A football trip to Sunderland will spectacular, and you should absolutely book one. Have you always wanted to know what it's like in the stadium during a football match of Sunderland? Number 1 Football Travel will compose a tailored football trip to Sunderland for you. Continue reading and discover more about the club and your football trip to Sunderland!
Let’s dive into the history of Sunderland, before the start of your football trip to Sunderland. Sunderland AFC was erected in 1876 by a teacher at the Hendon Board School. The name of the club was first ‘The Sunderland & District Teachers Association Football Club’ and was founded for teachers to amuse themselves after work. The name changed after twenty days to Sunderland AFC, which means: Sunderland Association Football Club and it wasn’t necessary anymore to be a teacher in order to join. Sunderland, or ‘The Black Cats’, was one of the leading clubs when the Football League was founded, and they have won three First Division titles in the 1890s. The club turned professional in 1885. They were less lucky in the FA Cup where they won their first title in 1937 and the second in 1973.
They did, however, retrieve the reputation of England’s sixth most successful club of all time, since they have won the English League Championship six times.
The club’s success decreased when it was taken over by Campbell as manager. No titles were won in three seasons under Campbell’s watch. A Scotsman replaced Campbell and the club gained success again: the fourth League title was won, and they won the Sherriff of London Charity Shield. Sunderland has predominantly been playing at the highest level in English football since 2000. The team had a setback in 2017 and they relegated twice within two years’ time. Sunderland has always been famous in English football, despite of its many failures, because they have won the Championship 6 times. The club promoted back to the Championship in the season of 2021/2022 after four tragic years in League One. Now they’re back in the Championship again they will do anything in the world to show where they belong: in the Premier League! Book your football trip to Sunderland AFC and see for yourself an exciting match and feel the amazing ambience in the stadium!
Book a football trip to Sunderland and visit the Stadium of Light
The ambitions and skills of Sunderland are being reflected in their wonderful stadium, the Stadium of Light. This stadium has a capacity of 49.000. the ambience in the Stadium of Light is fantastic, because of the tens of thousands zealous fans of Sunderland. 47.000 supporters travelled together with Sunderland AFC to Wembley when the club promoted to the Championship in May 2022. This is enough evidence to say that the fans are very loyal to their special club. Enough reason to go on a football trip to Sunderland!
Combine your football trip to Sunderland with a city trip
Besides visiting a spectacular football match of Sunderland in the renewed Stadium of Light - which the club has appointed as their stadium after four previous ones - Sunderland has got much more to offer! You could, for example, explore Sunderland’s past that was famous for its shipping, glasswork and coal mines. The best way to do this is by visiting museums that have specialised themselves in this department, but it is also shown in leisure parks and monuments in the city. So, you are perfectly able to combine your football trip to Sunderland with a visit of Sunderland!
Offer football trips Sunderland
We grant you some promises during your football trips to Sunderland. One of these promises is that we will book you a hotel in the centre of the city. Breakfast will be included in this hotel. We will also guarantee that you will be seated next to each other in the stadium. No additional costs will be incurred with booking your football trip to Sunderland AFC and we offer all of our football trips for the best prices!
We would like to wish you a very pleasant football trip to Sunderland AFC!
Please note that the exact times and dates of the Championship matches are usually confirmed by the English Football Association 6-8 weeks before the match. Due to European competition and live TV broadcast the time and day of the match can be changed. Therefore our package deals are mostly from Saturday till Monday to cover all possible match dates. Of course it is possible to book 1 night once the dates have been confirmed. You will recognize these confirmed matches by the orange ‘date confirmed’ sticker.
