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 The club was founded by Scottish schoolmaster James Allan in
1879 under the name of 'Sunderland & District Teachers Association Football
Club'. The following year, due to financial difficulties, non-members of the
teaching profession were allowed to join. From October 1880 the club’s name
was changed to Sunderland AFC.
In 1887 the club was split in two when due to the influx of
paid professional players pushing the local men out of the first team it’s
founder Allan left the club, taking many of the best players with him to set
up a rival club called Sunderland Albion. A brief but intense rivalry began
but due to
Sunderland’s wealthy backers there would only ever be one winner.
Sunderland were elected into the Football League in 1890 in
place of Stoke City but before they were admitted they had to agree to pay
their visitors travelling expenses as some clubs were not keen on the idea
of travelling all the way up to Sunderland !
It wasn’t long before
Sunderland made their mark
on the English game, winning the league in 1892, 1893 and 1895 - the first
club to win three championships. They also finished as runners-up in 1894.
Due to the success of the team a new and bigger stadium was
built - Roker Park.
The first match took place on 10th September, 1898 and saw a 1-0 Sunderland win over
Liverpool. It would be the club’s home for 99 years until the move to
the Stadium of Light in 1997.
A fourth league championship followed in 1902 but the club’s
greatest achievement came in the 1912/13 season.
Sunderland were crowned
league champions for the fifth time and finished up as FA Cup runners-up.
Denied from becoming the third club in history to win the Double by a 1-0
defeat to Aston Villa.
Sunderland were league
champions for the sixth time in 1936 whilst the following year saw them lift
the FA Cup for the first time, beating Preston North End 3-1. Little did
they know it at the time but that cup victory would be the club’s last taste
of success for 37 years until in the same competition they beat Leeds United
1-0 in 1973.
In 1958 and after 68 years continuous membership of the
Football League's top flight,
Sunderland were relegated. Despite a number of spells back in the top
flight the club has never been able to re-establish itself as a major force.
Indeed the late 1980’s saw the club fall into the third tier of English
football for the first time.
Since then the club have had four spells back in the top
flight, three of them being just solitary seasons. Put simply, and despite
their glorious past, they have become nothing more than a ‘yo-yo’ club.
However, with a new chairman in
former
Sunderland hero Niall Quinn and a new manager
in former Manchester United and Ireland legend Roy Keane, Mackems everywhere will be hoping that a return to the club’s glory
days isn’t too far away.
Year
Club Formed: 1879
Turned Professional:
1886
Ltd Company:
1906
Previous Name: Sunderland and District Teacher's AFC (1879-80)
Club Nickname: Black Cats -
Since 1997,
previously the Rokerites and the Roker Men
Ground:
Stadium of Light - Since 1997
Previous
Grounds: Blue House Field, Hendon (1879-82);
Groves Field, Ashbrooke (1882-83); Horatio Street (1883-84); Abbs Field, Fulwell
(1884-86); Newcastle Road (1886-98); Roker Park (1898-1997)
Shirt Sponsor:
Reg Vardy
Kit Manufacturer: Lonsdale
Home
Kit Colours: Red and white striped shirt, black shorts
with white trim, black socks with red and white trim
Away Kit Colours: Light blue shirt with navy trim,
navy shorts with light blue trim, navy socks with light blue turnover
Address:
Sunderland AFC, Stadium of Light, Sunderland, SR5 1SU
Telephone No: 0191 551 5000
Fax:
0191 551 5123
Ticket
Information:
0845 671 1973
Ticket Office Fax: 0191 551 5150Official
Website:
www.safc.com
Unofficial Websites:
A Love Supreme :
Ready To Go
:
1 Sunderland
: Red and White Barmy
:
The Mackem Site
: Sunderland MAD
: Sunderland
Vitalfootball
: unofficial black cats
:
Statcat
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THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE |
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Division One (Old) |
Champions: |
1891/92, 1892/93, 1894/95, 1901/02, 1912/13,
1935/36 |
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Division One (Old) |
Runners-up: |
1893/94, 1897/98, 1900/01, 1922/23, 1934/35 |
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Division One (New) |
Champions: |
1995/96, 1998/99 |
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Division Two (Old) |
Champions: |
1975/76 |
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Division Two (Old) |
Runners-up: |
1963/64, 1979/80 |
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Division Three (Old) |
Champions: |
1987/88 |
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THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP |
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Winners |
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1937 |
Beat Preston North End
3-1 |
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1973 |
Beat Leeds United 1-0 |
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Runners-up |
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1913 |
Lost to Aston Villa 1-0 |
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1992 |
Lost to Liverpool 2-0 |
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THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP |
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Runners-up |
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1985 |
Lost to Norwich City 1-0 |
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THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
CHARITY / COMMUNITY SHIELD |
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Winners |
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1936 |
Beat Arsenal 2-1 |
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Runners-up |
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1937 |
Lost to Manchester City 2-0 |
Biggest League Win:
9-1 away at Newcastle United, First Division,
5th December 1908
Worst League Defeat:
8-0 away at Sheffield Wednesday, First Division, 26th
December 1911, away at West Ham United, First Division, 19th October 1968
& away at Watford, First Division, 25th September 1982
Biggest Cup Win:
11-1
at home to Fairfield,
FA Cup 1st round, 2nd
February 1895
Worst Cup Defeat: 7-2
away at Aston Villa, FA Cup 4th round, 27th January 1934
Most
League Points (2 for a win): 61, Second Division, 1963/64
Most League Points (3 for a win):
105,
League Division One, 1998/99 Most
Capped Player: Charlie Hurley, 38, Republic of
Ireland
Most Appearances
(all competitions): Jim Montgomery, 623
Most Appearances
(league): Jim Montgomery, 537
Leading Goalscorer
(all competitions): Robert Gurney, 228
Leading Goalscorer
(league): Charlie Buchan, 209
Most League Goals In A
Season: 43, Dave Halliday, First Division, 1928/29
Highest Transfer Fee Paid:
£8,000,000 to Rangers for Tore Andre Flo, August 2002
Highest Transfer Fee Received:
£5,600,000 from Leeds United for Michael Bridges, July
1999
Football League Timeline:
1890 Elected to the
First Division
1958-64 Second Division
1964-70 First Division
1970-76 Second Division
1976-77 First Division
1977-80 Second Division
1980-85
First Division
1985-87
Second Division
1987-88 Third Division
1988-90
Second Division
1990-91
First Division
1991-92
Second Division
1992-96
League Division One
1996-97 Premier League
1997-99 League Division
One
1999-2003
Premier League
2003-04 League Division One
2004-05
Championship
2005-06 Premier League
2006-Date
League
Championship
Chairman:
Niall Quinn
Manager:
Roy Keane
Squad List (as at 30/12/2006)
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1 |
Ben Alnwick (G) |
13 |
Darren
Ward (G) |
25 |
Neill
Collins (D) |
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2 |
Stephen Wright (D) |
14 |
Tommy
Miller (M) |
26 |
Robbie
Elliott (D) |
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3 |
Lewin Nyatanga (D) |
15 |
Danny
Collins (D) |
27 |
Stanislav
Varga (D) |
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4 |
Rory Delap (M) |
16 |
Tobias Hysen (M) |
28 |
Graham
Kavanagh (M) |
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5 |
Kenny Cunningham (D) |
17 |
Andrew
Welsh (M) |
29 |
Peter
Hartley (D) |
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6 |
Steven Caldwell (D) |
18 |
William Mocquet (M) |
30 |
Jake
Richardson (M) |
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7 |
Liam
Lawrence (M) |
19 |
Arnau
Riera (M) |
31 |
David Connolly (F) |
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8 |
Dean Whitehead (M) |
20 |
Chris
Brown (F) |
32 |
Marton Fulop (G) |
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9 |
Jonathan
Stead (F) |
21 |
Kevin
Smith (F) |
33 |
Ross Wallace (M) |
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10 |
Stephen
Elliott (F) |
22 |
Clive
Clarke (D) |
34 |
Dwight Yorke (F) |
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11 |
Daryl Murphy (F) |
23 |
Grant Leadbitter (M) |
36 |
Liam Miller (M) |
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12 |
Nyron Nosworthy (D) |
24 |
Trevor
Carson (G) |
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Players In:
Tobias Hysen, Djurgarden, £1,700,000
David Connolly,
Wigan Athletic, £1,400,000
Graham Kavanagh,
Wigan Athletic, £500,000
Clive Clarke, West Ham United, £400,000
Dwight Yorke,
Sydney FC, £200,000
William Mocquet, Le Havre, Undisclosed Fee
Stanislav Varga,
Celtic, Undisclosed Fee
Ross Wallace,
Celtic, Undisclosed Fee
Liam Miller,
Manchester United, Free Transfer
Arnau Riera, Barcelona, Free Transfer
Kenny Cunningham, Birmingham City, Free Transfer
Darren Ward, Norwich City, Free Transfer
Robbie Elliott, Newcastle United, Free Transfer
Players Out:
Julio Arca, Middlesbrough, £1,750,000
George McCartney, West Ham United, £1,000,000
Kelvin Davis, Southampton, £1,000,000
Andy Gray, Burnley, £750,000
Kevin Kyle, Coventry City, £600,000
Christian Bassila, Larisa FC, Free Transfer
Gary Breen, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Free Transfer
Joe Murphy, Scunthorpe United, Free Transfer
Martin Woods, Rotherham United, Free Transfer
Billy Dennehy, Released
Away Fan Ticket Prices:
South
Stand: Adults £24, Seniors
£14, Juniors
£8
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Season |
Div |
Pos |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Av. Att |
FAC |
LC |
Top Scorer (All Games) |
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2005-06 |
Prem |
20th |
38 |
3 |
6 |
29 |
26 |
69 |
15 |
33,904 |
4 |
3 |
Le Tallec |
5 |
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2004-05 |
Cham |
1st |
46 |
29 |
7 |
10 |
76 |
41 |
94 |
28,821 |
4 |
2 |
M Stewart |
17 |
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2003-04 |
LD1 |
3rd |
46 |
22 |
13 |
11 |
62 |
45 |
79 |
27,120 |
SF |
2 |
M Stewart, Kyle |
16 |
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2002-03 |
Prem |
20th |
38 |
4 |
7 |
27 |
21 |
65 |
19 |
39,698 |
5 |
4 |
Phillips |
9 |
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2001-02 |
Prem |
17th |
38 |
10 |
10 |
18 |
29 |
51 |
40 |
46,744 |
3 |
2 |
Phillips |
13 |
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2000-01 |
Prem |
7th |
38 |
15 |
12 |
11 |
46 |
41 |
57 |
46,791 |
5 |
QF |
Phillips |
18 |
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1999-00 |
Prem |
7th |
38 |
16 |
10 |
12 |
57 |
56 |
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