Transfers
Recent player movements in and out of the squad
| Date | Player | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.07.2011 | J. O'Shea | Manchester United | Sunderland | 4.5M € |
| 04.07.2011 | R. Deacon | Arsenal | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.07.2011 | J. Henderson | Sunderland | Liverpool | € 18M |
| 01.07.2011 | C. Gardner | — | Sunderland | € 6.6M |
| 01.07.2011 | M. Kilgallon | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2011 | S. Larsson | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.07.2011 | Ahmed El Mohamady | — | Sunderland | € 2.5M |
| 01.07.2011 | C. Wickham | Ipswich | Sunderland | € 9M |
| 01.07.2011 | K. Westwood | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.07.2011 | C. Riveros | Sunderland | Kayserispor | Loan |
| 01.07.2011 | J. M'voto | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 01.07.2011 | R. Weir | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 01.07.2011 | Ji Dong-Won | — | Sunderland | € 2.4M |
| 23.04.2011 | T. Carson | Brentford | Sunderland | N/A |
| 25.03.2011 | T. Carson | Sunderland | Brentford | Loan |
| 25.03.2011 | Jordan Alan Cook | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 04.03.2011 | Adam Michael Reed | Sunderland | Brentford | Loan |
| 14.02.2011 | R. Weir | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 01.02.2011 | A. Reid | Sunderland | — | € 1.2M |
| 31.01.2011 | P. Da Silva | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 29.01.2011 | S. Muntari | Inter | Sunderland | Loan |
| 29.01.2011 | S. Sessègnon | Paris Saint Germain | Sunderland | € 7M |
| 20.01.2011 | T. Carson | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 19.01.2011 | D. Bent | Sunderland | Aston Villa | € 21M |
| 14.01.2011 | G. McCartney | Sunderland | Leeds | Loan |
| 06.01.2011 | M. Liddle | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 12.11.2010 | R. Weir | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 15.10.2010 | J. Colback | Sunderland | Ipswich | Loan |
| 01.10.2010 | A. Reid | Sunderland | Sheffield Utd | Loan |
| 23.09.2010 | G. McCartney | Sunderland | Leeds | Loan |
| 01.09.2010 | A. Gyan | Rennes | Sunderland | € 16M |
| 01.09.2010 | M. Waghorn | Sunderland | Leicester | € 3.6M |
| 22.08.2010 | N. Nosworthy | Sunderland | Sheffield Utd | Loan |
| 22.08.2010 | M. Kilgallon | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 14.08.2010 | D. Welbeck | Manchester United | Sunderland | Loan |
| 14.08.2010 | N. Onuoha | Manchester City | Sunderland | Loan |
| 01.08.2010 | Kenwyne Jones | Sunderland | — | 9.7M € |
| 01.08.2010 | C. Hourihane | Sunderland | Ipswich | N/A |
| 01.08.2010 | M. Liddle | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 08.07.2010 | L. Cana | Sunderland | Galatasaray | € 4.5M |
| 02.07.2010 | J. M'voto | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 02.07.2010 | R. O'Donovan | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 01.07.2010 | M. Angeleri | — | Sunderland | € 1.8M |
| 01.07.2010 | Ahmed El Mohamady | — | Sunderland | Loan |
| 01.07.2010 | S. Mignolet | St. Truiden | Sunderland | € 2.5M |
| 12.05.2010 | C. Riveros | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 27.04.2010 | M. Fülöp | Sunderland | Manchester City | Loan |
| 21.02.2010 | R. O'Donovan | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 02.02.2010 | B. Mwaruwari | Manchester City | Sunderland | Loan |
| 01.02.2010 | Alan Hutton | Tottenham | Sunderland | Loan |