Position20of 20
Points15in 38
Won, drawn, lost3-6-29
Goals26for, 69 against
FormLLLWL
Results
2005-06Sun 7 May
FT
Aston Villa2
Sunderland1
Thu 4 May
FT
Sunderland2
Fulham1
Mon 1 May
FT
Sunderland0
Arsenal3
Sat 22 Apr
FT
Portsmouth2
Sunderland1
Mon 17 Apr
FT
Sunderland1
Newcastle United4
Fri 14 Apr
FT
Manchester United0
Sunderland0
Sat 1 Apr
FT
Everton2
Sunderland2
Sat 25 Mar
FT
Sunderland0
Blackburn Rovers1
Sat 18 Mar
FT
Bolton Wanderers2
Sunderland0
Sat 11 Mar
FT
Sunderland0
Wigan Athletic1
Sun 5 Mar
FT
Manchester City2
Sunderland1
Sat 25 Feb
FT
Birmingham City1
Sunderland0
Wed 15 Feb
FT
Blackburn Rovers2
Sunderland0
Sun 12 Feb
FT
Sunderland1
Tottenham1
Sat 4 Feb
FT
West Ham2
Sunderland0
Tue 31 Jan
FT
Sunderland0
Middlesbrough3
Sat 21 Jan
FT
West Bromwich Albion0
Sunderland1
Sun 15 Jan
FT
Sunderland1
Chelsea2
Mon 2 Jan
FT
Fulham2
Sunderland1
Sat 31 Dec
FT
Sunderland0
Everton1
Mon 26 Dec
FT
Sunderland0
Bolton Wanderers0
Sat 10 Dec
FT
Charlton Athletic2
Sunderland0
Sat 3 Dec
FT
Tottenham3
Sunderland2
Wed 30 Nov
FT
Sunderland0
Liverpool2
Sat 26 Nov
FT
Sunderland0
Birmingham City1
Sat 19 Nov
FT
Sunderland1
Aston Villa3
Sat 5 Nov
FT
Arsenal3
Sunderland1
Sat 29 Oct
FT
Sunderland1
Portsmouth4
Sun 23 Oct
FT
Newcastle United3
Sunderland2
Sat 15 Oct
FT
Sunderland1
Manchester United3
Sat 1 Oct
FT
Sunderland1
West Ham1
Sun 25 Sep
FT
Middlesbrough0
Sunderland2
Sat 17 Sep
FT
Sunderland1
West Bromwich Albion1
Sat 10 Sep
FT
Chelsea2
Sunderland0
Sat 27 Aug
FT
Wigan Athletic1
Sunderland0
Tue 23 Aug
FT
Sunderland1
Manchester City2
Sat 20 Aug
FT
Liverpool1
Sunderland0
Sat 13 Aug
FT
Sunderland1
Charlton Athletic3
In numbers
- 36thof 82 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 12%of the team's league goals scored by Anthony Tallec
- 24%of matches won since 2001-02
- 4–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Crystal Palace 0–4 Sunderland
- 0–8Heaviest defeat: Southampton 8–0 Sunderland
In Europe
1 matches in the European cups since 2026-27Won, drawn, lost1-0-0
Goals1– 0
Sunderland1
AZ Alkmaar0
Europa League, League PhaseWed 16 Sep 2026
Vesta and Sunderland
43 league matches since 2025-26- 37%of Sunderland's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 4wins in 11 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 19%won with 19%: Newcastle United 1–2 Sunderland
- 22%won with 22%: Leeds 0–1 Sunderland
- 23%won with 23%: Everton 1–3 Sunderland
- 43%lost at 43%: Burnley 2–0 Sunderland
- 39%lost at 39%: Sunderland 0–5 Nottingham Forest
- 37%lost at 37%: Ipswich 2–1 Sunderland
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2005-06, 36 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Against | 9 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
- 1point won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 4points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 2points won after going behind
- 22points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 36 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2005-06Strength
Rating 1,497Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2005-06| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Whitehead– | 37 | 3,330 | 3 | 7 |
| Kelvin DavisGoalkeeper | 33 | 2,970 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary BreenCentre-back | 35 | 2,931 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin HoyteCentre-back | 27 | 2,375 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy MillerMidfielder | 29 | 2,316 | 3 | 0 |
| Nyron NosworthyCentre-back | 30 | 2,253 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven CaldwellCentre-back | 24 | 2,008 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny CollinsMidfielder | 23 | 2,000 | 1 | 1 |
| Julio ArcaMidfielder | 24 | 1,979 | 1 | 3 |
| Liam LawrenceMidfielder | 29 | 1,807 | 3 | 0 |
| Jonathan SteadForward | 30 | 1,697 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony TallecForward | 27 | 1,235 | 3 | 1 |
| Andy GrayMidfielder | 21 | 1,124 | 1 | 1 |
| George McCartneyCentre-back | 13 | 1,092 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen ElliottForward | 15 | 1,063 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew WelshForward | 14 | 998 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian BassilaMidfielder | 13 | 982 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris BrownForward | 13 | 909 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin KyleForward | 13 | 895 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant LeadbitterMidfielder | 12 | 749 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan StubbsCentre-back | 10 | 739 | 1 | 0 |
| Daryl MurphyForward | 18 | 593 | 1 | 0 |
| Rory DelapMidfielder | 7 | 512 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben AlnwickGoalkeeper | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl RobinsonMidfielder | 5 | 276 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen WrightCentre-back | 2 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin WoodsMidfielder | 7 | 169 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel SmithMidfielder | 3 | 91 | 0 | 0 |