Season two of the Netflix docu-series Sunderland ‘Till I Die has thrown the club’s financial situation into sharp focus - both under Ellis Short and Stewart Donald, who purchased the club from the American billionaire in May 2018.
But how much a year have the Black Cats been losing for the past decade? Here, we take a look.
![Sunderland spent big money on players like Michael Turner, Darren Bent, Lee Cattermole, Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney around the 2009 period which contributed towards Sunderland's £26.2m loss in 2009.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjEzZmE3Mjk5LTRlNmQtNGFkOS04YmU0LTMyYzMxYWQ2NzNkMTowMmQ4YzZjOS0wMDJiLTRiYzQtOTM5Ny05YjU3YWRmN2Q1MzE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. 2009
Sunderland spent big money on players like Michael Turner, Darren Bent, Lee Cattermole, Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney around the 2009 period which contributed towards Sunderland's £26.2m loss in 2009. | Getty Images Photo: Frank Reid
![During this period the Black Cats splashed out on Asamoah Gyan, Simon Mignolet and Stephanne Sessegnon which contributed towards Sunderland's £31.2m loss for 2010.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmUwMzRiODcwLTYzMGUtNDU3Yi05NDhiLTBhY2VmYmNhNzQwYTowM2Y4ZmJkNi1mZjgyLTQxZDAtYjhjZi01ZWI1MGViZjM3YTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. 2010
During this period the Black Cats splashed out on Asamoah Gyan, Simon Mignolet and Stephanne Sessegnon which contributed towards Sunderland's £31.2m loss for 2010. | JPIMedia Photo: Frank Reid
![The Black Cats spent money on Connor Wickham, John O'Shea, Wes Brown and Craig Gardner around this period which contributed towards Sunderland's £29.1m loss in 2011.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjlhMWYzOGJmLTY0YWYtNDczMy05YjRjLTVlNTU3NmUzMzQ5ZDo2NGIxOWIxMS0zYmE3LTQ4N2MtYWExZi1hNzQyYmQwMWNmNGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. 2011
The Black Cats spent money on Connor Wickham, John O'Shea, Wes Brown and Craig Gardner around this period which contributed towards Sunderland's £29.1m loss in 2011. | JPIMedia Photo: Frank Reid
![Sunderland spent big money on Steven Fetcher, Adam Johnson and Danny Graham during this period which contributed towards Sunderland's £22.8m loss in 2012.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNmMjc0NmE1LWQ2MTItNGU4MS1iZTYzLTM3ZjA4ZDhkMGNlOTozYTBlNGUyZi02YjUwLTRlZWYtOWMzOS00YTRlYWVkMWZkNWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. 2012
Sunderland spent big money on Steven Fetcher, Adam Johnson and Danny Graham during this period which contributed towards Sunderland's £22.8m loss in 2012. | JPIMedia Photo: Frank Reid