The 2009–10 season is
Sunderland
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's third consecutive season in the top division of
English football
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, the
Premier League
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.
Ricky Sbragia was replaced by Steve Bruce in the close season. His aim is to improve on the club's 16th position the
previous season.
Darren Bent
Darren Ashley Bent (born 6 February 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker and is currently a radio presenter for talkSPORT. He played in the Premier League and Championship for nine clubs, and at senior int ...
was the top scorer in the Premier League with 24 goals.
Andy Reid
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was the top scorer in the League Cup with two goals.
Fraizer Campbell was the top scorer in the FA Cup with two goals.
Darren Bent
Darren Ashley Bent (born 6 February 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker and is currently a radio presenter for talkSPORT. He played in the Premier League and Championship for nine clubs, and at senior int ...
was the top scorer in all competitions with 25 goals.
At the end of the season, Darren Bent won both the club's official Player of the Season and the SAFC Supporters' Association awards.
Jordan Henderson
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won both the club's official Young Player of the Season and the SAFC Supporters' Association Young Player of the Season awards.
Season summary
Sunderland broke their transfer record with the £10 million signing of
Tottenham Hotspur
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striker
Darren Bent
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. This proved to be a wise investment as Bent scored 25 goals in all competitions during the season, all but one of them in the league. No other player outside the top eight clubs managed even half as many as Bent, who was only outscored by
Didier Drogba
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and
Wayne Rooney
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.
Transfers
In
Summer
January
Out
Summer
January
First-team squad
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Left club during season
Results
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Football League Cup
FA Cup
Premier League
Final league table
Appearances and goals
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Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most p ...