Transfers
Recent player movements in and out of the squad
| Date | Player | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.01.2013 | B. Adams | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 14.01.2013 | K. Mangane | — | Sunderland | Loan |
| 09.01.2013 | A. N'Diaye | — | Sunderland | € 4.7M |
| 08.01.2013 | David Meyler | Sunderland | — | 1.8M € |
| 02.01.2013 | Ji Dong-Won | Sunderland | FC Augsburg | Loan |
| 15.11.2012 | B. Adams | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 08.11.2012 | David Meyler | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 01.11.2012 | J. Egan | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 26.10.2012 | James McFadden | Everton | Sunderland | Free |
| 24.10.2012 | S. Harrison | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 07.09.2012 | C. Lynch | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 01.09.2012 | B. Wilson | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 31.08.2012 | D. Rose | Tottenham | Sunderland | Loan |
| 30.08.2012 | Ahmed El Mohamady | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 24.08.2012 | S. Fletcher | Wolves | Sunderland | € 15.2M |
| 30.07.2012 | M. Turner | Sunderland | — | € 1.9M |
| 18.07.2012 | M. Liddle | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 16.07.2012 | M. Angeleri | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 06.07.2012 | A. Gyan | Sunderland | — | € 7.5M |
| 01.07.2012 | G. McCartney | Sunderland | West Ham | Free |
| 01.07.2012 | Carlos Cuéllar | Aston Villa | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.07.2012 | C. Riveros | Sunderland | Kayserispor | € 300K |
| 01.07.2012 | D. Ferguson | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 23.03.2012 | O. Tounkara | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 05.03.2012 | J. Egan | Sunderland | Sheffield Utd | Loan |
| 01.03.2012 | Adam Michael Reed | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 24.02.2012 | T. Carson | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 31.01.2012 | W. Bridge | Manchester City | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.01.2012 | S. Kyrgiakos | VfL Wolfsburg | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.01.2012 | Liam Bagnall | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 16.01.2012 | Louis Mark Laing | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 16.01.2012 | Jordan Alan Cook | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 13.01.2012 | B. Knott | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 13.01.2012 | T. Carson | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 06.01.2012 | B. Wilson | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 05.01.2012 | J. Egan | Sunderland | Crystal Palace | Loan |
| 01.01.2012 | B. Adams | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 04.11.2011 | B. Wilson | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 01.11.2011 | T. Carson | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 28.10.2011 | N. Nosworthy | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 12.09.2011 | T. Carson | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 10.09.2011 | A. Gyan | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 09.09.2011 | B. Adams | Sunderland | Brentford | Loan |
| 31.08.2011 | N. Bendtner | Arsenal | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.08.2011 | A. Ferdinand | Sunderland | — | € 3M |
| 11.08.2011 | G. McCartney | Sunderland | West Ham | Loan |
| 09.08.2011 | J. McClean | — | Sunderland | € 400K |
| 03.08.2011 | S. Malbranque | Sunderland | Saint Etienne | N/A |
| 08.07.2011 | D. Vaughan | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 07.07.2011 | Wes Brown | Manchester United | Sunderland | 1.5M € |