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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10. Run aground
Youngsters attempt to get a closer look at the Newcastle collier Birtley, which had grounded on the rocks at Whitburn Steele, near Sunderland, in October 1936 | Getty Images
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11. Roker Pier
A look back at Roker Pier in a poignant photo which was taken around 1936 | Getty Images