Since its formation in 1879,
the club has won
six First
Division titles—in 1892,
1893, 1895,
1902, 1913, and
1936—and the FA Cup twice,
in 1937 and 1973.
The Sunderland team won
their first FA Cup in 1937
with a 3–1 victory over
Preston North End, and
remained in the top
league
for 80;successive seasons
(spanning 68
years because
of the war years'
interruption) until
they
were
relegated for the first time
in 1958.
Sunderland's most
notable trophy after
the Second World War was
their second FA Cup in
1973,
when the club secured
a 1–0 victory over Leeds.
The team has won the
second tier title five
times in
that period and the
third tier title once. They
where relegated from
the Premier Leaue
after the 2016/17
campaign.