
1938-39 Sunderland AFC Roster
England, Level I
Team Record: 13-17-12 - 38 points
Finishing 16th in TFL1
Location: Sunderland, England
Sunderland AFC of The Football League First Division ended the 1938-39 season with a record of 13 wins, 12 draws and 17 losses for 38 points finishing sixteenth in TFL1.
The team chalked up 54 goals and conceded 67. Raich Carter scored 14 goals for the team, while Bill Robinson and Len Duns netted five or more also.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Bett | F | December 5, 1920 | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Arthur Bolton | November 21, 1912 | Hexham, England | |||
| Eddie Burbanks | F | April 1, 1913 | Campsall, England | ||
| Raich Carter | December 21, 1913 | Hendon, Sunderland England | |||
| Jimmy Connor | F | June 1, 1909 | Renfrew, Scotland | ||
| Len Duns | F | September 28, 1916 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | ||
| John Feenan | July 1, 1914 | Newry, Northern Ireland | |||
| Patrick Gallacher | F | August 21, 1909 | Bridge of Weir, Scotland | ||
| Jimmy Gorman | D | March 3, 1910 | Liverpool, England | ||
| Bobby Gurney | F | October 13, 1907 | Silksworth, Sunderland England | ||
| Alex Hall | D | November 6, 1908 | East Calder, Scotland | ||
| Alex Hastings | M | March 17, 1912 | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Albert Heywood | G | May 12, 1913 | Hartlepool, England | ||
| Arthur Housam | October 17, 1917 | Sunderland, England | |||
| Bert Johnston | M | June 2, 1909 | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Alex Lockie | April 11, 1915 | South Shields, England | |||
| John Mapson | G | May 2, 1917 | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Hughie McMahon | September 24, 1909 | Grangetown, England | |||
| Matt Middleton | G | October 24, 1907 | Boldon Colliery, England | ||
| Bill Robinson | F | April 4, 1919 | 5'10" | Whitburn, England | |
| Ralph Rodgerson | D | December 25, 1913 | 5'10" | Sunderland, England | |
| Percy Saunders | F | July 9, 1916 | Newhaven, England | ||
| Jock Smeaton | F | July 29, 1914 | 5'8" | Perth, Scotland | |
| Johnny Spuhler | September 18, 1917 | Sunderland, England | |||
| Harry Thompson | F | April 29, 1915 | Mansfield, England | ||
| Charlie Thomson | M | December 11, 1910 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Cliff Whitelum | December 2, 1919 | , England | |||
| Arthur Wright | M | September 23, 1919 | Burradon, England |
