Sunderland are already preparing for the 2024/25 season – and will come up against some of their former players.
The Black Cats finished 16th in the Championship and will hope for better during the upcoming campaign. We’ve taken a look at some former Sunderland players who are under contract at other second-tier clubs who they could come up against.
![A former Sunderland academy player who didn’t make a senior appearance for the Black Cats. The 21-year-old striker scored five goals in 21 Championship appearances for Middlesbrough during the 2023/24 season but was sidelined from February until the end of the season with an injury that affected both his pelvis and groin.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjQwNzJhNTFmLTMyYTItNDMwMC1hYjllLWZkYTc2NzllZDdjNzo1MTNhYzhiMC05ZGVlLTQ0OGQtOTFhZC1kNDk2OGZhOTE5ZDg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough)
A former Sunderland academy player who didn’t make a senior appearance for the Black Cats. The 21-year-old striker scored five goals in 21 Championship appearances for Middlesbrough during the 2023/24 season but was sidelined from February until the end of the season with an injury that affected both his pelvis and groin.Photo: Stu Forster
![The former Sunderland loanee has just signed a new two-year contract at Plymouth. Galloway has made 69 appearances for the Pilgrims after signing for the club in 2021.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjAzODQ5NmY4LTFhMWItNDRlMi1iMGIzLWI5ZmZhNzZhM2I2ZTpiMTQ5ODQ5Ni1kOWU1LTQ5ZDEtYWY3OC1lZDlmYTkwOTZjM2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
14. Brendan Galloway (Plymouth)
The former Sunderland loanee has just signed a new two-year contract at Plymouth. Galloway has made 69 appearances for the Pilgrims after signing for the club in 2021.Photo: David Rogers