It's the day they lined up for the annual team photo.
Old faces, new signings. They all feature in these 9 Sunderland squad line-ups in years gone by.
We've got legends such as Len Shackleton, Charlie Hurley, Jim Montgomery and even Brian Clough appearing to smoke a pipe on the team picture!
Have a browse and see if your favourite player is pictured in these Echo archive images.
9. Back from left: Gordon Armstrong, John Cornforth, Gary Bennett, Micky Heathcote, John MacPhail, Richard Ord, Gary Owers. Standing: Viv Busb, Tony Norman, Tim Carter, Denis Smith. Second row: Paul Lemon, Reuben Agboola, Thomas Hauser, Tommy Lynch, John Kay: Front row: Marco Gabbiadini, Eric Gates, Tony Cullen, Colin Pascoe, Paul Hardyman.
Back from left: Gordon Armstrong, John Cornforth, Gary Bennett, Micky Heathcote, John MacPhail, Richard Ord, Gary Owers. Standing: Viv Busb, Tony Norman, Tim Carter, Denis Smith. Second row: Paul Lemon, Reuben Agboola, Thomas Hauser, Tommy Lynch, John Kay: Front row: Marco Gabbiadini, Eric Gates, Tony Cullen, Colin Pascoe, Paul Hardyman. | se
10. Fresh from the FA Cup Final. back row: Anthon Smith, Ian Patterson, Richard Ord, Terry Butcher, Thomas Hauser, Gordon Armstrong, Ian Sampson, Anton Rogan, Gary Owers, Don Goodman, John Bryne; middle row: Malcolm Crosby, Bobby Ferguson, John Colquhoun, Brian Mooney, Gareth Cronin, Anthony Robinson, Tony Norman, Tim Carter, Peter Davenport, Shaun Cunnington, John Kay, Gary Bennett, Jim Morrow, Roger Jones; Front row: Steve Smelt, Paul Williams, Craig Russell, Wayne Walls, Brian Atkinson, Kieron Brady, Kevin Ball, Michael Gray, David Rush, Steven Brodie, Warren Hawke, Martin Gray, Jonathan Trigg.
Fresh from the FA Cup Final. back row: Anthon Smith, Ian Patterson, Richard Ord, Terry Butcher, Thomas Hauser, Gordon Armstrong, Ian Sampson, Anton Rogan, Gary Owers, Don Goodman, John Bryne; middle row: Malcolm Crosby, Bobby Ferguson, John Colquhoun, Brian Mooney, Gareth Cronin, Anthony Robinson, Tony Norman, Tim Carter, Peter Davenport, Shaun Cunnington, John Kay, Gary Bennett, Jim Morrow, Roger Jones; Front row: Steve Smelt, Paul Williams, Craig Russell, Wayne Walls, Brian Atkinson, Kieron Brady, Kevin Ball, Michael Gray, David Rush, Steven Brodie, Warren Hawke, Martin Gray, Jonathan Trigg. | se
11. Tell us which your favourite Sunderland team was. Email [email protected]
Tell us which your favourite Sunderland team was. Email [email protected] | se