Charlton Athletic, Undisc.), Jean-Yves M'voto (Paris-SG, Undisc.), Roy O'Donovan (Cork City, Undisc.) | Stephen Elliott (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Undisc.), Clive Clarke (Un-attached), Andrew Cole (Burnley, Loan), Billy Dennehy (Accrington Stanley, Loan), Marton Fulop (Leicester City, Loan), Greg Halford (Charlton Athletic, Loan), Tobias Hysen (IFK Goteborg, Undisc.), Stern John (Southampton, Swap), Graham Kavanagh (Sheffield Wednesday, Loan), Arnau Riera (Falkirk, Loan), Stanislav Varga (Burnley, Loan ext.), Stephen Wright (Stoke City, Loan), Arnau Caldentey Riera (Falkirk, Loan) | | | |
| No. | Name | Pos. | Age | Birthplace | Ht | Wt | Contr. | Signed | From | Fee | | Staff | | - | Kevin Ball (Eng) | Coa. | 43 | Hastings | 175 | 78 | - | - | - | - | | - | Roy Keane (Ire) | Mgr | 36 | Cork | 179 | 71 | 06/2009 | 2006 | Un-attached | Hired | | - | Niall Quinn (Ire) | - | 41 | Dublin | 191 | 87 | - | - | - | - | | - | Kevin Richardson (Eng) | Coa. | 45 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 170 | 73 | - | 2004 | Un-attached | Hired | | - | Bobby Saxton | Ast | - | - | - | - | - | 2006 | Un-attached | Hired | | - | Stefan Schwarz (Swe) | Coa. | 39 | Malmo | 179 | 74 | - | - | - | - | | Goalkeepers | | - | Trevor Carson (N.Ire) | GK | 20 | Downpatrick | 183 | - | - | 2006 | Youth | Free | | - | Craig Gordon (Sco) | GK | 25 | Edinburgh | 195 | - | 06/2012 | 2007 | Hearts (Sco) | Undisc. | | - | Darren Ward (Wal) | GK | 33 | Worksop | 180 | 83 | 06/2009 | 2006 | Un-attached | Free | | Defenders | | - | Phil Bardsley (Eng) | RB | 22 | Salford | 180 | 73 | 06/2011 | 2008 | Manchester United (Eng) | Undisc. | | - | Mark Maley (Eng) | RB | 27 | Newcastle | 172 | 78 | - | - | - | - | | - | Nyron Nosworthy (Jam) | RB | 27 | Brixton | 185 | 79 | 06/2010 | 2005 | Gillingham (Eng) | Bosman | | - | Stephen Wright (Eng) | RB | 28 | Liverpool | 185 | 80 | - | 2002 | Liverpool (Eng) | £3m | | - | Ian Harte (Ire) | FB | 30 | Drogheda | 173 | 73 | 06/2008 | 2007 | Un-attached | Free | | - | Danny Higginbotham (Eng) | LB | 29 | Manchester | 187 | 78 | 06/2011 | 2007 | Stoke City (Eng) | £3m | | - | Danny Collins (Eng) | CD | 27 | Chester | 187 | 76 | 06/2010 | 2004 | Chester City (Eng) | £140k | | - | Jonny Evans (N.Ire) | CD | 20 | Belfast | 192 | 78 | 06/2008 | 2008 | Manchester United (Eng) | Loan | | - | Jean-Yves M'voto (Fra) | CD | 19 | Paris | 194 | 95 | 06/2011 | 2008 | Paris-SG (Fra) | Undisc. | | - | Paul McShane (Ire) | CD | 22 | County Wicklow | 180 | 72 | - | 2007 | West Bromwich Albion (Eng) | £1.5m | | - | Russell Anderson (Sco) | DF | 29 | Aberdeen | 180 | 67 | 06/2010 | 2007 | Aberdeen (Sco) | £1m | | Midfielders | | - | Kenwyne Jones (Tri) | DM | 23 | - | 188 | - | 06/2011 | 2007 | Southampton (Eng) | Swap | | - | Dickson Etuhu (Nig) | CM | 25 | Kano | 187 | 82 | 06/2011 | 2007 | Norwich City (Eng) | £1.5m | | - | Dean Whitehead (Eng) | CM | 26 | Oxford | 180 | 76 | 06/2012 | 2004 | Oxford United (Eng) | £150k | | - | Liam Miller (Ire) | MF | 27 | Cork | 170 | 66 | 06/2009 | 2006 | Manchester United (Eng) | Free | | - | Grant Leadbitter (Eng) | AM | 21 | Chester-le-Street | 175 | 65 | 06/2009 | - | - | - | | - | Carlos Edwards (Tri) | RW | 29 | Port of Spain | 180 | 73 | 06/2010 | 2007 | Luton Town (Eng) | Undisc. | | - | Andy Reid (Ire) | LW | 25 | Dublin | 170 | 73 | 06/2011 | 2008 | Charlton Athletic (Eng) | Undisc. | | - | Kieran Richardson (Eng) | LW | 23 | Greenwich | 179 | 71 | 06/2011 | 2007 | Manchester United (Eng) | Undisc. | | - | Ross Wallace (Sco) | LW | 22 | - | - | - | 06/2009 | 2006 | Celtic (Sco) | Undisc. | | Forwards | | - | Michael Chopra (Eng) | ST | 24 | Newcastle | 175 | 59 | 06/2011 | 2007 | Cardiff City (Wal) | Undisc. | | - | David Connolly (Ire) | ST | 30 | Willesden | 168 | 66 | 06/2009 | 2006 | Wigan Athletic (Eng) | £1.4m | | - | Daryl Murphy (Ire) | ST | 25 | Waterford | - | - | 06/2011 | 2005 | Sunderland (Eng) | Loan | | - | Roy O'Donovan (Ire) | ST | 22 | Cork | 168 | 64 | 06/2010 | 2007 | Cork City (Ire) | Undisc. | | - | Rade Prica (Swe) | ST | 27 | Ljungby | 185 | 80 | 06/2011 | 2008 | AB (Den) | £2m | | - | Anthony Stokes (Ire) | ST | 19 | Dublin | - | - | 06/2010 | 2007 | Arsenal (Eng) | Undisc. | | - | Dwight Yorke (Tri) | ST | 36 | Canaan | 182 | 85 | 06/2008 | 2006 | Sydney FC (Aus) | Undisc. | | Youth Players | | - | Robbie Weir (N.Ire) | MF | - | - | - | - | Schol. | 2005 | Larne (N.Ire) | ?? |
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