Alan Sunderland
Full name:
Alan Sunderland
Born:
Mexborough, Yorkshire, 1 July 1953
Position:
Forward/midfielder
Height/weight:
-
Joined Arsenal:
2 November 1977 (£220,000)
Clubs:
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1971–77)
Arsenal (1977–Feb 84)
Ipswich Town (1984–86)
First Arsenal appearance:
League vs Manchester United, 5 November 1977 (2–1)
Last Arsenal appearance:
League Cup vs Walsall, 29 November 1983 (1–2)
International matches:
-
International debut:
-
| |
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Ch.Shld |
Europe |
Total |
| Season |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1977–78 |
23 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
28 |
6 |
| 1978–79 |
37 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
3 |
53 |
18 |
| 1979–80 |
36+1 |
14 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
61+1 |
29 |
| 1980–81 |
34 |
7 |
1 |
- |
4 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
39 |
9 |
| 1981–82 |
38 |
11 |
1 |
- |
5 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
46 |
12 |
| 1982–83 |
25 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
- |
- |
0+1 |
- |
36+1 |
12 |
| 1983–84 |
11+1 |
4 |
- |
- |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15+1 |
5 |
| Total |
204+2 |
55 |
34 |
16 |
26 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
13+1 |
7 |
278+3 |
92 |
My comments
Alan Sunderland was bought from Wolves in 1977 and played upfront together
with Frank Stapleton. His
moment of glory came in the 1979 FA Cup final, when he scored the winning
goal against Manchester United in the dying seconds of the game.
