List of Sunderland A.F.C. players

Sunderland Association Football Club was founded in 1879, and turned professional in 1886. This list contains all players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included. This includes players who have set a club playing record, such as goalscoring or transfer fee records.[1]

Alf Common, the first player to be transferred for £1,000, when he was bought by Middlesbrough from Sunderland in 1905

Jimmy Montgomery holds the record for Sunderland appearances, having played 627 matches between 1960 and 1977,[2] followed by Len Ashurst who made 459 appearances.[3] As of 21 March 2009, the player who has won most international caps while at the club is Charlie Hurley with 36 for Republic of Ireland.[A] Alf Common became the first transfer to reach £1,000 after moving to Middlesbrough from Sunderland in 1905.[B]

The goalscoring record is held by Bobby Gurney, with 227 goals in all competitions, in 390 appearances, scored between 1925 and 1950.[C] Charlie Buchan is the next highest goalscorer, closely behind Gurney with 221 goals, in 411 games, from 1911 to 1925.[4] Dave Halliday holds the record for the most goals scored in a season, set in 1928–29, with 43 league goals in 42 games in the First Division.[D] Halliday also holds a high goalscoring ratio while at Sunderland, scoring 175 goals in 164 games, with a goal every 0.94 games. Defender Charlie Hurley was voted as Sunderland's "Player of the Century" in the club's centenary season in 1979.[E]

As of the end of the 2018-19 Season, only one player (Lee Cattermole) has more than 100 caps.

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.

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.

NameNationalityPosition[F]Date from[G]Date to[H]AppearancesGoalsNotesClub source[I]National source
James McMillan Scotland Scotland Defender 1884188650[J]1
Will Gibson Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1888189610272
Thomas Porteous England England Defender 188918949303[5]
Ned Doig Scotland Scotland Goalkeeper 1890190445604[6]
James Gillespie Scotland Scotland Forward 1890
1891
1892
1897
148525
John Auld Scotland Scotland Defender 18901895115156
John Lathan England Scotland Midfielder 19681974111236
John Scott Scotland Scotland Forward 18901896113297
Johnny Campbell Scotland Scotland Forward 18901897215151"8". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
John Harvey Scotland Scotland Midfielder 18901897108129
Jimmy Millar Scotland Scotland Forward 1890
1900
1896
1904
26012210
Hughie Wilson Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1890189925846"11". Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2008.[7]
Donald Gow Scotland Scotland Defender 1891
1893
1892
1897
113112
Jimmy Hannah Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1891189717278"13". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
Billy Dunlop Scotland Scotland Defender 18931898146614
Robert McNeill Scotland Scotland Defender 18941900157015
Matthew Ferguson Scotland Scotland Defender 18961902182516
Sandy McAllister Scotland Scotland Defender 18971904223517
Colin McLatchie Scotland Scotland Midfielder 189819021293218
Dick Jackson England England Defender 189819051671019
James Farquhar Scotland Scotland Midfielder 189919071961820
Andrew McCombie Scotland Scotland Defender 18991904164621[8]
Billy Hogg England England Forward 1899190930286"22". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2008.[9]
Alf Common England England Forward 1900
1901
1904
1905
4311[B]23
Jimmy Watson Scotland Scotland Defender 19001907225024
Jimmy Gemmell England England Forward 1900191222846"25". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
Dusty Rhodes England England Defender 19021908119526
Arthur Bridgett England England Forward 19021912347116[K]27[10]
George Holley England England Forward 19041919316155[L]"28". Archived from the original on 8 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2008.[11]
Tommy Tait Scotland Scotland Defender 19061912195329[12]
Henry Forster England England Defender 19071911112030
Gavin Jarvie England England Defender 19071911102031
Harry Low Scotland Scotland Midfielder 190719152273732
Albert Milton England England Defender 19081914139033
Charles Thomson Scotland Scotland Defender 19081915264834[13]
Billy Troughear England England Defender 19091912108035
Jackie Mordue England England Forward 190819202948036[14]
Francis Cuggy England England Midfielder 19091921189437[15]
Harry Ness England England Defender 19111919102038
Charlie Buchan England England Forward 19111925411221"39". Archived from the original on 8 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2008.[16]
Henry Martin England England Forward 191219222132340[17]
Bert Hobson England England Defender 19131922172041
John Poole England England Defender 19131924152242
Ernie England England England Defender 19191930351043
Billy Ellis England England Midfielder 192019272023244
Bobby Marshall England England Forward 192019282077345
Charlie Parker England England Defender 192019292561246
Arthur Hawes England England Midfielder 192119271473947
Arthur Andrews England England Defender 19211931244248
Warney Cresswell England England Defender 19221927190049[18]
Albert McInroy England England Goalkeeper 1923
1934
1929
1935
227050[19]
William Clunas Scotland Scotland Midfielder 192319302724451[20]
Bobby Gurney England England Forward 19251950390227[C]52[21]
Dave Halliday Scotland Scotland Forward 19251929175164[D]53
Bill Murray Scotland Scotland Defender 19251936328054
Jock McDougall Scotland Scotland Defender 19291934184355
Patrick Gallacher Scotland Scotland Forward 1929193830910856[22]
Alex Hall Scotland Scotland Defender 19291939238157
Harry Shaw England England Defender 19301935217558
Jimmy Thorpe England England Goalkeeper 19301936139059
Jimmy Connor Scotland Scotland Forward 193019392846260[23]
Alexander Hastings Scotland Scotland Midfielder 19301946304861[24]
Bert Johnston Scotland Scotland Defender 19311939166062[25]
Charlie Thomson Scotland Scotland Defender 19311939264863[26]
Bert Davis England England Forward 193219361624064
Sandy McNab Scotland Scotland Defender 19321938113665[27]
Raich Carter England England Midfielder 1932193928113266[28]
Eddie Burbanks England England Midfielder 193519481563067
Len Duns England England Forward 193519522485468
Johnny Mapson England England Goalkeeper 19351954387069
Jimmy Gorman England England Defender 19371939103170
Dickie Davis England England Forward 194619531548071
Fred Hall England England Defender 19461953224172
Tommy Reynolds England England Midfielder 194619531711873
Bill Walsh England England Defender 19461953105174
Willie Watson England England Defender 1946195422317[M]75[29]
Jack Stelling England England Defender 19461956272876
Arthur Hudgell England England Defender 19471957275077
Len Shackleton England England Forward 1948195734810178[30]
Tommy Wright Scotland Scotland Midfielder 194919541805479[31]
Harry Kirtley England England Forward 194919551011880
Trevor Ford Wales Wales Forward 195019571177081[32]
Billy Bingham Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Forward 195019582274682[33]
Jack Hedley England England Defender 19501958295083
George Aitken Scotland Scotland Defender 19511958267384[34]
Stan Anderson England England Defender 1952196444735[N]85[35]
Ray Daniel Wales Wales Defender 19531957153786
Billy Elliott England England Midfielder 195319582122687
Willie Fraser Scotland Scotland Goalkeeper 19541958143088[36]
Joe McDonald Scotland Scotland Defender 19541958155189[37]
Charlie Fleming Scotland Scotland Forward 195519581227290
Colin Grainger England England Forward 195719601241491[38]
Ambrose Fogarty Ireland Ireland Midfielder 195719631744392[39]
Charlie Hurley Ireland Ireland Defender 1957196940126[A][E]93[40]
Peter Wakeham England England Goalkeeper 19581962151094
Colin Nelson England England Defender 19581964168295
Jim McNab England England Midfielder 195819673231896
Len Ashurst England England Defender 19581970459497
Cecil Irwin England England Defender 19581971350198
Martin Harvey Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Midfielder 19591972357599[41]
Nick Sharkey Scotland Scotland Forward 1960196611762100
Jimmy Montgomery England England Goalkeeper 196019776270[O]101
George Herd Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1961196931855102
Johnny Crossan Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Forward 1961196931855103[42]
George Mulhall Scotland Scotland Forward 1962196928966104[43]
Bobby Kerr Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1964197943269[P]105
Colin Todd England England Defender 196619711913106
Billy Hughes Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1967197733581107[44]
Ian Porterfield Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1967197727020[Q]108
Gordon Harris England England Midfielder 1968197113516109
Dennis Tueart England England Midfielder 1968197421856110
Mick McGiven England England Defender 1969197312612111
Richie Pitt England England Midfielder 196919731457112
David Watson England England Defender 1970197521233113[45]
Dick Malone Scotland Scotland Defender 197019762822114
Gary Rowell England England Forward 19721984296103115
Jack Ashurst Scotland Scotland Defender 197219791653116
Joe Bolton England England Midfielder 1972198132512117
Vic Halom England England Forward 1973197613842118
Bobby Moncur Scotland Scotland Defender 197419761012120
Bryan Robson England England Forward 1974
1979
1983
1976
1980
1984
18268121
Tony Towers England England Forward 1974197712422122[46]
Jeff Clarke England England Defender 197519822186123
Bob Lee England England Forward 1976197912233124
Barry Siddall England England Goalkeeper 197619821920125
Kevin Arnott England England Midfielder 1977198215218126
Shaun Elliott England England Defender 1977198636811127
Mick Buckley England England Midfielder 197819831358128
Rob Hindmarch England England Defender 197819841283129
Gordon Chisholm Scotland Scotland Defender 1978198523516130
Chris Turner England England Goalkeeper 197819862241131
Stan Cummins England England Midfielder 1979198516532132
Colin West England England Forward 1981198512228133
Nick Pickering England England Midfielder 1981198620918134[47]
Barry Venison England England Defender 198119862053135
Paul Bracewell England England Midfielder 1983
1989
1995
1984
1992
1997
2706136
Mark Proctor England England Midfielder 1983198713823137
Eric Gates England England Forward 1984199021955138
Paul Lemon England England Midfielder 1984199012619139
Gary Bennett England England Defender 1984199544325140
Frank Gray Scotland Scotland Defender 198519891698141
Reuben Agboola Nigeria Nigeria Defender 198519911700142
Gordon Armstrong England England Midfielder 1985199541661143
Steve Doyle Wales Wales Midfielder 198619881152144
Iain Hesford England England Goalkeeper 198619891120145
John MacPhail England England Defender 1987199015322146
Marco Gabbiadini England England Forward 1987199118587147
John Kay England England Defender 198719932390148
Gary Owers England England Midfielder 1987199432027149
Richard Ord England England Defender 198719982848150
Colin Pascoe Wales Wales Midfielder 1988199214925151[48]
Tony Norman Wales Wales Goalkeeper 198819952270152[49]
Thomas Hauser Germany Germany Forward 198919916511[V]153
Paul Hardyman England England Defender 1989199212912154
Brian Atkinson England England Midfielder 198919951696155
Kevin Ball England England Defender 1990199938827156
Don Goodman England England Forward 1991199413247157
Craig Russell England England Forward 1991199717534158
Michael Gray England England Defender 1992200441017159[50]
Alec Chamberlain England England Goalkeeper 199319961080160
Phil Gray Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Forward 1993199613441161[51]
Andy Melville Wales Wales Defender 1993199923614162[52]
Martin Smith England England Midfielder 1993199914528163
Dariusz Kubicki Poland Poland Defender 199419971500164
Martin Scott England England Defender 1994199912611165
Michael Bridges England England Forward 1996
2004
2004
1999
2004
2005
11323166
Alex Rae Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1996200113615167
Niall Quinn Ireland Ireland Forward 1996200222069[R]168[53]
Allan Johnston Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1997199910120169[54]
Nicky Summerbee England England Midfielder 199720001088170
Chris Makin England England Defender 199720011421171
Jody Craddock England England Defender 199720031682172
Kevin Phillips England England Forward 19972004235130[S]173[55]
Darren Williams England England Defender 199720042386174
Thomas Sørensen Denmark Denmark Goalkeeper 199820031970178[56]
Gavin McCann England England Midfielder 1998200313513179[57]
George McCartney Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Defender 1998
2008
2006
2012
2030180[58]
Kevin Kilbane Ireland Ireland Midfielder 199920031239181[59]
Julio Arca Argentina Argentina Defender 2000200617723182
Kevin Kyle Scotland Scotland Forward 2001200610919183[60]
Marcus Stewart England England Forward 2002200511939184
Gary Breen Ireland Ireland Defender 200320061157185[61]
Grant Leadbitter England England Midfielder 2003200911311186
Danny Collins Wales Wales Defender 200420091633187[62]
Dean Whitehead England England Midfielder 2004200920014188
Craig Gordon Scotland Scotland Goalkeeper 20072012950189[63]
Kenwyne Jones Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Forward 2007201010128190[64]
Kieran Richardson England England Midfielder 2007201214915191
Jack Colback England England Midfielder 2008 2014 136 5
Phil Bardsley Scotland Scotland Midfielder 2008201417611192[65]
Steed Malbranque France France Defender 200820111122193
Lee Cattermole England England Midfielder 2009 236 6
Darren Bent England England Forward 200920116035[T]194[66]
Asamoah Gyan Ghana Ghana Forward 201020123711195[67]
Simon Mignolet Belgium Belgium Goalkeeper 201020131010196[68]
Craig Gardner England England Midfielder 2011 2014 100 14
Sebastian Larsson Sweden Sweden Midfielder 2011 2017 203 14
John O'Shea Ireland Ireland Defender 2011 2018 256 4
Steven Fletcher Scotland Scotland Forward 2012 2016 108 23
Adam Johnson England England Midfielder 2012 2016 141 22
Didier Ndong Gabon Gabon Midfielder 2016 2018 54 1 [U]

Statistics are correct as of 19 October 2018

Footnotes

A. a b : Club's most capped player with 36 appearances for Republic of Ireland.[1]
B. a b : First player to be transferred for £1000.[69]
C. a b : All-time top scorer.[70]
D. a b : Most goals in a season (43) in 1928–29 season.[71]
E. a b : Named Sunderland's player of the century.[72]
F. ^ : For a full description of positions see football positions.
G. ^ : The Date from column includes data of the year the player made his debut for the club, also including data of multiple spells at the club by a player.
H. ^ : The Date to column includes data of the year the player made his last appearances for the club.
I. ^ : All entries in this column are sourced to the player's individual page from The Stat Cat or Soccerbase.[73]
J. ^ : Club's first professional captain.[74]
K. ^ : Most capped player for England of those playing for both Sunderland and the national side simultaneously.[75]
L. ^ : Top goalscorer for England of those playing for both Sunderland and the national side simultaneously.[75]
M. ^ : Represented England at both cricket and football.[76]
N. ^ : Only player to have captained Sunderland, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough.[77]
O. ^ : All-time appearance record-holder[78]
P. ^ : Captained 1973 FA Cup winning team.[79]
Q. ^ : Scored 1973 FA Cup winning goal.[80]
R. ^ : Served as Chairman-Manager before appointment of Roy Keane as manager in 2006–07 season.[81]
S. ^ : Post-war leading goalscorer.[82]
T. ^ : Club record transfer sale, £18,000,000, to Aston Villa.[83]
U. ^ : Club record transfer purchase, £13,600,000, from Lorient.[84]
V. ^ : First non-British born player to represent SAFC at Wembley stadium as-well as the first German to play for the club.[85]

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