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  1. Sunderland Association Football Club ( / ˈsʌndərlənd / ⓘ, locally / ˈsʊndlən /) is an English professional football club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The team compete in the Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Formed in 1879, [2] the club has won six top-flight titles (1892, 1893 ...

  2. Sunderland Association Football Club are an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. They were formed in 1879, and played several years in the FA Cup and local cup competitions before joining the Football League in the 1890–91 season in place of Stoke.

  3. Some debate exists concerning the earliest days of what we now know as Sunderland AFC. Keen supporters and historians Paul Days and Mark Metcalf have made the case for the club to be dated from 25 September 1880 instead of the long accepted date of October 1879. Along with the descendants of club founder James Allan: Ray and Brendan O’Donnell ...

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  5. Sunderland A.F.C. Full name: Sunderland Association Football Club: Nickname(s) The Black Cats: Short name: SAFC: Founded: 1879; 145 years ago () (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 ...

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  6. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sunderland Association Football Club are an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. They were formed in 1879, and played several years in the FA Cup and local cup competitions before joining the Football League in the 1890–91 season in place of Stoke.

  7. afootballreport.com › wiki › history_of_afc_sunderlandThe History of Sunderland A.F.C.

    Oct 30, 2020 · Sunderland Association Football Club began life back in 1879, at a meeting of school teachers headed by James Allen. At first, the club was called Sunderland and District Teachers A.F.C, but after the first non-teachers were allowed to join, it was renamed Sunderland A.F.C. After brief stints at grounds in Hendon, Ashbrook, Roker and Fulwell ...

  8. Sunderland wud gang professional in 1886. Sunderland's first gemme wis a 1-0 loss against Ferryhill Athletic. The Sunderland team won thair first FA Cup in 1937 wi a 3–1 victory ower Preston North End, an remained in the First Division fur 68 saisons, losin the record til Arsenal when thay wur relegatit in 1958.

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