In the 2009/2010 season Sunderland will be competing in the Premier League for a 9th season, and a 3rd season in succession since their promotion in 2007. under manager Steve Bruce, the team will be looking to push on from the 16th place they obtained last time and aim to go through a season avoiding any relegation threat. There will be no derby games for sunderland this year, following the relegations of both of their northeast rival clubs.

EventsEdit

• Ricky Sbragia- resigns as manager immediately as the close season begins.

• Ellis Short- finalizes his takeover of the club buying out the rest of the Drumaville shares.

• Steve Bruce- is appointed Sunderland's manager on a three year contract after the club purchased his rights from Wigan Athletic.

• Sunderland break their transfer record and sign Darren Bent for a reported fee of £10 million.

Team statsEdit

TransfersEdit

inEdit

• Fraizer Campbell- Manchester United- £3.5 million
• Paulo Da Silva- Deportivio Toluca- Free transfer
• Lorik Cana- Olympic Marseille - £5 million
• Darren Bent- Tottenham Hotspur- £10 million
• Lee Cattermole- Wigan Athletic- £6 million
• Michael Turner- Hull City- Undisclosed
• John Mensah- Olympic Lyon- season long loan

outEdit

• Djibril Cisse- loan expired
• Callum Davenport- loan expired
• Tal Ben Haim- loan expired
• Dwight Yorke- released
• David Connolly- released
• Michael Chopra- Cardiff City- £4 million
• Greg Halford- Wolverhampton Wanderers - £2 million
• Dean Whitehead - Stoke City F.C. - £3 million
• Anthony Stokes- Hibernian F.C.- £1.5 million
• Paul McShane- Hull City A.F.C. - £1.5 million - undisclosed
• Danny Collins- Stoke City F.C.- £2.5 million - undisclosed
• Carlos Edwards- Ipswich Town F.C.- £1.35 million
• Grant Leadbitter- Ipswich Town F.C.- £2.5 million

ResultsEdit

ResultsEdit