The football club changed their name to the current form on 16 October 1880, just 20 days after the September announcement.
All figures are based on the maximum potential fee and are correct as at 1 September 2013.
Sunderland have won a total of six Football League Championships including three in the space of four seasons, along with being runners-up five times.
[53] (215) Attendances at Sunderland's grounds prior to Newcastle Road were rarely recorded.
Attendances at Newcastle Road, and in the seasons prior to 1925 at Roker Park were usually approximations.