English Premier League · 2011/12 · 13º place · 45 pts
Sunderland played the English Premier League 2011/12 season, finishing 13th with 45 points from 38 matches (11W–12D–15L). They scored 45 goals and conceded 46, for a goal difference of -1. Across the campaign their cumulative goal difference ranged from -2 to +9, ending at -1.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Min | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Bendtner | Att | 28 | 2230 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| S. Sessègnon | Mid | 36 | 3133 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| S. Larsson | Mid | 32 | 2708 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — |
| J. McClean | Mid | 23 | 1843 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| C. Gardner | Mid | 30 | 2113 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Kieran Richardson | Def | 29 | 2283 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| D. Vaughan | Mid | 22 | 1488 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Ji Dong-Won | Att | 19 | 437 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| J. Colback | Mid | 35 | 2671 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| P. Bardsley | Def | 31 | 2478 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Wes Brown | Def | 20 | 1736 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Ahmed El Mohamady | Def | 18 | 775 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Titus Malachi Bramble | Def | 8 | 651 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| F. Campbell | Att | 12 | 635 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| C. Wickham | Att | 16 | 523 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| S. Mignolet | Goa | 29 | 2572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| J. O'Shea | Def | 29 | 2441 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| M. Turner | Def | 24 | 2115 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| L. Cattermole | Mid | 23 | 1942 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — |
| M. Kilgallon | Def | 10 | 794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| K. Westwood | Goa | 9 | 758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| W. Bridge | Def | 8 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| A. Gyan | Att | 3 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| S. Kyrgiakos | Def | 3 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| David Meyler | Mid | 7 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| C. Gordon | Goa | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| R. Noble | Att | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T. Carson | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| M. Angeleri | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| B. Adams | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Louis Mark Laing | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| B. Knott | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| O. Tounkara | Att | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| S. Malbranque | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| J. Egan | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jordan Alan Cook | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| C. Lynch | Att | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |