Sunderland — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

Newly promoted under Peter Reid, Sunderland's 1996–97 campaign was their farewell to Roker Park before moving to the Stadium of Light. They were relegated at the end of the season, finishing bottom of the Premier League.

English Premier League

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Roker Park

Stadium · 22,657 cap

Tyne & Wear

Area

Peter Reid

Manager

66.8

Squad avg · 28 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Rating
28	LM	Chris Waddle Skills Move Speed 66 Agility 62 Acceleration 58 Stamina 79 Strength 81 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 71 Passing 87 Heading 62 Control 75 Dribbling 86 Tack Tackling Determination 54 Tackling Skill 66 GK GK Kick 24 GK Throw 28 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 66 Awareness 75 Flair 74 Throw-in 43 Leadership 54 Consistency 59 Determination 67	English	76
24	CD	John Kay Skills Move Speed 49 Agility 52 Acceleration 58 Stamina 58 Strength 78 Fitness 59 Skill Shooting 31 Passing 35 Heading 68 Control 58 Dribbling 37 Tack Tackling Determination 83 Tackling Skill 88 GK GK Kick 23 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 57 Awareness 68 Flair 17 Throw-in 46 Leadership 32 Consistency 64 Determination 77	English	76
25	GK	Lionel Perez Skills Move Speed 48 Agility 84 Acceleration 62 Stamina 65 Strength 64 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 8 Passing 65 Heading 31 Control 60 Dribbling 23 Tack Tackling Determination 32 Tackling Skill 22 GK GK Kick 74 GK Throw 74 GK Handling 78 Other Cool 67 Awareness 66 Flair 20 Throw-in 17 Leadership 63 Consistency 59 Determination 44	French	74
1	GK	Tony Coton Skills Move Speed 41 Agility 80 Acceleration 60 Stamina 60 Strength 60 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 15 Passing 65 Heading 28 Control 60 Dribbling 20 Tack Tackling Determination 30 Tackling Skill 22 GK GK Kick 70 GK Throw 70 GK Handling 72 Other Cool 70 Awareness 84 Flair 25 Throw-in 24 Leadership 76 Consistency 77 Determination 49	English	73
6	CD	Andrew Melville Skills Move Speed 66 Agility 60 Acceleration 54 Stamina 68 Strength 83 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 33 Passing 32 Heading 71 Control 50 Dribbling 29 Tack Tackling Determination 85 Tackling Skill 78 GK GK Kick 25 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 63 Awareness 65 Flair 24 Throw-in 50 Leadership 38 Consistency 64 Determination 77	Welsh	72
5	CD	Kevin Ball Skills Move Speed 64 Agility 62 Acceleration 57 Stamina 63 Strength 88 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 25 Passing 39 Heading 79 Control 58 Dribbling 38 Tack Tackling Determination 71 Tackling Skill 72 GK GK Kick 25 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 67 Awareness 71 Flair 22 Throw-in 47 Leadership 69 Consistency 67 Determination 87	English	71
34	RB	Jan Eriksson Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 61 Acceleration 59 Stamina 77 Strength 87 Fitness 78 Skill Shooting 51 Passing 47 Heading 68 Control 67 Dribbling 55 Tack Tackling Determination 68 Tackling Skill 77 GK GK Kick 15 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 26 Other Cool 73 Awareness 72 Flair 43 Throw-in 48 Leadership 59 Consistency 73 Determination 77	Swedish	71
32	GK	Bogdan Stelea Skills Move Speed 40 Agility 76 Acceleration 50 Stamina 60 Strength 60 Fitness 60 Skill Shooting 10 Passing 40 Heading 30 Control 40 Dribbling 20 Tack Tackling Determination 30 Tackling Skill 20 GK GK Kick 70 GK Throw 70 GK Handling 80 Other Cool 70 Awareness 70 Flair 20 Throw-in 20 Leadership 70 Consistency 60 Determination 40	Romanian	71
4	DM	Paul Bracewell Skills Move Speed 56 Agility 63 Acceleration 52 Stamina 66 Strength 88 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 59 Passing 71 Heading 69 Control 64 Dribbling 43 Tack Tackling Determination 74 Tackling Skill 68 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 25 Other Cool 72 Awareness 77 Flair 48 Throw-in 49 Leadership 79 Consistency 75 Determination 74	English	70
20	FOR	Paul Conlon Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 60 Acceleration 70 Stamina 60 Strength 60 Fitness 60 Skill Shooting 80 Passing 50 Heading 60 Control 60 Dribbling 60 Tack Tackling Determination 30 Tackling Skill 30 GK GK Kick 30 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 60 Awareness 70 Flair 70 Throw-in 40 Leadership 40 Consistency 60 Determination 50	English	70
2	RB	Darisz Kubicki Skills Move Speed 62 Agility 51 Acceleration 71 Stamina 70 Strength 75 Fitness 60 Skill Shooting 33 Passing 36 Heading 59 Control 59 Dribbling 54 Tack Tackling Determination 73 Tackling Skill 77 GK GK Kick 10 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 61 Awareness 70 Flair 37 Throw-in 47 Leadership 31 Consistency 72 Determination 76	Polish	69
21	FOR	Sam Aiston Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 65 Acceleration 72 Stamina 65 Strength 61 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 69 Passing 58 Heading 69 Control 71 Dribbling 71 Tack Tackling Determination 36 Tackling Skill 29 GK GK Kick 33 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 69 Awareness 71 Flair 62 Throw-in 41 Leadership 34 Consistency 69 Determination 52	English	68
15	AM	Alex Rae Skills Move Speed 63 Agility 55 Acceleration 69 Stamina 72 Strength 70 Fitness 80 Skill Shooting 66 Passing 76 Heading 58 Control 68 Dribbling 64 Tack Tackling Determination 35 Tackling Skill 44 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 29 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 69 Awareness 81 Flair 58 Throw-in 43 Leadership 32 Consistency 62 Determination 54	Scottish	67
23	FOR	Darren Williams Skills Move Speed 56 Agility 68 Acceleration 71 Stamina 64 Strength 67 Fitness 58 Skill Shooting 78 Passing 50 Heading 59 Control 66 Dribbling 62 Tack Tackling Determination 27 Tackling Skill 30 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 61 Awareness 74 Flair 54 Throw-in 40 Leadership 31 Consistency 67 Determination 51	English	67
26	FOR	Alan Johnston Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 58 Acceleration 69 Stamina 65 Strength 64 Fitness 60 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 53 Heading 63 Control 65 Dribbling 57 Tack Tackling Determination 36 Tackling Skill 31 GK GK Kick 16 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 60 Awareness 70 Flair 71 Throw-in 45 Leadership 37 Consistency 61 Determination 49	Scottish	67
16	FOR	David Kelly Skills Move Speed 62 Agility 69 Acceleration 73 Stamina 61 Strength 64 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 56 Heading 63 Control 64 Dribbling 70 Tack Tackling Determination 40 Tackling Skill 33 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 68 Awareness 79 Flair 61 Throw-in 47 Leadership 38 Consistency 63 Determination 50	Irish	67
19	AM	Michael Bridges Skills Move Speed 66 Agility 58 Acceleration 68 Stamina 82 Strength 61 Fitness 78 Skill Shooting 69 Passing 72 Heading 58 Control 71 Dribbling 62 Tack Tackling Determination 37 Tackling Skill 48 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 29 GK Handling 24 Other Cool 60 Awareness 73 Flair 58 Throw-in 43 Leadership 26 Consistency 68 Determination 50	English	66
9	FOR	Craig Russell Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 67 Acceleration 69 Stamina 57 Strength 57 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 69 Passing 36 Heading 67 Control 57 Dribbling 60 Tack Tackling Determination 33 Tackling Skill 31 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 61 Awareness 69 Flair 58 Throw-in 37 Leadership 13 Consistency 57 Determination 55	English	65
8	CD	Richard Ord Skills Move Speed 65 Agility 53 Acceleration 53 Stamina 69 Strength 87 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 29 Passing 32 Heading 70 Control 52 Dribbling 38 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 68 GK GK Kick 17 GK Throw 29 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 71 Awareness 60 Flair 26 Throw-in 48 Leadership 29 Consistency 67 Determination 79	English	65
22	FOR	Niall Quinn Skills Move Speed 55 Agility 68 Acceleration 64 Stamina 80 Strength 83 Fitness 80 Skill Shooting 63 Passing 66 Heading 90 Control 69 Dribbling 37 Tack Tackling Determination 39 Tackling Skill 40 GK GK Kick 12 GK Throw 10 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 53 Awareness 62 Flair 52 Throw-in 37 Leadership 38 Consistency 43 Determination 78	Irish	63
12	RB	Gareth Hall Skills Move Speed 51 Agility 56 Acceleration 65 Stamina 59 Strength 70 Fitness 66 Skill Shooting 26 Passing 47 Heading 49 Control 55 Dribbling 55 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 68 GK GK Kick 31 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 22 Other Cool 58 Awareness 62 Flair 35 Throw-in 47 Leadership 44 Consistency 77 Determination 79	Welsh	63
14	FOR	Lee Howey Skills Move Speed 67 Agility 57 Acceleration 76 Stamina 66 Strength 65 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 63 Passing 30 Heading 57 Control 66 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 30 Tackling Skill 38 GK GK Kick 26 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 61 Awareness 75 Flair 48 Throw-in 44 Leadership 34 Consistency 64 Determination 52	English	62
7	RM	Michael Gray Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 59 Acceleration 60 Stamina 65 Strength 78 Fitness 73 Skill Shooting 44 Passing 61 Heading 62 Control 54 Dribbling 41 Tack Tackling Determination 55 Tackling Skill 69 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 30 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 72 Awareness 72 Flair 39 Throw-in 46 Leadership 32 Consistency 67 Determination 71	English	61
18	LM	Martin Smith Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 69 Acceleration 66 Stamina 73 Strength 68 Fitness 80 Skill Shooting 60 Passing 68 Heading 45 Control 65 Dribbling 71 Tack Tackling Determination 36 Tackling Skill 35 GK GK Kick 12 GK Throw 29 GK Handling 22 Other Cool 71 Awareness 76 Flair 59 Throw-in 41 Leadership 28 Consistency 70 Determination 51	English	61
10	AM	Paul Stewart Skills Move Speed 52 Agility 48 Acceleration 44 Stamina 74 Strength 78 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 42 Passing 65 Heading 57 Control 58 Dribbling 43 Tack Tackling Determination 62 Tackling Skill 74 GK GK Kick 8 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 72 Awareness 71 Flair 34 Throw-in 46 Leadership 66 Consistency 73 Determination 75	English	60
30	LB	Paul Heckingbottom Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 53 Acceleration 61 Stamina 69 Strength 80 Fitness 60 Skill Shooting 29 Passing 36 Heading 55 Control 59 Dribbling 51 Tack Tackling Determination 56 Tackling Skill 61 GK GK Kick 13 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 63 Awareness 68 Flair 36 Throw-in 41 Leadership 24 Consistency 60 Determination 76	English	59
3	LB	Martin Scott Skills Move Speed 58 Agility 58 Acceleration 64 Stamina 62 Strength 68 Fitness 58 Skill Shooting 28 Passing 51 Heading 54 Control 53 Dribbling 27 Tack Tackling Determination 49 Tackling Skill 62 GK GK Kick 33 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 63 Awareness 58 Flair 34 Throw-in 46 Leadership 33 Consistency 61 Determination 76	English	58
29	LB	Scott Oxley Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 55 Acceleration 65 Stamina 61 Strength 71 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 34 Passing 47 Heading 55 Control 49 Dribbling 50 Tack Tackling Determination 48 Tackling Skill 58 GK GK Kick 36 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 61 Awareness 67 Flair 38 Throw-in 42 Leadership 30 Consistency 71 Determination 81	English	58