Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland AFC, founded in 1879, embody the pride and perseverance of England’s North East. The Black Cats play at the Stadium of Light, carrying the echoes of Roker Park into a modern era. A storied honours list—six top-flight titles and two FA Cups—peaks with the immortal 1973 upset of Leeds United, sealed by Ian Porterfield and guarded by Jim Montgomery’s miracle save. Powered by an academy that has produced Jordan Henderson and Jordan Pickford, Sunderland fuse industry, identity, and ambition. Recent resurgence, including promotion in 2022 and the 2021 EFL Trophy, signals momentum. Wearside’s heartbeat remains loud, loyal, and relentless.
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Stokoe, Sunderland and 73: The Story Of the Greatest FA Cup Final Shock of All Time
Paperback
By Lance Hardy
‘An essential piece of British football history for fans of any club. Brilliantly researched and written with an undisguised passion’
– Guy Mowbray, BBC’s Match of the Day
Today, it seems inconceivable that a team from the lower reaches of the Championship could beat the likes of Chelsea or Manchester United in the FA Cup Final. Yet, on 5 May 1973 that is exactly what happened. Six months earlier, Bob Stokoe took on an ailing Sunderland team, struggling at the bottom of the second division. But the long road to Wembley sees them beating Arsenal and Manchester City to reach the final, where they face Don Revie’s mighty Leeds United in a game few expect them to win. Yet what lies ninety minutes ahead is the greatest FA Cup Final shock of all time. Sunderland’s victory was, arguably, the last fairytale of recent footballing times. In STOKOE, SUNDERLAND AND ’73, Lance Hardy talked with ten of the Sunderland players who turned out at Wembley that day and to the family of Bob Stokoe, to produce the definitive account of an unforgettable game.
Sunderland AFC The Absolute Record: The Players
Hardcover
By Rob Mason
Following the success of The Absolute Record, the eagerly awaited second volume- The Players – is now available to order. A hardback 400 page A4 size official SAFC book written by club historian Rob Mason, Absolute Record. The Players provides an in depth biography of every player to play a competitive game in the history of the club over 1100 players.
Details for each player include date of birth, birthplace, signing date, first and last game, list of clubs and international qualifications as well as a detailed account of their career. As well as the stories of the club’s greats many previously little known or completely unknown tales have been unearthed. For instance which Sunderland player worked on Hollywood movies, who designed TV sets for the Benny Hill show, which player turned out for Sunderland in 2018 and has since played for China, which player danced for the company who employed Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel and whose son was a bodyguard for Nelson Mandela?
The Absolute Record · The Players tells you everything you need to know about every Sunderland player from the club’s earliest years of existence right up to the Play-Off final of 2022
On a Hiding to Nothing. 25 Years at Sunderland AFC
Paperback
By Patrick Hollis
From the mid-1980s and a first-ever season in the Third Division, to 2009 and relative security in the Premier League and everything in between, this book tells of how things can go right (and wrong) at a football club. Amongst the pages are players who were cult heroes for the club, playing for years. Others have rarely given their views on Sunderland but, despite not staying around for long, have plenty to say. This book documents the fortunes of Sunderland AFC through the eyes of the players who represented the club. From the mid-1980s and a first-ever season in the Third Division, to 2009 and relative security in the Premier League and everything in between, this book tells of how things can go right (and wrong) at a football club. The years following this book have arguably been the worst in Sunderland’s history, but 1984 to 2009 was a period that tested even the most hardened Mackem
