2014–15 Sunderland A.F.C. season

English football club season January 2026 March 2015 Sunderland 2014–15 Gus Poyet (until 16 March 2015)Dick Advocaat (from 17 March 2015) Ellis Short Stadium of Light Premier League 16th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Third round Steven FletcherConnor Wickham (5 each) Jordi GómezConnor Wickham (6 each) _sunderland1415h _sunderland1415h _sunderland1415h _sunderland1415h _3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 _sunderland1415a _sunderland1415a _sunderland1415a _sunderland1415a _3_stripes_white 1E9FE6 1E9FE6 1E9FE6 1E9FE6 1E9FF6 _faroe14h _faroe14h _faroe14h _faroe14h _3_stripes_blue FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 season is Sunderland's 8th consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League. Players 18 February 2015http://www.safc.com/players-and-staff/first-team First team profiles Sunderland A.F.C 18 January 2014 1 ROM GK Costel Pantilimon 2 ENG DF Billy Jones 3 NED DF Patrick van Aanholt 4 SCO MF Liam Bridcutt 5 ENG DF Wes Brown 6 ENG MF Lee Cattermole 7 SWE MF Sebastian Larsson 8 ENG MF Jack Rodwell 9 SCO FW Steven Fletcher 10 ENG FW Connor Wickham 11 ENG MF Adam Johnson 14 ESP MF Jordi Gómez 15 FRA DF Anthony Réveillère 16 IRL DF John O'Shea 17 USA FW Jozy Altidore 19 ENG FW Danny Graham 20 ARG MF Ricky Álvarez on loan from Inter Milan 22 URU DF Sebastián Coates on loan from Liverpool 23 ITA MF Emanuele Giaccherini 25 ITA GK Vito Mannone 27 ARG DF Santiago Vergini on loan from Estudiantes 28 ENG FW Jermain Defoe 30 ENG MF Will Buckley Current reserve players with first-team appearances Sunderland A.F.C. Reserves and Academy 38 FRA FW Mikael Mandron at Shrewsbury Town until 30 June 2015 39 ENG MF George Honeyman 42 ENG MF Liam Agnew Out on loan 13 ENG GK Jordan Pickford at Bradford City until 30 June 2015 18 GRE MF Charalampos Mavrias at Panathinaikos until 30 June 2015 22 FRA MF El Hadji Ba at Bastia until 30 June 2015 29 FRA DF Valentin Roberge at Reims until 30 June 2015 Transfers In Date Pos. Name From FeeRef. Reference 28 May 2014 DFENG Billy Jones footballer, born 1987West Bromwich Albion ENG Free transferTaylor Louise 28 May 2014 Sunderland sign out-of-contract Billy Jones from West Bromwich Albion https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/28/sunderland-sign-billy-jones-west-bromwich-albion 22 January 2026 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 29 May 2014 MFESP Jordi GómezWigan Athletic ENG Free transferTaylor Louise 29 May 2014 Sunderland sign Jordi Gómez from Wigan on free transfer https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/29/jordi-gomez-sunderland-free-transfer 22 January 2026 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 16 June 2014 GKROM Costel PantilimonManchester City ENG Free transfer16 June 2014 Costel Pantilimon: Sunderland sign ex-Man City keeper https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27878824 22 January 2026 BBC Sport en-GB 25 July 2014 DFNED Patrick van AanholtChelsea ENG Undisclosed25 July 2014 Patrick van Aanholt: Sunderland sign Chelsea defender https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28483243 22 January 2026 BBC Sport en-GB 5 August 2014 MFENG Jack RodwellManchester City ENG Undisclosed4 August 2014 Jack Rodwell: Man City midfielder completes Sunderland move https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28649646 22 January 2026 BBC Sport en-GB 13 August 2014 MFENG Will Buckley footballerBrighton & Hove Albion ENG Undisclosed14 August 2014 Will Buckley: Sunderland sign Brighton winger on three-year deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28790398 22 January 2026 BBC Sport en-GB 23 October 2014 DFFRA Anthony RéveillèreNapoli ITA Free transferhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29742220 Sunderland sign Anthony Reveillere until end of season 23 October 2014 22 January 2026 BBC Sport 16 January 2015 FWENG Jermain DefoeToronto FC CAN Undisclosedhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/16/sunderland-confirm-signing-jermain-defoe Sunderland confirm Jermain Defoe signing on three-and-a-half-year deal Ian McCourt The Guardian 16 January 2015 22 January 2026 Loans in Date from Date until Pos. Name FromRef. Reference7 August 201430 June 2015 DFARG Santiago VerginiEstudiantes ARGhttp://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/august/argentinian-returns Vergini returns Sunderland's official website 7 August 20141 September 201430 June 2015 DFURU Sebastián CoatesLiverpool ENGhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29012722 Sunderland sign Sebastian Coates & Ricardo Alvarez on deadline day 1 September 2014 22 January 2026 BBC Sport1 September 201430 June 2015 MFARG Ricky ÁlvarezInter Milan ITA Out Date Pos. Name To FeeRef. Reference 20 May 2014 MFENG Craig GardnerWest Bromwich Albion ENG Free transfer20 May 2014 Craig Gardner: Sunderland midfielder to join West Brom https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27487493 22 January 2026 BBC Sport en-GB 22 May 2014 DFSCO Phil BardsleyStoke City ENG Free transferTaylor Louise 22 May 2014 Phil Bardsley to join Stoke City on free transfer from Sunderland https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/22/stoke-city-phil-bardsley-sunderland-manchester-united 22 January 2026 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 23 May 2014 DFESP Carlos CuéllarNorwich City ENG ReleasedHunter James 23 May 2014 Sunderland reveal who's in and who's out: Cullar, Ustari and Westwood to go http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-release-retained-list-carlos-7167592 22 January 2026 Chronicle Live enJanuary 2026 23 May 2014 DFITA Andrea DossenaLeyton Orient ENG Released6 November 2014 Andrea Dossena: Leyton Orient sign ex-Liverpool defender https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29936924 22 January 2026 BBC Sport en-GB 23 May 2014 DFENG Louis LaingNottingham Forest ENG Released20 June 2014 Louis Laing: Nottingham Forest sign Sunderland defender https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27922210 22 January 2026 BBC Sport en-GB 23 May 2014 GKARG Óscar UstariNewell's Old Boys ARG ReleasedUstari es el nuevo arquero de Newell's' https://www.ambito.com/deportes/ustari-es-el-nuevo-arquero-newells-n3848336 22 January 2026 Ambito 23 May 2014 MFWAL David Vaughan footballerNottingham Forest ENG ReleasedJanuary 2026 23 May 2014 DFNIR Jordan Watson 1Blyth Spartans ENG ReleasedSpartans sign Jordan Watson https://www.blythspartans.com/news/spartans-sign-jordan-watson/ 22 January 2026 Blyth Spartans en 23 May 2014 GKIRL Kieran WestwoodSheffield Wednesday ENG Released8 July 2014 Sheffield Wednesday sign Keiren Westwood and Sam Hutchinson https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28211524 22 January 2026 BBC Sport en-GB 23 May 2014 MFENG Billy KnottBradford City ENG Released30 May 2014 Bradford City: Billy Knott signs from Sunderland https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27639410 22 January 2026 BBC Sport en-GB 23 May 2014 DFIRL John Egan footballer, born 1992Gillingham ENG Released3 July 2014 Gillingham: Luke Norris and John Egan join on two-year deals https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28147126 22 January 2026 BBC Sport en-GB 9 June 2014 MFENG Jack ColbackNewcastle United ENG Free transfer9 June 2014 Jack Colback: Newcastle sign midfielder from rivals Sunderland https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27773544 22 January 2026 BBC Sport en-GB 24 July 2014 FWARG Ignacio ScoccoNewell's Old Boys ARG £2.4 millionHunter James 24 July 2014 Nacho Scocco completes his £2.1m move from Sunderland to Newell's Old Boys http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/nacho-scocco-completed-21m-move-7496980 22 January 2026 Chronicle Live en 13 August 2014 MFSWE David Moberg KarlssonNordsjælland DEN Undisclosed 13 August 2014 David Moberg Karlsson leaves Sunderland to join Nordsjaelland http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/david-moberg-karlsson-leaves-sunderland-7605701 22 January 2026 Chronicle Live en 22 August 2014 MFSEN Alfred N'DiayeReal Betis ESP £2 millionHunter James 22 August 2014 Alfred N'Diaye has left Sunderland and completed his move to Real Betis http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/alfred-ndiaye-left-sunderland-completed-7659568 22 January 2026 Chronicle Live en 9 January 2015 DFENG David Ferguson footballer, born 1994Blackpool ENG Undisclosedhttps://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/11715320.sunderland-duo-make-permanent-switch-blackpool/ Sunderland duo make permanent switch to Blackpool 9 January 2015 The Northern Echo 22 January 2026 9 January 2015 DFENG Connor OliverBlackpool ENG Undisclosed 16 January 2015 FWUSA Jozy AltidoreToronto FC CAN Undisclosed 2 February 2015 DFENG Scott Harrison footballerHartlepool United ENG Undisclosedhttp://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/sunderland-youngster-scott-harrison-joins-8565176 Sunderland youngster Scott Harrison joins Hartlepool United on deadline day James Hunter 2 February 2015 Chronicle Live 22 January 2026 2 February 2015 MFCabral SUI Free agent ReleasedJohns Craig 2 February 2015 Cabral leaves Sunderland by mutual consent on transfer deadline day http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/cabral-leaves-sunderland-mutual-consent-8567368 22 January 2026 Chronicle Live en Loans out Date from Date until Pos. Name ToRef. Reference21 July 20149 March 2015 GKENG Jordan PickfordBradford City ENGhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28404108 Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford joins Bradford on loan 21 July 2014 22 January 2026 BBC Sport7 August 201430 June 2015 MFFRA El Hadji BaBastia FRATransfer news: El-Hadji Ba leaves Sunderland to join SC Bastia on loan http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/9409900/transfer-news-el-hadji-ba-leaves-sunderland-to-join-sc-bastia-on-season-long-loan Sky Sports 7 August 20148 August 20148 September 2014 GKENG Joel DixonHartlepool United ENGHartlepool United make fourth signing of the day – Sunderland keeper Joel Dixon on emergency loan http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/hartlepool-utd/hartlepool-united-make-fourth-signing-of-the-day-sunderland-keeper-joel-dixon-on-emergency-loan-1-6776563 Hartlepool United 8 August 2014 8 August 2014 26 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120351/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/hartlepool-utd/hartlepool-united-make-fourth-signing-of-the-day-sunderland-keeper-joel-dixon-on-emergency-loan-1-6776563 dead 22 August 2014 22 September 2014 DFENG Scott Harrison footballerHartlepool United ENGhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28901602 Hartlepool sign Sunderland defender Scott Harrison 22 August 2014 22 January 2026 BBC Sport 1 September 2014 30 June 2015 DFFRA Valentin RobergeReims FRA31 October 201417 February 2015 GKENG Joel DixonBoston United ENGJanuary 2026 14 November 2014 31 December 2014 FWENG Danny Graham footballerWolverhampton Wanderers ENGhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30056323 Danny Graham: Sunderland striker joins Wolves on loan 14 November 2014 22 January 2026 BBC Sport 3 January 2015 2 February 2015 DFENG Scott Harrison footballerHartlepool United ENGhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30666994 Scott Harrison: Hartlepool United sign Sunderland defender 3 January 2015 22 January 2026 BBC Sport 17 January 2015 17 February 2015 DFENG Tom McNamee 1Boston United ENGJanuary 2026 28 January 2015 30 June 2015 FWFRA Mikael MandronShrewsbury Town ENGhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31025668 Mikael Mandron: Shrewsbury sign Sunderland striker on loan 28 January 2015 22 January 2026 BBC Sport2 February 2015 30 June 2015 MFGRE Charalampos MavriasPanathinaikos GREhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31099558 Charis Mavrias: Sunderland winger joins Panathinaikos on loan 2 February 2015 22 January 2026 BBC Sport23 February 201530 June 2015 GKPOL Max StryjekBoston United ENGUnited recruit goalkeeper Stryjek https://www.bostonunited.co.uk/news/united-recruit-goalkeeper-stryjek-1384725.html 22 January 2026 www.bostonunited.co.uk enHunter James 3 June 2015 Sunderland's Max Stryjek a loan target for Boston United http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/sunderlands-max-stryjek-loan-target-9387109 22 January 2026 Chronicle Live en27 February 201527 March 2015 MFUSA Lynden GoochGateshead ENGhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31663110 Lynden Gooch: Sunderland striker joins Gateshead on loan 27 February 2015 22 January 2026 BBC Sport24 March 201530 June 2015 GKENG Joel DixonGateshead ENGhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32037865 Gateshead sign Sunderland keeper Joel Dixon 24 March 2015 22 January 2026 BBC Sport Statistics Appearances and goals 24 May 2015 Premier League FA Cup League Cup 1 Costel Pantilimon GK ROM 28 0 1 0 2 0 2 Billy Jones DF ENG 14 0 2 0 2 0 3 Patrick van Aanholt DF NED 26+2 0 4 1 0+1 0 4 Liam Bridcutt MF SCO 10+8 0 4 0 2 0 5 Wes Brown DF ENG 23+2 0 1+1 0 1 0 6 Lee Cattermole MF ENG 26+1 1 0 0 0 0 7 Sebastian Larsson MF SWE 36 3 2+1 0 1 0 8 Jack Rodwell MF ENG 17+6 3 2 0 1 0 9 Steven Fletcher FW SCO 20+9 5 4 0 0 0 10 Connor Wickham FW ENG 31+5 5 0+3 0 1 1 11 Adam Johnson MF ENG 23+7 4 1+1 0 2 1 14 Jordi Gómez MF ESP 22+7 4 2 1 2 1 15 Anthony Réveillère DF FRA 15+1 0 1 0 0 0 16 John O'Shea DF IRL 37 0 4 0 2 0 19 Danny Graham FW ENG 7+7 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 20 Ricky Álvarez MF ARG 5+8 0 3 1 0+1 0 22 Sebastián Coates DF URU 9+1 0 2 0 1 0 23 Emanuele Giaccherini MF ITA 2+6 0 2 0 0+1 0 25 Vito Mannone GK ITA 10 0 3 0 0 0 27 Santiago Vergini DF ARG 28+3 0 3+1 0 2 0 28 Jermain Defoe FW ENG 17 4 2 0 0 0 30 Will Buckley MF ENG 9+12 0 0+1 0 1 0 39 George Honeyman MF ENG 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 42 Liam Agnew MF ENG 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players out on loan: 13 Jordan Pickford GK ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Charalampos Mavrias MF GRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 El Hadji Ba MF FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Valentin Roberge DF FRA 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 Mikael Mandron FW FRA 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players no longer with club: 12 Cabral MF SUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Jozy Altidore FW USA 2+9 0 0 0 2 1 |- |} Goalscorers 24 May 2015 Rank No. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total1 10 ENG Connor Wickham 5 0 1 6 14 ESP Jordi Gómez 4 1 1 63 9 SCO Steven Fletcher 5 0 0 5 11 ENG Adam Johnson 4 0 1 55 28 ENG Jermain Defoe 4 0 0 46 7 SWE Sebastian Larsson 3 0 0 3 8 ENG Jack Rodwell 3 0 0 38Own Goals11029 3 NED Patrick van Aanholt 0 1 0 1 6 ENG Lee Cattermole 1 0 0 1 17 USA Jozy Altidore 0 0 1 1 19 ENG Danny Graham 1 0 0 1 20 ARG Ricky Álvarez 0 1 0 1Total 314439 Clean sheets 24 May 2015 Rank No. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total1 1 ROM Costel Pantilimon 11 1 1 132 25 ITA Vito Mannone 2 1 0 3Total 132116 Disciplinary record 24 May 2015 No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 2 2 2 2 1 GK Costel Pantilimon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 DF Billy Jones 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 3 DF Patrick van Aanholt 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 MF Liam Bridcutt 6 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 0 5 DF Wes Brown 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 6 MF Lee Cattermole 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 7 MF Sebastian Larsson 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 8 MF Jack Rodwell 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 9 FW Steven Fletcher 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 FW Connor Wickham 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 11 MF Adam Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 MF Jordi Gómez 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 16 DF John O'Shea 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 17 FW Jozy Altidore 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 MF Ricky Álvarez 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 22 DF Sebastián Coates 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 MF Emanuele Giaccherini 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 27 DF Santiago Vergini 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 28 FW Jermain Defoe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 DF Valentin Roberge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 MF Will Buckley 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0Total 941191040010721 Match details Pre-season and friendlies 19 July 2014 15:00 BST Darlington 1883 1–5 Report Sunderland Brown 78 Fletcher 10 20Giaccherini 55Wickham 77Gómez 87 Bishop Auckland, England Heritage Park 2,000 (1,000 Sunderland Fans) W 22 July 2014 19:30 BST Carlisle United 0–1 Report Sunderland Mandron 72 Carlisle, England Brunton Park 3,586 (1,212 Sunderland Fans) W 23 July 2014 19:30 BST Hartlepool United 0–3 Report Sunderland Lawson 70Cartwright 72 78 Hartlepool, England Victoria Park 5,617 (3,252 Sunderland Fans) W 29 July 2014 20:00 BST Recreativo Huelva ESP 0–1 Report Sunderland Mandron 78 pen. Albufeira, Portugal Estadio Municipal de Albufeira W 30 July 2014 20:00 BST Nacional POR 1–0 Report Sunderland Lucas 89 Albufeira, Portugal Estadio Municipal de Albufeira L 2 August 2014 20:00 BST Vitória de Setúbal POR 0–0 Report Sunderland Albufeira, Portugal Estadio Municipal de Albufeira D 7 August 2014 19:30 BST Sunderland 2–0 Report Real Betis ESP Fletcher 79Wickham 81 Bishop Auckland, England Heritage Park W 9 August 2014 15:00 BST Sunderland 2–0 Report Udinese ITA Vergini 57Wickham 58 pen. Bishop Auckland, England Heritage Park W Premier League 2014–15 Premier League League table SUN Results summary 4 8 7 16 27 3 9 7 15 26 24 May 2015 Premier League December 2014 Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /A Result D/D/L/D/D/D/W/L/L/W/D/D/D/L/D/D/W/L/D/L/L/L/W/D/L/D/L/D/L/L/W/L/D/W/W/D/D/L Position 6/11/13/13/15/15/11/17/17/15/14/14/13/14/14/15/14/14/14/14/16/16/14/14/14/16/16/16/17/17/15/16/18/18/16/16/15/16 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 complete Statto.com December 2014 Matches The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.2014-15 fixtures revealed http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2014/june/2014-15-fixtures-confirmed Sunderland A.F.C 18 June 2014 18 June 2014 16 August 2014 15:00 1 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Report D Sunderland Dawson 10Dorrans 30Olsson 32Berahino 42 pen. 74 Cattermole 5Roberge 42Larsson 85 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 25,468 (2,700 away fans) Neil Swarbrick 24 August 2014 16:00 2 Sunderland 1–1 Report D Manchester United Rodwell 30 Mata 17Young 62Cleverley 67 Stadium of Light Sunderland 43,217 Martin Atkinson 30 August 2014 15:00 3 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Report L Sunderland Austin 45+2Mutch 57 Cattermole 37Giaccherini 90+2 Loftus Road London 17,930 (1,772 away fans) Robert Madley 13 September 2014 15:00 4 Sunderland 2–2 Report D Tottenham Hotspur Johnson 4Kane 82 o.g.Van Aanholt 85Vergini 88Wickham 90Gómez 90+3Brown 90+5 Chadli 2Eriksen 48Dier 61 Stadium of Light Sunderland 40,799 Craig Pawson 20 September 2014 15:00 5 Burnley 0–0 Report D Sunderland Marney 90 Rodwell 62O'Shea 78 Turf Moor Burnley 20,026 (4,108 away fans ) Anthony Taylor 27 September 2014 15:00 6 Sunderland 0–0 Report D Swansea City Cattermole 44Jones 75 Williams 50Rangel 2 60 81 Stadium of Light Sunderland 41,325 Chris Foy 4 October 2014 15:00 7 Sunderland 3–1 Report W Stoke City Wickham 4Fletcher 27 79 70Jones 64Van Aanholt 67 Adam 15Muniesa 27Assaidi 62Bardsley 66Bojan 90+1 Stadium of Light Sunderland 42,713 Neil Swarbrick 18 October 2014 15:00 8 Southampton 8–0 Report L Sunderland Vergini 12 o.g.Pellè 18 69Cork 37Schneiderlin 50Bridcutt 63 o.g.Tadić 78Wanyama 79Van Aanholt 86 o.g. Wickham 9Cattermole 25Bridcutt 82 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 29,615 (2,559 away fans) Andre Marriner 25 October 2014 15:00 9 Sunderland 0–2 Report L Arsenal Larsson 38Cattermole 63Wickham 68 Gibbs 24Sánchez 30 90+2Welbeck 50Arteta 55 Stadium of Light Sunderland 44,449 Kevin Friend 3 November 2014 20:00 10 Crystal Palace 1–3 Report W Sunderland Brown 55 o.g.Jedinak 2 65 87 Fletcher 31 90+5Buckley 63Pantilimon 71Cattermole 74Gómez 79 Selhurst Park London 23,212 (2,213 away fans) Phil Dowd 9 November 2014 13:30 11 Sunderland 1–1 Report D Everton Gómez 11Larsson 67 McCarthy 30McGeady 57Baines 76 pen. Stadium of Light Sunderland 43,476 Lee Mason 22 November 2014 15:00 12 Leicester City 0–0 Report D Sunderland Vardy 53De Laet 85 Larsson 42Cattermole 61Fletcher 68 King Power Stadium Leicester 31,825 (3,284 away fans) Robert Madley 29 November 2014 17:30 13 Sunderland 0–0 Report D Chelsea O'Shea 76Vergini 89Gómez 90+2 Costa 55Matić 86 Stadium of Light Sunderland 45,232 Kevin Friend 3 December 2014 19:45 14 Sunderland 1–4 Report L Manchester City Wickham 19Cattermole 71 Agüero 21 71Jovetić 39Zabaleta 55Boyata 65 Stadium of Light Sunderland 41,152 Craig Pawson 6 December 2014 15:00 15 Liverpool 0–0 Report D Sunderland Lucas 51 Vergini 41Bridcutt 60Buckley 80 Anfield Liverpool 44,716 (1,829 away fans) Neil Swarbrick 13 December 2014 15:00 16 Sunderland 1–1 Report D West Ham United Gómez 22 pen., 57Wickham 82 Downing 29, 80Reid 40 Stadium of Light Sunderland 41,694 Phil Dowd 21 December 2014 13:30 17 Newcastle United 0–1 Report W Sunderland Coloccini 9Tioté 24Colback 25Dummett 90+2 Coates 2Wickham 39Cattermole 56O'Shea 69Johnson 90 St James' Park Newcastle 52,315 (2,738 away fans) Anthony Taylor 26 December 2014 15:00 18 Sunderland 1–3 Report L Hull City Johnson 1Larsson 16Vergini 19Gómez 49Fletcher 53Jones 74 Ramírez 33Chester 45+1 51Brady 73Jelavić 90+6 Stadium of Light Sunderland 44,817 Andre Marriner 28 December 2014 15:00 19 Aston Villa 0–0 Report D Sunderland Vlaar 44Delph 0 49 Cattermole 56Johnson 74Brown 89Giaccherini 90+2 Villa Park Birmingham 35,436 (2,955 away fans) Martin Atkinson 1 January 2015 15:00 20 Manchester City 3–2 Report L Sunderland Nasri 51Touré 57Jovetić 66Zabaleta 71Lampard 73 Jones 17Larsson 34Rodwell 68Johnson 71 pen.Brown 88 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 45,367 (1,403 away fans) Roger East 10 January 2015 12:45 21 Sunderland 0–1 Report L Liverpool Vergini 28Bridcutt 2 35 49 Marković 9Borini 17Coutinho 36Henderson 54Lovren 55 Stadium of Light Sunderland 45,369 Craig Pawson 17 January 2015 15:00 22 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Report L Sunderland Vertonghen 3, 30Eriksen 88 Larsson 31Rodwell 58Jones 87 White Hart Lane Tottenham 35,973 (2,940 away fans) Chris Foy 31 January 2015 15:00 23 Sunderland 2–0 Report W Burnley Wickham 20Defoe 34Johnson 69Larsson 89Pantilimon 90+3 Marney 90+4 Stadium of Light Sunderland 44,022 Lee Mason 7 February 2015 15:00 24 Swansea City 1–1 Report D Sunderland Cork 16Dyer 31Ki 66Naughton 75 Defoe 42Bridcutt 49Larsson 71Gómez 77Fletcher 88 Liberty Stadium Swansea 20,355 (1,630 away fans) Phil Dowd 10 February 2015 19:45 25 Sunderland 0–2 Report L Queens Park Rangers Larsson 41Álvarez 83 Fer 17Zamora 35 45+1Ferdinand 70Barton 78 Stadium of Light Sunderland 39,077 Martin Atkinson 21 February 2015 15:00 26 Sunderland 0–0 Report D West Bromwich Albion Álvarez 11 Lescott 5Dawson 29 Stadium of Light Sunderland 40,943 Mike Jones 28 February 2015 15:00 27 Manchester United 2–0 Report L Sunderland Valencia 45+1Rooney 66 pen. 84 Brown 0 65Van Aanholt 79 Old Trafford Manchester 75,344 (2,461 away fans) Roger East 3 March 2015 19:45 28 Hull City 1–1 Report D Sunderland N'Doye 15McShane 42Robertson 79 Brown 12Rodwell 36, 77Bridcutt 46Cattermole 60Larsson 79Álvarez 87 KC Stadium Kingston upon Hull 23,017 (2,474 away fans) Mike Dean 14 March 2015 15:00 GMT 29 Sunderland 0–4 Report Aston Villa Bridcutt 90+1 Bacuna 8Benteke 16 44Agbonlahor 18 37 Stadium of Light Sunderland 45,746 Neil Swarbrick L 21 March 2015 17:30 30 West Ham United 1–0 Report L Sunderland Sakho 88 Wickham 63 Boleyn Ground London 34,914 (1,800 away fans) Lee Mason 5 April 2015 16:00 31 Sunderland 1–0 Report W Newcastle United Vergini 39Defoe 45+1Gómez 61Van Aanholt 66Wickham 77Larsson 81 Taylor 41Colback 62 Stadium of Light Sunderland 47,563 Mike Dean 11 April 2015 15:00 32 Sunderland 1–4 Report L Crystal Palace Rodwell 16Cattermole 24Wickham 90 Dann 18Murray 48Bolasie 51 53 62McArthur 67 Stadium of Light Sunderland 42,073 Anthony Taylor 25 April 2015 15:00 33 Stoke City 1–1 Report D Sunderland Adam 27Diouf 58Wollscheid 60 Wickham 1Cattermole 18O'Shea 62Jones 80 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 26,706 Martin Atkinson 2 May 2015 15:00 34 Sunderland 2–1 Report W Southampton Gómez 21 pen. 55 pen.Jones 32Cattermole 60 Mané 22Ward-Prowse 0 54Wanyama 63Pellè 90+5 Stadium of Light Sunderland 39,613 Mike Jones 9 May 2015 12:45 BST 35 Everton 0–2 Report W Sunderland Coleman 73Garbutt 88 Brown 42Graham 53Gómez 65Defoe 66, 85 Goodison Park Liverpool 38,246 Lee Probert 16 May 2015 15:00 BST 36 Sunderland 0–0 Report D Leicester City Bridcutt 29Cattermole 43Wickham 66Larsson 79 Huth 63 Stadium of Light Sunderland 46,705 Martin Atkinson 20 May 2015 19:45 BST 37 Arsenal 0–0 Report D Sunderland Ramsey 18 Emirates Stadium London 59,987 Anthony Taylor 24 May 2015 15:00 BST 38 Chelsea 3–1 Report L Sunderland Costa 37 pen.Cuadrado 42Rémy 70 88Matić 82 Fletcher 26Rodwell 32 Stamford Bridge London 41,620 Lee Mason FA Cup 2014–15 FA Cup Third round 4 January 2015 13:00 Sunderland 1–0 Report Leeds United Van Aanholt 33Bridcutt 71 Murphy 36 Sunderland Stadium of Light 30,302 Mike Dean W Fourth round 24 January 2015 15:00 Sunderland 0–0 Report Fulham Rodwell 2 30 66Coates 55Buckley 86 Sunderland Stadium of Light 22,961 Anthony Taylor D Replay 3 February 2015 19:45 Fulham 1–3 Report Sunderland Rodallega 28Woodrow 40Bodurov 62Fofana 82McCormack 89Hutchinson 90+5 Bridcutt 25Bettinelli 61 o.g.Álvarez 75, 82Giaccherini 82Gómez 90+3 pen. London Craven Cottage 14,777 (4,200 away fans) Paul Tierney W Fifth round 15 February 2015 14:30 Bradford City 2–0 Report Sunderland O'Shea 3 o.g.Clarke 31Stead 61 Fletcher 10Larsson 36Jones 67 Bradford Valley Parade 24,021 (4,253 away fans) Kevin Friend L Football League Cup 2014–15 Football League Cup 27 August 2014 19:45 Second round Birmingham City 0–3 Report W Sunderland Thomas 53 Gómez 77Johnson 87Wickham 88 St Andrew's Birmingham 11,245 (1,997 away fans) Darren Bond 23 September 2014 Third round Sunderland 1–2 Report L Stoke City Altidore 16, 90+1Rodwell 36O'Shea 90Bridcutt 90+5 Muniesa 31 71Nzonzi 36Arnautović 63Huth 90+2 Stadium of Light Sunderland 17,353 Mike Dean First team squad Squad No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Costel Pantilimon Romania GK 1987 2 1 yes ENG Manchester City 25 Vito Mannone Italy GK 1988 3 2 yes ENG Arsenal Defenders 2 Billy Jones England RB 1987 3 24 yes England West Bromwich Albion 3 Patrick van Aanholt NED LB 1990 8 29 yes ENG Chelsea 5 Wes Brown ENG CB 1979 10 13 yes ENG Manchester United 15 Anthony Réveillère FRA RB 1979 11 10 yes ITA Napoli 16 John O'Shea IRE CB 1981 4 30 yes ENG Manchester United 22 Sebastián Coates URU CB 1990 10 7 yes ENG Liverpool (On loan) 27 Santiago Vergini ARG CB 1988 8 3 yes ARG Estudiantes (On loan) Midfielders 4 Liam Bridcutt SCO DM 1989 5 8 yes ENG Brighton & Hove Albion 6 Lee Cattermole ENG DM 1988 3 21 yes ENG Wigan Athletic 7 Sebastian Larsson SWE CM 1985 6 6 yes ENG Birmingham City 8 Jack Rodwell ENG CM 1991 3 11 yes ENG Manchester City 11 Adam Johnson ENG RW 1987 7 14 yes ENG Manchester City 14 Jordi Gómez ESP CM 1985 5 24 yes ENG Wigan Athletic 20 Ricky Álvarez ARG AM 1988 4 12 yes ITA Inter Milan (On loan) 23 Emanuele Giaccherini ITA AM 1985 5 5 yes ITA Juventus 30 Will Buckley ENG LW 1989 11 21 yes ENG Brighton & Hove Albion Forwards 9 Steven Fletcher SCO CF 1987 3 26 yes ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 Connor Wickham ENG CF 1993 3 31 yes ENG Ipswich Town 19 Danny Graham ENG CF 1985 8 12 yes WAL Swansea City 28 Jermain Defoe ENG CF 1982 10 7 yes CAN Toronto FC References Category:Sunderland A.F.C. seasons Sunderland