2013–14 Sunderland A.F.C. season
| 2013–14 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ellis Short | ||
| Manager | Paolo Di Canio (until 22 September 2013) Kevin Ball (caretaker, until 8 October 2013) Gus Poyet (from 8 October 2013)  | ||
| Stadium | Stadium of Light | ||
| Premier League | 14th | ||
| FA Cup | Sixth round | ||
| League Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Adam Johnson (8) All: Adam Johnson (10) Fabio Borini (10)  | ||
| Highest home attendance | 46,313 (27 October vs Newcastle United, Premier League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,966 (6 November vs Southampton, League Cup) | ||
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The 2013–14 season is Sunderland's seventh consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League.
Squad & coaching staff
Current squad
- As of 31 January 2014.[1]
 
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Backroom staff
| Position | Name | 
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Gus Poyet | 
| Assistant Head Coach | Mauricio Taricco | 
| First Team Coach | Charlie Oatway | 
| Goalkeeping Coach | Andy Beasley | 
| Fitness Coach | Antonio Pintus | 
| Chief Scout | Valentino Angeloni | 
| Academy Manager | Ged McNamee | 
| Youth Team Coach | Robbie Stockdale | 
| Senior Professional Development Coach | Kevin Ball | 
| Head of Coaching | Elliott Dickman | 
| Senior Physiotherapist | Peter Brand | 
| Kit Manager | John Cooke | 
Source: Sunderland A.F.C.
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2013[2] | FW | Undisclosed | ||
| 19 June 2013[3] | FW | £1.5 million | ||
| 1 July 2013[4][5] | DF | Free | ||
| 1 July 2013[5] | DF | Free | ||
| 1 July 2013[6][5] | MF | Free | ||
| 2 July 2013[7] | GK | £2,000,000 | ||
| 8 July 2013[8][9] | ST | £6,000,000 | ||
| 10 July 2013[10] | MF | £300,000 | ||
| 16 July 2013[11] | MF | £6,500,000 | ||
| 12 August 2013[12] | DF | Loan | ||
| 22 August 2013[13] | MF | £3,000,000 | ||
| 31 August 2013[14] | MF | Loan | ||
| 2 September 2013[15] | FW | Loan | ||
| 2 September 2013[15] | DF | Free | ||
| 1 January 2014[16] | DF | Loan | ||
| 20 January 2014[17] | DF | Loan | ||
| 21 January 2014[18] | GK | Free | ||
| 30 January 2014[19] | FW | Undisclosed | ||
| 31 January 2014[20] | MF | Undisclosed | 
Out
| Date | Pos. | No. | Name | To | Fee | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2013[21][22] | GK | Free | |||
| 28 May 2013[21] | DF | 19 | Released | ||
| 28 May 2013[21][23] | DF | 12 | Free | ||
| 28 May 2013[21][24] | MF | Free | |||
| 28 May 2013[21][25] | FW | 33 | Free | ||
| 25 June 2013[26] | GK | 22 | £9,000,000 | ||
| 28 June 2013[27] | MF | 27 | £2,000,000 | ||
| 19 July 2013[28] | FW | 9 | Loan | ||
| 28 July 2013[29] | MF | 4 | Loan | ||
| 2 August 2013[30] | GK | 13 | Loan | ||
| 8 August 2013[31] | MF | 23 | £1,500,000 | ||
| 20 August 2013[32] | MF | 34 | Loan | ||
| 2 September 2013[33] | FW | 28 | £5,500,000 | ||
| 6 January 2014[34] | FW | 18 | Loan | ||
| 9 January 2014[35] | MF | 6 | Loan | ||
| 16 January 2014[36] | FW | 17 | Undisclosed | ||
| 30 January 2014[37] | MF | Loan | |||
| 31 January 2014[38] | DF | 21 | Loan | ||
| 31 January 2014[39] | FW | 41 | Loan | ||
| 31 January 2014[40] | MF | 19 | Loan | ||
| 31 January 2014[41] | FW | Loan | 
Pre-season and friendlies
Friendlies
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result H – A  | 
Scorers | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2013 | A | 1–13 | Sessègnon x5, Karlsson x2, Ji, Larsson, Roberge, Altidore, Graham, Mandron | |
| 17 July 2013 | FC Chiasso | N | 1–0 | Wickham | 
| 7 August 2013 | Midtjylland | A | 0–1 | Johnson | 
Barclays Asia Trophy
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| South China | 0 | |||||
| 27 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Manchester City | 1 | |||||
| Manchester City | 1 | |||||
| 24 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Sunderland | 0 | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | |||||
| Sunderland | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| South China | 0 | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | |||||
Semifinals
All kick-off times are local (UTC+08:00).
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sigurðsson  | 
Report | Cabral  Brown Karlsson  | 
Delayed by 30 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes (40-minute halves).
| South China  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Džeko  | 
Delayed by 10 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes (40-minute halves).
Third-place playoff
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tse  Dempsey Defoe Townsend  | 
Report | 
Final
| Manchester City  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Džeko  | 
Report | 
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round  | 
Final position / round  | 
First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | — | — | 14th | 17 August 2013 | 11 May 2014 | 
| League Cup | 2nd round | — | Runners-up | 28 August 2013 | 2 March 2014 | 
| FA Cup | 3rd round | — | 6th round | 4 January 2014 | 9 March 2014 | 
Updated to match played 11 May 2014
Source: Competitions
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Swansea City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 40 | |
| 14 | Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 38 | |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 38 | |
| 16 | Hull City | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 37 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[42]
Notes:
- ^ Hull City qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as runners-up of the 2013–14 FA Cup since winners Arsenal qualified for Champions League.
 
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 
Last updated: 11 May 2014.
Source: Premier League
Results per matchday
Matches
| 17 August 2013 1 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Fulham | Stadium of Light | 
| 15:00 BST | Report | Boateng  Kasami Berbatov Duff  | 
Attendance: 43,905 Referee: Neil Swarbrick  | 
| 24 August 2013 2 | Southampton | 1–1 | Sunderland | St Mary's Stadium | 
| 15:00 BST | Ward-Prowse  Osvaldo Fonte  | 
Report | Giaccherini  Gardner Larsson  | 
Attendance: 29,596 Referee: Lee Mason  | 
| 31 August 2013 3 | Crystal Palace | 3–1 | Sunderland | Selhurst Park | 
| 17:30 BST | Gabbidon  Gayle O'Keefe  | 
BBC Report | Fletcher  | 
Attendance: 22,671 Referee: Lee Probert  | 
| 14 September 2013 4 | Sunderland | 1–3 | Arsenal | Stadium of Light | 
| 15:00 BST | Gardner  | 
BBC Report | Giroud  Ramsey  | 
Attendance: 39,055 Referee: Martin Atkinson  | 
| 21 September 2013 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Sunderland | The Hawthorns | 
| 15:00 BST | Sessègnon  Ridgewell Amalfitano  | 
BBC Report | Colback  | 
Attendance: 24,595 Referee: Phil Dowd  | 
| 29 September 2013 6 | Sunderland | 1–3 | Liverpool | Stadium of Light | 
| 16:00 BST | Giaccherini  | 
BBC Report | Sturridge  Suárez  | 
Attendance: 41,415 Referee: Howard Webb  | 
| 5 October 2013 7 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Manchester United | Stadium of Light | 
| 17:30 BST | Gardner  | 
BBC Report | Januzaj  | 
Attendance: 45,426 Referee: Chris Foy  | 
| 19 October 2013 8 | Swansea City | 4–0 | Sunderland | Liberty Stadium | 
| 15:00 BST | Bardsley  De Guzmán Bony Fletcher  | 
BBC Report | Attendance: 20,245 Referee: Craig Pawson  | 
| 27 October 2013 9 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Stadium of Light | 
| 13:30 BST | Fletcher  Borini  | 
Report | Cabaye  Debuchy  | 
Attendance: 46,313 Referee: Lee Probert  | 
| 2 November 2013 10 | Hull City | 1–0 | Sunderland | KC Stadium | 
| 15:00 GMT | Cuéllar  Brady Figueroa  | 
Report | Cattermole  Dossena  | 
Attendance: 24,677 Referee: Andre Marriner  | 
| 10 November 2013 11 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Manchester City | Stadium of Light | 
| 14:05 GMT | Bardsley  | 
Report | García  | 
Attendance: 40,137 Referee: Mike Dean  | 
| 23 November 2013 12 | Stoke City | 2–0 | Sunderland | Britannia Stadium | 
| 15:00 GMT | Adam  Pieters Arnautović Nzonzi  | 
Report | Brown  Larsson  | 
Attendance: 26,007 Referee: Kevin Friend  | 
| 30 November 2013 13 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Sunderland | Villa Park | 
| 15:00 GMT | Vlaar  Agbonlahor  | 
Report | Bardsley  | 
Attendance: 33,036 Referee: Neil Swarbrick  | 
| 4 December 2013 14 | Sunderland | 3–4 | Chelsea | Stadium of Light | 
| 19:45 GMT | Altidore  Dossena O'Shea Colback Bardsley  | 
Report | Lampard  Hazard Ramires Bardsley Willian  | 
Attendance: 40,652 Referee: Phil Dowd  | 
| 7 December 2013 15 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Stadium of Light | 
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson  Čelůstka Altidore  | 
report | Paulinho  O'Shea  | 
Attendance: 37,963 Referee: Lee Mason  | 
| 14 December 2013 16 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Sunderland | Upton Park | 
| 15:00 GMT | Noble  | 
Report | Attendance: 31,843 Referee: Andre Marriner  | 
| 21 December 2013 17 | Sunderland | 0–0 | Norwich City | Stadium of Light | 
| 15:00 GMT | Larsson  Borini Brown  | 
Report | Whittaker  | 
Attendance: 37,778 Referee: Martin Atkinson  | 
| 26 December 2013 18 | Everton | 0–1 | Sunderland | Goodison Park | 
| 15:00 GMT | Howard  Barry  | 
Report | Ki  | 
Attendance: 39,193 Referee: Lee Probert  | 
| 28 December 2013 19 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Sunderland | Cardiff City Stadium | 
| 17:30 GMT | Mutch  Campbell Kim Cowie  | 
Report | Attendance: 27,247 Referee: Chris Foy  | 
| 1 January 2014 20 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Stadium of Light | 
| 15:00 GMT | Giaccherini  Ki Colback Altidore  | 
Report | Agbonlahor  Bacuna Delph  | 
Attendance: 39,757 Referee: Mike Jones  | 
| 11 January 2014 21 | Fulham | 1–4 | Sunderland | Craven Cottage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Sidwell  Riise Parker  | 
Report | Johnson  Bardsley Ki Colback Johnson  | 
Attendance: 25,564 Referee: Mike Dean  | 
| 18 January 2014 22 | Sunderland | 2–2 | Southampton | Stadium of Light | 
| 12:45 GMT | Cattermole  Borini Ki Johnson  | 
Report | Rodriguez  Lovren  | 
Attendance: 38,115 Referee: Chris Foy  | 
| 29 January 2014 23 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Stoke City | Stadium of Light | 
| 19:45 GMT | Johnson  Bardsley Borini  | 
Report | Nzonzi  Adam Wilson  | 
Attendance: 34,745 Referee: Robert Madley  | 
| 1 February 2014 24 | Newcastle United | 0–3 | Sunderland | St James' Park | 
| 12:45 GMT | Santon  Dummett  | 
Report | O'Shea  Borini Johnson Colback  | 
Attendance: 52,280 Referee: Phil Dowd  | 
| 8 February 2014 25 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Hull City | Stadium of Light | 
| 15:00 GMT | Brown  Bridcutt  | 
Report | Rosenior  Long Livermore Jelavić  | 
Attendance: 42,810 Referee: Mike Jones  | 
| 22 February 2014 26 | Arsenal | 4–1 | Sunderland | Emirates Stadium | 
| 15:00 GMT | Giroud  Rosický Koscielny  | 
Report | Giaccherini  | 
Attendance: 60,012 Referee: Andre Marriner  | 
| 15 March 2014 27 | Sunderland | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | Stadium of Light | 
| 15:00 GMT | Bridcutt  Larsson Gardner Brown  | 
Report | Mariappa  Ward Dikgacoi Delaney  | 
Attendance: 43,636 Referee: Neil Swarbrick  | 
| 22 March 2014 28 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Sunderland | Carrow Road | 
| 15:00 GMT | Snodgrass  Tettey Howson Snodgrass  | 
Report | Colback  Cattermole Bridcutt Alonso Bardsley  | 
Attendance: 26,654 Referee: Phil Dowd  | 
| 26 March 2014 29 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Sunderland | Anfield | 
| 20:00 GMT | Gerrard  Sturridge  | 
Report | Vergini  Bardsley Ki  | 
Attendance: 44,524 Referee: Kevin Friend  | 
| 31 March 2014 30 | Sunderland | 1–2 | West Ham | Stadium of Light | 
| 20:00 BST | Johnson  Alonso Wickham  | 
Report | Noble  Carroll Diamé Nolan Adrián  | 
Attendance: 37,396 Referee: Howard Webb  | 
| 7 April 2014 31 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Sunderland | White Hart Lane | 
| 20:00 BST | Adebayor  Kane Eriksen Sigurðsson  | 
Report | Cattermole  Alonso  | 
Attendance: 34,410 Referee: Lee Mason  | 
| 12 April 2014 32 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Everton | Stadium of Light | 
| 15:07 BST | Johnson  Bardsley Larsson  | 
Report | Coleman  Brown  | 
Attendance: 38,445 Referee: Lee Probert  | 
| 16 April 2014 33 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Sunderland | City of Manchester Stadium | 
| 19:45 BST | Fernandinho  Nasri Zabaleta  | 
Report | Borini  Alonso Wickham  | 
Attendance: 47,046 Referee: Martin Atkinson  | 
| 19 April 2014 34 | Chelsea | 0–2 | Sunderland | Stamford Bridge | 
| 17:30 BST | Torres  | 
Report | Wickham  Cattermole Brown Borini  | 
Attendance: 41,210 Referee: Mike Dean  | 
| 27 April 2014 35 | Sunderland | 4–0 | Cardiff City | Stadium of Light | 
| 12:00 BST | Wickham  Vergini Borini Larsson Giaccherini Gardner  | 
Report | Mutch  Medel Cala Fábio  | 
Attendance: 45,859 Referee: Phil Dowd  | 
| 3 May 2014 36 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Sunderland | Old Trafford | 
| 15:00 BST | Carrick  Vidić  | 
Report | Larsson  Alonso  | 
Attendance: 75,347 Referee: Howard Webb  | 
| 7 May 2014 37 | Sunderland | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Stadium of Light | 
| 19:45 BST | Colback  Borini  | 
Report | Attendance: 45,181 Referee: Lee Mason  | 
| 11 May 2014 38 | Sunderland | 1–3 | Swansea City | Stadium of Light | 
| 15:00 BST | Borini  Bridcutt  | 
Report | Dyer  Emnes Fulton Bony Amat  | 
Attendance: 45,580 Referee: Chris Foy  | 
Last updated: 11 May 2014
Source: Sunderland AFC
League Cup
| 27 August 2013 Second round | Sunderland | 4–2 | MK Dons | Stadium of Light | 
| 19:45 BST | Altidore  Roberge Wickham Johnson  | 
Report | Bamford  Baldock McLeod McLoughlin  | 
Attendance: 18,992 Referee: David Coote  | 
| 24 September 2013 Third round | Sunderland | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Stadium of Light | 
| 19:45 BST | Ki  Giaccherini Cuéllar Colback Johnson Roberge  | 
Report | Swanson  | 
Attendance: 18,126 Referee: Michael Naylor  | 
| 6 November 2013 Fourth round | Sunderland | 2–1 | Southampton | Stadium of Light | 
| 19:45 GMT | Ki  Bardsley Larsson Gardner  | 
Report | Cork  Hooiveld Yoshida  | 
Attendance: 15,966 Referee: Lee Mason  | 
| 17 December 2013 Fifth round | Sunderland | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Chelsea | Stadium of Light | 
| 19:45 GMT | Dossena  Borini Ki  | 
Report | David Luiz  | 
Attendance: 20,731 Referee: Anthony Taylor  | 
| 7 January 2014 Semi-final First Leg  | Sunderland | 2–0 | Manchester United | Stadium of Light | 
| 19:45 GMT | Giggs  Giaccherini Bardsley Borini Altidore Mannone  | 
Report | Evra  Vidić Rafael Smalling  | 
Attendance: 31,547 Referee: Andre Marriner  | 
| 22 January 2014 Semi-final Second Leg  | Manchester United | 0–1 (a.e.t.) (0-3 agg.)  | Sunderland | Old Trafford | 
| 19:45 GMT | Jones  Januzaj  | 
Report | Borini  O'Shea Gardner Alonso Bardsley  | 
Attendance: 71,019 Referee: Lee Mason  | 
| 2 March 2014 Final | Sunderland | 1–3 | Manchester City | Wembley Stadium, London | 
| 14:00 GMT | Borini  Alonso  | 
Touré  Nasri Navas Negredo  | 
Attendance: 84,697 Referee: Martin Atkinson  | 
FA Cup
| 5 January 2014 Third round | Sunderland | 3–1 | Carlisle United | Stadium of Light | 
| 14:00 GMT | Johnson  O'Hanlon Ba  | 
Report | O'Hanlon  Robson  | 
Attendance: 21,973 Referee: Neil Swarbrick  | 
| 25 January 2014 Fourth round | Sunderland | 1–0 | Kidderminster Harriers | Stadium of Light | 
| 15:00 GMT | Mavrias  Ba  | 
Report | Storer  | 
Attendance: 25,081 Referee: Roger East  | 
| 15 February 2014 Fifth round | Sunderland | 1–0 | Southampton | Stadium of Light | 
| 12:45 GMT | Gardner  Larsson  | 
Report | Yoshida  S. Davis Rodriguez  | 
Attendance: 16,777 Referee: Mike Dean  | 
| 9 March 2014 Sixth round | Hull City | 3–0 | Sunderland | KC Stadium | 
| 15:00 GMT | Huddlestone  Davies Meyler Fryatt  | 
Report | Cattermole  Scocco  | 
Attendance: 20,047 Referee: Craig Pawson  | 
Statistics
Appearances
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
 - Players with no appearances not included in the list.
 
- Last updated on 11 May 2014
 
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps | ||||
| 2 | DF | Phil Bardsley | 26 | 1 (1) | 4 (1) | 31 (2) | |
| 3 | DF | Andrea Dossena | 6 (1) | 3 | 1 | 10 (1) | |
| 4 | MF | Ki Sung-yueng | 25 (2) | 1 | 6 | 32 (2) | |
| 5 | DF | Wes Brown | 24 (1) | 1 | 5 | 30 (1) | |
| 6 | MF | Cabral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | MF | Sebastian Larsson | 24 (7) | 4 | 4 (2) | 32 (9) | |
| 8 | MF | Craig Gardner | 8 (10) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) | 13 (13) | |
| 9 | FW | Steven Fletcher | 13 (7) | 1 | 2 (2) | 16 (9) | |
| 10 | FW | Connor Wickham | 10 (5) | 0 (1) | 0 (2) | 10 (8) | |
| 11 | MF | Adam Johnson | 28 (8) | 1 (1) | 6 (1) | 35 (10) | |
| 12 | DF | Ondřej Čelůstka | 14 (7) | 3 | 3 | 20 (7) | |
| 14 | MF | Jack Colback | 28 (5) | 2 (2) | 5 | 35 (7) | |
| 15 | MF | David Vaughan | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 (1) | |
| 16 | MF | John O'Shea | 33 | 2 | 7 | 42 | |
| 17 | FW | Jozy Altidore | 19 (12) | 2 | 4 (2) | 25 (14) | |
| 19 | FW | David Moberg Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | GK | Keiren Westwood | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 21 | DF | Modibo Diakité | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 22 | MF | El Hadji Ba | 0 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | |
| 23 | MF | Emanuele Giaccherini | 16 (8) | 3 | 4 (1) | 23 (9) | |
| 24 | DF | Carlos Cuéllar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 25 | GK | Vito Mannone | 28 (1) | 1 | 6 | 35 (1) | |
| 26 | MF | Liam Bridcutt | 9 (3) | 0 | 0 | 9 (3) | |
| 27 | DF | Santiago Vergini | 10 (1) | 3 | 0 | 13 (1) | |
| 27 | FW | Ji Dong-won | 2 (3) | 1 | 1 | 4 (3) | |
| 28 | DF | Marcos Alonso | 16 | 0 (1) | 3 | 19 (1) | |
| 29 | DF | Valentin Roberge | 7 (2) | 1 | 1 (1) | 9 (3) | |
| 30 | FW | Ignacio Scocco | 0 (6) | 2 | 0 | 2 (6) | |
| 31 | FW | Fabio Borini | 25 (7) | 1 (2) | 3 (2) | 29 (11) | |
| 32 | GK | Oscar Ustari | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 33 | MF | Lee Cattermole | 20 (2) | 3 | 5 | 28 (2) | |
| 35 | MF | Charis Mavrias | 1 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 2 (4) | |
| 41 | FW | Duncan Watmore | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 
Goalscorers
This includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated on 11 May 2014
 
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | MF | Adam Johnson | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 
| 31 | FW | Fabio Borini | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | 10 | FW | Connor Wickham | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 
| 4 | 23 | MF | Emanuele Giaccherini | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 
| 5 | 4 | MF | Ki Sung-yueng | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 
| 2 | DF | Phil Bardsley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 9 | FW | Steven Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| 14 | MF | Jack Colback | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | MF | Craig Gardner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 17 | FW | Jozy Altidore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| 7 | MF | Sebastian Larsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 13 | 16 | DF | John O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 33 | MF | Lee Cattermole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | DF | Valentin Roberge | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 | MF | El Hadji Ba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | MF | Charis Mavrias | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 41 | 5 | 14 | 60 | |||
Clean sheets
This includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated on 7 May 2014
 
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | GK | Vito Mannone | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 
| 2 | 32 | GK | Oscar Ustari | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 3 | 20 | GK | Keiren Westwood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| TOTALS | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |||
Disciplinary record
This includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated on 11 May 2014
 
| Pos. | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
| 2 | DF | Phil Bardsley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF | Andrea Dossena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 
| 4 | MF | Ki Sung-yueng | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF | Wes Brown | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 
| 7 | MF | Sebastian Larsson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF | Craig Gardner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW | Steven Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 10 | FW | Connor Wickham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 11 | MF | Adam Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 12 | DF | Ondřej Čelůstka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 14 | MF | Jack Colback | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| 16 | DF | John O'Shea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 
| 17 | FW | Jozy Altidore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 22 | MF | El Hadji Ba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 23 | MF | Emanuele Giaccherini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 24 | DF | Carlos Cuéllar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 25 | GK | Vito Mannone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 26 | MF | Liam Bridcutt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 27 | DF | Santiago Vergini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 28 | DF | Marcos Alonso | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 
| 29 | DF | Valentin Roberge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 30 | FW | Ignacio Scocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 31 | FW | Fabio Borini | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| 33 | MF | Lee Cattermole | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 
| 35 | MF | Charis Mavrias | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| TOTALS | 69 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 93 | 7 | ||
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