2008/2009 season
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| Sunderland A.F.C. | |
| Season 2008–2009 | |
|---|---|
| First team coach | Roy Keane Ricky Sbragia |
| Chairman | Niall Quinn |
| League | Barclays Premier League |
| Final league position | 16th |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer | Kenwyne Jones, 12 goals. |
| ← Previous season 2007/2008 | Next season → 2009/2010 |
In the 2008/2009 season Sunderland competed in their 8th Premier League season after securing survival in the 2007/2008 season. The Sunderland kit has been confirmed for this season this season, the chairman remained as Niall Quinn whilst Roy Keane resigned from his post as manager on November 25, 2008.
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[edit] Key Events
- A change in ownership occured as Ellis Short purchased a stake in the club, he later took full control.
- Sunderland defeated Newcastle 2-1, their first derby victory on wearside since the 1980/1981 season
- Roy Keane resigned as Sunderland's manager following dressing room discontent and poor form.
- Ricky Sbragia was appointed as Keane's replacement.
[edit] Team stats
Caps and goals
- Craig Gordon - 2 clean sheets
- Phil Bardsley - 1 goal
- George McCartney - 0 goals
- Teemu Tainio - 0 goals
- Nyron Nosworthy - 0 goals
- Dean Whitehead - 0 goals
- Carlos Edwards - 0 goals
- Steed Malbranque - 1 goal
- Djibril Cisse - 11 goals
- Kieran Richardson - 3 goals
- El-Hadji Diouf - 0 goals
- Liam Miller - 0 goals
- Darren Ward - 0 clean sheets
- Daryl Murphy - 0 goals
- Danny Collins - 1 goal
- Michael Chopra - 2 goals
- Kenwyne Jones - 10 goals
- Grant Leadbitter - 1 goal
- Dwight Yorke - 0 goals
- Andy Reid - 1 goal
- Pascal Chimbonda - 0 goals
- David Healy - 3 goals
- Jean- Yves Mvoto - 0 goals
- Anton Ferdinand - 0 goals
- Russell Anderson - 0 goals
- Graham Kavanagh - 0 goals
- Peter Hartley - 0 goals
- Paul McShane - 0 goals
- David Connolly - 0 goals
- Marton Fulop - ? clean sheet
- Michael Liddle - goals
- Jack Colback - 0 goals
- Michael Kay - 0 goals
- Nathan Luscombe - 0 goals
- Robbie Weir - 0 goals
- Jamie Chandler - 0 goals
- Martyn Waghorn - 0 goals
- David Dowson - 0 goals
- David Meyler - 0 goals
- Jordan Henderson - 0 goals
- Conor Hourihane - 0 goals
- Anthony Stokes - 2 goals
- Rade Prica - 0 goals
- Nick Colgan - 0 clean sheets
[edit] Transfers
[edit] In
- Nick Colgan - Barnsley - Free
- David Meyler - Cork City - £200,000.
- Teemu Tainio - Tottenham Hotspur - £4,000,000
- El-Hadji Diouf - Bolton wanderers - £2,500,000
- Pascal Chimbonda - Tottenham Hotspur - Undisclosed
- Steed Malbranque - Tottenham Hotspur - Undisclosed
- Djibril Cisse - Marseille - Loan
- David Healy - Fulham - £1,500,000
- Anton Ferdinand - West Ham - £8,000,000
- George McCartney - West Ham - £4,500,000
[edit] Out
- Paul McShane -Hull City - Loan
- Danny Higginbotham - Stoke City - £2,500,000
- Ross Wallace - Preston North End - Loan
- Greg Halford - Sheffield United - Loan
- Russell Anderson - Burnley - Loan
- Martyn Waghorn- Charlton Loan
- Roy O'Donavan- Dundee Loan
- Andrew Cole - Released
- Ian Harte - Released
- Stanislav Varga - Released
- Stephen Wright - Released
- Jack Pelter - Released
- Gavin Donoghue - Released
- Billy Dennehy - Released
- Jake Richardson - Released
[edit] Results
| Competition | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool | 16-08-2008 |
| Premier League | Tottenham 1-2 Sunderland | 23-08-2008 |
| League Cup | Nottingham Forest 1-2 Sunderland (After extra time) | 27-08-2008 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 0-3 Manchester City | 31-08-2008 |
| Premier League | Wigan 1-1 Sunderland | 13-09-2008 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 2-0 Middlesbrough | 20-09-2008 |
| League Cup | Sunderland 2-2 Northampton Town (After extra time) Sunderland win 4-3 on penalties | 23-09-2008 |
| Premier League | Aston Villa 2-1 Sunderland | 27-08-2008 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal | 4-10-2008 |
| Premier League | Fulham 0-0 Sunderland | 18-10-2008 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 2-1 Newcastle | 25-10-2008 |
| Premier League | Stoke 1-0 Sunderland | 28-10-2008 |
| Premier League | Chelsea 5-0 Sunderland | 1-11-2008 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 1-2 Portsmouth | 8-11-2008 |
| League Cup | Sunderland 1-2 Blackburn Rovers | 23-09-2008 |
| Premier League | Blackburn 1-2 Sunderland | 15-11-2008 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 0-1 West Ham | 23-11-2008 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 1-4 Bolton | 29-11-2008 |
| Premier League | Manchester United 1-0 Sunderland | 6-12-2008 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 4-0 West Brom | 13-12-2008 |
| Premier League | Hull 1-4 Sunderland | 20-12-2008 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 0-0 Blackburn | 26-12-2008 |
| Premier League | Everton 3-0 Sunderland | 28-12-2008 |
| FA Cup | Sunderland 2-1 Bolton | 03-01-09 |
| Premier League | Middlesbrough 1-1 Sunderland | 10-01-2009 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 1-2 Aston Villa | 17-01-2009 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 1-0 Fulham | 27-01-2009 |
| Premier League | Newcastle 1-1 Sunderland | 31-01-2009 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 2-0 Stoke | 7-02-2009 |
| Premier League | Arsenal 0-0 Sunderland | 21-02-2009 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 1-1 Tottenham | 28-02-2009 |
| Premier League | Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland | 4-03-2009 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 1-2 Wigan | 14-03-2009 |
| Premier League | Manchester City 1-0 Sunderland | 21-03-2009 |
| Premier League | West Ham 2-0 Sunderland | 4-04-2009 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 1-2 Manchester United | 11-04-2009 |
| Premier League | Sunderland 1-0 Hull | 18-04-2009 |
| Premier League | West Brom 3-0 Sunderland | 25-04-2009 |
| Premier League | Sunderland vs Everton | 2-05-2009 |
| Premier League | Bolton vs Sunderland | 9-05-2009 |
| Premier League | Portsmouth vs Sunderland | 16-05-2009 |
| Premier League | Sunderland vs Chelsea | 24-05-2009 |
