2015–16 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2015–16 season is Sunderland's 137th season in existence, and their ninth consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with competing in the Premier League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. On May 11 2016, Sunderland confirmed a tenth consecutive Premier League season with a 3–0 victory over Everton at the Stadium of Light. Simultaneously, the result confirmed the relegation of arch-rivals Newcastle.

First Team Squad

 * U21 = Under-21 player

Transfers in
Total Spending: £39,750,000

Transfers out
Total Received: ▲ £15,500,000

Pre-season friendlies
On 26 May 2015, Sunderland announced two pre-season friendly against Darlington 1883 and Doncaster Rovers. On 5 June 2015, a tour of the United States and Canada was announced. On 23 June 2015, an exhibition match against Hannover 96 was announced to be played in Germany.

Overview
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record !G !W !D !L !GF !GA !GD !Win %
 * Premier League
 * Premier League


 * FA Cup
 * FA Cup


 * League Cup
 * League Cup

! Total

Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

Appearances and goals



 * colspan="14"|Players out on loan:
 * colspan="14"|Players out on loan:


 * colspan="14"|Players no longer with club:
 * colspan="14"|Players no longer with club:


 * }

Clean Sheets
''Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total clean sheets are equal.''


 * Correct as of match played on 11 May 2016