| DAMENDOYE | 2010-15 Senegal forward who spent time on loan from Trabzonspor to Sunderland in 2015-16 (4,5) |
| NDOYE | Dame .' .... , 2010-15 Senegal forward who spent time on loan from Trabzonspor to Sunderland in 2015-16 (5) |
| DAME | 2010-15 Senegal forward who spent time on loan from Trabzonspor at Sunderland in 2015-16 (4) |
| JIMBAXTER | Scotland midfielder who moved from Rangers to Sunderland in 1965 (3,6) |
| LEICESTER | ......... City, Premier League champions in 2015-16 (9) |
| OZANTUFAN | Trabzonspor, 2014-2021 Turkey and 2022-2024 Hull City midfielder (4,5) |
| LUNDSTRAM | John _, Trabzonspor and 2021 -2024 Rangers midfielder (9) |
| HOBAN | Tommie ..... , Republic of Ireland Under-21 defender who spent time on loan from Watford to Blackburn in 2016-17 (5) |
| CRANE | Callum ..... , Hibs left-back who spent time in 2015-16 on loan at Berwick (5) |
| YAYA | Arsenal striker who spent time on loan at Ajax and Charlton in 2015-16 (4,6) |
| SANOGO | Arsenal striker who spent time on loan at Ajax and Charlton in 2015-16 (4,6) |
| CONNOR | ___ Wickham, forward who joined Crystal Palace from Sunderland in 2015 (6) |
| MCGEADY | Aiden ___, Falkirk-born winger with 93 Republic of Ireland caps who joined Charlton Athletic on loan from Sunderland in January 2020 |
| BROKENHEARTED | Former Ireland full-back Rob Kearney told the IrishMirror he was - - - after a string of injuries in 2015-16 (6-7) |
| BEE | Member of some colonies that lost 44% of its busy inhabitants in 2015-16 |
| CRAIGRUSSELL | Manchester City forward signed from Sunderland in 1997 (5,7) |
| GRAHAM | Danny ___ striker who joined Blackburn Rovers from Sunderland in 2016 (6) |
| YOKUSLU | Okay ....... , Turkey midfielder at Celta de Vigo from 2018-22 and West Brom from 2022-24 between spells at Trabzonspor (7) |
| REDCARD | Whistler may display this in town close to Sunderland (3,4) |
| VAUX | Brewery founded in Sunderland in 1806 (4) |
