Sunderland A.F.C. season 2008–09

Infobox Football club season
club = Sunderland

season = 2008–09
manager = flagicon|IRL Roy Keane
chairman = flagicon|IRL Niall Quinn
league = Premier League
league result =
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result =
cup2 = Carling Cup
cup2 result =
league topscorer =
season topscorer =
highest attendance =
lowest attendance =

The 2008–09 season was the 112th season in Sunderland A.F.C.'s history, their 106th in The Football League and 104th in the league system of English football.

Overview

Sunderland have signed 3 players from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer season.
Teemu Tainio was the first signing and become Roy Keane's first signing at Sunderland. Two days later they then signed Pascal Chimbonda also from Spurs. Steed Malbranque completed his transfer from Spurs to the Black Cats on the 30th July. These three players were also signed for undisclosed fee's in Keane's attempt to strengthen his defence and midfield. Incidently Younes Kaboul turned down a contract from Sunderland.

Keane also strengthened his strike line with the signing of El-Hadji Diouf from Bolton Wanderers, Djibril Cissé from Marseille on loan and David Healy from Fulham.

Sunderland also signed two defenders from West Ham United. Anton Ferdinand's transfer was confirmed on 27th August. Former Sunderland Captain George McCartney rejoins from West Ham United for an undisclosed fee on the last day of summer transfer window.

Events

Players

quad information

quad stats

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tarting 11

Starting 11 with the most used starting formation.

Players in / out

In

Out

Club

The management

Kit

Their away kit will be changed to have blue and black stripes on it this season, while last season white away kit will become the 3rd kits

Football kit |pattern_la=_red_stripes|pattern_b=_whitestripes|pattern_ra=_red_stripes
leftarm=FFFFFF|body=FF0000|rightarm=FFFFFF|shorts=000000|socks=000000| title=Home
Football kit |pattern_la=|pattern_b=__navystripes|pattern_ra=
leftarm=000099|body=0000FF|rightarm=000099|shorts=000099|socks=0000FF| title=Away
Football kit |pattern_la=|pattern_b=_redshoulders|pattern_ra=
leftarm=FFFFFF|body=FFFFFF|rightarm=FFFFFF|shorts=FFFFFF|socks=FFFFFF|title=3rd

Estimated transfer totals

"Does not take into account undisclosed fees."

Total transfer fees paid:
£ (Estimated final figure)

Total transfer fees received:
£ (Estimated final figure)

Total loss or profit:
-£

Competitions

Overall

Premier League

Classification

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Competitive

Pre-season

tatistics

Attendance

*Highest: ( v )
*Lowest: ( v )
*Average Home (League):
*Ratio: Average attendance stadium capacity:

Matches

*Best win: ( v ), ( v )
*Heaviest defeat: ( v )
*Longest unbeaten run (league games): ( to )
*Longest losing run (league games): ( to ), ( to )

Players

*Leading goalscorers: ( )
*Most appearances: ( )
*Most red cards: ( )

"Stats up to date as of 12 May 2008"

Deaths

References