On this day in 2025, current Sunderland defender Reinildo signed for the club on a free transfer from Atletico Madrid. Before signing for Sunderland, Reinildo was a decorated defender who had played at the top level of both French and Spanish football. Born in the city of Beira in Mozambique, his career started with local team Ferroviário da Beira where he stayed for two years before transferring to GD Maputo in his country’s capital. A year later he moved to Europe, joining Benfica’s B team...

Born on this day is former England international, Danny Rose. Rose joined Sunderland on loan from Spurs and was named our Young Player of the Season, before tarnishing his reputation slightly by signing for the M*gs later in his career... When he arrived on Wearside, he was coming off the back of the 2012 London Olympics where Danny played in a Great Britain XI. The loanee made his debut in Red and White in a 1-1 draw against Liverpool and featured heavily throughout the season. He really was...

On this day in 2022 former Sunderland player Billy Bingham passed away at the age of 90. Bingham was a big name in the 1950s, making his debut for the Lads at just 19 years old. The son of a shipbuilder, he continued his shipbuilding apprenticeship on the shipyards while playing football. He made his Northern Ireland debut just a year after signing for Sunderland and would go on to make the first 33 of his 56 international appearances whilst at the club. He remains one of Sunderland’s most...