On Halloween 2017, Simon Grayson was sacked after a 3-3 draw with Bolton Wanderers. On June 29th, Grayson was named as the new manager of the recently relegated Championship side, Sunderland - replacing David Moyes. With the hopes of gaining swift promotion back to the top flight of English Football, he had his first league game in charge against Derby County, where the Lads drew 1-1. In his following fixture as manager, Grayson's team beat Norwich City at  Carrow Road, with the game ending...

On this day in 1994, club legend and boyhood Sunderland fan Raich Carter passed away at the age of 80. By the age of 24 Raich had won all...

On this day in 1988, former Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet was born in Sint-Truiden, Belgium. He spent three years on Wearside...