Sunderland AFC (1879)

Chairman

Niall Quinn

Ground
Stadium of Light - Please click for more info

Pitch Measurements
105 x 68 Mtrs

Mascot
Samson

Main Sponsors
1983-1985 - Cowie's
1985-1997 - Vaux Samsom
1997-1999 - Lambton's
1999-2007 - Reg Vardy
2007-2009 - Boyle Sports

Honours
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Famous Supporters
Dave Stewart -Musician
Tim Rice - Musician
Peter O'toole - Late Actor
Steve Cram - Athlete

Rivals
Newcastle United
Middlesbrough

Best Cup Runs
FA Cup Winners:-
1937
1973

Biggest Transfer In
£9m - Craig Gordon - Hearts - 08/2007

Biggest Transfer Out
£5.5m - Don Hutchison - West Ham

Record Gate Receipts

Highest Home Attendance
75,118 - vs Derby - FA Cup R6 Replay - 08/03/1933 - Roker Park

Highest Away Attendance

Highest Neutral Attendance

Lowest Home Attendance
1,000 - vs Fairfield - FA Cup R1 - 02/02/1895 - Newcastle Road

Lowest Away Attendance

Lowest Neutral Attendance

Biggest Home Win
11-1 - vs Fairfield - FA Cup R1 - 02/02/1895

Biggest Away Win
1-9 - vs Newcastle - Division One - 05/12/1908

Biggest Home Defeat
1-6 - vs Newcastle - Division One - 26/12/1955

Biggest Away Defeat
8-0 - vs West Ham - 19/10/1968
8-0 - vs Watford - Division One - 25/09/1982

Most Goals Scored in a Season
109 - Division One - 1935-1936

Most Goals Conceded in a Season
97 - Division One - 1957-1958

Previous Names

Sunderland & District Teachers AFC - 1879-1880
Sunderland Teachers AFC - 1880-1906

Nicknames
The Black Cats
The Mackems

Local Radio
Sun fm - 103.4fm
BBC Radio Newcastle - 98.4 &96fm & 1458am

Best Season
1998-1999 - Won 31 Matches - Division Two (Promoted)

Worst Season
2005-2006 - Lost 29 Matches - Premiership (Relegated)

Most Points in a Season (Win = 2Pts)
61 - Division Two - 1963-1964

Most Points in a Season (Win = 3pts)
105 - Division One - 1998-1999

Managers
1888-1896 - Tom Watson
1896-1899 - Bob Campbell
1899-1905 - Alex Mackie
1905-1928 - Bob Kyle
1928-1939 - Johhny Cochrane
1939-1957 - Bill Murray
1957-1964 - Alan Brown
1964-1965 - George Hardwick
1965-1968 - Ian McColl
1968-1972 - Alan Brown
1972 - 1976 - Bob Stokoe
1976-1978 - Jimmy Adamson
1978-1979 - Billy Elliott
1979-1981 - Ken Knighton
1981-1984 - Alan Durban
1984-1985 - Len Ashurst
1985-1987 - Lawrie McMenemy
1987-1991 - Denis Smith
1991-1993 - Malcolm Crosby
1993-1993 - Terry Butcher
1993-1995 - Mick Buxton
1995-2002 - Peter Reid
2002-2003 - Howard Wilkinson
2003-2006 - Mick McCarthey
2006-2006 - Kevin Ball
2006-2006 - Niall Quinn
2006-???? - Roy Keane

Youngest Ever Player
Derek Forster - 15 Yrs 185 Days - 1964

Oldest Ever Player
Tommy Urwin - 39 Yrs 76 Days - 1935

Most Capped Player
Martin Harvey - 34 - Northern Ireland

Top Scorer in a Season
Dave Halliday - 43 - Division One - 1928-1929

Top Scorer of All Time
Charlie Buchan - 244 - 1911-1925

Most Goals Scored in One Match
5 - Bobby Gurney
Three other players have also achieved this, but the research has so far proven un-fruitful.

Most Appearances
Jim Montgomery - 537

Longest Serving Player
Bobby Gurney - 22 Years

Most European Appearances