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unusual facts about Sunderland F.C.



1972–73 FA Cup

Second Division Sunderland won the competition for the second and (as of 2008) final time, beating Leeds United 1–0 in the final at Wembley, London with a goal from Ian Porterfield.

Sam Reynolds

Reynolds has played in several international exhibitions including in July 2005 with Portland Timbers in a friendly against Sunderland of the English Premier League; friendly matches with Chivas USA against Mexican Primera A sides Necaxa in October 2006 in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and Chivas Guadalajara at Estadio Jalisco in November 2007; and on August 2, 2008 for Miami FC in a friendly match against the Haiti national football team in Miami.

Steve Agnew

Agnew then moved up the country to Sunderland, helping them win promotion to the Premier League as Division One champions (although they went down after just one season) and in 1998, he signed for York City, and despite his efforts the Bootham Crescent side were unable to avoid relegation from Division Two in the 1998–99 season.


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