Under the stewardship of Peter Reid, the Black Cats secured back-to-back seventh-placed finishes in the Premier League, narrowly missing out on European competition on both occasions.
But what happened to the players who turned out for Sunderland during such a memorable and enjoyable period in the club’s modern history?
Here, we take a look at where every player to have played for the club during the 99-00 and 00-01 campaigns are now:
Here, we take a look at where every player to have played for the club during the 99-00 and 00-01 campaigns are now: