Unreliable History
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To be written FAMOUS PLAYERS : – FAMOUS FANS : – Dave Stewart (Musician – The Eurythmics), Tim Rice (Musical impressario), the late Peter O’Toole (Actor – Film “Lawrence of Arabia”), Steve Cram (Athlete), Heather Mills (model and charity campaigner). |
Club Records
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| Formed | 1879 |
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| Turned Professional | 1886 |
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| Became a Limited Company | 1906 |
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| Previous names | Sunderland and District Teachers AFC 1879-1880 |
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| Previous grounds | Blue House Field, Hendon = 1879-1882 Groves Field, Ashbrooke = 1882-1883 Horatio Street = 1883-1884 Abbs field, Fulwell = 1884-1886 Newcastle Rd = 1886-1898 Roker Park = 1898-1997 |
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| Nickname | “The BLACK CATS” |
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| Record Premier League Win | 5-0 v Derby County Away 18.09.1999 |
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| Record Premier League Defeat | 0-8 v Southampton Away 18.10.2014 |
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| Record Football League Win | 9-1 v Newcastle United Div. 1 0 5.12.1908 |
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| Record Football League Defeat | 0-8 v West Ham United Division 1 19.10.1968 0-8 v Watford Division 1 25.09.1982 |
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| Record Cup Win | 11-1 v Fairfield FAC R1 0 2.02.1895 |
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| Record Fee Paid | £13.8 million to Lorient (France)n for Didier N’DONG (31 August 2016) |
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| Record Fee Received | £25 million (cond. to £30 million) from Everton for Jordan PICKFORD (15 June 2017) |
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| Record Appearances | 627 – Jim MONTGOMERY (1966-1977) |
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| Record Football League Appearances | 537 – Jim MONTGOMERY (1966-1977) |
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| Record Premier League Appearances | 38 – Paul BRACEWELL (1996-1997) |
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| Record Premier League goal-scorer | 4 – Craig RUSSELL (1996-1997) |
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| Record League all-time goal-scorer | 228 – Bobby GURNEY (1925-1950) |
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| Record League League goal-scorer | 209 – Charlie BUCHAN (1911-1925) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a Premier League season | 30 – Kevin PHILLIPS (1999-2000) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a League season | 43 – David HALLIDAY (1928-1929) Division 1 |
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| Record Home Attendance (all-time) | 75,118 v Derby County FAC R6r 08.03.1933 (at Roker Park) |
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| Record Premier League Attendance | 42,192 v Newcastle United 05.02.2000 (at Stadium of Light) |
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| Record total of goals in a Premier League season | 35 – 1996-97 (38 games) |
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| Record total of goals in a League season | 109 – 1955-1956 Division 1 |
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| Record Premier League points total | 40 – 1996-1997 (38 games) |
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| Record League points total | 2 points for a win : – 105 – 1963-1964 Division 1 (42 games) 3 points for a win : – 61 – 1998-1999 Division 1 (46 games) |
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| Most Capped Player while at club | Martin HARVEY – 34 (Northern Ireland) |
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| Youngest Player | Derek FORSTER – 15 years and 185 days v Leicester City Division 1 22.08.1964 |
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| Oldest Player | Tommy URWIN – 39 years and 76 days v Preston North End Division 1 22.04.1935 |
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Stadium details
Address : Stadium of Light, Sunderland SR1 1SU
Telephone : 0191 551 5000
Ticket Office : 0191 551 5151
Capacity : 42,027
Away Allocation : – 3,000
Pitch size : 115 yards x 75 yards
Official website : safc.com
Directions
Good directions to the Stadium of Light can be found on the Sunderland website and more details on the Away Games website.
Honours
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| Division One Champions (Top Tier) | 1891-1892, 1892-1893, 1894-1895, 1901-1902, 1912-1913,1935-1936 |
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| Division One Runners-up (Top Tier) | 1893-1894, 1897-1898, 1900-1901, 1922-1923, 1934-1935 |
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| Division One Champions (Second Tier) | 1995-1996, 1998-1999 |
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| Championship Champions (Second Tier) | 2004-2005, 2006-2007 |
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| Division Two Champions (Second Tier) | 1975-1976 |
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| Division Two Runners-up (Second Tier) | 1963-1964, 1979-1980 |
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| Division Three Champions (Third Tier) | 1987-1988 |
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| FA Cup Winners | 1937, 1973 |
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| FA Cup Finalists | 1913, 1992 |
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| League Cup Finalists | 1985, 2014 |
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| FA Charity Shield Winners | 1936 |
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| FA Charity Shield Runners-up | 1937 |
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Managers
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| – | November 1880 – August 1896 |
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| Tom WATSON | August 1889 – August 1896 |
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| Bob CAMPBELL | August 1896 – 1899 |
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| Alex MACKIE | August 1899 – 1905 |
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| Bob KYLE | August 1905 – 1928 |
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| Johnny COCHRANE | June 1928 – March 1939 |
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| – | March 1939 |
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| Bill MURRAY | April 1939 – June 1957 |
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| Alan BROWN | August 1957 – July 1964 |
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| – | August 1964 – November 1964 |
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| George HARDWICK (Caretaker) | November 1964 – April 1965 |
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| Ian McCOLL | August 1965 – February 1968 |
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| Alan BROWN | February 1968 – November 1972 |
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| Bob STOKOE | 23 November 1972 – 18 October 1976 |
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| Ian McFARLANE (Caretaker) | 18 October 1976 – 1 December 1976 |
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| Jimmy ADAMSON | 1 December 1976 – 25 October 1978 |
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| Dave MERRINGTON (Caretaker) | 25 October 1978 – 13 December 1978 |
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| Billy ELLIOTT | 13 December 1978 – 24 May 1979 |
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| Ken KNIGHTON | 7 June 1979 – 1 April 1981 |
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| Mick DOCHERTY (Caretaker) | 1 April 1981 – 1 June 1981 |
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| Alan DURBAN | 1 June 1981 – 2 March 1984 |
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| Pop ROBSON (Caretaker) | 2 March 1984 – 4 March 1984 |
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| Len ASHURST | 4 March 1984 – 23 May 1985 |
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| Lawrie McMENEMY | 8 June 1985 – 16 April 1987 |
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| Bob STOKOE (Caretaker) | 16 April 1972 – 9 June 1987 |
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| Denis SMITH | 9 June 1987 – 30 December 1991 |
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| Malcolm CROSBY | 30 December 1991 – 28 January 1993 |
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| Terry BUTCHER | 29 January 1993 – 26 November 1994 |
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| Mick BUXTON | 26 November 1993 – 29 March 1994 |
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| Peter REID | 29 March 1995 – 7 October 2002 |
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| Howard WILKINSON | 10 October 2002 – 10 March 2003 |
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| Mick McCARTHY | 12 March 2003 – 6 March 2006 |
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| Kevin BALL (Caretaker) | 7 March 2006 – 31 May 2006 |
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| Roy KEANE | 30 August 2006 – 4 December 2008 |
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| Ricky SBRAGIA | 4 December 2008 – 24 May 2009 |
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| Steve BRUCE | 3 June 2009 – 30 November 2011 |
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| Eric BLACK (Caretaker) | 30 November 2011 – 3 December 2011 |
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| Martin O’NEILL | 3 December 2011 – 30 March 2013 |
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| Paolo di CANIO | 31 March 2013 – 22 September 2013 |
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| Kevin BALL (Caretaker) | 22 September 2013 – 8 October 2013 |
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| Gus POYET | 8 October 2013 – 17 March 2015 |
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| Dick ADVOCAAT | 17 March 2015 – 9 October 2015 |
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| Sam ALLARDYCE | 9 October 2015 – 22 July 2016 |
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| David MOYES | 23 July 2016 – 22 May 2017 |
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| Simon GRAYSON | 29 June 2017 – 31 October 2017 |
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| Robbie STOCKDALE/Billy McKINLAY (Caretaker) | 31 October 2017 – 19 November 2017 |
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| Chris COLEMAN | 19 November 2017 – 29 April 2018 |
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| Robbie STOCKDALE (Caretaker) | 29 April 2018 – 25 May 2018 |
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| Jack ROSS | 25 May 2018 – 8 October 2019 |
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| James FOWLER (Caretaker) | 8 October 2019 – 17 October 2019 |
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| Phil PARKINSON | 17 October 2019 – 30 November 2020 |
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| Andrew TAYLOR (Caretaker) | 30 November 2020 – 5 December 2020 |
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| Lee JOHNSON | 5 December 2020 – |
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League Record
The Football League structure has historically been as follows …
| 1888-1892 | 1892-1920 | 1920-1921 | 1921-1958 | 1958-1992 | 1992-2004 | 2004 to date | |
| First tier | Football League | Division One | Division One | Division One | Division One | Premiership | Premier League |
| Second tier | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division One | Championship | |
| Third tier | Division Three | Division Three (North) and (South) |
Division Three | Division Two | League One | ||
| Fourth tier | Division Four | Division Three | League Two | ||||
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| Elected to Division One | 1890 |
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| Division One | 1890-1958 |
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| Division Two | 1958-1964 |
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| Division One | 1964-1970 |
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| Division Two | 1970-1976 |
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| Division One | 1976-1977 |
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| Division Two | 1977-1980 |
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| Division One | 1980-1985 |
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| Division Two | 1985-1987 |
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| Division Three | 1987-1988 |
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| Division Two | 1988-1990 |
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| Division One | 1990-1991 |
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| Division Two | 1991-1992 |
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| Division One | 1992-1996 |
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| Premier League | 1996-1997 |
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| Division One | 1997-1999 |
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| Premier League | 1999-2003 |
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| Division One | 2003-2004 |
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| Championship | 2004-2005 |
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| Premier League | 2005- |
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| Championship | 2004-2005 |
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| League One | 2005- |
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