The 2012–13 season was Sunderland's sixth consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League. They finished the season in 17th place.
Pre-season
Friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResultH – AScorers27 July 2012Hartlepool UnitedA1–0–4 August 2012HelsingborgA2–0–8 August 2012Derby CountyA1–1McClean 71'11 August 2012Leicester CityA1–0–
2012 Peace Cup Sunderland, along with Eredivisie side Groningen, K-League side Seongnam, and Bundesliga side Hamburg, will compete in a friendly tournament, 2012 Peace Cup. All matches will be played at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in the Korean city of Suwon.
DateOpponentsH / AResultH – AScorers19 July 2012Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaN1–0–22 July 2012GroningenN3–2Wickham 19', Campbell 88', Noble 90'
Premier League
DateOpponentsH / AResultH – AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition18 August 2012ArsenalA0–0–60,07811th25 August 2012ReadingHP–P––13th1 September 2012Swansea CityA2–2Fletcher 40', 45'20,35013th15 September 2012LiverpoolH1–1Fletcher 29'41,99714th22 September 2012West Ham UnitedA1–1Fletcher 10'33,05212th29 September 2012Wigan AthleticH1–0Fletcher 51'37,74211th6 October 2012Manchester CityA0–3–47,03613th21 October 2012Newcastle UnitedH1–1Ba 86' o.g.47,45614th27 October 2012Stoke CityA0–0–27,00514th3 November 2012Aston VillaH0–1–41,51516th10 November 2012EvertonA1–2Johnson 45'35,99916th18 November 2012FulhamA3–1Fletcher 50', Cuéllar 65', Sessègnon 70'25,64615th24 November 2012West Bromwich AlbionH2–4Gardner 73', Sessègnon 87'36,39016th27 November 2012Queens Park RangersH0–0–36,51316th2 December 2012Norwich CityA1–2Gardner 45'26,22817th8 December 2012ChelseaH1–3Johnson 66'39,27318th11 December 2012ReadingH3–0McClean 3', Fletcher 28', Sessègnon 90'37,72315th15 December 2012Manchester UnitedA1–3Campbell 72'75,58216th22 December 2012SouthamptonA1–0Fletcher 42'31,27515th26 December 2012Manchester CityH1–0Johnson 53'42,19013th29 December 2012Tottenham HotspurH1–2O'Shea 40'41,16813th2 January 2013LiverpoolA0–3–44,22814th12 January 2013West Ham UnitedH3–0Larsson 12', Johnson 48', McClean 74'39,91814th19 January 2013Wigan AthleticA3–2Gardner 17' (pen), Fletcher 21', 42'19,21911th29 January 2013Swansea CityH0–0–35,62811th2 February 2013ReadingA2–1Gardner 28' (pen)23,82911th9 February 2013ArsenalH0–1–46,40213th23 February 2013West Bromwich AlbionA2–1Sessègnon 79'25,92414th2 March 2013FulhamH2–2Gardner 37' (pen), Sessègnon 70'39,31214th9 March 2013Queens Park RangersA1–3Fletcher 20'18,16915th17 March 2013Norwich CityH1–1Gardner (pen)40'38,62516th30 March 2013Manchester UnitedH0–1–43,76016th7 April 2013ChelseaA1–2Azpilicueta og 45'41,50017th14 April 2013Newcastle UnitedA0–3Sessègnon 27', Johnson 74', Vaughan 82'52,00015th20 April 2013EvertonH1–0Sessègnon 45'44,61414th29 April 2013Aston VillaA6–1Rose 32'37,42815th6 May 2013StokeH1–1O'Shea 62'38,13015th12 May 2013SouthamptonH1–1Bardsley 68'41,98817th19 May 2013Tottenham HotspurA1–036,25817th
League table
League Cup
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultH – AScorersAttendance28 August 2012Second roundMorecambeH2–0McClean 24', 65'22,87125 September 2012Third roundMilton Keynes DonsA2–0Gardner 54', McClean 82'10,48930 October 2012Fourth roundMiddlesbroughH0–1–32,535
FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultH – AScorersAttendance5 January 2013Third roundBolton WanderersA2–2Wickham 60', Gardner 75'12,20415 January 2013ReplayBolton WanderersH0–2–17,505
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players that played for Sunderland this season that have left the club/are currently out on loan:
Goalscorers
PositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalFW 26 Steven Fletcher 11 0 0 11MF 8 Craig Gardner 6 1 1 8FW 28 Stéphane Sessègnon 7 0 0 7MF 21 Adam Johnson 5 0 0 5MF 23 James McClean 2 0 3 5DF 16 John O'Shea 2 0 0 2DF 2 Phil Bardsley 1 0 0 1FW 9 Fraizer Campbell 1 0 0 1DF 24 Carlos Cuéllar 1 0 0 1MF 7 Sebastian Larsson 1 0 0 1DF 3 Danny Rose 1 0 0 1MF 15 David Vaughan 1 0 0 1FW 10 Connor Wickham 0 1 0 1 Own goals 2 0 0 2Totals412447
Overall Games played 30 (25 Premier League, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)Games won 9 (7 Premier League, 2 League Cup)Games drawn 9 (8 Premier League, 1 FA Cup)Games lost 12 (10 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)Goals scored 34 (28 Premier League, 4 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)Goals conceded 38 (33 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 4 FA Cup)Goal difference -4Clean sheets 11 (9 Premier League, 2 League Cup)Most appearances Stéphane Sessègnon 28Top scorer Steven Fletcher 10
Players
Squad
Transfers
In
Out
Awards
Individual awards
AwardMonth/Round/YearWinnerPremier League Player of the MonthSeptemberSteven FletcherNorth-East Football Writers' Association's Player of the Year2012Simon Mignolet
See also Sunderland A.F.C. seasons
References