2013–14 Sunderland A.F.C. Season
The 2013–14 season is Sunderland's seventh consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League. Squad & coaching staff Current squad Out on loan Backroom staff Transfers In Out Pre-season and friendlies Friendlies Barclays Asia Trophy Semifinals ''All kick-off times are local'' ( UTC+08:00). ''Delayed by 30 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes (40-minute halves).'' ---- ''Delayed by 10 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes (40-minute halves).'' Third-place playoff Final Competitions Overall Premier League League table Results summary Results per matchday Matches Last updated: 11 May 2014SourceSunderland AFC/small> League Cup FA Cup Statistics Appearances :Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. :Players with no appearances not included in the list. :''Last up ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sunderland A
Sunderland () is a port city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most populous settlement in the Wearside conurbation and the second most populous settlement in North East England after Newcastle. Sunderland was once known as 'the largest shipbuilding town in the world' and once made a quarter of all of the world's ships from its famous yards, which date back to 1346 on the River Wear. The centre of the modern city is an amalgamation of three settlements founded in the Anglo-Saxon era: Monkwearmouth, on the north bank of the Wear, and Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth on the south bank. Monkwearmouth contains St Peter's Church, which was founded in 674 and formed part of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, a significant centre of learning in the seventh and eighth centuries. Sunderland was a fishing settlement and later a port, being granted a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2012–13 Sunderland A
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent Association football, football clubs in Football in Turkey, Turkish history. The men’s football team has won seven Süper Lig championships, making Trabzonspor the first non-Istanbul-based club to achieve this feat in the Turkish football league system, Turkish league system. In addition to their football achievements, Trabzonspor also operates a Trabzonspor (women's football), women’s football team, a Trabzonspor B.K., men’s basketball team, and several other sports branches, reinforcing its status as a multi-sport club. Trabzonspor rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, dominating Football in Turkey, Turkish football with six league titles between the 1975–76 1.Lig, 1975–76 and 1983–84 1.Lig, 1983–84 seasons. This golden ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ondřej Čelůstka
Ondřej Čelůstka (born 18 June 1989; ) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was a member of the Czech Republic national team and represented the under-21 team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Club career Early football career Čelůstka began his career with Fastav Zlín, making his professional debut in the Czech First League during the 2007–08 season, and then playing more regularly in the following one. His good performances ensured him a regular place with Czech leading club Slavia Prague, with whom he made fourteen appearances and a goal in the first half of the 2009–10 Czech First League. On 1 February 2010, Čelůstka signed with Serie A outfit U.S. Città di Palermo on loan, with an option to sign him permanently at the end of season. He was awarded the number #89 jersey from the ''rosanero''. He made his league Serie A debut in 2010, coming as a substitute for Marco Calderoni in the second half duri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Connor Wickham
Connor Neil Ralph Wickham (born 31 March 1993) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. He is currently a free agent. He has previously represented Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town, Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United F.C., Leeds United, Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace, Preston North End F.C., Preston North End, Milton Keynes Dons F.C., Milton Keynes Dons and Forest Green Rovers F.C., Forest Green Rovers. Wickham has also played at various levels of international football for the England national team, and scored the winning goal in the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, 2010 UEFA European U17 Championship Final. Early life Wickham was born in Hereford, the son of an Army Warrant Officer. He attended Philip Morant School and College, Philip Morant School in Colchester, where he achieved eight A-C grade GCSEs – as well as being a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steven Fletcher (footballer)
Steven Kenneth Fletcher (born 26 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Wrexham. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2025. Fletcher began his club career with Hibernian, playing in 156 Scottish Premier League games and scoring 43 goals. English club Burnley paid a club record transfer fee of £3 million to sign Fletcher in June 2009. He was their top goalscorer in the 2009–10 season with eight league goals, but the club were relegated from the Premier League. Fletcher was transferred soon afterwards to Wolverhampton Wanderers on a club record fee of £6.5 million. He scored 24 goals in 68 appearances for Wolves, but the club were relegated from the Premier League in 2012. Fletcher was then transferred to Premier League side Sunderland for £12 million. He played 108 matches and scored 23 goals for them, also spending half a season on loan at French club Marseille in 2016. He then joined EFL Championship clu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Craig Gardner
Craig Gardner (born 25 November 1986) is an English professional football coach and former player who made 260 appearances in the Premier League and a further 67 in the Championship. He joined the coaching staff at Birmingham City in January 2021, was appointed technical director in June, and was promoted to director of football in February 2025. A versatile midfielder, Gardner was able to play in many different positions, although he preferred central midfield. He began his career at Aston Villa before spending the 2010–11 season with city rivals Birmingham City, with whom he won the 2011 League Cup. After three seasons with Sunderland, he joined West Bromwich Albion in 2014 before rejoining Birmingham City in 2017. He retired from playing in 2020 to take up a position as first-team coach at the club. He moved on to a similar role at Sheffield Wednesday in November 2020, before leaving a month later when Tony Pulis' contract was terminated and returning to Birmingham. In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sebastian Larsson
Bengt Ulf Sebastian Larsson (; born 6 June 1985) is a Swedish former professional Football player, footballer who played as a midfielder. Beginning his career at hometown club IFK Eskilstuna, Larsson was signed by Arsenal F.C., Arsenal. He made three Premier League appearances for the Gunners, before joining Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City, initially on loan for the 2006–07 Football League Championship, 2006–07 season, before a permanent transfer in the winter of 2007. Larsson spent five years at Birmingham, experiencing promotion to, and relegation from, the Premier League on two occasions. He joined Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland on 1 July 2011 upon the expiry of his contract, after Birmingham suffered relegation. He left Sunderland in 2017 to sign for Hull City A.F.C., Hull City in the EFL Championship where he spent one season. He returned to his native Sweden in 2018 to sign for AIK Fotboll, AIK, and helped them win the 2018 Allsvenskan title before retiring in 2022 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wes Brown
Wesley Michael Brown (born 13 October 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back or right back. He spent the majority of his career at Manchester United, where he won 13 trophies including five Premier League titles and two UEFA Champions Leagues. Brown began his career with Manchester United by joining the club's academy at the age of 12 in 1992. After turning professional in 1996, he made his senior debut in 1998 and became a semi regular first team player during the 1998–99 season, when the club won the Treble. After a year-long hiatus due to injury, Brown became a regular fixture in the first team from 2000 onwards. Over the next eight years, he won numerous honours, including four more Premier League titles and another Champions League. Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has stated that Brown is "without question the best natural defender this club has had for years". After 15 years with Manchester United, Brown was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Swansea City A
Swansea ( ; ) is a coastal City status in the United Kingdom, city and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second-largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea (). The city is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, twenty-eighth largest in the United Kingdom. Located along Swansea Bay in south-west Wales, with the principal area covering the Gower Peninsula, it is part of the Swansea Bay (region), Swansea Bay region and part of the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Glamorgan and the ancient Welsh commote of Gŵyr. The principal area is the second most List of Welsh principal areas by population, populous local authority area in Wales, with an estimated population of in . Swansea, along with Neath and Port Talbot, forms the Swansea urban area, with a population of 300,352 in 2011. It is also part of the Swansea Bay City Region. During the 19th-century industrial heyday, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ki Sung-yueng
Ki Sung-yueng (; ; born 24 January 1989) is a South Korean professional association football, footballer who plays as a central midfielder or a defensive midfielder for the K League 1 club FC Seoul. From 2008 to 2019, Ki was a full international for South Korea national football team, South Korea, gaining 110 caps. He was selected in their squads for three World Cups, leading them as captain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 edition in Russia, and participated in three Asian Cups, finishing as runner-up in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, 2015 edition. He has also played at two Olympic Games with his country, winning bronze in Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2012. On 20 May 2015, Ki was voted Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City's Player of the Year as he scored eight goals in 33 appearances, with whom he also won the EFL Cup in 2013. He has also won the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Cup with Celtic F.C., Celtic. Early life Ki started his football care ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrea Dossena
Andrea Dossena (; born 11 September 1981) is an Italian football coach and former player who played as a left winger or left back. Dossena started his professional career at Verona in 2001, having progressed through the club's youth ranks. Having made 99 league appearances for Verona, he joined Treviso in 2005, and made 21 league appearances for the club. He then joined Udinese in 2006, and had a successful two-year spell, which, after making 63 league appearances, saw him switch to English side Liverpool in July 2008. However, he struggled to adapt to the English game, making just 18 league appearances in two seasons, and he returned to Italy in January 2010, when he signed for Napoli. Although he quickly established himself in the team, he fell out of favour during the 2012–13 season, and was loaned to Palermo, where he made 11 league appearances. In September 2013, having made 83 league appearances for Napoli, Dossena returned to England when he joined Sunderland. In Novembe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |