Historical place archive

Sunderland in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Sunderland in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records5 event labels4 people1795–1956

Historical events in Sunderland

1795

5 April 1795
Birth of Henry Havelock
Henry Havelock · Military

Birth of Henry Havelock

1913

April 1913
Football League Championship
Charles Murray Buchan · Football

Helps Sunderland win the Football League championship.

April 1913
Football League Championship
Robert Kyle · Football

Manages Sunderland to the Football League championship.

April 1913
Sunderland League Title
Charles Murray Buchan · Football

Contributes important goals during the club's title-winning campaign.

April 1913
Sunderland Managerial Title
Robert Kyle · Football

Guides the club close to a league and cup double.

1956

1956
Sunderland FC
Donald George "Don" Revie · Football

Moves to Sunderland for a transfer fee of pounds 22,000

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Sunderland. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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