He continued to take part until the match finished, but collapsed at home and died in hospital four days later. The young goalkeeper of the team, Jimmy Thorpe, died as a result of being kicked after he had picked up the ball following a backpass against Chelsea. ĭespite winning the league, the season did not go without tragedy. They followed this by winning the Charity Shield against FA Cup winners Arsenal. They scored 109 goals during the season, with Raich Carter and Bobby Gurney each scoring 31. The club's sixth league championship came in the 1935–36 season under Scottish manager Johnny Cochrane.
Halliday improved his goal scoring to 43 goals in 42 games the following season, an all-time Sunderland record for goals scored in a single season. The club escaped relegation from the First Division by one point in the 1927–28 season despite 35 goals from Dave Halliday. They also came close the following season, finishing third. After the league's resumption, Sunderland came close to winning another championship in the 1922–23 season, when they were runners-up to Liverpool. Two seasons later the First World War brought the league to a halt. Under Irish manager Bob Kyle and with Scottish Charles Thomson as captain, the club won the league again in 1913, but lost their first FA Cup final 1–0 to Aston Villa. On 5 December 1908, Sunderland achieved their highest ever league win, 9–1 against north-east rivals Newcastle United. Further league championship titles (1908–1945) He went on to captain the "Black Cats" for ten years and gain eleven England caps, making him the club's second most-capped England international behind Dave Watson. In December 1902, Arthur Bridgett joined Sunderland. Following a second-place finish in 1900–01, the club won their fourth league title in the 1901–02 season, and followed this up with victory in the Sheriff of London Charity Shield. Scotsman Alex Mackie replaced Campbell as manager for the 1899 season. Campbell did not achieve the same playing success as Watson, as Sunderland failed to win any titles in his three seasons at the club. Īfter taking Sunderland to three English League championship titles manager Watson resigned at the end of the 1895–96 season, in order to join Liverpool. Initially the ground had a capacity of 30,000. In 1898, the club moved to what would become their home for almost a century, Roker Park. From 1886 until 1898, Sunderland's home ground was in Newcastle Road. Their goalkeeper Ned Doig set a 19th-century world record by not conceding any goals in 87 of his 290 top division appearances (30%). Sunderland then beat Scottish champions Heart of Midlothian in a game described as the " World Championship" match. However, they regained the title in the 1894–95 season, with Campbell becoming league top scorer for the third time. Sunderland came close to winning a third successive league championship in the 1893–94 season, finishing second behind Aston Villa. Aston Villa 1895" depicts a match between the two most successful English teams of the decade. One of the earliest football paintings in the world, Thomas MM Hemy's "Sunderland v. 4.4 Supporters clubs and officially recognised organisations.1.6 Back-to-back relegations and ownership changes (2016–present).1.5 Drumaville Consortium takeover and Ellis Short era (2006–2016).1.4 New stadium, promotions and relegations (1995–2006).1.3 "The Bank of England" club, financial troubles and three cup finals (1945–1995).1.2 Further league championship titles (1908–1945).1.1 Early years and the "Team of All Talents" (1879–1908).The club have played in red and white-striped shirts and black shorts for nearly the entirety of its history. The club have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Newcastle United, with whom they have contested the Tyne–Wear derby since 1898.
The original ground capacity was 42,000 which was increased to 49,000 following expansion in 2000. Sunderland play their home games at the 49,000-capacity all-seater Stadium of Light having moved from Roker Park in 1997. Sunderland have also been Football League Cup finalists in 19. The club has also won the FA Cup twice (19) and been runners-up twice (19), as well as winning the FA Charity Shield in 1936 and being finalists the following year. Since its formation in 1879, the club has won six top-flight ( First Division, now the Premier League) titles (1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913, and 1936), and has finished runners-up five times. Sunderland plays in League One, the third tier of English football.
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Sunderland Association Football Club ( / ˈ s ʌ n d ər l ə n d/ ( listen), locally / ˈ s ʊ n d l ə n/) is an English professional football club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.