Transfers
Recent player movements in and out of the squad
| Date | Player | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.09.2018 | K. LuaLua | Sunderland | Luton | Free |
| 21.09.2018 | M. Stryjek | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 07.09.2018 | L. Molyneux | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 30.08.2018 | E. Embleton | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 10.08.2018 | M. Power | — | Sunderland | Loan |
| 04.08.2018 | S. Brotherton | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 03.08.2018 | Darron Gibson | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 01.08.2018 | L. Koné | Sunderland | Strasbourg | Loan |
| 01.08.2018 | C. Wyke | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 30.07.2018 | L. O'Nien | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 28.07.2018 | J. Baldwin | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 25.07.2018 | J. Sinclair | — | Sunderland | Loan |
| 24.07.2018 | Marc David Wilson | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 20.07.2018 | Billy Jones | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 20.07.2018 | G. Loovens | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 20.07.2018 | Callum Henry McManaman | Sunderland | — | € 2M |
| 17.07.2018 | W. Khazri | Sunderland | Saint Etienne | N/A |
| 14.07.2018 | J. Asoro | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 13.07.2018 | M. Woud | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 11.07.2018 | J. Bainbridge | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 02.07.2018 | D. McGeouch | Hibernian | Sunderland | Free |
| 02.07.2018 | R. James | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.07.2018 | Jiang Guangtai | Sunderland | Everton | N/A |
| 01.07.2018 | J. Steele | Sunderland | Brighton | Free |
| 01.07.2018 | J. Williams | Sunderland | Crystal Palace | N/A |
| 01.07.2018 | Lee Camp | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 01.07.2018 | S. Brotherton | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2018 | J. Lens | Sunderland | Besiktas | N/A |
| 01.07.2018 | J. O'Shea | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 01.07.2018 | J. McLaughlin | Heart Of Midlothian | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.07.2018 | W. Khazri | Rennes | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2018 | A. Fletcher | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 01.07.2018 | T. Flanagan | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.07.2018 | C. Maguire | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.07.2018 | F. Borini | Sunderland | AC Milan | € 6M |
| 01.07.2018 | T. Beadling | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 30.06.2018 | J. Lens | Besiktas | Sunderland | N/A |
| 26.06.2018 | P. McNair | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 21.06.2018 | A. Öztürk | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.06.2018 | B. Galloway | Sunderland | Everton | N/A |
| 05.04.2018 | Joshua Paul Robson | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 16.03.2018 | M. Stryjek | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 13.03.2018 | M. Ledger | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 07.03.2018 | M. Ledger | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 23.02.2018 | Joshua Hesson | Wolves | Sunderland | N/A |
| 31.01.2018 | O. Ejaria | Liverpool | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.01.2018 | Lee Camp | — | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.01.2018 | D. Ndong | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 31.01.2018 | A. Fletcher | — | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.01.2018 | T. Beadling | Sunderland | — | Loan |