2008-09 Sunderland AFC Roster
Premier League (EPL)
England, Level I
Team Record: 9-20-9 - 36 points
Finishing 16th in the EPL
Location: Sunderland, England
2008-09 Sunderland AFC StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 9-20-9 - 36 points
Finishing 16th in the EPL
Location: Sunderland, England
Sunderland AFC of the Premier League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 9 wins, 9 draws and 20 losses for 36 points finishing sixteenth in the EPL.
The team chalked up 34 goals and surrendered 54. Djibril Cissé scored 10 goals for the team, and Steed Malbranque recorded 8 assists. Márton Fülöp topped the squad with 6 wins and a team-best 1.42 goals against average, leading regularly-used goalkeepers.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Bardsley | D | June 28, 1985 | 5'11" | 161 | Salford, England |
| Tal Ben Haim | D | March 31, 1982 | 6'0" | 165 | Rishon Le'Zion, Israel |
| Pascal Chimbonda | D | February 21, 1979 | 6'0" | 165 | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |
| Michael Chopra | December 23, 1983 | 5'9" | Newcastle, England | ||
| Djibril Cissé | F | August 12, 1981 | 6'0" | 172 | Arles, France |
| Danny Collins | D | August 6, 1980 | 6'0" | 168 | Flintshire, Wales |
| Calum Davenport | D | January 1, 1983 | 6'4" | 196 | Bedford, England |
| El-Hadji Diouf | F | January 15, 1981 | 5'11" | 165 | Dakar, Senegal |
| Carlos Edwards | M, F | October 24, 1978 | 5'11" | 154 | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Anton Ferdinand | D | February 18, 1985 | 5'10" | 172 | Peckham, England |
| Márton Fülöp | G | May 3, 1983 | 6'6" | 203 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Craig Gordon | G | December 31, 1982 | 6'4" | 183 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| David Healy | August 5, 1979 | 5'8" | 148 | Killyleagh, Northern Ireland | |
| Jordan Henderson | M | June 17, 1990 | 6'2" | 176 | Sunderland, England |
| Danny Higginbotham | D, M | December 29, 1978 | 6'1" | 172 | Manchester, England |
| Kenwyne Jones | F | October 5, 1984 | 6'2" | 172 | Point Fortin, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Michael Kay | September 12, 1989 | 6'1" | 165 | Shotley Bridge, England | |
| Grant Leadbitter | M | January 7, 1986 | 5'10" | 172 | Chester-le-Street, England |
| Nathan Luscombe | November 6, 1989 | 5'8" | 161 | Gateshead, England | |
| Steed Malbranque | M | January 6, 1980 | 5'7" | 165 | Mouscron, Belgium |
| George McCartney | D | April 29, 1981 | 5'11" | 163 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Paul McShane | D | January 6, 1986 | 6'0" | 174 | Kilpedder, Ireland |
| Liam Miller | M | February 13, 1981 | 5'7" | 146 | Cork, Ireland |
| Daryl Murphy | F | March 15, 1983 | 6'2" | 192 | Waterford, Ireland |
| Nayron Nosworthy | D | October 11, 1980 | 6'0" | 168 | London, England |
| Andy Reid | M | July 29, 1982 | 5'7" | 154 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Kieran Richardson | M, F | October 21, 1984 | 5'9" | 152 | London, England |
| Anthony Stokes | F | July 25, 1988 | 6'1" | 154 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Teemu Tainio | M | November 27, 1979 | 5'9" | 157 | Tornio, Finland |
| Martyn Waghorn | F | January 23, 1990 | 5'10" | 183 | South Shields, England |
| Dean Whitehead | M | January 12, 1982 | 6'0" | 170 | Abingdon, England |
| Dwight Yorke | November 3, 1971 | 6'0" | 174 | Canaan, Trinidad & Tobago |
