English Premier League · 2010/11 · 10º place · 47 pts
Sunderland played the English Premier League 2010/11 season, finishing 10th with 47 points from 38 matches (12W–11D–15L). They scored 45 goals and conceded 56, for a goal difference of -11. Across the campaign their cumulative goal difference ranged from -14 to +4, ending at -11. Their leading scorer was A. Gyan with 10 goals.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Min | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Gyan | Att | 31 | 2001 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| D. Welbeck | Att | 26 | 1765 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Kieran Richardson | Def | 26 | 2041 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — |
| J. Henderson | Mid | 37 | 3220 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| P. Bardsley | Def | 34 | 2822 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| S. Sessègnon | Mid | 14 | 1182 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Boudewijn Zenden | Mid | 27 | 1107 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| N. Onuoha | Def | 31 | 2668 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| C. Riveros | Mid | 12 | 500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Ahmed El Mohamady | Def | 36 | 2450 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| S. Malbranque | Mid | 35 | 2172 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| A. Ferdinand | Def | 27 | 2090 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| S. Mignolet | Goa | 23 | 2070 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Titus Malachi Bramble | Def | 23 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| L. Cattermole | Mid | 23 | 1925 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — |
| C. Gordon | Goa | 15 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| M. Turner | Def | 15 | 1305 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| John Mensah | Def | 18 | 1197 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| S. Muntari | Mid | 9 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| David Meyler | Mid | 5 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| F. Campbell | Att | 3 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| P. Da Silva | Def | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| C. Lynch | Att | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jordan Alan Cook | Mid | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| M. Angeleri | Def | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| M. Waghorn | Att | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Louis Mark Laing | Def | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Adam Michael Reed | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T. Carson | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| B. Adams | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| B. Knott | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| J. Colback | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| R. Noble | Att | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| M. Liddle | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |