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Squad of Sunderland for FA Premier League 2008/2009
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| # | | | | Player | | Height | |
Age | | | Position |
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 Anderson, R
Out 25aug | | 1.86 | | 29 | | | DF Centre-back/Right-back |
| 2 | |
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Bardsley
| | 1.80 | | 23 | | | DF Right-back/Left-back |
| 12 | |
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 Ben Haim, T (1982)
In 01feb | | 1.81 | | 26 | | | DF Centre-back |
| 21 | |
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 Chimbonda
Out 25jan | | 1.82 | | 29 | | | DF Right-back/Centre-back |
| 16 | |
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 Chopra
Out 05nov | | 1.78 | | 24 | | | FW Striker/Either side wing |
| 9 | |
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Cissé, D
In 21aug | | 1.82 | | 27 | | | FW Striker |
| 46 | |
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 Colgan
| | 1.85 | | 34 | | | GK |
| 15 | |
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 Collins, D
| | 1.85 | | 28 | | | DF Centre-back/Left-back |
| 31 | |
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Connolly
| | 1.75 | | 31 | | | FW Striker |
| 21 | |
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Davenport
In 02feb | | 1.93 | | 25 | | | DF Centre-back |
| 11 | |
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 Diouf, El Hadji (1981)
Out 29jan | | 1.82 | | 27 | | | FW Either side wing/Striker |
| 7 | |
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 Edwards
Out 01oct | | 1.81 | | 29 | | | DF Right-back/Right-midfield |
| 26 | |
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 Etuhu
Out 28aug | | 1.91 | | 26 | | | MF Defensive midfielder |
| 32 | |
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 Fülöp, M
| | 1.98 | | 25 | | | GK |
| 26 | |
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Ferdinand, A
In 27aug | | 1.83 | | 23 | | | DF Centre-back/Either side back |
| 1 | |
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Gordon
| | 1.93 | | 25 | | | GK |
| 29 | |
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Hartley, Peter
| | 1.82 | | 20 | | | DF Centre-back |
| 23 | |
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 Healy, D
In 21aug | | 1.73 | | 29 | | | FW Striker |
| 42 | |
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Henderson, J
Out 28jan | | 1.87 | | 18 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder |
| 22 | |
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 Higginbotham
Out 31aug | | 1.85 | | 29 | | | DF Centre-back/Left-back |
| 17 | |
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Jones, K
| | 1.88 | | 23 | | | FW Striker |
| 18 | |
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Leadbitter
(c) | | 1.75 | | 22 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder |
| 8 | |
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Malbranque
(c) | | 1.72 | | 28 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Left-midfield |
| 3 | |
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McCartney
In 01sep | | 1.83 | | 27 | | | DF Left-back |
| 30 | |
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McShane, P (1986)
In 16jan | | 1.83 | | 22 | | | DF Centre-back |
| 12 | |
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Miller, L
| | 1.70 | | 27 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder |
| 14 | |
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Murphy, Daryl
| | 1.89 | | 25 | | | FW Striker |
| 25 | |
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Mvoto
| | 1.94 | | 19 | | | DF Centre-back |
| 5 | |
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 Nosworthy
| | 1.85 | | 27 | | | DF Centre-back |
| 45 | |
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 Prica
Out 31dec | | 1.85 | | 28 | | | FW Striker |
| 20 | |
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Reid, Andy
(c) | | 1.70 | | 26 | | | MF Left-midfield/Box-to-Box midfielder |
| 10 | |
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Richardson, K
(c) | | 1.77 | | 23 | | | MF Left-midfield/Left-back |
| 44 | |
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Stokes
Out 16oct | | 1.80 | | 20 | | | FW Striker/Either side wing |
| 4 | |
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 Tainio
| | 1.75 | | 28 | | | MF Defensive midfielder |
| 39 | |
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Waghorn
Out 20nov | | 1.77 | | 18 | | | FW Striker/Right-wing |
| 13 | |
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Ward, Darren (1974)
Out 02mar | | 1.80 | | 34 | | | GK |
| 6 | |
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Whitehead
(c) | | 1.83 | | 26 | | | MF Defensive midfielder/Right-back |
| 19 | |
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Yorke
| | 1.78 | | 36 | | | MF Attacking midfielder/Striker |
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