Sunderland 1950s squad

Every player who appeared for Sunderland in the 1950s — 62 in all, with their career-at-club league totals.

Len Ashurst racked up the most apps of anyone here — 409 in all. Bobby Gurney leads the scoring with 205. The sharpest strike rate belongs to Trevor Ford: 67 goals in 108 apps. The squad breaks down as 6 goalkeepers, 13 defenders, 17 midfielders and 26 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.

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PlayerPosAppsGoalsLegend
Bobby GurneyFW34820579
Len AshurstDF409479
Johnny MapsonGK345—79
Charlie HurleyDF3582378
Len DunsMF2154578
Tommy WrightMF1705278
Stan AndersonMF4023177
Amby FogartyMF1523777
Dickie DavisFW1447377
Trevor FordFW1086776
Billy ElliottMF2122676
Charlie FlemingFW1076276
Jack HedleyDF269075
Arthur WrightMF2831475
Arthur HudgellDF260074
Willie WatsonMF2111574
Martin HarveyMF314573
Ian LawtherFW754173
Len ShackletonFW34810173
Ted PurdonFW903972
George AitkenMF245371
Ken ChisholmFW783371
Don KitchenbrandFW532869
Peter WakehamGK134—69
Willie FraserGK127—68
Alan O'NeillFW742768
Colin NelsonDF146267
Johnny GoodchildFW442167
Billy BinghamFW2064566
Ivor BroadisFW792566
Joe McDonaldDF137165
Ray DanielDF136665
Bill WalshDF98161
Harry KirtleyFW951859
Don RevieFW641559
Harry ThreadgoldGK35—57
Colin GraingerFW1201456
John McSeveneyMF35356
Ernie TaylorFW681155
Jimmy CowanGK28—55
Bill HoldenFW19552
John FraserMF22151
Dickie RooksDF34251
Jackie MaltbyFW22450
Ken SmithFW5246
Alan SpenceFW5144
Tom RobsonFW5043
Keith HirdGK1—41
Derek WeddleMF/FW2040
Jimmy PotterMF0038
Dougie WoodMF0038
Jack HoggMF0038
Joe DumighanFW0037
Keith MortonFW0037
Jimmy ShieldsFW0037
Micky LydonFW0037
Jimmy LyskeDF0037
Jim NickallsDF0037
Cliff MasonDF0037
George ForresterDF0037
Billy NealeMF——36
Albert SnellMF——36

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