Sunderland

Stadium: Stadium of Light (49,000)
Manager: Roy Keane

Chairman: Niall Quinn

2007-2008: 15th, Premier League

Official Club Site: Sunderland

 

  Sunderland football club

 

Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North-East England. Sunderland have a proud history of success at the top level of English football and have established a reputation for strong performances in the League. Sunderland were the first team to be elected into the Football League in 1890 since the League was founded in 1888.They moved to the Stadium of Light in 1997 after 99 years at Roker Park. In October 2007 Sunderland fans were voted the loudest supporters in the Premier League following a survey which was carried out at every ground in the league.

After the First World War Sunderland struggled to get the form and achievement they had enjoyed Pre World War One and it wasn’t until 1936 that they succeeded in elating the League title. Sunderland had recognized themselves as solid fixtures in the top flight of English football and did not undergo the pain of relegation until 1958. Before the Second World War, Sunderland were league champions six times - in 1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913, and most recently in 1936, when they became the last team wearing striped shirts to win the league. They were elected into the football league in 1890, becoming the first team to join after the league's birth in 1888. Sunderland stayed in the top flight until 1958, a record which only Arsenal has bettered since, in 1992. The club won their first FA Cup in 1937 with a 3-1 victory over Preston North End.

 

Currently hopes are high at the club after Sunderland gained promotion to the Premier League for the start of the 2007-08 seasons under the management of Roy Keane. Currently hopes are high at the club after Sunderland gained promotion to the Premier League for the start of the 2007-08 seasons under the management of Roy Keane.

 


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