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Sunderland
2023–24 season
Owner	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%); Juan Sartori (36%)
Chairman	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head coach	Tony Mowbray
Stadium	Stadium of Light
Championship	18th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jobe Bellingham (2); All: ; Jobe Bellingham (2)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2023–24 season is the 145th season in the history of Sunderland and their second consecutive season in the Championship. The club are also participating in Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Current squad

As of 2 September 2023

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Anthony Patterson	GK	North Shields	(2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 24)	Academy	1 July 2018	—	30 June 2026	81	0
30	Nathan Bishop	GK	Hillingdon	(1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25)	Manchester United	2 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026	1	0
	Adam Richardson	GK		(2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2026	0	0
Defenders
2	Niall Huggins	RB	York	(2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 (age 24)	Leeds United	20 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025	11	0
3	Dennis Cirkin	LB	Dublin	(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22)	Tottenham Hotspur	11 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2026	73	5
5	Daniel Ballard	CB	Stevenage	(1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25)	Arsenal	1 July 2022	£2,000,000	30 June 2027	26	0
23	Jenson Seelt	CB	Ede	(2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21)	PSV	23 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2028	0	0
25	Nectarios Triantis	CB		(2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21)	Central Coast Mariners	14 June 2023	£300,000	30 June 2027	1	0
32	Trai Hume	RB	Ballymena	(2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22)	Linfield	4 January 2022	£200,000	30 June 2027	41	2
41	Zak Johnson	RB		(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025	2	0
42	Aji Alese	CB	Islington	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23)	West Ham United	15 July 2022	£500,000	30 June 2025	24	1
44	Ben Crompton	CB		(2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21)	Shrewsbury Town	22 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025	1	0
	Connor Pye	LB		(2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20)	Morecambe	12 August 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024	0	0
	Callum Wilson	CB		(2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20)	Shrewsbury Town	22 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2024	0	0
	Timothée Pembélé	RB	Beaumont-sur-Oise	(2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 22)	Paris Saint-Germain	2 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2028	0	0
Midfielders
4	Corry Evans	DM	Belfast	(1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 34)	Blackburn Rovers	15 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2024	64	2
7	Jobe Bellingham	AM	Stourbridge	(2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 19)	Birmingham City	14 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2028	5	2
13	Luke O'Nien	DM	Hemel Hempstead	(1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 30)	Wycombe Wanderers	30 July 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2026	225	18
17	Abdoullah Ba	AM	Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf	(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 21)	Le Havre	31 August 2022	£850,000	30 June 2027	36	1
21	Alex Pritchard	AM	Orsett	(1993-05-03) 3 May 1993 (age 31)	Huddersfield Town	9 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2024	95	8
24	Dan Neil	CM	South Shields	(2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2018	—	30 June 2026	109	7
27	Jay Matete	CM	Lambeth	(2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23)	Fleetwood Town	31 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2026	25	0
31	Chris Rigg	AM	Hebburn	(2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 17)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025	4	1
39	Pierre Ekwah	DM	Massy	(2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22)	West Ham United	23 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027	24	0
46	Bradley Dack	AM	Greenwich	(1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 31)	Blackburn Rovers	27 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2024	4	0
	Adil Aouchiche	AM	Le Blanc-Mesnil	(2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 22)	Lorient	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2028	0	0
	Caden Kelly	CM	Buncrana	(2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2024	2	0
	Tom Chiabi	CM	London	(2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21)	Middlesbrough	12 August 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024	0	0
Forwards
9	Luís Semedo	ST	Lisbon	(2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 21)	Benfica	18 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2028	4	0
10	Patrick Roberts	RW	Kingston upon Thames	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27)	Manchester City	21 January 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2024	68	7
12	Eliezer Mayenda	ST	Zaragoza	(2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19)	Sochaux	28 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2028	0	0
18	Ellis Taylor	LW	Hartlepool	(2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2024	5	0
19	Jewison Bennette	LW	Heredia	(2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20)	Herediano	25 August 2022	£1,000,000	30 June 2026	19	2
20	Jack Clarke	LW	York	(2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 24)	Tottenham Hotspur	9 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2026	75	13
43	Michael Spellman	LW		(2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 22)	Chester-le-Street United	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024	1	0
	Max Thompson	ST	Macclesfield	(2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22)	Burnley	22 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024	0	0
	Mason Burstow	ST	Greenwich	(2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21)	Chelsea	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024	0	0
	Jack Diamond	LW	Gateshead	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24)	Academy	1 July 2018	—	30 June 2024	45	2
	Nazariy Rusyn	ST	Novoyavorivsk	(1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26)	Zorya Luhansk	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027	0	0
	Timur Tuterov	ST	Bakhchysarai	(2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19)	Kolos Kovalivka	6 April 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025	0	0
Out on Loan
8	Elliot Embleton	AM	Durham	(1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25)	Academy	1 July 2017	—	30 June 2025	92	11
12	Alex Bass	GK	Eastleigh	(1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26)	Portsmouth	26 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025	2	0
45	Joe Anderson	CB	Stalybridge	(2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 23)	Everton	31 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026	4	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
14 June 2023	CB	Nectarios Triantis	Central Coast Mariners	£300,000	^[2]^[3]
14 June 2023	AM	Jobe Bellingham	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	^[4]^[5]
18 June 2023	ST	Luís Semedo	Benfica	Undisclosed	^[6]
23 June 2023	CB	Jenson Seelt	PSV	Undisclosed	^[7]^[8]
27 July 2023	AM	Bradley Dack	Blackburn Rovers	Free Transfer	^[9]
28 July 2023	ST	Eliezer Mayenda	Sochaux	Undisclosed	^[10]
2 August 2023	GK	Nathan Bishop	Manchester United	Undisclosed	^[11]
1 September 2023	ST	Nazariy Rusyn	Zorya Luhansk	Undisclosed	^[12]
1 September 2023	RB	Timothée Pembélé	Paris Saint-Germain	Undisclosed	^[13]
2 September 2023	AM	Adil Aouchiche	Lorient	Undislosed	^[14]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
29 June 2023	CB	Bailey Wright	Lion City Sailors	Mutual Consent	^[15]^[16]
30 June 2023	GK	Harrison Bond	Gateshead	Released	^[17]^[18]
30 June 2023	DM	Will Cain	Clemson Tigers	Released	^[17]^[19]
30 June 2023	GK	Jacob Carney	Free agent	Released	^[17]
30 June 2023	AM	Will Dowling	Free agent	Released	^[17]
30 June 2023	CB	Cameron Jessup	Free agent	Released	^[17]
30 June 2023	RB	Ethan Kachosa	Free agent	Released	^[17]
30 June 2023	LB	Nathan Newall	Buxton	Released	^[17]^[20]
30 June 2023	AM	Owen Robinson	Marine	Released	^[17]^[21]
30 June 2023	RM	Louie Salkeld	Free agent	Released	^[17]
30 June 2023	CM	Thomas Scott	Banbury United	Released	^[17]^[22]
30 June 2023	CM	Harrison Sohna	Free agent	Released	^[17]
30 June 2023	CB	Ben Williams	Free agent	Released	^[17]
30 June 2023	DM	Carl Winchester	Shrewsbury Town	Released	^[17]^[23]
1 July 2023	SS	Leon Dajaku	HNK Hajduk Split	Undisclosed	^[24]
5 August 2023	RW	Isaac Lihadji	Al-Duhail	Undisclosed	^[25]
1 September 2023	RW	Lynden Gooch	Stoke City	Undisclosed	^[26]
1 September 2023	ST	Ross Stewart	Southampton	Undisclosed	^[27]
2 September 2023	CB	Danny Batth	Norwich City	Undisclosed	^[28]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
1 September 2023	ST	Mason Burstow	Chelsea	End of Season	^[29]

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
12 July 2023	GK	Alex Bass	AFC Wimbledon	End of Season	^[30]
24 July 2023	CB	Joe Anderson	Shrewsbury Town	End of Season	^[31]
1 September 2023	AM	Elliot Embleton	Derby County	End of Season	^[32]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

On 20 February 2023, Sunderland announced a tour of the United States as part of their pre-season preparations, with friendlies against lower-league sides San Antonio FC and New Mexico United.^[33] A third and final stateside friendly was announced a few days later, against North Carolina.^[34] On May 18, the club confirmed a further two friendlies, against local sides Gateshead and South Shields.^[35] In June, a sixth pre-season opposition was added, with a trip to Hartlepool United planned.^[36] A home friendly against RCD Mallorca was also announced.^[37]

8 July 2023 Friendly	South Shields	3–4	Sunderland	Jarrow
12:30 BST	Blackett 26', 56' Morse 80'	Report	Semedo 48' Clarke 61', 73' Rigg 89'	Stadium: 1st Cloud Arena

8 July 2023 Friendly	Gateshead	2–3	Sunderland	Gateshead
16:00 BST	Pani 20' Campbell 23'	Report	Neil 39' Huggins 64' Spellman 82'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium

15 July 2023 Friendly	San Antonio FC	1–3	Sunderland	San Antonio, United States
20:00 CST	PC 25'	Report	Rigg 16' Semedo 45' Bennette 90'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,328^[38]

19 July 2023 Friendly	New Mexico United	2–3	Sunderland	Albuquerque, United States
19:00 MST	Garvanian 88' Zuleta 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Ekwah 39' Semedo 45+3' Lihadji 67'	Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park

21 July 2023 Friendly	North Carolina	2–4	Sunderland	Cary, United States
19:00 EST	Mentzingen 52' Perez 59'	Report	Matete 4' Batth 15' Roberts 44' Clarke 45+2'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

29 July 2023 Friendly	Sunderland	1–1	RCD Mallorca	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Semedo 3'	Report	Muriqi 47'	Stadium: Stadium of Light

1 August 2023 Friendly	Hartlepool United	5–2	Sunderland	Hartlepool
19:00 BST	Wreh 3' Mancini 22', 23' Dieseruvwe 74' Grey 78'	Report	Pritchard 13' Bennette 64'	Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 2,832 (away fans)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	Matchday 1		4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	025.00
FA Cup	Third round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	First round	First round	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total			5	1	2	2	5	6	−1	020.00

Last updated: 26 August 2023
Source: Soccerway

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Millwall	46	16	11	19	45	55	−10	59
14	Swansea City	46	15	12	19	59	65	−6	57
15	Watford	46	13	17	16	61	61	0	56
16	Sunderland	46	16	8	22	52	54	−2	56
17	Stoke City	46	15	11	20	49	60	−11	56
18	Queens Park Rangers	46	15	11	20	47	58	−11	56
19	Blackburn Rovers	46	14	11	21	60	74	−14	53

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)^[39]

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
4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	1	1	1	2	−1

Last updated: 26 August 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	W
Position	20	21	15	18	9

Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.^[40]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

6 August 2023 1	Sunderland	1–2	Ipswich Town	Sunderland
17:00 BST	Hume 32' 72' Ballard 80' Neil 86'	Report	Burns 35' Broadhead 45+1' Hirst 53' Hladký 56' Morsy 62'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 44,409 (1,995 away) Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Live on Sky Sports

12 August 2023 2	Preston North End	2–1	Sunderland	Preston
15:00 BST	Keane 25' 35' Frøkjær-Jensen 59' Browne 90+4' Potts 90+5'	Report	Clarke 31' (pen.) Ballard 69'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,892 (5,706 away) Referee: James Linington

19 August 2023 3	Sunderland	2–1	Rotherham United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Cirkin 10' Bellingham 22', 52' 69'	Report	Odoffin 20' Bramall 33'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,688 (814 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

26 August 2023 4	Coventry City	0–0	Sunderland	Coventry
15:00 BST	Palmer 21'	Report	Ekwah 10' O'Nien 14' Cirkin 65' Pritchard 90+5'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 25,714 (2,785 away) Referee: Keith Stroud

2 September 2023 5	Sunderland	5–0	Southampton	Sunderland
12:30 BST	Clarke 1' Ekwah 7', 45' Ba 39' O'Nien 42' Dack 48' Rigg 90+5'	Report	Mara 35' Adams 69'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,459 Referee: David Coote

16 September 2023 6	Queens Park Rangers	v	Sunderland	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST				Stadium: Loftus Road

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

Sunderland were drawn at home against Crewe Alexandra in the first round.^[41]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round	Sunderland	1–1 (3–5 p)	Crewe Alexandra	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Batth 16' Bennette 31' Pritchard 33' Ba 50' Rigg 64'	Report	Powell 13' Offord 45+1' 89' Holíček 83' Lunt 84'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 10,763 Referee: Scott Oldham
	Penalties
	Dack Pritchard Ekwah Triantis		Nevitt Long Adebisi Tabiner Cooney

Player statistics

Appearance summary

As of match(es) played on 2 September 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Anthony Patterson	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK	ENG	Nathan Bishop	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Defenders
2	DF	WAL	Niall Huggins	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Dennis Cirkin	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	NIR	Daniel Ballard	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Danny Batth	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	DF	AUS	Nectarios Triantis	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
32	DF	NIR	Trai Hume	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	DF	ENG	Zak Johnson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
44	DF	ENG	Ben Crompton	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
7	MF	ENG	Jobe Bellingham	6	2	5+0	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	ENG	Patrick Roberts	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	USA	Lynden Gooch	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	MF	ENG	Luke O'Nien	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	FRA	Abdoullah Ba	5	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Ellis Taylor	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	MF	CRC	Jewison Bennette	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
20	MF	ENG	Jack Clarke	6	2	5+0	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	MF	ENG	Alex Pritchard	6	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Dan Neil	6	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
31	MF	ENG	Chris Rigg	2	2	0+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	1
39	MF	FRA	Pierre Ekwah	6	2	5+0	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
46	MF	ENG	Bradley Dack	5	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	POR	Luis Semedo	5	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of match(es) played on 2 September 2023

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	EFL Cup	Total
1	7	AM	Jobe Bellingham	2	0	2
	20	LW	Jack Clarke	2	0	2
	39	AM	Pierre Ekwah	2	0	2
	31	AM	Chris Rigg	1	1	2
2	24	CM	Dan Neil	1	0	1
2	46	AM	Bradley Dack	1	0	1
Total				9	1	10

Penalties record

As of match(es) played on 2 September 2023

Excludes penalties taken during Penalty shoot-outs.


Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total		Conversion Ratio
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Scored Y	Missed N	Scored Y	Missed N	Scored Y	Missed N	Scored Y	Missed N	Conversion Ratio
1	20		LW	Jack Clarke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%
Total					1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%

Assists record

As of match(es) played on 2 September 2023

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	Total
1	3	LB	Dennis Cirkin	1	1
	17	AM	Abdoullah Ba	1	1
	19	AM	Jewison Bennette	1	1
	24	CM	Dan Neil	1	1
	32	RB	Trai Hume	1	1
	46	AM	Bradley Dack	1	1
Total				6	6

Disciplinary record

As of match(es) played on 27 August 2023

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	3		LB	Dennis Cirkin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	5		CB	Daniel Ballard	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		AM	Alex Pritchard	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
2	32		RB	Trai Hume	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	6		CB	Danny Batth	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	7		AM	Jobe Bellingham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13		CM	Luke O'Nien	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		AM	Abdoullah Ba	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	19		LW	Jewison Bennette	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	39		CM	Pierre Ekwah	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					8	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	12	1	0

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^ "Ross Stewart joins Southampton". Sunderland AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Batth joins Norwich City". Sunderland AFC. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Mason Burstow joins from Chelsea". Sunderland AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ "Bass joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". Sunderland AFC. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Anderson joins Shrewsbury Town". Sunderland AFC. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "Embleton moves to Derby". Sunderland AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Pre-Season 2023: USA tour confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ "Pre Season 2023: SAFC to face North Carolina FC on USA tour". Sunderland AFC. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Lads to take on Gateshead & South Shields". Sunderland AFC. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ "Hartlepool United friendly tie confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "Lads to play RCD Mallorca". Sunderland AFC. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ Whitaker, Stephen (15 July 2023). "Sunderland beats San Antonio FC in a friendly". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "2023-24 Sky Bet Championship fixtures". Sunderland AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "Lads host Crewe in first round". Sunderland AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[1] "Club Statement: 27 May 2023". Sunderland AFC. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[2] "SAFC reach agreement for Nectarios Triantis". Sunderland AFC. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[3] "Nectarios Triantis: Sunderland complete signing of Australian defender". British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[4] "SAFC reach agreement for Jobe Bellingham". Sunderland AFC. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[5] "Jobe Bellingham signs long-term contract". Sunderland AFC. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[6] "Luis Hemir Silva Semedo joins SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[7] "Jenson Seelt heads to Wearside". Sunderland AFC. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[8] "Jenson Seelt signs for SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[9] "Bradley Dack joins SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[10] "Eliezer Mayenda signs for Sunderland AFC". Sunderland AFC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[11] "Nathan Bishop signs for SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[12] "SAFC reach agreement for Rusyn". Sunderland AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[13] "Timothée Pembélé joins Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[14] "Adil Aouchiche signs long-term deal with SAFC". Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[15] "Bailey Wright leaves SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[16] "Bailey Wright: From Wembley to the World Cup, and now a Sailor". Lincoln City Sailors FC. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[RetainedList-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Retained list confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

[18] "Harrison Bond signs". Gateshead FC. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[19] "Will Cain - Clemson Tigers". Clemson Tigers. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[20] "Defender Nathan Newall signs for Bucks". Buxton FC. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[21] "Owen Robinson signs for Marine". Marine AFC. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[22] "Welcome Tom Scott". Banbury United FC. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[23] "Carl Winchester completes permanent move to Salop!". Shrewsbury Town FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[24] "Dajaku departs for HNK Hajduk Split". Sunderland AFC. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[25] "Lihadji joins Al-Duhail". Sunderland AFC. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[26] "Lynden Gooch departs the Club". Sunderland AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[27] "Ross Stewart joins Southampton". Sunderland AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[28] "Batth joins Norwich City". Sunderland AFC. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[29] "Mason Burstow joins from Chelsea". Sunderland AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[30] "Bass joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". Sunderland AFC. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[31] "Anderson joins Shrewsbury Town". Sunderland AFC. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[32] "Embleton moves to Derby". Sunderland AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[33] "Pre-Season 2023: USA tour confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[34] "Pre Season 2023: SAFC to face North Carolina FC on USA tour". Sunderland AFC. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[35] "Lads to take on Gateshead & South Shields". Sunderland AFC. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[36] "Hartlepool United friendly tie confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[37] "Lads to play RCD Mallorca". Sunderland AFC. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[38] Whitaker, Stephen (15 July 2023). "Sunderland beats San Antonio FC in a friendly". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-39] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[40] "2023-24 Sky Bet Championship fixtures". Sunderland AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[41] "Lads host Crewe in first round". Sunderland AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

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