Premier League 2011/12 -
Sunderland AFC
Since its formation in 1879,
the club has won six First
Division titles—in 1892,
1893, 1895, 1902, 1913, and
1936—and the FA Cup twice,
in 1937 and 1973.
The Sunderland team won
their first FA Cup in 1937
with a 3–1 victory over
Preston North End, and
remained in the top league
for 80;successive seasons
(spanning 68 years because
of the war years'
interruption) until they
were
relegated for the first time
in 1958. Sunderland's most
notable trophy after
the Second World War was
their second FA Cup in 1973,
when the club secured
a 1–0 victory over Leeds
United. The team has won the
second tier title five
times in that period and the
third tier title once.