The 2011–12 season, Sunderland competed in the Premier League. They finished the season in 13th place, ending with a total of 45 points.

Results

Pre-season DateOpponentsH/AResultF–AScorers13 July 2011York CityA2–1Bardsley 13', Tounkara 33'17 July 2011Arminia BielefeldA1–1Sessègnon 74'20 July 2011Hannover 96A1–3Sessègnon 52'23 July 2011Borussia MönchengladbachA0–0–27 July 2011KilmarnockA2–1Sessègnon 36', Wickham 75'30 July 2011BurnleyA0–1–2 August 2011HartlepoolA3–1Gyan 31', Colback 49', Larsson 59'3 August 2011DarlingtonA3–0Cook 26', Gardner 41', Ji 63'6 August 2011HibernianA0–0–

Premier League DateOpponentsH/AResultH–AScorersAttendanceLeaguepositionManager13 August 2011LiverpoolA1–1Larsson 57'45,0185thBruce20 August 2011Newcastle UnitedH0–1–47,75113thBruce27 August 2011Swansea CityA0–0–19,93813thBruce10 September 2011ChelseaH1–2Ji 90'36,69916thBruce18 September 2011Stoke CityH4–0Bramble 5', Woodgate 11' o.g., Gardner 28', Larsson 59'32,29612thBruce26 September 2011Norwich CityA2–1Richardson 86'26,10714thBruce1 October 2011West Bromwich AlbionH2–2Bendtner 24', Elmohamady 26'34,81516thBruce16 October 2011ArsenalA2–1Larsson 31'60,07817thBruce22 October 2011Bolton WanderersA0–2Sessègnon 82', Bendtner 90'24,34914thBruce29 October 2011Aston VillaH2–2Wickham 38', Sessègnon 89'37,06214thBruce5 November 2011Manchester UnitedA1–0–75,57015thBruce19 November 2011FulhamH0–0–37,68815thBruce26 November 2011Wigan AthleticH1–2Larsson 8'37,88316thBruce4 December 2011Wolverhampton WanderersA2–1Richardson 52' 25,14517thBlack11 December 2011Blackburn RoversH2–1Vaughan 83', Larsson 90'39,863 16thO'Neill18 December 2011Tottenham HotspurA1–0–36,02116thO'Neill21 December 2011Queens Park RangersA2–3Bendtner 19', Sessègnon 53', Brown 89'16,16715thO'Neill26 December 2011EvertonH1–1Colback 26'43,61914thO'Neill1 January 2012Manchester CityH1–0Ji 90'40,62513thO'Neill3 January 2012Wigan AthleticA1–4Gardner 45', McClean 55', Sessègnon 73', Vaughan 80'15,87110thO'Neill14 January 2012ChelseaA1–0–41,69612thO'Neill21 January 2012Swansea CityH2–0Sessègnon 14', Gardner 85'36,90410thO'Neill1 February 2012Norwich CityH3–0Campbell 21', Sessègnon 28', Ayala 54' o.g.34,4768thO'Neill4 February 2012Stoke CityA0–1McClean 60'27,7178thO'Neill11 February 2012ArsenalH1–2McClean 70'40,3129thO'Neill25 February 2012West Bromwich AlbionA4–0–25,3119thO'Neill4 March 2012Newcastle UnitedA1–1Bendtner 24' (pen)52,38811thO'Neill10 March 2012LiverpoolH1–0Bendtner 56'41,6618thO'Neill20 March 2012Blackburn RoversA2–0–20,0569thO'Neill24 March 2012Queens Park RangersH3–1Bendtner 41', McClean 70', Sessègnon 76'37,1288thO'Neill31 March 2012Manchester CityA3–3Larsson 31' 55', Bendtner 45'47,0079thO'Neill7 April 2012Tottenham HotspurH0–0–39,3359thO'Neill9 April 2012EvertonA4–0–32,24911thO'Neill14 April 2012Wolverhampton WanderersH0–0–37,4769thO'Neill21 April 2012Aston VillaA0–0–32,55711thO'Neill28 April 2012Bolton WanderersH2–2Bendtner 36', McClean 55'40,76811thO'Neill6 May 2012FulhamA2–1Bardsley 35'25,68311thO'Neill13 May 2012Manchester UnitedH0–1–46,45213thO'Neill

Managerial change Outgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Sacked30 November 2011 16th Eric Black 30 November 2011 Eric Black Contract terminated3 December 2011 17th Martin O'Neill 3 December 2011

After winning just 2 of their first 13 Premier League games and following the defeat by Wigan Athletic, chairman Ellis Short moved to sack Steve Bruce on 30 November. Assistant manager Eric Black assumed first team responsibilities until a new manager could be found. Martin O'Neill was appointed manager on 3 December with a three-year contract.

Table

League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH/AResultH–AScorersAttendance23 August 2011Second roundBrighton & Hove AlbionA1–0–17,090

FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH/AResultH–AScorersAttendance8 January 2012Third roundPeterborough UnitedA2–0Larsson 48', McClean 58'8,95429 January 2012Fourth round MiddlesbroughH1–1Campbell 59'33,2758 February 2012ReplayMiddlesbroughA1–2 AETColback 41', Sessègnon 113'26,70718 February 2012Fifth roundArsenalH2–0Richardson 40', Oxlade-Chamberlain o.g. 77'26,04217 March 2012Sixth roundEvertonA1–1Bardsley 12'38,87527 March 2012ReplayEvertonH0–2–43,140

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|colspan="14"|Players that played for Sunderland this season that have left the club or went out on loan:

Goal scorers PositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalFW 52 Nicklas Bendtner 8 0 0 8MF 7 Sebastian Larsson 7 1 0 8FW 28 Stéphane Sessègnon 7 1 0 8MF 23 James McClean 5 1 0 6MF 8 Craig Gardner 3 0 0 3DF 11 Kieran Richardson 2 1 0 3FW 17 Ji Dong-Won 2 0 0 2MF 15 David Vaughan 2 0 0 2FW 9 Fraizer Campbell 1 1 0 2MF 14 Jack Colback 1 1 0 2DF 2 Phil Bardsley 1 1 0 2DF 5 Wes Brown 1 0 0 1 MF 27 Ahmed Elmohamady 1 0 0 1FW 10 Connor Wickham 1 0 0 1 Own goals 2 1 0 3Totals448052

Overall Games played 45Games won 14Games drawn 14Games lost 17Goals scored 53Goals conceded 52Goal difference +1Clean sheets 13Most appearances Sessègnon 42Top scorer Bendtner 8

Updated 13 May 2012

Squad Squad at end of season

Transfers

In

Total spending: £28,350,000

Out

Total income: £25,000,000

Awards

Monthly awards

AwardMonth/RoundWinnerPremier League Manager of the MonthDecemberMartin O'NeillFA Cup Player of the RoundFifth roundKieran Richardson

End of Season Awards

Supporters' Association's Young Player of the Year Supporters' Association's Player of the Year Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Goal of the Season Save of the Season Team Performance of the SeasonJames McCleanStéphane SessègnonStéphane SessègnonJames McCleanFraizer Campbell against Norwich CitySimon Mignolet against Newcastle United1–0 win against Manchester City

See also Sunderland A.F.C. seasons

References

External links 2011–12 Sunderland season at ESPN