 SUNDERLAND ("Black Cats") | Year formed | 1879 | | Turned professional | 1886 | | Limited company | 1906 | | Previous names | Sunderland and District Teacher's AFC: 1879 - 1880 Sunderland: 1880 to date | Ground | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR5 1SU (for pictures of the ground click here) | | Pitch measurements | 115 x 74 yards (105 x 68 metres) | | Ground capacity | 49,000 | | Record attendance at present ground | 48,353 v Liverpool, Premiership, 13th April 2002 (lost 0-1) | | League career | Football League/Division One: 1890 - 1958 Division Two: 1958 - 1964 Division One: 1964 - 1970 Division Two: 1970 - 1976 Division One: 1976 - 1977 Division Two: 1977 - 1980 Division One: 1980 - 1985 Division Two: 1985 - 1987 Division Three: 1987 - 1988 Division Two: 1988 - 1990 Division One: 1990 - 1991 Division Two/One: 1991 - 1996 Premiership: 1996 - 1997 Division One: 1997 - 1999 Premiership: 1999 - 2003 Division One/Championship: 2003 - 2005 Premiership: 2005 - 2006 Championship: 2006 - 2007 Premiership: 2007 - 2017 Championship: 2017 - 2018 League One: 2018 - 2022 Championship: 2022 - . | | First Football League game | 13th September 1890 v Burnley, Division One, lost 2-3 | | | | | Honours | | | European | None | | Domestic - League | Division One champions: 1891-92, 1892-93, 1894-95, 1901-02, 1912-13, 1935-36 Division One runners-up: 1893-94, 1897-98, 1900-01, 1922-23, 1934-35 Division Two / One / Championship champions: 1975-76, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2006-07 Division Two runners-up: 1963-64, 1979-80 Division Three champions: 1987-88 | | Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1936-37, 1972-73 FA Cup runners-up: 1912-13, 1991-92 Milk / Capital One Cup runners-up: 1984-85, 2013-14 Charity Shield winners: 1936-37 Charity Shield runners-up: 1937-38 Papa John's Trophy winners: 2020-21 Checkatrade Trophy runners-up: 2018-19 FA Youth Cup winners: 1966-67, 1968-69 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1965-66 Second World War League Cup runners-up: 1940-41 | | Best League position | see above | | Lowest League position | 8th, League One, 2019-20 | | Furthest in FA Cup | see above | | Furthest in League Cup | see above | | | | | Most League points | | | 2 for a win | 61, Division Two, 1963-64 | | 3 for a win | 105, Division One, 1998-99 | | Fewest League points | | | 2 for a win | 23, Division One, 1890-91, 1896-97 | | 3 for a win | 15, Premiership, 2005-06 | | Most League goals scored | 109, Division One, 1935-36 | | Most League goals conceded | 97, Division One, 1957-58 | | Fewest League goals scored | 21, Premiership, 2002-03 | | Fewest League goals conceded | 26, Division One, 1900-01 | | Most wins in a League season | 31, Division One, 1998-99 | | Fewest wins in a League season | 3, Premiership, 2005-06 | | Most draws in a League season | 19, League One, 2018-19 | | Fewest draws in a League season | 0, Division One, 1891-92 | | Most losses in a League season | 29, Premiership, 2005-06 | | Fewest losses in a League season | 3, Division One, 1994-95 | | Record League win | 9-1 v Newcastle United, Division One, 5th December 1908 | | Record Cup win | 11-1 v Fairfield, FA Cup 1st round, 2nd February 1895 | | Record League Cup win | 7-0 v Cambridge United, Worthington Cup 2nd round, 1 October 2002 | | Record defeat | 0-8 v The Wednesday, Division One, 26th December 1911 0-8 v West Ham United, Division One, 19th October 1968 0-8 v Watford, Division One, 25th September 1982 0-8 v Southampton, Premier League, 18 October 2014 | | Record League Cup defeat | 0-6 v Derby County, Rumbelows Cup 3rd round, 31 October 1990 | | | | | Highest number of League goals scored | | | in a season | 43, Dave Halliday, Division One, 1928-29 | | in total | 209, Charlie Buchan, 1911-25 | | | | | Most League goals scored in one match | 5, Charlie Buchan v Liverpool, Division One, 7th December 1919 5, Bobby Gurney v Bolton Wanderers, Division One, 7th December 1935 5, Dominic Sharkey v Norwich City, Division Two, 20th February 1962 | | Most League appearances | 537, Jim Montgomery 1962-77 | Most capped player | 38, Charlie Hurley for Republic of Ireland | | Youngest League player | Derek Forster, 15 years 184 days v Leicester City, 23rd August 1964 | | Highest transfer fee received | £25,000,000 (rising to £30,000,000) for Jordan Pickford to Everton, August 2017 | | Highest transfer fee paid | £13,600,000 for Didier Ndong from Lorient, August 2016 |
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