English Premier League · 2015/16 · 17º place · 39 pts
Sunderland played the English Premier League 2015/16 season, finishing 17th with 39 points from 38 matches (9W–12D–17L). They scored 48 goals and conceded 62, for a goal difference of -14. Across the campaign their cumulative goal difference ranged from -19 to -2, ending at -14. Their leading scorer was J. Defoe with 15 goals.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Min | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Defoe | Att | 33 | 2550 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.99 |
| F. Borini | For | 26 | 1899 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6.75 |
| P. van Aanholt | Def | 33 | 2970 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.98 |
| S. Fletcher | Att | 16 | 1014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 |
| J. Lens | Att | 20 | 1295 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6.59 |
| D. Watmore | Att | 23 | 906 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 |
| L. Koné | Def | 15 | 1315 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.31 |
| W. Khazri | Att | 14 | 1077 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.66 |
| Adam Johnson | Mid | 19 | 1143 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Y. M'Vila | Mid | 37 | 3189 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.19 |
| Billy Jones | Def | 24 | 2033 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6.64 |
| J. Rodwell | Def | 22 | 1157 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.65 |
| D. N'Doye | Att | 11 | 567 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.69 |
| O. Toivonen | Att | 12 | 664 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.57 |
| Y. Kaboul | Def | 23 | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.03 |
| D. Yedlin | Def | 23 | 1812 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.88 |
| S. Coates | Def | 16 | 1229 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.73 |
| S. Larsson | Mid | 18 | 547 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.64 |
| L. Cattermole | Mid | 31 | 2217 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6.69 |
| J. O'Shea | Def | 28 | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.74 |
| V. Mannone | Goa | 19 | 1710 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.00 |
| J. Kirchhoff | Def | 15 | 1084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 |
| Wes Brown | Def | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Danny Graham | Att | 10 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Jordi Gómez García-Penche | Mid | 6 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 |
| T. Robson | Def | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| Rees Greenwood | Att | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| G. Honeyman | Mid | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| A. Matthews | Def | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| Joshua Paul Robson | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Steve Harper | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Emmanuel Eboué | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| S. Vergini | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T. Beadling | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Emanuele Giaccherini | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| L. Gooch | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| M. Stryjek | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Will Buckley | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| L. Bridcutt | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| M. Mandron | Att | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| C. Mavrias | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| J. Pickford | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| V. Roberge | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |