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Sunderland

England · Premier League · Manager: Régis Le Bris (#91 in the world) since Aug 2024

#59 World rank · club rating

1,942 Club rating

17th in the Premier League

Sunderland have had 14 managers since 2015/16. Tony Mowbray (Nov 2022 – Dec 2023) had the best points per game of them (1.51 in 53 matches) and took the club rating from 1,678 to 1,772.

Sunderland managers

26 spells since 1996 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Régis Le Bris #91 now Aug 2024 – present · PPG 1.50 current Aug 2024 – present 108 44-30-34 1.50 1,774 → 2,016 +242 +59.7 +0.18

Mike Dodds Feb 2024 – May 2024 · PPG 0.69 Feb 2024 – May 2024 13 2-3-8 0.69 1,787 → 1,700 −87 −19.4 −0.19

Michael Beale #744 now Dec 2023 – Feb 2024 · PPG 1.17 Dec 2023 – Feb 2024 12 4-2-6 1.17 1,796 → 1,769 −27 −8.0 −0.08

Mike Dodds Dec 2023 · PPG 2.00 caretaker Dec 2023 3 2-0-1 2.00 1,761 → 1,798 +37 +7.5 +0.26

Tony Mowbray #656 now Nov 2022 – Dec 2023 · PPG 1.51 Nov 2022 – Dec 2023 53 22-14-17 1.51 1,678 → 1,772 +94 +21.1 +0.17

Alex Neil #803 now Aug 2022 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Aug 2022 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,682 → 1,663 −19 −3.8 −0.41

Lee Johnson #115 now Aug 2021 – Dec 2021 · PPG 1.67 caretaker Aug 2021 – Dec 2021 6 3-1-2 1.67 1,636 → 1,687 +51 +11.2 +0.38

Phil Parkinson #337 now Oct 2019 – Nov 2020 · PPG 0.80 caretaker Oct 2019 – Nov 2020 5 0-4-1 0.80 1,662 → 1,633 −29 −3.3 −0.20

Jack Ross Aug 2018 – Sep 2019 · PPG 1.86 caretaker Aug 2018 – Sep 2019 7 4-1-2 1.86 1,694 → 1,672 −21 +5.1 +0.12

Chris Coleman #981 now Nov 2017 – May 2018 · PPG 0.90 Nov 2017 – May 2018 29 6-8-15 0.90 1,661 → 1,687 +25 +2.8 −0.06

Robbie Stockdale Nov 2017 · PPG 0.50 caretaker Nov 2017 2 0-1-1 0.50 1,668 → 1,656 −13 −2.5 −0.18

Simon Grayson Aug 2017 – Nov 2017 · PPG 0.84 Aug 2017 – Nov 2017 19 3-7-9 0.84 1,744 → 1,618 −126 −26.7 −0.22

David Moyes #33 now Aug 2016 – May 2017 · PPG 0.72 Aug 2016 – May 2017 43 8-7-28 0.72 1,896 → 1,669 −227 −31.1 −0.01

Sam Allardyce Oct 2015 – May 2016 · PPG 1.16 Oct 2015 – May 2016 31 9-9-13 1.16 1,724 → 2,022 +298 +40.3 +0.15

Dick Advocaat Mar 2015 – Oct 2015 · PPG 0.95 Mar 2015 – Oct 2015 19 4-6-9 0.95 1,721 → 1,713 −8 −0.7 0.00

Before 2015/16 · 11 spells, Aug 1996 – Mar 2015

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Gus Poyet Oct 2013 – Mar 2015 · PPG 1.19 Oct 2013 – Mar 2015 75 22-23-30 1.19 1,882 → 1,677 −205 −19.9 +0.19

Kevin Ball Sep 2013 – Oct 2013 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Sep 2013 – Oct 2013 3 1-0-2 1.00 1,805 → 1,784 −21 −4.8 −0.04

Martin O'Neill #85 now Dec 2011 – Mar 2013 · PPG 1.25 Dec 2011 – Mar 2013 65 20-21-24 1.25 1,819 → 1,727 −91 −26.7 +0.01

Eric Black Dec 2011 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Dec 2011 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,745 → 1,722 −23 −4.6 −0.53

Steve Bruce Aug 2009 – Nov 2011 · PPG 1.18 Aug 2009 – Nov 2011 98 29-29-40 1.18 1,674 → 1,770 +96 +7.5 +0.13

Ricky Sbragia Dec 2008 – May 2009 · PPG 1.00 Dec 2008 – May 2009 26 6-8-12 1.00 1,568 → 1,602 +34 −2.6 +0.04

Roy Keane Aug 2007 – Nov 2008 · PPG 1.00 Aug 2007 – Nov 2008 56 15-11-30 1.00 1,488 → 1,582 +94 +6.3 +0.09

Kevin Ball Mar 2006 – May 2006 · PPG 0.50 caretaker Mar 2006 – May 2006 10 1-2-7 0.50 1,424 → 1,446 +23 −0.8 −0.07

Mick McCarthy Mar 2003 – Mar 2006 · PPG 1.08 Mar 2003 – Mar 2006 85 25-17-43 1.08 1,511 → 1,366 −145 −23.5 +0.02

Howard Wilkinson Oct 2002 – Mar 2003 · PPG 0.58 Oct 2002 – Mar 2003 19 2-5-12 0.58 1,518 → 1,421 −97 −22.8 −0.16

Peter Reid Aug 1996 – Oct 2002 · PPG 1.25 Aug 1996 – Oct 2002 162 53-44-65 1.25 1,331 → 1,487 +155 −5.1

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Peter Reid is the longest-serving: 162 matches over 6 years (Aug 1996 – Oct 2002). Régis Le Bris added the most coach rating: +59.7 over 108 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,942Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#59World rankof 943 active clubs

#17Premier Leagueof 20 clubs

2,078Peak since 2015/16Sep 2026 · low 1,611, Mar 2018

Colour changes with each manager (13 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Sunderland's club rating peaked at 2,078 in September 2026, under Régis Le Bris, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,611 in March 2018, under Chris Coleman.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time

Sat 21 Nov · 15:00 Premier League A at Aston Villa

Preview Aston Villa v Sunderland ›

Thu 26 Nov · 20:00 UEFA Europa League H v Jagiellonia Białystok

No chances for European games · why

Preview Sunderland v Jagiellonia Białystok ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2026/27 10 2.50 2.00 2.17 68% 4.00 4.00 4.74

2025/26 37 2.24 1.95 1.96 69% 3.65 5.08 4.99

2016/17 38 2.32 1.58 1.93 67% 4.18 6.55 5.21

2015/16 38 1.84 2.03 1.70 63% 4.03 5.87 5.40

Sunderland won 3.65 corners a game in 2025/26, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 27% below the Premier League's average side (4.99).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

123 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 119% 76% 11%

HT drawHT D 1512% 1915% 2520%

HT lossHT L 54% 54% 3528%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 45 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 19 matches

1st half · W 19 · D 59 · L 45 GD −42

2nd half · W 35 · D 40 · L 48 GD −27

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Sunderland

11 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Stuart Attwell 10 1-5-4 0.80 1.90 2.16 −12%

Anthony Taylor 9 3-2-4 1.22 2.00 2.13 −6%

Craig Pawson 9 1-2-6 0.56 2.00 2.16 −8%

Andre Marriner 8 5-1-2 2.00 2.38 2.08 +14%

Mike Dean 8 2-1-5 0.88 2.88 2.08 +38%

Robert Madley 8 2-3-3 1.13 1.75 2.08 −16%

Martin Atkinson 7 1-1-5 0.57 2.00 2.08 −4%

Neil Swarbrick 6 1-3-2 1.00 2.50 2.08 +20%

Mike Jones 5 1-0-4 0.60 2.00 2.08 −4%

Robert Jones 5 4-0-1 2.40 1.40 2.30 −39%

1 more referee with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Thomas Bramall 5 0-3-2 0.60 2.00 2.30 −13%

Under Stuart Attwell, Sunderland picked up 1.90 cards a game, 12% below their own average in the same seasons (10 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (121). Cards = Sunderland's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Sunderland's manager?

Régis Le Bris, #91 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2024 - 108 matches, 44 won (1.50 points per game).

How many managers has Sunderland had since 2015?

14, counting 5 caretakers.

Who is Sunderland's longest-serving manager?

Peter Reid: 162 matches from August 1996 to October 2002.

How many cards a game do Sunderland get?

2.50 a game in the Premier League in 2026/27, against 2.17 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.