Real Madrid star Gareth Bale famously went 22 league starts after his move to Tottenham from Southampton without seeing his side collect three points, while Darren Moore endured a winless run of 29 matches following promotion to the top flight with Derby.
Here, Press Association Sport takes a took at Rodwell's agonising wait for a Black Cats win.
JACK RODWELL'S PREMIER LEAGUE STARTS FOR SUNDERLAND
August 16, 2014: West Brom 2 Sunderland 2
August 24, 2014: Sunderland 1 Manchester United 1
August 30, 2014: QPR 1 Sunderland 0
September 13, 2014: Sunderland 2 Tottenham 2
September 20, 2014: Burnley 0 Sunderland 0
September 27, 2014: Sunderland 0 Swansea 0
October 25, 2014: Sunderland 0 Arsenal 2
November 29, 2014: Sunderland 0 Chelsea 0
December 3, 2014: Sunderland 1 Manchester City 4
January 1, 2015: Manchester City 3 Sunderland 2
January 17, 2015: Tottenham 2 Sunderland 1
March 3, 2015: Hull 1 Sunderland 1
March 14, 2015: Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 4
March 21, 2015: West Ham 1 Sunderland 0
April 11, 2015: Sunderland 1 Crystal Palace 4
April 25, 2015: Stoke 1 Sunderland 1
May 24, 2015: Chelsea 3 Sunderland 1
August 8, 2015: Leicester 4 Sunderland 2
August 22, 2015: Sunderland 1 Swansea 1
August 29, 2015: Aston Villa 2 Sunderland 2
December 19, 2015: Chelsea 3 Sunderland 1
December 30, 2015: Sunderland 0 Liverpool 1
March 1, 2016: Sunderland 2 Crystal Palace 2
March 5, 2016: Southampton 1 Sunderland 1
March 20, 2016: Newcastle 1 Sunderland 1
May 15, 2016: Watford 2 Sunderland 2
August 13, 2016: Manchester City 2 Sunderland 1
August 21, 2016: Sunderland 1 Middlesbrough 2
August 27, 2016: Southampton 1 Sunderland 1
September 12, 2016: Sunderland 0 Everton 3
October 15, 2016: Stoke 2 Sunderland 0
October 22, 2016: West Ham 1 Sunderland 0
In all, Rodwell's 32 starts for the club have yielded no wins, 15 draws and 17 defeats, and contributed to just 15 points from a possible 96
However, he has fared better as a substitute, winning five, drawing five and losing 10 to help collect 20 points from a total of 60.
Source : PA
Source: PA