Sunderland football club: Premier League appearances
Most Sunderland appearances
Which players have made the most Premier League appearances for Sunderland?
Here are the answers! Both starting and substitute appearances are included.
| Player | Appearances | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| John O'Shea | 189 | 27 Aug 2011 | 21 May 2017 |
| Seb Larsson | 176 | 13 Aug 2011 | 21 May 2017 |
| Phil Bardsley | 174 | 29 Jan 2008 | 11 May 2014 |
| Michael Gray | 170 | 17 Aug 1996 | 11 May 2003 |
| Lee Cattermole | 169 | 15 Aug 2009 | 21 May 2017 |
| Kevin Phillips | 139 | 07 Aug 1999 | 11 May 2003 |
| Kieran Richardson | 134 | 11 Aug 2007 | 18 Aug 2012 |
| Niall Quinn | 129 | 17 Aug 1996 | 19 Oct 2002 |
| Thomas Sørensen | 126 | 07 Aug 1999 | 11 May 2003 |
| Adam Johnson | 122 | 01 Sep 2012 | 06 Feb 2016 |
| Jack Colback | 115 | 09 May 2010 | 11 May 2014 |
| Darren Williams | 108 | 11 Jan 1997 | 11 May 2003 |
| Kevin Kilbane | 108 | 18 Dec 1999 | 11 May 2003 |
| Jody Craddock | 108 | 20 Nov 1999 | 11 May 2003 |
| Gavin McCann | 105 | 07 Aug 1999 | 11 May 2003 |
| Steed Malbranque | 102 | 16 Aug 2008 | 22 May 2011 |
| Dean Whitehead | 98 | 13 Aug 2005 | 24 May 2009 |
| George McCartney | 98 | 24 Feb 2001 | 28 Feb 2010 |
| Danny Collins | 97 | 05 Nov 2005 | 22 Aug 2009 |
| Steven Fletcher | 94 | 01 Sep 2012 | 26 Dec 2015 |
| Kenwyne Jones | 94 | 01 Sep 2007 | 09 May 2010 |
| Simon Mignolet | 90 | 14 Aug 2010 | 19 May 2013 |
| Craig Gordon | 88 | 11 Aug 2007 | 28 Apr 2012 |
| Jermain Defoe | 87 | 17 Jan 2015 | 16 May 2017 |
| Stéphane Sessègnon | 87 | 01 Feb 2011 | 24 Aug 2013 |
| Julio Arca | 86 | 05 Sep 2000 | 22 Apr 2006 |
| Nyron Nosworthy | 85 | 13 Aug 2005 | 27 Jan 2010 |
| Anton Ferdinand | 85 | 13 Sep 2008 | 27 Aug 2011 |
| Patrick Van Aanholt | 82 | 16 Aug 2014 | 21 Jan 2017 |
| Fabio Borini | 82 | 14 Sep 2013 | 21 May 2017 |
| Craig Gardner | 81 | 20 Aug 2011 | 27 Apr 2014 |
| Connor Wickham | 79 | 20 Aug 2011 | 24 May 2015 |
| Wes Brown | 76 | 13 Aug 2011 | 23 Jan 2016 |
| Daryl Murphy | 72 | 01 Oct 2005 | 16 Jan 2010 |
| Jordan Henderson | 71 | 01 Nov 2008 | 22 May 2011 |
| Alex Rae | 70 | 04 Sep 1996 | 08 Sep 2001 |
| Andy Reid | 68 | 09 Feb 2008 | 02 Oct 2010 |
| Michael Turner | 68 | 12 Sep 2009 | 13 May 2012 |
| Grant Leadbitter | 67 | 10 Dec 2005 | 18 Aug 2009 |
| Stefan Schwarz | 67 | 10 Aug 1999 | 20 Apr 2002 |
| Vito Mannone | 67 | 02 Nov 2013 | 11 Feb 2017 |
| Jack Rodwell | 65 | 16 Aug 2014 | 21 May 2017 |
| Billy Jones | 65 | 27 Sep 2014 | 21 May 2017 |
| James McClean | 59 | 11 Dec 2011 | 19 May 2013 |
| Fraizer Campbell | 58 | 15 Aug 2009 | 02 Jan 2013 |
| Darren Bent | 58 | 15 Aug 2009 | 16 Jan 2011 |
| Chris Makin | 57 | 07 Aug 1999 | 05 Mar 2001 |
| Ahmed Elmohamady | 56 | 14 Aug 2010 | 19 Jan 2013 |
| David Vaughan | 49 | 13 Aug 2011 | 14 Sep 2013 |
| Bolo Zenden | 47 | 17 Oct 2009 | 22 May 2011 |
| Titus Bramble | 47 | 14 Aug 2010 | 30 Mar 2013 |
| Lamine Koné | 45 | 02 Feb 2016 | 16 May 2017 |
| Costel Pantilimon | 45 | 03 Nov 2014 | 19 Dec 2015 |
| Paul Thirlwell | 45 | 04 Dec 1999 | 08 Feb 2003 |
| Emerson Thome | 44 | 05 Sep 2000 | 08 Feb 2003 |
| Kevin Ball | 43 | 17 Aug 1996 | 27 Nov 1999 |
| Jozy Altidore | 42 | 17 Aug 2013 | 26 Dec 2014 |
| Santiago Vergini | 42 | 08 Feb 2014 | 02 May 2015 |
| Márton Fülöp | 40 | 11 May 2008 | 16 Jan 2010 |
| Kevin Kyle | 39 | 28 Apr 2001 | 04 May 2006 |
| Michael Chopra | 39 | 11 Aug 2007 | 01 Feb 2009 |
| Paul Bracewell | 38 | 17 Aug 1996 | 11 May 1997 |
| Trai Hume | 38 | 16 Aug 2025 | 24 May 2026 |
| Yann M'Vila | 37 | 15 Aug 2015 | 15 May 2016 |
| Duncan Watmore | 37 | 15 Aug 2015 | 03 Dec 2016 |
| Danny Graham | 37 | 02 Feb 2013 | 16 Jan 2016 |
| Enzo Le Fée | 36 | 16 Aug 2025 | 24 May 2026 |
| Djibril Cissé | 35 | 23 Aug 2008 | 18 May 2009 |
| Gary Breen | 35 | 13 Aug 2005 | 07 May 2006 |
| Jordi Gómez | 35 | 16 Aug 2014 | 26 Dec 2015 |
| Wahbi Khazri | 35 | 02 Feb 2016 | 13 May 2017 |
| Paul Butler | 35 | 07 Aug 1999 | 26 Aug 2000 |
| Jason McAteer | 35 | 22 Oct 2001 | 01 Mar 2003 |
| Robin Roefs | 35 | 16 Aug 2025 | 24 May 2026 |
| Carlos Edwards | 35 | 11 Aug 2007 | 18 May 2009 |
| Granit Xhaka | 34 | 16 Aug 2025 | 24 May 2026 |
| Asamoah Gyan | 34 | 11 Sep 2010 | 27 Aug 2011 |
| John Mensah | 34 | 12 Sep 2009 | 14 May 2011 |
| Don Hutchison | 34 | 23 Aug 2000 | 26 Aug 2001 |
| Kelvin Davis | 33 | 13 Aug 2005 | 07 May 2006 |
| Noah Sadiki | 33 | 16 Aug 2025 | 24 May 2026 |
| Richard Ord | 33 | 17 Aug 1996 | 11 May 1997 |
| Omar Alderete | 33 | 16 Aug 2025 | 17 May 2026 |
| Gareth Hall | 32 | 14 Sep 1996 | 11 May 1997 |
| Nicky Summerbee | 32 | 07 Aug 1999 | 14 May 2000 |
| Wilson Isidor | 32 | 16 Aug 2025 | 24 May 2026 |
| Nordi Mukiele | 32 | 30 Aug 2025 | 24 May 2026 |
| Emanuele Giaccherini | 32 | 17 Aug 2013 | 24 May 2015 |
| Joachim Bjorklund | 32 | 02 Feb 2002 | 11 May 2003 |
| Brian Brobbey | 31 | 13 Sep 2025 | 24 May 2026 |
| Jordan Pickford | 31 | 16 Jan 2016 | 21 May 2017 |
| Nedum Onuoha | 31 | 14 Aug 2010 | 22 May 2011 |
| Didier Ndong | 31 | 12 Sep 2016 | 16 May 2017 |
| Lorik Cana | 31 | 15 Aug 2009 | 09 May 2010 |
| Carlos Cuellar | 30 | 18 Aug 2012 | 07 Apr 2014 |
| Liam Bridcutt | 30 | 01 Feb 2014 | 16 May 2015 |
| Jon Stead | 30 | 13 Aug 2005 | 01 May 2006 |
| Andy Melville | 30 | 17 Aug 1996 | 16 Mar 1997 |
| Tommy Miller | 29 | 13 Aug 2005 | 07 May 2006 |
| Dariusz Kubicki | 29 | 17 Aug 1996 | 13 Apr 1997 |