The 2018–19 season was
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
's 140th season in existence, and their first season in the third tier of English
football
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since 1987, after relegation from the
Premier League two seasons ago and the
Championship the previous season. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the
FA Cup and
EFL Cup
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as well as the
EFL Trophy
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. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
First team squad
Pre-season friendlies
As of 18 July 2018, Sunderland have announced five pre-season friendlies against
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
,
Hartlepool United,
Grimsby Town,
St Mirren, and
Middlesbrough.
Competitions
League One
League table
Result summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The fixtures for the
2018–19 season were released on 21 June 2018.
League One play-offs
FA Cup
On 22 October 2018, the draw for the first round was made in
Hitchin
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History
Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce peopl ...
. The draw for the second round was made live on
BBC and
BT by
Mark Schwarzer and
Glenn Murray on 12 November.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in
Vietnam.
EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on
Talksport by
Leon Britton and
Steve Claridge on 16 November. On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by
Alan McInally and
Matt Le Tissier on
Soccer Saturday. The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on
Sky Sports by
Don Goodman and
Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 January live on
Talksport.
Group A
Knockout stage
Squad statistics
Top scorers
Appearances and goals
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, colspan="14", ''Players who have played for Sunderland this season but are currently out on loan:''
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, colspan="14", ''Players who have played for Sunderland this season but have left the club:''
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Disciplinary record
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
See also
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Sunderland 'Til I Die
''Sunderland 'Til I Die'' is a sports documentary series. Produced by Fulwell 73 (named as a homage to Sunderland A.F.C. by its founders), the series documents the events around English football club Sunderland A.F.C.
Released on 14 December 2 ...
References
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Sunderland
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Sunderland A.F.C. seasons