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Kit Design
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Use of Funds
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Worldwide Reach
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Standard Formation
 
 
Squad
1 Craig Gordon Goalkeeper 14 Jack Colback Midfielder
20 Keiren Westwood Goalkeeper 15 David Vaughan Midfielder
22 Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper 18 David Meyler Midfielder
2 Phil Bardsley Defender 23 James McClean Midfielder
3 Wayne Bridge Defender 27 Ahmed El Mohamady Midfielder
4 Michael Turner Defender 28 Stéphane Sessegnon Midfielder
5 Wes Brown Defender 37 Adam Reed Midfielder
16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos Defender 9 Fraizer Campbell Striker
16 John O'Shea Defender 10 Connor Wickham Striker
19 Titus Bramble Defender 17 Dong-Won Ji Striker
27 Matthew Kilgallon Defender 21 Oumare Tounkara Striker
6 Lee Cattermole Midfielder 38 Craig Lynch Striker
7 Sebastian Larsson Midfielder 52 Nicklas Bendtner Striker
8 Craig Gardner Midfielder - Martin O'Neill Manager/Coach
11 Kieran Richardson Midfielder      
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Top Scorers
Player Goals Penalties
Stéphane Sessegnon Stéphane Sessegnon
Midfielder
Sunderland 		8 0
Sebastian Larsson Sebastian Larsson
Midfielder
Sunderland 		7 0
James McClean James McClean
Striker
Sunderland 		4 0
Craig Gardner Craig Gardner
Midfielder
Sunderland 		3 0
Nicklas Bendtner Nicklas Bendtner
Striker
Sunderland 		3 0