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ENTERED LEAGUE | 1890 Founded 1879 as Sunderland & District Teachers | ||
LEFT LEAGUE | Championship for 2017-18 season | ||
GROUNDS | Roker Park, Stadium of Light (1997) | ||
CAPACITY | 49,000 | ||
NICKNAMES | Black Cats which was a popular choice of followers | ||
BEST WIN | 9-1 v Newcastle United on 5/12/1908 | ||
WORST DEFEAT | 0-8 v Sheffield United (1911) & West Ham (1968) & Watford (1982) | ||
HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION | Champions 1892 1893 1895 1902 1913 1936 | ||
LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION | 1st in Division 3 in 1987-8 | ||
MOST LEAGUE PTS (2 pts) | 61 in Division 2 in 1963-4 | ||
MOST LEAGUE PTS (3 pts) | 105 in Division 1 in 1998-9 | ||
MOST LEAGUE GOALS | 109 in Division 1 in 1935-6 | ||
BEST F.A.CUP SEASON | Winners in 1937 1973 | ||
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES | 527 Jimmy Montgomery 1961-76 | ||
MOST INDIVIDUAL GOALS | 227 Bobby Gurney 1926-39 | ||
HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD | 75,118 v Derby County on 8/3/1933 | ||
LOWEST LEAGUE CROWD | |||
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? | Championship for 2017-18 season | ||
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