Sunderland A.F.C. Players - Players

Players

Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics are correct as of 20 August 2012.

Players with name in bold are Sunderland record holders.
Players with nationality in bold won full international caps for their country while with the club.

Name Nationality Position Date from Date to Appearances Goals Notes Club source National source
McMillan, JamesJames McMillan Scotland Scotland Defender 1884 1886 70005000000000000005 50000000000000000000 1
Gibson, WillWill Gibson Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1888 1896 7002102000000000000102 70007000000000000007 2
Porteous, ThomasThomas Porteous England England Defender 1889 1894 700193000000000000093 50000000000000000000 3
Doig, NedNed Doig Scotland Scotland Goalkeeper 1890 1904 7002456000000000000456 50000000000000000000 4
Gillespie, JamesJames Gillespie Scotland Scotland Forward 1890
1891		 1892
1897		 7002148000000000000148 700152000000000000052 5
Auld, JohnJohn Auld Scotland Scotland Defender 1890 1895 7002115000000000000115 700115000000000000015 6
Scott, JohnJohn Scott Scotland Scotland Forward 1890 1896 7002113000000000000113 700129000000000000029 7
Campbell, JohnnyJohnny Campbell Scotland Scotland Forward 1890 1897 7002215000000000000215 7002151000000000000151 8
Harvey, JohnJohn Harvey Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1890 1897 7002108000000000000108 700112000000000000012 9
Millar, JimmyJimmy Millar Scotland Scotland Forward 1890
1900		 1896
1904		 7002260000000000000260 7002122000000000000122 10
Wilson, HughieHughie Wilson Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1890 1899 7002258000000000000258 700146000000000000046 11
Gow, DonaldDonald Gow Scotland Scotland Defender 1891
1893		 1892
1897		 7002113000000000000113 70001000000000000001 12
Hannah, JimmyJimmy Hannah Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1891 1897 7002172000000000000172 700178000000000000078 13
Dunlop, BillyBilly Dunlop Scotland Scotland Defender 1893 1898 7002146000000000000146 70006000000000000006 14
McNeill, RobertRobert McNeill Scotland Scotland Defender 1894 1900 7002157000000000000157 50000000000000000000 15
Ferguson, MatthewMatthew Ferguson Scotland Scotland Defender 1896 1902 7002182000000000000182 70005000000000000005 16
McAllister, SandySandy McAllister Scotland Scotland Defender 1897 1904 7002223000000000000223 70005000000000000005 17
McLatchie, ColinColin McLatchie Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1898 1902 7002129000000000000129 700132000000000000032 18
Jackson, DickDick Jackson England England Defender 1898 1905 7002167000000000000167 700110000000000000010 19
Farquhar, JamesJames Farquhar Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1899 1907 7002196000000000000196 700118000000000000018 20
McCombie, AndrewAndrew McCombie Scotland Scotland Defender 1899 1904 7002164000000000000164 70006000000000000006 21
Hogg, BillyBilly Hogg England England Forward 1899 1909 7002302000000000000302 700186000000000000086 22
Common, AlfAlf Common England England Forward 1900
1901		 1904
1905		 700143000000000000043 700111000000000000011 23
Watson, JimmyJimmy Watson Scotland Scotland Defender 1900 1907 7002225000000000000225 50000000000000000000 24
Gemmell, JimmyJimmy Gemmell England England Forward 1900 1912 7002228000000000000228 700146000000000000046 25
Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes England England Defender 1902 1908 7002119000000000000119 70005000000000000005 26
Bridgett, ArthurArthur Bridgett England England Forward 1902 1912 7002347000000000000347 7002116000000000000116 27
Holley, GeorgeGeorge Holley England England Forward 1904 1919 7002316000000000000316 7002155000000000000155 28
Tait, TommyTommy Tait Scotland Scotland Defender 1906 1912 7002195000000000000195 70003000000000000003 29
Forster, HenryHenry Forster England England Defender 1907 1911 7002112000000000000112 50000000000000000000 30
Jarvie, GavinGavin Jarvie England England Defender 1907 1911 7002102000000000000102 50000000000000000000 31
Low, HarryHarry Low Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1907 1915 7002227000000000000227 700137000000000000037 32
Milton, AlbertAlbert Milton England England Defender 1908 1914 7002139000000000000139 50000000000000000000 33
Thomson, CharlesCharles Thomson Scotland Scotland Defender 1908 1915 7002264000000000000264 70008000000000000008 34
Troughear, BillyBilly Troughear England England Defender 1909 1912 7002108000000000000108 50000000000000000000 35
Mordue, JackieJackie Mordue England England Forward 1908 1920 7002294000000000000294 700180000000000000080 36
Cuggy, FrancisFrancis Cuggy England England Midfielder 1909 1921 7002189000000000000189 70004000000000000004 37
Ness, HarryHarry Ness England England Defender 1911 1919 7002102000000000000102 50000000000000000000 38
Buchan, CharlieCharlie Buchan England England Forward 1911 1925 7002411000000000000411 7002221000000000000221 39
Martin, HenryHenry Martin England England Forward 1912 1922 7002213000000000000213 700123000000000000023 40
Hobson, BertBert Hobson England England Defender 1913 1922 7002172000000000000172 50000000000000000000 41
Poole, JohnJohn Poole England England Defender 1913 1924 7002152000000000000152 70002000000000000002 42
England, ErnieErnie England England England Defender 1919 1930 7002351000000000000351 50000000000000000000 43
Ellis, BillyBilly Ellis England England Midfielder 1920 1927 7002202000000000000202 700132000000000000032 44
Marshall, BobbyBobby Marshall England England Forward 1920 1928 7002207000000000000207 700173000000000000073 45
Parker, CharlieCharlie Parker England England Defender 1920 1929 7002256000000000000256 700112000000000000012 46
Hawes, ArthurArthur Hawes England England Midfielder 1921 1927 7002147000000000000147 700139000000000000039 47
Andrews, ArthurArthur Andrews England England Defender 1921 1931 7002244000000000000244 70002000000000000002 48
Cresswell, WarneyWarney Cresswell England England Defender 1922 1927 7002190000000000000190 50000000000000000000 49
McInroy, AlbertAlbert McInroy England England Goalkeeper 1923
1934		 1929
1935		 7002227000000000000227 50000000000000000000 50
Clunas, WilliamWilliam Clunas Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1923 1930 7002272000000000000272 700144000000000000044 51
Gurney, BobbyBobby Gurney England England Forward 1925 1950 7002390000000000000390 7002227000000000000227 52
Halliday, DaveDave Halliday Scotland Scotland Forward 1925 1929 7002175000000000000175 7002164000000000000164 53
Murray, BillBill Murray Scotland Scotland Defender 1925 1936 7002328000000000000328 50000000000000000000 54
McDougall, JockJock McDougall Scotland Scotland Defender 1929 1934 7002184000000000000184 70003000000000000003 55
Gallacher, PatrickPatrick Gallacher Scotland Scotland Forward 1929 1938 7002309000000000000309 7002108000000000000108 56
Hall, AlexAlex Hall Scotland Scotland Defender 1929 1939 7002238000000000000238 70001000000000000001 57
Shaw, HarryHarry Shaw England England Defender 1930 1935 7002217000000000000217 70005000000000000005 58
Thorpe, JimmyJimmy Thorpe England England Goalkeeper 1930 1936 7002139000000000000139 50000000000000000000 59
Connor, JimmyJimmy Connor Scotland Scotland Forward 1930 1939 7002284000000000000284 700162000000000000062 60
Hastings, AlexanderAlexander Hastings Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1930 1946 7002304000000000000304 70008000000000000008 61
Johnston, BertBert Johnston Scotland Scotland Defender 1931 1939 7002166000000000000166 50000000000000000000 62
Thomson, CharlieCharlie Thomson Scotland Scotland Defender 1931 1939 7002264000000000000264 70008000000000000008 63
Davis, BertBert Davis England England Forward 1932 1936 7002162000000000000162 700140000000000000040 64
McNab, SandySandy McNab Scotland Scotland Defender 1932 1938 7002113000000000000113 70006000000000000006 65
Carter, RaichRaich Carter England England Midfielder 1932 1939 7002281000000000000281 7002132000000000000132 66
Burbanks, EddieEddie Burbanks England England Midfielder 1935 1948 7002156000000000000156 700130000000000000030 67
Duns, LenLen Duns England England Forward 1935 1952 7002248000000000000248 700154000000000000054 68
Mapson, JohnnyJohnny Mapson England England Goalkeeper 1935 1954 7002387000000000000387 50000000000000000000 69
Gorman, JimmyJimmy Gorman England England Defender 1937 1939 7002103000000000000103 70001000000000000001 70
Davis, DickieDickie Davis England England Forward 1946 1953 7002154000000000000154 700180000000000000080 71
Hall, FredFred Hall England England Defender 1946 1953 7002224000000000000224 70001000000000000001 72
Reynolds, TommyTommy Reynolds England England Midfielder 1946 1953 7002171000000000000171 700118000000000000018 73
Walsh, BillBill Walsh England England Defender 1946 1953 7002105000000000000105 70001000000000000001 74
Watson, WillieWillie Watson England England Defender 1946 1954 7002223000000000000223 700117000000000000017 75
Stelling, JackJack Stelling England England Defender 1946 1956 7002272000000000000272 70008000000000000008 76
Hudgell, ArthurArthur Hudgell England England Defender 1947 1957 7002275000000000000275 50000000000000000000 77
Shackleton, LenLen Shackleton England England Forward 1948 1957 7002348000000000000348 7002101000000000000101 78
Wright, TommyTommy Wright Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1949 1954 7002180000000000000180 700154000000000000054 79
Kirtley, HarryHarry Kirtley England England Forward 1949 1955 7002101000000000000101 700118000000000000018 80
Ford, TrevorTrevor Ford Wales Wales Forward 1950 1957 7002117000000000000117 700170000000000000070 81
Bingham, BillyBilly Bingham Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Forward 1950 1958 7002227000000000000227 700146000000000000046 82
Hedley, JackJack Hedley England England Defender 1950 1958 7002295000000000000295 50000000000000000000 83
Aitken, GeorgeGeorge Aitken Scotland Scotland Defender 1951 1958 7002267000000000000267 70003000000000000003 84
Anderson, StanStan Anderson England England Defender 1952 1964 7002447000000000000447 700135000000000000035 85
Daniel, RayRay Daniel Wales Wales Defender 1953 1957 7002153000000000000153 70007000000000000007 86
Elliott, BillyBilly Elliott England England Midfielder 1953 1958 7002212000000000000212 700126000000000000026 87
Fraser, WillieWillie Fraser Scotland Scotland Goalkeeper 1954 1958 7002143000000000000143 50000000000000000000 88
McDonald, JoeJoe McDonald Scotland Scotland Defender 1954 1958 7002155000000000000155 70001000000000000001 89
Fleming, CharlieCharlie Fleming Scotland Scotland Forward 1955 1958 7002122000000000000122 700172000000000000072 90
Grainger, ColinColin Grainger England England Forward 1957 1960 7002124000000000000124 700114000000000000014 91
Fogarty, AmbroseAmbrose Fogarty Ireland Ireland Midfielder 1957 1963 7002174000000000000174 700143000000000000043 92
Hurley, CharlieCharlie Hurley Ireland Ireland Defender 1957 1969 7002401000000000000401 700126000000000000026 93
Wakeham, PeterPeter Wakeham England England Goalkeeper 1958 1962 7002151000000000000151 50000000000000000000 94
Nelson, ColinColin Nelson England England Defender 1958 1964 7002168000000000000168 70002000000000000002 95
McNab, JimJim McNab England England Midfielder 1958 1967 7002323000000000000323 700118000000000000018 96
Ashurst, LenLen Ashurst England England Defender 1958 1970 7002459000000000000459 70004000000000000004 97
Irwin, CecilCecil Irwin England England Defender 1958 1971 7002350000000000000350 70001000000000000001 98
Harvey, MartinMartin Harvey Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Midfielder 1959 1972 7002357000000000000357 70005000000000000005 99
Sharkey, NickNick Sharkey Scotland Scotland Forward 1960 1966 7002117000000000000117 700162000000000000062 100
Montgomery, JimmyJimmy Montgomery England England Goalkeeper 1960 1977 7002627000000000000627 50000000000000000000 101
Herd, GeorgeGeorge Herd Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1961 1969 7002318000000000000318 700155000000000000055 102
Crossan, JohnnyJohnny Crossan Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Forward 1961 1969 7002318000000000000318 700155000000000000055 103
Mulhall, GeorgeGeorge Mulhall Scotland Scotland Forward 1962 1969 7002289000000000000289 700166000000000000066 104
Kerr, BobbyBobby Kerr Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1964 1979 7002432000000000000432 700169000000000000069 105
Todd, ColinColin Todd England England Defender 1966 1971 7002191000000000000191 70003000000000000003 106
Hughes, BillyBilly Hughes Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1967 1977 7002335000000000000335 700181000000000000081 107
Porterfield, IanIan Porterfield Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1967 1977 7002270000000000000270 700120000000000000020 108
Harris, GordonGordon Harris England England Midfielder 1968 1971 7002135000000000000135 700116000000000000016 109
Tueart, DennisDennis Tueart England England Midfielder 1968 1974 7002218000000000000218 700156000000000000056 110
McGiven, MickMick McGiven England England Defender 1969 1973 7002126000000000000126 700112000000000000012 111
Pitt, RichieRichie Pitt England England Midfielder 1969 1973 7002145000000000000145 70007000000000000007 112
Watson, DavidDavid Watson England England Defender 1970 1975 7002212000000000000212 700133000000000000033 113
Malone, DickDick Malone Scotland Scotland Defender 1970 1976 7002282000000000000282 70002000000000000002 114
Rowell, GaryGary Rowell England England Forward 1972 1984 7002296000000000000296 7002103000000000000103 115
Ashurst, JackJack Ashurst Scotland Scotland Defender 1972 1979 7002165000000000000165 70003000000000000003 116
Bolton, JoeJoe Bolton England England Midfielder 1972 1981 7002325000000000000325 700112000000000000012 117
Halom, VicVic Halom England England Forward 1973 1976 7002138000000000000138 700142000000000000042 118
Moncur, BobbyBobby Moncur Scotland Scotland Defender 1974 1976 7002101000000000000101 70002000000000000002 120
Robson, BryanBryan Robson England England Forward 1974
1979
1983		 1976
1980
1984		 7002182000000000000182 700168000000000000068 121
Towers, TonyTony Towers England England Forward 1974 1977 7002124000000000000124 700122000000000000022 122
Clarke, JeffJeff Clarke England England Defender 1975 1982 7002218000000000000218 70006000000000000006 123
Lee, BobBob Lee England England Forward 1976 1979 7002122000000000000122 700133000000000000033 124
Siddall, BarryBarry Siddall England England Goalkeeper 1976 1982 7002192000000000000192 50000000000000000000 125
Arnott, KevinKevin Arnott England England Midfielder 1977 1982 7002152000000000000152 700118000000000000018 126
Elliott, ShaunShaun Elliott England England Defender 1977 1986 7002368000000000000368 700111000000000000011 127
Buckley, MickMick Buckley England England Midfielder 1978 1983 7002135000000000000135 70008000000000000008 128
Hindmarch, RobRob Hindmarch England England Defender 1978 1984 7002128000000000000128 70003000000000000003 129
Chisholm, GordonGordon Chisholm Scotland Scotland Defender 1978 1985 7002235000000000000235 700116000000000000016 130
Turner, ChrisChris Turner England England Goalkeeper 1978 1986 7002224000000000000224 70001000000000000001 131
Cummins, StanStan Cummins England England Midfielder 1979 1985 7002165000000000000165 700132000000000000032 132
West, ColinColin West England England Forward 1981 1985 7002122000000000000122 700128000000000000028 133
Pickering, NickNick Pickering England England Midfielder 1981 1986 7002209000000000000209 700118000000000000018 134
Venison, BarryBarry Venison England England Defender 1981 1986 7002205000000000000205 70003000000000000003 135
Bracewell, PaulPaul Bracewell England England Midfielder 1983
1989
1995		 1984
1992
1997		 7002270000000000000270 70006000000000000006 136
Proctor, MarkMark Proctor England England Midfielder 1983 1987 7002138000000000000138 700123000000000000023 137
Gates, EricEric Gates England England Forward 1984 1990 7002219000000000000219 700155000000000000055 138
Lemon, PaulPaul Lemon England England Midfielder 1984 1990 7002126000000000000126 700119000000000000019 139
Bennett, GaryGary Bennett England England Defender 1984 1995 7002443000000000000443 700125000000000000025 140
Gray, FrankFrank Gray Scotland Scotland Defender 1985 1989 7002169000000000000169 70008000000000000008 141
Agboola, ReubenReuben Agboola Nigeria Nigeria Defender 1985 1991 7002170000000000000170 50000000000000000000 142
Armstrong, GordonGordon Armstrong England England Midfielder 1985 1995 7002416000000000000416 700161000000000000061 143
Doyle, SteveSteve Doyle Wales Wales Midfielder 1986 1988 7002115000000000000115 70002000000000000002 144
Hesford, IainIain Hesford England England Goalkeeper 1986 1989 7002112000000000000112 50000000000000000000 145
MacPhail, JohnJohn MacPhail England England Defender 1987 1990 7002153000000000000153 700122000000000000022 146
Gabbiadini, MarcoMarco Gabbiadini England England Forward 1987 1991 7002185000000000000185 700187000000000000087 147
Kay, JohnJohn Kay England England Defender 1987 1993 7002239000000000000239 50000000000000000000 148
Owers, GaryGary Owers England England Midfielder 1987 1994 7002320000000000000320 700127000000000000027 149
Ord, RichardRichard Ord England England Defender 1987 1998 7002284000000000000284 70008000000000000008 150
Pascoe, ColinColin Pascoe Wales Wales Midfielder 1988 1992 7002149000000000000149 700125000000000000025 151
Norman, TonyTony Norman Wales Wales Goalkeeper 1988 1995 7002227000000000000227 50000000000000000000 152
Hardyman, PaulPaul Hardyman England England Defender 1989 1992 7002129000000000000129 700112000000000000012 153
Atkinson, BrianBrian Atkinson England England Midfielder 1989 1995 7002169000000000000169 70006000000000000006 154
Ball, KevinKevin Ball England England Defender 1990 1999 7002388000000000000388 700127000000000000027 155
Goodman, DonDon Goodman England England Forward 1991 1994 7002132000000000000132 700147000000000000047 156
Russell, CraigCraig Russell England England Forward 1991 1997 7002175000000000000175 700134000000000000034 157
Gray, MichaelMichael Gray England England Defender 1992 2004 7002410000000000000410 700117000000000000017 158
Chamberlain, AlecAlec Chamberlain England England Goalkeeper 1993 1996 7002108000000000000108 50000000000000000000 159
Gray, PhilPhil Gray Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Forward 1993 1996 7002134000000000000134 700141000000000000041 160
Melville, AndyAndy Melville Wales Wales Defender 1993 1999 7002236000000000000236 700114000000000000014 161
Smith, MartinMartin Smith England England Midfielder 1993 1999 7002145000000000000145 700128000000000000028 162
Kubicki, DariuszDariusz Kubicki Poland Poland Defender 1994 1997 7002150000000000000150 50000000000000000000 163
Scott, MartinMartin Scott England England Defender 1994 1999 7002126000000000000126 700111000000000000011 164
Bridges, MichaelMichael Bridges England England Forward 1996
2004
2004		 1999
2004
2005		 7002113000000000000113 700123000000000000023 165
Rae, AlexAlex Rae Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1996 2001 7002136000000000000136 700115000000000000015 166
Quinn, NiallNiall Quinn Ireland Ireland Forward 1996 2002 7002220000000000000220 700169000000000000069 167
Johnston, AllanAllan Johnston Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1997 1999 7002101000000000000101 700120000000000000020 168
Summerbee, NickyNicky Summerbee England England Midfielder 1997 2000 7002108000000000000108 70008000000000000008 169
Makin, ChrisChris Makin England England Defender 1997 2001 7002142000000000000142 70001000000000000001 170
Craddock, JodyJody Craddock England England Defender 1997 2003 7002168000000000000168 70002000000000000002 171
Phillips, KevinKevin Phillips England England Forward 1997 2004 7002235000000000000235 7002130000000000000130 172
Williams, DarrenDarren Williams England England Defender 1997 2004 7002238000000000000238 70006000000000000006 173
Sørensen, ThomasThomas Sørensen Denmark Denmark Goalkeeper 1998 2003 7002197000000000000197 50000000000000000000 178
McCann, GavinGavin McCann England England Midfielder 1998 2003 7002135000000000000135 700113000000000000013 179
McCartney, GeorgeGeorge McCartney Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Defender 1998
2008		 2006
-		 7002203000000000000203 50000000000000000000 180
Kilbane, KevinKevin Kilbane Ireland Ireland Midfielder 1999 2003 7002123000000000000123 70009000000000000009 181
Arca, JulioJulio Arca Argentina Argentina Defender 2000 2006 7002177000000000000177 700123000000000000023 182
Kyle, KevinKevin Kyle Scotland Scotland Forward 2001 2006 7002109000000000000109 700119000000000000019 183
Stewart, MarcusMarcus Stewart England England Forward 2002 2005 7002119000000000000119 700139000000000000039 184
Breen, GaryGary Breen Ireland Ireland Defender 2003 2006 7002115000000000000115 70007000000000000007 185
Leadbitter, GrantGrant Leadbitter England England Midfielder 2003 2009 7002113000000000000113 700111000000000000011 186
Collins, DannyDanny Collins Wales Wales Defender 2004 2009 7002163000000000000163 70003000000000000003 187
Whitehead, DeanDean Whitehead England England Midfielder 2004 2009 7002200000000000000200 700114000000000000014 188
Gordon, CraigCraig Gordon Scotland Scotland Goalkeeper 2007 2012 700195000000000000095 50000000000000000000 189
Jones, KenwyneKenwyne Jones Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Forward 2007 2010 7002101000000000000101 700128000000000000028 190
Richardson, KieranKieran Richardson England England Midfielder 2007 2012 7002149000000000000149 700115000000000000015 191
Bardsley, PhilPhil Bardsley Scotland Scotland Midfielder 2008 – 7002146000000000000146 70006000000000000006 192
Malbranque, SteedSteed Malbranque France France Defender 2008 2011 7002112000000000000112 70002000000000000002 193
Bent, DarrenDarren Bent England England Forward 2009 2011 700160000000000000060 700135000000000000035 194
Gyan, AsamoahAsamoah Gyan Ghana Ghana Forward 2010 2012 700137000000000000037 700111000000000000011 195

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