Sunderland at Wembley: How the red and white army took over London
By Gary Welford
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 31st Mar 2019, 18:14 GMT
Sunderland's magnificent fans put on a stunning show of support at today's Checktrade Trophy final against Portsmouth.
Around 40,000 of them travelled down to London for the Wembley weekend, turning parts of the capital into a sea of red and white. From Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square on Friday evening to the stadium itself today, there were Mackems everywhere. Here are some of your pictures.
Red and white
Grace Barry and family soak up the atmosphere on Wembley Way.
Phil Sly sent us this picture of young Sunderland fans on their way to Wembley.
Billy Stokoe went to Wembley with his uncle, who came home from Dubai for the match.
Charlotte Hoyle travelled down to London on the same train as the Sunderland players and staff.
Mark Petrie, Jack Watson, Alfie Thirlwell, Ronnie Thirlwell and Bobby Petrie took time out from their pre-match preparations to pay their respects.
David Robson and son Charley were among the thousands of Sunderland fans involved in the Trafalgar Takeover on Saturday night.
This is Luke Duncan, already a season ticket holder at the age of 12.
Look who young Fletcher Parkinson bumped into - it's only Sunderland owner Stewart Donald!
Lincoln Parkinson was dressed for the occasion on his first trip to Wembley.
Helen Wells and her sister Sharon Kenny were among those who joined the throng in Trafalgar Square on Saturday night.
Josh White was in his seat at Wembley nice and early so he didn't miss a second of the build-up.
