Top scorers Sunderland, England
Top scorer winners from Sunderland and players with high positions in top scorer lists. Here you find the best goal scorers in Sunderland in EFL Championship and Premier League through the recent years.
Golden Boot winners from Sunderland
| League, Season | Player | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League 1999/2000 | Kevin Phillips | 26 | 30 |
All players from Sunderland in top scorer lists
Sunderland top scorers season 2024/2025 | ||||
| Player, League | Position | Goals | Winner/leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joël Piroe | ||||
| 7 | 12 |
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Top assist providers from Sunderland
Below you find the players from Sunderland that have become the top assist providers during a season.
| League, Season | Player | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFL Championship 2022/2023 | Jack Clarke | 22 | 11 |
Hat tricks by players from Sunderland
In total we have 7 hat tricks scored by players from the club Sunderland between the dates 18 September 1999 and 13 January 2016.
| Player | Match | Date | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jermain Defoe |
Swansea - Sunderland
2-4 |
13 january 2016
Premier League 2015/2016 |
3 3', 61', 85' |
| Adam Johnson |
Fulham - Sunderland
1-4 |
11 january 2014
Premier League 2013/2014 |
3 29', 69', 85' |
| Darren Bent |
Sunderland - Bolton
4-0 |
9 march 2010
Premier League 2009/2010 |
3 64', 74', 88' |
| Marcus Stewart |
Sunderland - Watford
4-2 |
12 february 2005
EFL Championship 2004/2005 |
3 18', 33', 51' |
| Marcus Stewart |
Gillingham - Sunderland
0-4 |
11 september 2004
EFL Championship 2004/2005 |
3 4', 20', 68' |
| Kevin Phillips |
Bradford City - Sunderland
1-4 |
26 december 2000
Premier League 2000/2001 |
3 48', 55', 85' |
| Kevin Phillips |
Derby - Sunderland
0-5 |
18 september 1999
Premier League 1999/2000 |
3 42', 52', 85' |
Note that this is top scorer data we have in our database. There may be other leagues and tournaments Sunderland has players in which we do not present here.
Trivia Sunderland
Here are some seasonal curiosities about Sunderland that they have achieved in recent years, that is, positive and negative results that they were the best (or worst) with of all teams in the league.
| EFL Championship 2024/2025 | Most own goalsTotally 5 own goals during the season |
| EFL Championship 2022/2023 | Most overtime goals6 goals during (second half) extra time |
| EFL Championship 2017/2018 | Longest winless streak16 consecutive games without a win |
| Premier League 2013/2014 | Most own goalsTotally 6 own goals during the season |
| Premier League 2013/2014 | Longest winless streak9 consecutive games without a win |
| Premier League 2012/2013 | Most leads lost to losses4 matches where they were in the lead but still lost |
| Premier League 2010/2011 | Most leads lost to losses4 matches where they were in the lead but still lost |
Sunderland information
Articles where Sunderland are mentioned
We have 4 articles published on this site that are about Sunderland, or where they at least are mentioned.
Other players from Sunderland
17 players in our database have played for Sunderland and have been part of a top scorer list during a season, but have not been among the top scorers at the end of the season for the club.