The Great Days of Sunderland should be compulsory reading for every
Black Cats fan. After a grim few years, it's important to remember that
things were once very different for the club. David Potter transports us
back to Sunderland's past glories - from the 'team of all the talents'
that dominated English football in the 1890s, to the side that almost
won the double in 1913, the great team of the 1930s that challenged the
riches of Arsenal and the most recent success of 50 years ago, when
Second Division Sunderland beat the mighty Leeds United in an epic FA
Cup Final. Sunderland were champions of England six times before the
Second World War and have won the FA Cup twice. Each of these triumphs
is captured in detail and brought to life through vivid descriptions.
Learn about club legends such as Ned Doig, Hugh 'Lalty' Wilson, Charlie
Buchan, Raich Carter, Bobby Gurney, Ian Porterfield and Jim Montgomery,
and relive some of the moments that did so much to enrich the lives of
those who packed out Newcastle Road and Roker Park.