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Squad of Sunderland for League Cup 2008/2009
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| # | | | | Player | | Height | |
Age | | | Position |
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 Bardsley
| | 1.80 | | 23 | | | DF Right-back/Left-back |
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 Tainio
| | 1.75 | | 28 | | | MF Defensive midfielder |
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 Nosworthy
| | 1.85 | | 27 | | | DF Centre-back |
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 Whitehead
(c) | | 1.83 | | 26 | | | MF Defensive midfielder/Right-back |
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 Malbranque
| | 1.72 | | 28 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Left-midfield |
| 9 | |
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Cissé, D
In 21aug | | 1.82 | | 27 | | | FW Striker |
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Richardson, K
| | 1.77 | | 23 | | | MF Left-midfield/Left-back |
| 11 | |
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 Diouf, El Hadji (1981)
Out 29jan | | 1.82 | | 27 | | | FW Either side wing/Striker |
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 Murphy, Daryl
| | 1.89 | | 25 | | | FW Striker |
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 Collins, D
| | 1.85 | | 28 | | | DF Centre-back/Left-back |
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Chopra
Out 05nov | | 1.78 | | 24 | | | FW Striker/Either side wing |
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 Jones, K
| | 1.88 | | 23 | | | FW Striker |
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Leadbitter
| | 1.75 | | 22 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder |
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Reid, Andy
| | 1.70 | | 26 | | | MF Left-midfield/Box-to-Box midfielder |
| 23 | |
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 Healy, D
In 21aug | | 1.73 | | 29 | | | FW Striker |
| 26 | |
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Ferdinand, A
In 27aug | | 1.83 | | 23 | | | DF Centre-back/Either side back |
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 Fülöp, M
| | 1.98 | | 25 | | | GK |
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Henderson, J
Out 28jan | | 1.87 | | 18 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder |
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Stokes
Out 16oct | | 1.80 | | 20 | | | FW Striker/Either side wing |
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Colgan
| | 1.85 | | 34 | | | GK |
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