Transfers
Recent player movements in and out of the squad
| Date | Player | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.08.2015 | F. Borini | Liverpool | Sunderland | € 10M |
| 31.08.2015 | Emanuele Giaccherini | Sunderland | Bologna | Loan |
| 28.08.2015 | O. Toivonen | Rennes | Sunderland | Loan |
| 06.08.2015 | Y. M'Vila | — | Sunderland | Loan |
| 03.08.2015 | C. Wickham | Sunderland | Crystal Palace | € 10M |
| 31.07.2015 | J. Pickford | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 23.07.2015 | J. Dixon | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 16.07.2015 | Y. Kaboul | Tottenham | Sunderland | € 6M |
| 16.07.2015 | S. Vergini | Sunderland | Getafe | Loan |
| 15.07.2015 | J. Lens | Dynamo Kyiv | Sunderland | € 12M |
| 03.07.2015 | A. Matthews | Celtic | Sunderland | € 3M |
| 01.07.2015 | S. Coates | Liverpool | Sunderland | € 2.8M |
| 01.07.2015 | S. Vergini | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2015 | L. Gooch | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2015 | M. Stryjek | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2015 | C. Mavrias | Panathinaikos | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.06.2015 | V. Roberge | Reims | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.06.2015 | J. Dixon | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 24.03.2015 | J. Dixon | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 09.03.2015 | J. Pickford | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 27.02.2015 | L. Gooch | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 23.02.2015 | M. Stryjek | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 02.02.2015 | S. Harrison | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 31.01.2015 | C. Mavrias | Sunderland | Panathinaikos | Loan |
| 28.01.2015 | M. Mandron | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 16.01.2015 | J. Altidore | Sunderland | — | Swap |
| 16.01.2015 | J. Defoe | — | Sunderland | € 3.5M |
| 09.01.2015 | C. Oliver | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 09.01.2015 | D. Ferguson | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 03.01.2015 | S. Harrison | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 01.01.2015 | Danny Graham | Wolves | Sunderland | N/A |
| 14.11.2014 | Danny Graham | Sunderland | Wolves | Loan |
| 06.11.2014 | Andrea Dossena | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 31.10.2014 | J. Dixon | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 23.10.2014 | A. Réveillère | Napoli | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.09.2014 | S. Coates | Liverpool | Sunderland | Loan |
| 01.09.2014 | M. Diakité | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 01.09.2014 | R. Álvarez | Inter | Sunderland | Loan |
| 01.09.2014 | V. Roberge | Sunderland | Reims | Loan |
| 22.08.2014 | S. Harrison | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 20.08.2014 | Carlos Cuéllar | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 14.08.2014 | Will Buckley | Brighton | Sunderland | € 3M |
| 13.08.2014 | D. Moberg Karlsson | Sunderland | FC Nordsjaelland | N/A |
| 05.08.2014 | J. Rodwell | Manchester City | Sunderland | € 8.8M |
| 05.08.2014 | E. Ba | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 25.07.2014 | P. van Aanholt | Chelsea | Sunderland | N/A |
| 23.07.2014 | I. Scocco | Sunderland | — | € 2.7M |
| 20.07.2014 | J. Pickford | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 08.07.2014 | K. Westwood | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 05.07.2014 | Ó. Ustari | Sunderland | — | Free |