Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football.
Sunderland is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. The built-up area had a population of 168,277 at the 2021 census, making it the second largest settlement in North East England after Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the metropolitan borough of the same name.
Kevin Mark Phillips is an English former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of National League club Hartlepool United.
Aiden John McGeady is an Irish professional football player who plays as a right winger for Scottish Championship club Ayr United. He was born in Scotland, and represented the Republic of Ireland national team from 2004 until 2017.
Tom Watson was an English football manager who managed Sunderland and Liverpool around the turn of the 20th century. In winning the league title with both clubs—the first title for both—he was the first manager to do so with two clubs. Watson remains Liverpool's longest-serving manager, spending a total of nineteen years at the club.
Sunderland Association Football Club Women is an English women's football club that plays in the Women's Championship. They play their home games at the Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground in Hetton-le-Hole, in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
Allan Johnston is a Scottish football player and coach, who was most recently the manager of Queen of the South.
Keiren Westwood is a professional footballer and coach who plays as a goalkeeper for Crewe Alexandra. Born in England, he played international football for the Republic of Ireland.
The Tees–Wear derby is a football local derby contested between Middlesbrough F.C. and Sunderland A.F.C. who are separated by 2 rivers and 23 miles (direct), in the North East of England. It is the oldest competitive football derby fixture in the North East.
The Football World Championship, also known as the United Kingdom Championship or the International Club Championship, was an exhibition association football match played between the English and Scottish club champions on a regular, but not annual, basis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with varying degrees of press attention and public interest. Perhaps the most widely publicised at the time under the 'World Championship' name was the 1888 event between Renton and West Bromwich Albion, while in the modern age interest from historians has drawn more attention to matches involving Sunderland, particularly the 1895 match. The FA Cup and Scottish Cup were qualification of the tournament.
Joseph Patrick Lumley is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Southampton.
Thomas Robson is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League Two club Clyde.
Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare Oluwaseun Maja is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. Born in England, he played one match for the Nigeria national team in 2019.
Daniel Joseph Pybus is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dorking Wanderers. Pybus has previously played for Bradford City, Blyth Spartans, Tønsberg in Norway, Queen of the South, Dunfermline Athletic and York City.
The 2017–18 season was Sunderland's 139th season in existence, and their first season in the Championship since 2006, after relegation from the Premier League in the previous season. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Jack Raymond Clarke is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Ipswich Town.
Lee Connelly is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League Two club Clyde.
Connor Shields is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. He has previously played for Albion Rovers, Sunderland, Aldershot Town and Queen of the South and Motherwell. Shields has also had loan spells with Alloa Athletic, Billercay Town and Queen's Park.
The 2024–25 season is the 146th season in the history of Sunderland Association Football Club and their third consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
The 2023–24 season is Queen's Park's third season in the Scottish Championship following their promotion from League One at the end of the 2021–22 season. Queen's will also compete in the Scottish Cup, League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Glasgow Cup.
