They were by far the greatest team the world has ever seen and they won the League for the sixth time 90 years ago.
Here are Sunderland’s players collecting their championship medals on this day in 1936 after becoming English champions. Key members of this historic side included Raich Carter, Bobby Gurney, Eddie Burbanks, and Johnny Mapson.
But there was lots more happening on Wearside as this collection of 1936 photos from the Sunderland Echo archives shows.
The Seaburn Hotel was being built, the Duke of Gloucester was in town and Mowbray Park had a new promenade.
Have a browse through our gallery of photo memories of SAFC and other news from that historic Wearside year.
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1. Usworth Airport
The opening of the drill hall at Usworth Airport got the attention of the Sunderland Echo photographer in October 1936. | se
2. A cuppa during training
Two Sunderland players enjoy a cuppa during a break in their training routine 90 years ago. | se
3. Glowing in Mowbray Park
The new promenade at Mowbray Park was shimmering in the night's glow in April 1936. | se
4. St Joseph's Church in Millfield
St Joseph's Church in Millfield was pictured in a Sunderland Echo archive view from 90 years ago. | se