Sunderland A.F.C.
association football club in Sunderland, England
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Sunderland Association Football Club is an English football club. They are from the city of Sunderland.
Full name | Sunderland Association Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Black Cats | |||
Short name | SAFC | |||
Founded | 1879 (as Sunderland and District Teachers) | |||
Ground | Stadium of Light | |||
Capacity | 49,000 | |||
Owner | Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (majority) | |||
Chairman | Kyril Louis-Dreyfus | |||
Head coach | Lee Johnson | |||
League | Championship | |||
2023–24 | Championship, 16th of 24 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
The club played in the Premier League in the 2005/2006 season, they finished bottom. They played in the Football League Championship in 2006/2007, but were promoted back to the Premiership for 2007/08 under manager Roy Keane.
Sunderland AFC were created in 1879 and joined the Football League in 1891. They have won the league six times. The last time Sunderland won the league was in 1936. Sunderland have won the FA Cup two times, in 1937 and 1973.
For 99 years, Sunderland played their home games at Roker Park. In 1997 they moved, and now play their home games at the Stadium of Light. The stadium holds 49,000 people.
Seasons
change- Notes
- ↑ The League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.
- ↑ Sunderland were disqualified from the FA Cup after beating Middlesbrough 4–2 in a third qualifying round replay, Middlesbrough protested that Sunderland had paid three of their players, they were disqualified for "professionalism".[2]
- ↑ Sunderland were deducted two points due to fielding Ned Doig, an ineligible player, finishing the season on 23 points.[3]
- ↑ The Football League expanded to two divisions in 1892, absorbing most of the teams from the Football Alliance. The league previously known simply as the Football League became the Football League First Division.
- ↑ Sunderland retained their place in Division One by winning one and drawing two of four test matches, playing home and away against Notts County and Newton Heath.[3][4]
- ↑ The Sheriff of London Charity Shield was a football competition in England, which lasted from 1898 to 1907, it was last won by Newcastle United. It was made defunct, and succeeded by the Charity Shield.[5]
- ↑ Holley was joint-top Division One scorer with Harry Hampton and David McLean of Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday respectively.[1]
- ↑ Club record for most league goals (43) scored in a season.[1]
- ↑ Won against Preston North End 3–1 in final at the old Wembley Stadium.
- ↑ The Charity Shield was first played for in 1908. In its early years, the match took place at the end of the season, but was subsequently moved to September or October of the following season. From 1959 onwards it has been played in August, prior to the beginning of the league programme. It was renamed the FA Community Shield in 2002.[5]
- ↑ The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled.[6]
- ↑ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
- ↑ Won against Leeds United 1–0 in final at the old Wembley Stadium.
- ↑ Sunderland qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1973 FA Cup Final, they made it to the Second Round where they won the first leg of their match against Sporting CP 2–1. They lost 0–2 in the second leg, and were knocked out, beaten 2–3 on aggregate.[7]
- ↑ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
- ↑ Lost to Norwich City 0–1 in final at the old Wembley Stadium.
- ↑ Relegated through promotion-relegation play-offs, after being beaten on the away goals rule in a 6–6 draw over two legs against Gillingham. This was also the first time they had been relegated to the third tier of English football.[3][8]
- ↑ Swindon Town were initially promoted to Division One through the play-offs after beating Sunderland 1–0 at the old Wembley Stadium. However, Sunderland were instead promoted as Swindon had made illegal payments that season.[3]
- ↑ With the advent of the Premier League, the second tier of English football became known as the First Division.
- ↑ Lost 6–7 on penalties, after finishing 4–4 after extra time, to Charlton Athletic in play-off final at the old Wembley Stadium.[3]
- ↑ Lost 4–5 on penalties, after finishing 4–4 on aggregate, in play-off semi-finals to Crystal Palace.[3]
- ↑ In 2004–05 the Football League First Division had been renamed the Football League Championship as part of a re-branding exercise by the Football League.
- ↑ Lost to Manchester City 1–3 in final at Wembley Stadium.
- ↑ Lost to Charlton Athletic 1–2 in play-off final at Wembley Stadium.
- ↑ Lost to Portsmouth 4–5 on penalties, after finishing 2–2 after extra time, in final at Wembley Stadium.
- ↑ Lowest League finish.
- ↑ Lost to Lincoln City 2–3 on aggregate in play-off semi-finals.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "English League Leading Goalscorers 1889–2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- ↑ "Sunderland 4–2 Middlesbrough". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Sunderland Association Football Club". Football Club history Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- ↑ "Sunderland AFC Season Details – 1896–97". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ross, James (21 July 2007). "England — List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
- ↑ "Sunderland AFC Season Details – 1939–40". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ↑ "Sunderland ECWC results 1973/74". Football Site. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ↑ "Sunderland AFC Season Details – 1986–87". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
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