On this day in 1998 Sunderland were defeated on penalties in the First Division play-off final at Wembley after a 4-4 draw with Charlton...

Well, what can I say? That's not something Sunderland normally do - fabulous buildup to the game, full house... in short, the sort if...

On this day in 1979 Billy Elliott was sacked as manager of Sunderland because the board wanted a younger man in the dugout. Having...