2020–21 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland A.F.C.
2020–21 season
OwnerStewart Donald
(until 18 February)
Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
(from 18 February)
Head CoachPhil Parkinson
(until 29 November)
Lee Johnson
(from 5 December)
StadiumStadium of Light
League One4th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Wyke (26)
All: Charlie Wyke (31)
Average home league attendance0

The 2020–21 season was Sunderland's 142nd season in their history and the third consecutive season in EFL League One. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

The club finished fourth in the league and would miss out on promotion after losing 3–2 on aggregate to Lincoln City in the play-off semi final. They were winners of the EFL Trophy, beating Tranmere Rovers 1–0 in the final, in the club's first win at Wembley since 1973.

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge GK 32 2021 Coventry City 22 0
20 Remi Matthews GK 30 2021 Bolton Wanderers 6 0
43 Anthony Patterson GK 24 2021 Academy 1 0
51 Adam Richardson GK 21 2024 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Conor McLaughlin RB 33 2021 Millwall 30 0
3 Tom Flanagan CB 33 2022 Burton Albion 76 4
4 Jordan Willis CB 30 2021 Coventry City 50 2
5 Bailey Wright CB 32 2022 Bristol City 20 1
16 Dion Sanderson CB 25 2021 Wolves (loan) 3 0
19 Arbenit Xhemajli CB 26 2022 Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0
25 Callum McFadzean LB 31 2021 Plymouth Argyle 3 0
33 Denver Hume LB 26 2021 Academy 64 2
35 Ollie Younger CB 25 2021 Burnley 1 0
40 Brandon Taylor CB 25 2021 Academy 6 0
54 Patrick Almond CB 17 2021 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
6 Max Power CM 31 2021 Wigan Athletic 98 9
7 Chris Maguire AM 36 2021 Bury 98 25
8 George Dobson CM 27 2022 Walsall 44 2
11 Lynden Gooch AM 29 2022 Academy 136 21
13 Luke O'Nien CM 30 2021 Wycombe Wanderers 109 10
14 Josh Scowen CM 31 2022 Queens Park Rangers 17 1
17 Elliot Embleton AM 25 2021 Academy 12 0
21 Jack Diamond RW 25 2024 Academy 9 1
23 Grant Leadbitter CM 39 2021 Middlesbrough 165 14
24 Dan Neil CM 23 2022 Academy 4 0
26 Carl Winchester CM 31 2023 Forest Green Rovers 1 0
28 Aiden McGeady LW 38 2020 Everton 86 22
29 Cieran Dunne LW 24 2021 Falkirk 1 0
34 Jake Hackett CM 25 2022 Academy 3 0
36 Sam Wilding DM 25 2021 West Bromwich Albion 1 0
38 Vinnie Steels LW 23 2021 Burnley 1 0
39 Stephen Wearne AM 24 2021 Middlesbrough 0 0
42 Josh Hawkes AM 26 2022 Hartlepool United 1 0
Forwards
9 Charlie Wyke ST 32 2021 Bradford City 77 19
10 Aiden O'Brien ST 31 2022 Millwall 12 1
12 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka ST 24 2021 IK Sirius 14 3
22 Will Grigg ST 33 2022 Wigan Athletic 56 8
27 Jordan Jones LW 30 2021 Rangers (loan) 10 2
31 Ross Stewart ST 28 2023 Ross County 1 1
46 Mitchell Curry ST 25 2021 Middlesbrough 0 0

Transfers

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2020 and List of English football transfers winter 2020–21

Transfers in

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
30 July 2020 LW Aiden O'Brien Millwall Free transfer
2 August 2020 CB Bailey Wright Bristol City Free transfer
15 August 2020 DF Bobby Beaumont Wrexham Free transfer
15 August 2020 DM Sam Wilding West Bromwich Albion Free transfer
15 August 2020 LW Vinnie Steels Burnley Free transfer
21 August 2020 CB Morgan Feeney Everton Free transfer
21 August 2020 GK Remi Matthews Bolton Wanderers Free transfer
28 August 2020 RB Kenton Richardson Hartlepool United Free transfer
1 September 2020 CF Will Harris Burnley Free transfer
4 September 2020 CB Arbenit Xhemajli Neuchâtel Xamax Free transfer
7 September 2020 CF Danny Graham Blackburn Rovers Free transfer
9 September 2020 AM Stephen Wearne Middlesbrough Free transfer
15 September 2020 AM Josh Hawkes Hartlepool United Undisclosed
16 September 2020 CF Mitchell Curry Middlesbrough Free transfer
16 September 2020 CB Ollie Younger Burnley Free transfer
21 October 2020 LM Callum McFadzean Plymouth Argyle Free transfer
10 January 2021 CM Carl Winchester Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed
31 January 2021 CF Ross Stewart Ross County Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
16 October 2020 CB Dion Sanderson Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season
29 January 2021 LW Jordan Jones Rangers End of season
29 January 2021 LB Jake Vokins Southampton End of season

Loans out

Date from Pos. Nat. Nam To Date until Ref.
29 September 2020 CF Lee Connelly Alloa Athletic End of season
22 January 2021 DM George Dobson AFC Wimbledon End of season
1 February 2021 CM Elliot Embleton Blackpool End of season
2 February 2021 CF Will Grigg Milton Keynes Dons End of season
27 March 2021 CF Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Torquay United End of season

Transfers out

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 GK Ahmed Abdelkader Unattached Released
1 July 2020 CB Jack Bainbridge Southport Released
1 July 2020 CB Jack Baldwin Bristol Rovers Released
1 July 2020 GK Adam Cameron Whickham F.C. Released
1 July 2020 CB Michael Collins Unattached Released
1 July 2020 FW Lilyan Compper Unattached Released
1 July 2020 CM Jack Connolly Cabinteely Released
1 July 2020 CB Andrias Edmundsson Águilas Released
1 July 2020 DM Kane Evans Newcastle Benfield F.C. Released
1 July 2020 RB Owen Gamble York City Released
1 July 2020 MF Nathan Greenwood Unattached Released
1 July 2020 RW Ryan Leonard Sunderland RCA Released
1 July 2020 CB Joel Lynch Unattached Released
1 July 2020 CF Kyle Lafferty Reggina Released
1 July 2020 GK Jon McLaughlin Rangers Free transfer
1 July 2020 LB Liam Miller Unattached Released
1 July 2020 GK Jack Newman Dundee United Released
1 July 2020 CB Harry Ord Pickering Town Released
1 July 2020 CM Ethan Robson Blackpool Released
1 July 2020 DM Ruben Sammut Dulwich Hamlet F.C. Released
1 July 2020 CF Connor Slack Esh Winning F.C. Released
1 July 2020 CB Tommy Smith Colchester United Released
1 July 2020 RB Tom Smith Whitley Bay F.C. Released
1 July 2020 RW Duncan Watmore Middlesbrough Released
1 July 2020 CB Alim Öztürk Ümraniyespor Released
3 July 2020 CF Cole Kiernan Middlesbrough Free transfer
18 July 2020 CF Joe Hugill Manchester United Undisclosed
18 July 2020 LB Logan Pye Manchester United Undisclosed
27 July 2020 RB Jordan Hunter South Shields Free transfer
27 July 2020 DM Bali Mumba Norwich City Undisclosed
8 January 2021 MF Jay Turner-Cooke Newcastle United Undisclosed
20 January 2021 CB Morgan Feeney Carlisle United Free transfer
1 February 2021 ST Danny Graham Retired Retired

Pre-season friendlies

22 August 2020 Friendly Gateshead 1–3 Sunderland Gateshead
15:00 BST Preston 24' Report Maguire 17'
Grigg 70'
Scowen 72'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
25 August 2020 Friendly Sunderland 3–1 Carlisle United Sunderland
15:00 BST Wyke 64', 80'
Maguire 70'		 Report Alessandra 52' Stadium: Stadium of Light
29 August 2020 Friendly Sunderland 1–0 Harrogate Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Grigg 84' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hull City (C, P) 46 27 8 11 80 38 +42 89 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 9 11 83 46 +37 87
3 Blackpool (O, P) 46 23 11 12 60 37 +23 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 +28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 +19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 +21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 +14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 +14 72
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 20 17 9 70 42  +28 77 9 8 6 32 25  +7 11 9 3 38 17  +21

Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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ResultDWWDWWLDWWLDDDLWDDDWLWWDDLWWWDWWWWDWWDLLLDDLWD
Position1455455676668879891110897767766554443333333333434
Points1478111414151821212223242427282930333336394041414447505154576063646770717171717273737677
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.

12 September 2020 1 Sunderland 1–1 Bristol Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maguire 82' Report Leahy 3' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
19 September 2020 2 Oxford United 0–2 Sunderland Oxford
15:00 GMT Report O'Nien 47'
Gooch 82'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 September 2020 3 Sunderland 1–0 Peterborough United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Leadbitter 81' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
4 October 2020 4 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Sunderland Charlton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
17 October 2020 5 Swindon Town 0–2 Sunderland Swindon
15:00 GMT Report Wyke 37'
Maguire 57' (pen.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
20 October 2020 6 Sunderland 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
19:00 GMT Offord 45+1' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Neil Hair
24 October 2020 7 Sunderland 1–3 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke 10' Report Harness 7'
Marquis 25', 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
27 October 2020 8 Rochdale 2–2 Sunderland Rochdale
19:45 GMT Lund 25', 44' Report Wyke 15'
Wright 40'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: James Bell
31 October 2020 9 Gillingham 0–2 Sunderland Gillingham
13:00 GMT Report Maguire 84' (pen.)
Gooch 90+4'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
3 November 2020 10 Sunderland 2–1 Ipswich Town Sunderland
19:00 GMT Wyke 8'
Leadbitter 84' (pen.)		 Report Lankester 38' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
14 November 2020 11 Sunderland 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
15:00 GMT Power 12' Report Jerome 16'
Fraser 47' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
21 November 2020 12 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Sunderland Doncaster
15:00 GMT Okenabirhie 90+3' Report Leadbitter 43' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: John Busby
27 November 2020 13 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Connolly 74' Report Wyke 59' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
1 December 2020 14 Sunderland 1–1 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:00 GMT Power 85' Report Edwards  31'
Vernam 60'
Gallacher  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
5 December 2020 15 Sunderland 0–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maguire  90+1' Report Joseph 16' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 December 2020 16 Lincoln City 0–4 Sunderland Lincoln
15:00 GMT Montsma  19' Report Leadbitter 16 (pen)'  90'
Wyke 25', 72'
Diamond  27' 42'
McLaughlin  51'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspeare
15 December 2020 17 Sunderland 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
19:00 GMT Wright 62' Report Pigott 42 (pen)'
Reilly  49'
Longman  70'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
2 January 2021 18 Northampton Town 0–0 Sunderland Northampton
15:00 GMT Watson  40' Report Wyke  13'
Scowen  44'
Maguire  74'		 Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
9 January 2021 19 Sunderland 1–1 Hull City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Wright  14'
McGeady 21'		 Report Burke 13'
Honeyman  45+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
16 January 2021 20 AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Sunderland Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Rudoni  27' Report Wyke 7', 87', 90+1' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
19 January 2021 21 Sunderland 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
19:00 GMT Winchester  28'
O'Brien 51',  54'		 Report Lewis 11',  46'
Edwards 56'
Cooper  83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
23 January 2021 22 Sunderland 1–0 Shrewsbury Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke 18'
McGeady  28'
Leadbitter  76'		 Report Pierre  74'
Vela  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
26 January 2021 23 Ipswich Town 0–1 Sunderland Ipswich
19:45 GMT Jackson  10'
Ward  70'
Dozzell  82'		 Report Winchester  40'
Wyke 45+1'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 January 2021 24 Sunderland 2–2 Gillingham Sunderland
13:00 GMT McGeady 6'
Leadbitter 43' 43'		 Report MacDonald 28'
Slattery  87'
Graham 90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 February 2021 25 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Sunderland Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Mason 9'
Jerome 19',  53'
Laird  62'
Surman  83'		 Report Wyke 5'
O'Nien  49', 56'
Leadbitter  67'
Power  72'
Scowen  90+4'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
9 February 2021 26 Shrewsbury 2–1 Sunderland Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Ebanks-Landell 52'
Chapman 67'
Love  78'		 Report O'Brien 21' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
13 February 2021 27 Sunderland 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke 7', 12', 31', 54'
O'Nien  59'		 Report Burge 53' (o.g.)
Taylor 57'
Lokilo 88'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Neil Hair
20 February 2021 28 Burton Albion 0–3 Sunderland Burton
15:00 GMT Earl  5'  56'
Clare  52'
Carter  65'
Mike Fondop-Talum  89'		 Report Leadbitter 6'
McGeady  18'
Gooch 32'  38'
O'Brien  56'
Wyke 76'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
23 February 2021 29 Sunderland 2–0 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
19:00 GMT Sanderson  38'
O'Brien 61'
Power 82'
McLaughlin  90'		 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
27 February 2021 30 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Sunderland Crewe
15:00 GMT Porter 30'
Lowery 38'		 Report McFadzean  36'
Jones 76'
Maguire 90+7'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 March 2021 31 Sunderland 1–0 Swindon Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Wyke 70' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Peter Wright
6 March 2021 32 Sunderland 2–0 Rochdale Sunderland
15:00 GMT Sanderson 7'
McFadzean  14'
Wyke 35'
Jones  45'		 Report McLaughlin  6'
Baah  58'
Newby  90+9'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Ross Joyce
9 March 2021 33 Portsmouth 0–2 Sunderland Milton
19:45 GMT Report Wyke 13'
Jones 58'
Sanderson  66'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
17 March 2021 34 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Sunderland Accrington
19:00 GMT Nottingham  20'
Smyth  53'		 Report Gooch  45+1'
McGeady  58'
Stewart 62'
Wyke 86'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
20 March 2021 35 Sunderland 1–1 Lincoln City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke  34'
McFadzean 40'
Power  42'
McLaughlin  87'		 Report Morton 63'
Bridcutt  77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
27 March 2021 36 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Sunderland Bristol
15:00 GMT Leahy  36' Report O'Brien 39'
Scowen  50'
Sanderson  53'
O'Nien  85'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
2 April 2021 37 Sunderland 3–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 GMT McLaughlin  19'
Gooch 45+2'
McGeady 81'
McGeady  89'
Power 90+4'  90+5'		 Report Henry 21'
Sykes  25'  61'
Barker  25'
Henry  54'
Moore  81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
5 April 2021 38 Peterborough 1–1 Sunderland Peterborough
15:00 GMT Reed  18'
Butler  38'
Dembélé 66'		 Report McGeady 81' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
10 April 2021 39 Sunderland 1–2 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
15:00 GMT Scowen 77' Report Scowen 31' (o.g.)
Forster-Caskey  49'
Gilbey  57', 61'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
13 April 2021 40 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Sunderland Wigan
18:00 BST Keane  38', 42'
Lang  50', 58'
Robinson  90'		 Report Wyke 32'
O'Nien  46'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
17 April 2021 41 Blackpool 1–0 Sunderland Blackpool
12:30 GMT Dougall  27'
Garbutt 58'		 Report McFadzean  18'
Leadbitter  37'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
20 April 2021 42 Hull City 2–2 Sunderland Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Magennis 28', 64'
Lewis-Potter  50'
Wilks  61'		 Report Jones 10'
Wright  16'
Wyke  20'
Leadbitter 34' (pen.)
O'Nien  89'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
24 April 2021 43 Sunderland 3–3 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Wyke 6', 11'
Winchester  43'
Leadbitter  62'
Power 83'		 Report Bishop 51'
O'Nien 68' (o.g.)
Nottingham  80'
McConville 85'
Smyth  87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 April 2021 44 Sunderland 0–1 Blackpool Sunderland
19:00 BST McGeady  64' Report Kaikai 56'
Ballard  87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
1 May 2021 45 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 GMT Camará  42'
Law  49'
Opoku  54'  64'
Edwards 63'  76'		 Report Stewart 21'
Maguire 84' (pen.)
Hume 84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
9 May 2021 46 Sunderland 1–1 Northampton Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT O'Nien  59'
Wright  83'
Winchester 87'		 Report Miller  21'
Hoskins 84'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott

Play-offs

19 May 2021 Semi Final First Leg Lincoln City 2–0 Sunderland Lincoln
18:00 BST Hopper 51'
Bridcutt  71'
Johnson 76'
Grant  86'		 Report O'Nien  61' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Craig Hicks
22 May 2021 Semi Final Second Leg Sunderland 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Lincoln City Sunderland
15:30 BST Stewart 13'
Wyke 33'
Scowen  36'
Leadbitter  67'		 Report Johnson  52'
Hopper 56'
Grant 63'
Edun  83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Michael Salisbury

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.

8 November 2020 First round Sunderland 0–1 Mansfield Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Report Lapslie 49' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.

5 September 2020 First round Sunderland 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Hull City Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Penalties
Grigg
Power
O'Nien
Gooch
Wyke 		Wilks
Smallwood
Samuelsen
Honeyman
Lewis-Potter

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy
See also: 2021 EFL Trophy Final

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's. The third round draw was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin. The Quarter Final draw was made on 23 January 2021 by Sam Parkin. The Semi Final draw was made on 5 February 2021 by Adebayo Akinfenwa.

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Sunderland 3 2 0 0 1 14 6 +8 6
3 L2 Carlisle United 3 1 0 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4 ACA Aston Villa U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group Game 1 Sunderland 8–1 Aston Villa U21 Sunderland
19:00 BST Wyke 15', 50'
Feeney 21'
Scowen 75'
Power 77'
Graham 82'
Dobson 84'
O'Brien 90'		 Report Vassilev 47' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
6 October 2020 Group Game 2 Sunderland 5–3 Carlisle United Sunderland
19:00 BST Maguire 26', 54'
Hume 37'
Wyke 69'
Diamond 90+1'		 Report Alessandra 6' (pen.)
Mellish 72', 82'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
10 November 2020 Group Game 3 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 BST McKay 51'
Duffy 59'		 Report Hill 15' (o.g.) Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 December 2020 Second round Oldham Athletic 1–2 Sunderland Oldham
18:00 GMT Grant 13'  83'
Diarra  64'		 Report Maguire 30'
Scowen 64'
Wright  83'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
12 January 2021 Third round Sunderland 2–0 Port Vale Sunderland
18:00 GMT O'Brien 21'
McFadzean  54'
Wright  56'
McGeady 90+7' (pen.)		 Report Conlon  8' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
2 February 2021 Quarter Final Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Sunderland Milton Keynes
18:30 GMT Harvie  56'
Gladwin  69'		 Report Lewington 12' (o.g.)
McGeady 76'
Wyke 82'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
17 February 2021 Semi Final Sunderland 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Lincoln City Sunderland
18:00 GMT Scowen  54'
McLaughlin  67'
Wyke 75'		 Report Edun  24'
Scully 64'
Johnson  77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
Penalties
Power
O'Nien
Maguire
McGeady
Leadbitter 		Scully
McGrandles
Howarth
Johnson
14 March 2021 Final Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers London
15:00 GMT Gooch 57' Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear

Appearances and goals

As of 22 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Lee Burge 46 0 41 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
2 DF  NIR Conor McLaughlin 29 0 22+3 0 1 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
3 DF  NIR Tom Flanagan 23 0 14+2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1+1 0
4 DF  ENG Jordan Willis 20 0 14+1 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0 0 0
5 DF  AUS Bailey Wright 40 2 33 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
6 MF  ENG Max Power 53 6 38+4 5 1 0 1 0 7 1 1+1 0
7 MF  SCO Chris Maguire 41 8 11+22 5 1 0 1 0 4+1 3 1 0
8 MF  ENG George Dobson 11 1 3+2 0 1 0 1 0 2+2 1 0 0
9 FW  ENG Charlie Wyke 54 31 40+3 25 0+1 0 0+1 0 4+3 5 2 1
10 FW  IRL Aiden O'Brien 41 6 22+10 4 0+1 0 1 0 3+3 2 0+1 0
11 MF  USA Lynden Gooch 46 5 26+12 4 0 0 0+1 0 5 1 2 0
13 MF  ENG Luke O'Nien 45 2 34+4 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
14 MF  ENG Josh Scowen 51 3 35+8 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 0
15 DF  ENG Morgan Feeney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
16 DF  ENG Dion Sanderson 27 1 19+7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF  ENG Elliot Embleton 12 0 3+6 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
18 FW  ENG Danny Graham 17 1 3+11 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0
19 DF  KOS Arbenit Xhemajli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 GK  ENG Remi Matthews 11 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
21 MF  ENG Jack Diamond 35 2 11+13 1 1 0 0 0 5+3 1 0+2 0
22 FW  ENG Will Grigg 12 0 4+5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF  ENG Grant Leadbitter 48 7 30+10 7 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 1+1 0
24 MF  ENG Daniel Neil 8 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 0 0 0
25 DF  SCO Callum McFadzean 34 2 21+4 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 1+1 0
26 MF  NIR Carl Winchester 21 1 12+8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
27 FW  NIR Jordan Jones 21 3 11+8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 MF  IRL Aiden McGeady 36 6 28+1 4 0 0 0 0 2+3 2 2 0
29 MF  SCO Cieran Dunne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 DF  ENG Jake Vokins 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW  SCO Ross Stewart 13 3 2+9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
33 DF  ENG Denver Hume 26 2 19+4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
35 DF  ENG Ollie Younger 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
36 MF  ENG Sam Wilding 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 MF  ENG Vinnie Steels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 DF  ENG Brandon Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
42 MF  ENG Josh Hawkes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
43 GK  ENG Anthony Patterson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
46 FW  ENG Mitchell Curry 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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