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2012–13 Sunderland A.F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Sunderland
season	2012–13
manager	Martin O'Neill
(until 30 March 2013)
Paolo Di Canio
(from 31 March 2013)
chairman	Ellis Short
stadium	Stadium of Light
league	Premier League
league result	17th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third round
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Fourth round
league topscorer
Steven Fletcher (11)
season topscorer
Steven Fletcher (11)
highest attendance	47,456 (vs. Newcastle United)
lowest attendance	17,505 (vs. Bolton Wanderers)
average attendance	40,544
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prevseason	2011–12
nextseason	2013–14

(until 30 March 2013) Paolo Di Canio (from 31 March 2013) Steven Fletcher (11) Steven Fletcher (11)

The 2012–13 season was Sunderland's sixth consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League. They finished the season in 17th place.

Pre-season

Friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
H – A	Scorers
27 July 2012	Hartlepool United	A	1–0	–
4 August 2012	Helsingborg	A	2–0	–
8 August 2012	Derby County	A	1–1	McClean 71'
11 August 2012	Leicester City	A	1–0	–

2012 Peace Cup

Sunderland, along with Eredivisie side Groningen, K-League side Seongnam, and Bundesliga side Hamburg, will compete in a friendly tournament, 2012 Peace Cup. All matches will be played at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in the Korean city of Suwon.

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
H – A	Scorers
19 July 2012	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	N	1–0	–
22 July 2012	Groningen	N	3–2	Wickham 19', Campbell 88', Noble 90'

Premier League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
H – A	Scorers	Attendance	League
position
18 August 2012	Arsenal	A	0–0	–	60,078	11th
25 August 2012	Reading	H	P–P	–	–	13th
1 September 2012	Swansea City	A	2–2	Fletcher 40', 45'	20,350	13th
15 September 2012	Liverpool	H	1–1	Fletcher 29'	41,997	14th
22 September 2012	West Ham United	A	1–1	Fletcher 10'	33,052	12th
29 September 2012	Wigan Athletic	H	1–0	Fletcher 51'	37,742	11th
6 October 2012	Manchester City	A	0–3	–	47,036	13th
21 October 2012	Newcastle United	H	1–1	Ba 86' o.g.	47,456	14th
27 October 2012	Stoke City	A	0–0	–	27,005	14th
3 November 2012	Aston Villa	H	0–1	–	41,515	16th
10 November 2012	Everton	A	1–2	Johnson 45'	35,999	16th
18 November 2012	Fulham	A	3–1	Fletcher 50', Cuéllar 65', Sessègnon 70'	25,646	15th
24 November 2012	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–4	Gardner 73', Sessègnon 87'	36,390	16th
27 November 2012	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–0	–	36,513	16th
2 December 2012	Norwich City	A	1–2	Gardner 45'	26,228	17th
8 December 2012	Chelsea	H	1–3	Johnson 66'	39,273	18th
11 December 2012	Reading	H	3–0	McClean 3', Fletcher 28', Sessègnon 90'	37,723	15th
15 December 2012	Manchester United	A	1–3	Campbell 72'	75,582	16th
22 December 2012	Southampton	A	1–0	Fletcher 42'	31,275	15th
26 December 2012	Manchester City	H	1–0	Johnson 53'	42,190	13th
29 December 2012	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–2	O'Shea 40'	41,168	13th
2 January 2013	Liverpool	A	0–3	–	44,228	14th
12 January 2013	West Ham United	H	3–0	Larsson 12', Johnson 48', McClean 74'	39,918	14th
19 January 2013	Wigan Athletic	A	3–2	Gardner 17' (pen), Fletcher 21', 42'	19,219	11th
29 January 2013	Swansea City	H	0–0	–	35,628	11th
2 February 2013	Reading	A	2–1	Gardner 28' (pen)	23,829	11th
9 February 2013	Arsenal	H	0–1	–	46,402	13th
23 February 2013	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–1	Sessègnon 79'	25,924	14th
2 March 2013	Fulham	H	2–2	Gardner 37' (pen), Sessègnon 70'	39,312	14th
9 March 2013	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–3	Fletcher 20'	18,169	15th
17 March 2013	Norwich City	H	1–1	Gardner (pen)40'	38,625	16th
30 March 2013	Manchester United	H	0–1	–	43,760	16th
7 April 2013	Chelsea	A	1–2	Azpilicueta og 45'	41,500	17th
14 April 2013	Newcastle United	A	0–3	Sessègnon 27', Johnson 74', Vaughan 82'	52,000	15th
20 April 2013	Everton	H	1–0	Sessègnon 45'	44,614	14th
29 April 2013	Aston Villa	A	6–1	Rose 32'	37,428	15th
6 May 2013	Stoke	H	1–1	O'Shea 62'	38,130	15th
12 May 2013	Southampton	H	1–1	Bardsley 68'	41,988	17th
19 May 2013	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–0		36,258	17th

League table

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
H – A	Scorers	Attendance
28 August 2012	Second round	Morecambe	H	2–0	McClean 24', 65'	22,871
25 September 2012	Third round	Milton Keynes Dons	A	2–0	Gardner 54', McClean 82'	10,489
30 October 2012	Fourth round	Middlesbrough	H	0–1	–	32,535

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
H – A	Scorers	Attendance
5 January 2013	Third round	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–2	Wickham 60', Gardner 75'	12,204
15 January 2013	Replay	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–2	–	17,505

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
FW	Scotland	26	Steven Fletcher	11	0	0	11
MF	ENG	8	Craig Gardner	6	1	1	8
FW	BEN	28	Stéphane Sessègnon	7	0	0	7
MF	ENG	21	Adam Johnson	5	0	0	5
MF	IRE	23	James McClean	2	0	3	5
DF	IRE	16	John O'Shea	2	0	0	2
DF	Scotland	2	Phil Bardsley	1	0	0	1
FW	ENG	9	Fraizer Campbell	1	0	0	1
DF	ESP	24	Carlos Cuéllar	1	0	0	1
MF	SWE	7	Sebastian Larsson	1	0	0	1
DF	ENG	3	Danny Rose	1	0	0	1
MF	WAL	15	David Vaughan	1	0	0	1
FW	ENG	10	Connor Wickham	0	1	0	1
			Own goals	2	0	0	2
	Totals	41	2	4	47

Overall

Top scorer	Steven Fletcher 10

Players

Squad

Transfers

In

Out

Awards

Individual awards

Award	Month/Round/Year	Winner
Premier League Player of the Month	September	Steven Fletcher
	North-East Football Writers' Association's Player of the Year	2012	Simon Mignolet

References

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