Sunderland A.F.C. facts for kids
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| Full name | Sunderland Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Black Cats | ||
| Short name | SAFC | ||
| Founded | 1879 (as Sunderland and District Teachers) |
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| Ground | Stadium of Light | ||
| Capacity | 49,000 | ||
| Owner | Stewart Donald | ||
| Manager | Phil Parkinson | ||
| League | League One | ||
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Sunderland Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Sunderland play in League One, the third tier of English football. 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), a total only bettered by five other clubs, and has finished runners-up five times. The club has also won the FA Cup twice (1937 and 1973) and been runners-up twice (1913 and 1992), as well as winning the FA Charity Shield in 1936 and being finalists the following year. Sunderland have also been Football League Cup finalists in 1985 and 2014.
Sunderland play their home games at the 49,000-capacity all-seater Stadium of Light having moved from Roker Park in 1997. The original ground capacity was 42,000 which was increased to 49,000 following expansion in 2000. Sunderland have a long-standing rivalry with their neighbouring club Newcastle United, with whom they have contested the Tyne–Wear derby since 1898.
Images for kids
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Team photo taken in 1884
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One of the earliest football paintings in the world, Thomas MM Hemy's "Sunderland v. Aston Villa 1895" depicts a match between the two most successful English teams of the decade.
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Ian Porterfield's winning goal in the 1973 FA Cup Final
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The homecoming open top bus parade after victory in the 1973 FA Cup final
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Peter Reid was appointed Sunderland manager in 1997, and served until 2002
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Former player Niall Quinn led the takeover of the club in 2006, and spent six more years at the club in the roles of manager, chairman and Director of International Development
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Former Sunderland head coach Dick Advocaat on the touchline in May 2015.
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Sunderland's stadium for 99 years, Roker Park
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Average match attendances since 1891
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The Stadium of Light has been Sunderland's home ground since 1997.
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Sunderland supporters during a match at Roker Park in 1996
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A Black Cat logo on the exterior of the Stadium of Light
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