412 players · 16,389 appearances · Premier League, Championship, EFL Cup, FA Cup, League One
Records cover 1996/97 to 2026/27. Full dataset scope.
This is a set of free football games about Sunderland, generated from real appearance and goal records — 412 players who have turned out for the club in Premier League, Championship, EFL Cup, FA Cup and League One, going back to 1996/97.
Pick a game below and it starts straight away on Sunderland. No sign-up, no app. Make an account only if you want your scores kept and your name on the club's board.
Everything you see here comes from the TeleStats database. Nothing is written by an AI and nothing is guessed — if a fact is not in the data, the site says so rather than inventing one.
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The data these games are built from.
| Player | Apps | Goals | Seasons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke O'Nien | 302 | 23 | 2018/19–2026/27 |
| 2 | John O'Shea | 240 | 4 | 2011/12–2017/18 |
| 3 | Lee Cattermole | 239 | 10 | 2009/10–2018/19 |
| 4 | Lynden Gooch | 228 | 24 | 2015/16–2023/24 |
| 5 | Dan Neil | 188 | 11 | 2020/21–2025/26 |
| 6 | Dean Whitehead | 185 | 13 | 2004/05–2008/09 |
| 7 | Grant Leadbitter | 183 | 18 | 2005/06–2020/21 |
| 8 | Sebastian Larsson | 183 | 12 | 2011/12–2016/17 |
| 9 | George McCartney | 175 | 0 | 2000/01–2009/10 |
| 10 | Phil Bardsley | 174 | 7 | 2007/08–2013/14 |
| 11 | Trai Hume | 171 | 7 | 2021/22–2026/27 |
| 12 | Michael Gray | 171 | 5 | 1996/97–2003/04 |
| 13 | Anthony Patterson | 159 | 0 | 2021/22–2025/26 |
| 14 | Julio Arca | 157 | 17 | 2000/01–2005/06 |
| 15 | Danny Collins | 149 | 3 | 2004/05–2009/10 |
| Player | Goals | Apps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Phillips | 61 | 139 |
| 2 | Jermain Defoe | 37 | 100 |
| 3 | Ross Stewart | 37 | 76 |
| 4 | Charlie Wyke | 35 | 99 |
| 5 | Darren Bent | 32 | 58 |
| 6 | Aiden McGeady | 32 | 137 |
| 7 | Marcus Stewart | 31 | 102 |
| 8 | Niall Quinn | 29 | 129 |
| 9 | Jack Clarke | 28 | 109 |
| 10 | Kenwyne Jones | 26 | 94 |
| Competition | Players | Seasons | Count | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 274 | 1996/97–2026/27 | 8 | Playable |
| Championship | 151 | 2003/04–2024/25 | 3 | Playable |
| EFL Cup | 146 | 2014/15–2026/27 | 7 | Playable |
| FA Cup | 134 | 2014/15–2025/26 | 7 | Playable |
| League One | 75 | 2018/19–2021/22 | 4 | Playable |
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