Talk:Sunderland A.F.C./Archive 1

ERROR IN ARTICLE
My name is Paul Days and I wrote the Official History of Sunderland AFC.

New evidence has come to light to confirm that Sunderland AFC was not formed in October 1879 but September 1880. It has been chronicled here:

http://ryehillfootball.co.uk/stories/happy-birthday-sunderland-afc-136-years-old/

There is no evidence to support a foundation date of October 1879 and this should now be changed to either 25 or 27 September 1880. The first date is when the original meeting was held to form the club in Rectory Park School, Sunderland and the second date is when it was announced to the world in the Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette.

The October 1879 date has now been debunked here - http://ryehillfootball.co.uk/stories/the-myth-surrounding-october-1879/

Furthermore the football club changed its name from the Original Sunderland and District Teachers FC to Sunderland AFC on 16 October 1880 not 1881/82 or any other date. This too has been chronicled in the above newspaper and a copy of the PDF can be supplied on demand if Wikipedia requests this information.

SAFC1880 (talk) 11:37, 22 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Hello Paul /, having read the details, I would support the decision to change the foundation date in this article and the separate History article to 1880. I'll be honest, it never really made sense to me that the club was apparently founded in 1879 but didn't play its first game until November 1880. I recognise that the information is controversial as the 1879 date is ingrained into popular opinion. I would imagine the change would likely trigger an edit war. It's also worth noting that both the club and the club historian Rob Mason still stand by the 1879 date. Can you confirm if you've attempted to change the date in the article yourself and has it been reverted?
 * Do any other Wikipedians have strong feelings against this change? Digital Elysium (talk) 12:55, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

ERROR IN ARTICLE
Thgere is an error in the article. It says that Sunderland held the record for the longest run in the First Division, staying there for 68 years until they lost the record to Arsenal in 1958. At that point Arsenal had only been in the First Division for just over 10 years. The record was not lost until Arsenal overtook Sunderland in the 1960's or early 1970's.

Please see below in the section entitled "Record run in the first division". I am onto it. Cheers. p.s. the audio version needs to be updated too. Gusssss (talk) 14:22, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Dick Malone?
Currently on the notable players list, never heard of him. Does he really exist?

Will remove and then if someone proves otherwise they can add it again

--Rboxer 09:56, 25 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Dick Malone most certainly did exist. Full back 1973 cup final. SAFCjl 21:40, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism
Yet again more vandalism, doesnt anyone have anything better to do, i changed what i could see im sure there is more. Sigh...


 * Yep, I changed it yet again. Even after a 5-1 pantsing of us, they have to do it, if nothing else the derby result proved once and for all who is obsessed with whom. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pagan Lad (talk • contribs) 05:08, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Entrance music
Can anyone tell me the titles of the music that Sunderland come on to the pitch with? thanks --Screen42 16:53, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Dance of the Knights by Prokofiev followed by Elevation by U2. Elysium 73 17:44, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks--Screen42 19:37, 15 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I think it would be a good idea to add this to the main article - It is part of the article for Dance of the Knights, but is not mentioned in the Sunderland AFC article. Could someone possibly add a section on this?

23:40, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Ready To Go
Veinor - why do you keep removing the link to Ready To Go from the external links? its probably the most popular Sunderland AFC website and its run by fans so hardly a "spam" link

Vandalism
To all those people who constantly vandalise this page, please use uncyclopedia instead. That's what it's there for.

The front page currently has a line that says: "Sunderland's best friends and bum chums Newcastle United." I tried to edit it but as an unregistered user could not. Maybe someone will want to change this yeah?83.61.2.236 16:03, 4 January 2007 (UTC). UPDATE: It's been changed back - well done!83.61.2.236 16:05, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Something I've just removed from the page

"*Raikonnen is a bit of a bellend, and as such, supports a woefully poor football team: Sunderland."

Hilarious. Not.--Rboxer 11:48, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Squad List
Sunderland and Newcastle are the only two Premier League clubs who have not adopted to standardised squad list template Template:Fs_player and there is a drive from the people on WikiProject:Football to get this done. The only problem is that we would lose the "Date Joined Club" and "Previous Club" fields, and we would be stuck with GK, DF, MF, CF positions. What do people think. Should we adopt the standard, or keep it as it is? John the mackem 00:21, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Once upon a time there were three clubs that used an alternatve template, including West Ham United F.C.. That was until recently. I was in favour of not standardising as the previous template provided more information, position descriptions were more accurate (what happens if someone plays RB and CM???) and I believed that a real football fan wants to see that kind of info at a quick glance, without having to go through every players' individual pages. But I felt like I was fighting a losing battle against those who felt standardisation mattered. However, I found a compromise I could be happy with by retaining the information in a 'current season' page, the current one being West Ham United F.C. 2005-2006. I have placed a link to this page just below the standard template on the West Ham main page. Let me know what you think. At the moment there is only statistical information on the page, but it could include more information, in keeping with other West Ham United F.C. by season pages, such as transfers, results and general 'events' that happen during the season. Spyrides 17:54, 16 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Sunderland also have a 'current season' page; I created it a while ago and I have been trying to keep it up to date as often as possible: 2005-06_Season_for_Sunderland_A.F.C.. Not quite as detailed in terms of player stats as the West Ham one. John the mackem 00:11, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Has Riera joined?
I read that Arnau Riera, FC Barcelona B player has joined Sunderland. Heres a link:

Past Players/Noteable Players
This section is very poorly constructed. Not being a Sunderland fan I couldn't really say who should and shouldn't be there, but it needs some kind of structuring. Perhaps listing by the order they left the club, and displaying the years during which they were at the club and the flag of their nationality? See other club's former players pages if you are unsure of how to do this. Djdannyp 12:27, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Roy Keane
There has yet to be an Official announncement from the club to say he is manager, so why is he up? It has tey to be confirmed.


 * It's been announced, but he has yet to sign a contract. Until then, I think his name should be removed from the infobox. NaLaochra 19:47, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


 * He's all over the official website and is listed as the manager.

Doing an Kyle Weber?
To the user that keeps adding this:

Doing a Sunderland As a result of Sunderland's somewhat unusual footballing history, the phrase "Doing a Sunderland" has been independently coined in many areas, often with wildly different meanings.

It can include a surprisingly good cup run, a reference to Sunderland's 1973 FA Cup win against Leeds, which made Sunderland the first non top-flight club in 40 years to win.

The phrase is also used to describe gaining promotion after a spectacularly successful season in a lower grade, as when Sunderland won the First Division with a record 105 points in 1999, enabling them to move up to the Premiership.

Most recently, "Doing a Sunderland" refers to being relegated in a humiliating or spectacular fashion. During the 2002/2003 season, although Sunderland were outside the relegation area at Christmas with 18 points, poor performances (they only picked up one more point) and a series of 17 straight defeats (only better by Darwin in League histroy with 18 straight defeats) saw Sunderland relegated with a then-record low points total in the Premiership of 19 points. Sunderland would break this in 2005-2006.

This is a pointless chapter, please stop adding it. It's purely anecdotal, not sourced, most of the information is duplicated from other parts of the Sunderland article, it does not conform to the Football Clubs template, and even if none of that mattered... it is stupid to have this as an entire chapter on Sunderland's headline Wiki article! John the mackem 16:05, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I personally have never heard it used. NUFC rubbish I suspect.

It's back again. Judging by the IP address it's the same moron as before (with an obvious void in his life). Whenever it pops up, just delete it. Elysium 73 18:06, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

A note on British English
British English should be used for articles on Britain related topics. Likewise, American English should be used on articles pertaining to American topics. For a clearer example, please visit this sub-section on the differences between their usage. However, is" works better than "are" with the term club as it is a singular and not a plural noun. (Compare with the word team which is a plural noun) --  S iva1979 Talk to me  12:07, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

A.F.C. versus AFC
I've been helping out with requested moves. I was moving Leeds United A.F.C. to Leeds United AFC, a move for which the requester had cited consensus at WikiProject Football that all "A.F.C." articles be moved to "AFC" articles. In the course of the discussion, somebody mentioned this article as an example of a name using the fullstops. I looked into the history at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football, and sure enough, there was consensus indicated here, here and here. Note also WikiProject Football/Clubs. Nevertheless, my move of this page was reverted by User:Robwingfield with the summary: moved Sunderland AFC to Sunderland A.F.C.: no consensus reached on removal of dots, bring in line with all other articles. Well, it's not the case that "all other articles" use the full stops, and how are we to implement consensus if people are going to revert, claiming no consensus, when they haven't looked into the discussions that have happened repeatedly? -GTBacchus(talk) 01:35, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
 * This needs to be coordinated as part of a much wider move - all articles and categories and templates for all English teams (not just A.F.C. articles) need to be moved at the same time. It's not sufficient to just move the main article and let it be inconsistent with other articles for the same club and articles for other clubs.  If you're willing to undertake the task for all English clubs I'll support you.  If you just change one or two, I'll move the articles back.  I think a better way to do this is to raise the issue at WP:RM, as an umbrella move for all English clubs.  That way proper consensus can be reached.  robwingfield (talk) 08:05, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I was under the impression that proper consensus had been reached, but if not, I'm willing to work on it, yeah. Right now there's some discussion restarting at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football, and it looks a bit complicated.  The consensus may vary from country to country, for example, but at the least it seems that all English football clubs could be consistent, all Norwegian clubs consistent, etc. -GTBacchus(talk) 08:24, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Does it REALLY matter? SAFCjl 20:06, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
 * No, not much. Consistency is nice, but if it's a lot of trouble to achieve it, then it's not worth it.  Ultimately, writing articles about football teams on the internet doesn't REALLY matter at all, considering everything else that's going on in the world. -GTBacchus(talk) 20:15, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Please block this page
This article has been repeatedly vandalised, over the past week by lots of diffrent accounts and IP's. I think we should block it, its getting ridiclous, and as I support Sunderland. I find it very offensive. Star of the north 15:51, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Management & Mick McCarthy
I like the new Management & Coaching Staff section, but i'm wondering if it would be better placed as a secondary header under a Management section as such:

1st Management 2nd  Managerial History --- 2nd  Current Management & Coaching Staff ---

What do people think?

Also, has there been a consensus reached regarding the nationality of Mick McCarthy? I originally added him to the Managerial History section as English, given that he was born in Barnsley and is clearly a Yorkshireman. But due to his Irish footballing pedigree he always seems to get reverted back to Irish. Again, what do people think? John the mackem 20:33, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Could someone please edit the current squad list, as Jon Stead and Chris Brown have departed. (No. 9 and No. 20). Thanks

Vandalism
Some Newcastle fans are obviously targeting this page for abuse. Get rid of it: In the history section there is an offensive sentence which needs to be removed.

Other Rivalries
I've added Middlesbrough back to the other rivalries sentance. If Leeds is there then surely Middlesbrough have to be too. SAFCjl 00:51, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Additional vandalism has been added to the rivalries section past the Middlesborough bit. I can't click on this page without there being some sort of vandalism any more--Rboxer 11:44, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Edit: Now removed

Vandalism of Squad
Someone keeps adding players to the squad which should not be there, namely John H Deacon. It seems to have gone unnoticed for a while, so it might be worth checking that section more often.

A player has been added to the squad called Aaron Phillips. I'm not aware of this person and I think he is fictious. Could this page be reverted please? --20.133.0.14 07:43, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

SAFC
Do Sunderland have some kind of exclusive right to the abbreviation SAFC? I ask because on two occasions the disambig page I created has been changed back to a redirect to Sunderland A.F.C.. Surely Stirling Albion F.C. also abbreviates to SAFC (see here), albeit that they are a less notable club? --Jameboy 22:13, 26 March 2007 (UTC) The club and fans of Sterling Albion don't seem to use the abbreviation that often that I can see, as opposed to Sunderland who use it frequently (i.e. www.safc.com). There is also a gulf in notability as well. I suggest reverting it back and leaving SAFC as a redirect to Sunderland. Elysium 73 23:36, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Please see the Discussion at WikiProject Football regarding this. --Jameboy 13:01, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Clean up needed
article is very long, messy and disjointed and contains waffle and fan based POV. I think maybe Sunderland fans are considering this page their own and only they are qualified to contribute. I've cleaned up some sections but work still needed. Speed Air Man 10:01, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Update needed
Could you please notice that the players Johnny Evans and Danny Simpson have left the football club and returned to Manchester United. 81.151.83.107 10:58, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Some one has replaced the main image with a pooper scooper picture

Raimond van der Gouw
Do we know if he has been allocated a squad number or not? The official website initially said he had but it was removed later. Yesterday's programme said he was registered and number 17 too.

Nyron Nosworthy on squad list
Is Nyron Nosworthy Jamaican or English. --Sunderland06 19:42, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

The page on him here says he was born in England but has been in the Jamaican international squad. I'd say Jamaican.--Josquius 14:55, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Celebrity fans
Irregardless of if other teams also have it (the same applies to them): is this section really nessesary? It doesn't seem very fitting of an encyclopdia to me--Josquius 21:17, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Should be removed. This information should be moved to the "celebrities" articles. Mattythewhite 21:29, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Quick failing Good article
I'm quick failing this because:
 * Most important reason: many sections lack inline citations. Compare this to the comprehensive referencing in an article such as Liverpool F.C..
 * Trivia section needs exterminating. Any important factoids should be accommodated in a different section, and the rest obliterated.
 * As above, the celebrity fans is a little trivial. It's also uncited.
 * Some references are not formatted correctly.
 * 'Under 18's' has no apostrophe (plural = more than one under 18)
 * A lot of very fragmented paragraphs, esp. in 'Top flight'
 * 'Fanzines' should be developed.

Good luck with it. As I say, the most important point is that it needs far more references; therefore, the article did not receive a full review and subsequent reviewers might highlight further issues. The JPS talk to me  16:31, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Safc badge.png
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Martyn Waghorn
I have set up an article on Martyn Waghorn as he is now "notable" after making his first professional appearance for his club against Manchester United. Spinnerdisk7 (talk) 22:11, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

1989
Can someone check the dates in the history section? It says we joined the league in 1989 ereplacing Stoke... that doesn't sound right to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.39.243.206 (talk) 22:55, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

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The carribean 8
Source for these alleged players we have scouted. 81.132.214.251 (talk) 22:23, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Ah found the list. 81.132.214.251 (talk) 22:24, 26 March 2008 (UTC)


 * These players aren't Sunderland players, they spent only a week training at the academy, therefore I've removed the list of redlink players. -Toon05 13:11, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

List of kit suppliers
We have one for shirt sponsers, should we do one for kit suppliers? 167.1.176.4 (talk) 07:02, 30 June 2008 (UTC)


 * From google images;


 * ??-97 Avec
 * 97-01 Asics
 * 01-04 Nike
 * 05-07 Lonsdale
 * 07-?? Umbro


 * Gazh (talk) 09:34, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Squad
whats going on with the squad? It's pretty dam big! Shouldn't you split it up into another article, reserves and academy? Govvy (talk) 18:07, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * It is, but how would you define players as being in the reserves or academy, seeing as they are listed as being in the first team? Mattythewhite (talk) 18:11, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL, tuff to call considering their website has bunged them all together! :/ Maybe someone could email the site and ask them to split it up a bit!! heh. Besides, surely some of those kids are on loan somewhere? Govvy (talk) 18:23, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

The table of players' names is in a completely different format to all the other pages of the teams in the EPL. Anyone mind if I reformat it to match the others? Max sang (talk) 11:55, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

Jordan Cook
He is listed on safc.com as number 127 so dont change his squad number unless this changes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joejoooo (talk • contribs) 19:19, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Anthony Stokes - out on loan
He has gone out to Sheffield Utd for a season long loan. This needs to be added to the squad section. http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=15924 Nelftm (talk) 15:13, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Updated, but the source says it's a three month loan. Mattythewhite (talk) 15:17, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Academy of Light
I've noticed that there is no links to the Academy of Light on the page, anyone care to incorporate this into the article somehow? 167.1.176.4 (talk) 08:43, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Image review
Per a request on my talk page, I'm assessing the images for a potential nomination at FAC.
 * Sunderland A.F.C. - please complete an template for this image. Done
 * File:SAFC1972-97crest.svg - same for this one. Done
 * And File:Safcattendances.JPG as well. For both this file and File:Sunderland AFC League positions.jpg please include the source used for data culled for both graphs in the summary info. Done
 * In general, the image placement and appearance is haphazard. Please consider making images a uniform size no larger than 300 pixels. Per WP:MOSIMAGES, the placement of the image to the left under the heading in Stadiums is not allowed. Done
 * Please let me know if you have questions. Best of luck! --Moni3 (talk) 14:49, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

The path to the second FAC
A few issues I noted when running through the history section:
 * Sunderland won the game 5–3 and were crowned "champions of the world" - "crowned" is potentially misleading and a little informal in this context. To the literal-minded reader it conjures mental images of a coronation.
 * I've changed the two mentionings to "announced" and "named".
 * The club escaped relegation from the First Division by one point in the 1927–28 season despite 35 goals from Dave Halliday. The point was won after a match against Middlesbrough, and they finished in fifteenth place - while the intended meaning is obvious, it makes it sound as though that point was the only one that mattered, when a total of 39 was required.
 * How about a "one point margin" or would that sound too clunky?
 * The refs to a West Brom fansite should be replaced by something more reliable. It is also a deadlink.
 * I've gone ahead and replaced these with a few different sources.
 * After the close call, the club was promoted to Division One in 1964 after finishing in second place. Sunderland overcame Charlton Athletic in the final stages of the game, won and went on to clinch promotion - the wording in the second sentence is muddled. When did this game take place? Was it a promotion decider? We cannot tell from the information provided. Oldelpaso (talk) 10:35, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I think this came about through copyediting, I've cleared it up now. Sunderland06  (talk) 18:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Frazier Campbell
There has been no mention of his squad number on the SAFC website, so i have removed the number 9 until it is verified 04:37, 13 July 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.61.199 (talk)

Kit supplier / sponsers
Help appreciated, i'm crap with these tables. 167.1.176.4 (talk) 11:59, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Record run in the first division
"remained in the top league for 68 successive seasons, losing the record to Arsenal when they were relegated in 1958"

Firstly, although it was 68 YEARS after joining the Football League in 1890 that SAFC were first relegated in 1958, because of the gap for the war years 1914/18 and 1939/46, it was only 57 PLAYING seasons. I feel this should be corrected as it is misleading as it stands. Also, they did not "lose the record to Arsenal when they were relegated", in fact Arsenal did not play their 58th consecutive season in the first division until 1983.

If Arsenal are to be noted, then Everton will play their 58th consecutive season in the top flight (unbroken by war years too) next season if they avoid relegation this time round, thus also beating SAFC's achievement.

Gusssss (talk) 17:14, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Please detail hooliganism
I was disappointed that this got to FAC status without going into related hooligans, which belong in a comprehensive article. I just added a little paragraph of my own to get the ball rolling, but I know next to nothing about it. But even Americans know that association football teams have firms associated with them that do far more interesting (and intolerable) things to one another. Wnt (talk) 01:04, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The article did previously mention hooliganism, but it was brought up in the first FAC that it played a very minor part of Sunderland's history. Mentioning it just because other teams, like West Ham and Milwall have histories of hooliganism seems pointless. Sunderland06  (talk) 17:21, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, a reference I found would seem to contradict this. It's possible that the team effectively cracked down on hooligans, but that seems worth mentioning.
 * I added this bit because I don't approve of the whitewashing of articles, nor of "recentism"; a featured article should comprehensively cover all facets of the subject. I see that the original FAC did have a line about the hooliganism being overstressed, but it shouldn't have been removed entirely, especially if Sunderland represents a successful example of cracking down on hooligans. Wnt (talk) 23:39, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Reference 95, at the end of the sentence "Like many teams, Sunderland is followed by football hooligans, notably the Vauxies and the Seaburn Casuals, moreso the latter in more recent years", is broken. It also looks a bit of a strange reference to be using to support that sentence and this raises my suspicions about whether this is original research. Cordless Larry (talk) 10:13, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, I could have done better with that. I was hoping some people here knew more about this and could be goaded into expanding this.  The article football hooliganism mentions these two names and one more I didn't see mentioned in some less-than-reliable sources.  I think the sentence could stand (it's using a primary source about itself) if I had put in the Vauxies' web site also, but I didn't see one on a list of such sites I found. Wnt (talk) 18:03, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Friendship Trophy
I just created an article about this quirky honour, have wikilinked it from the main NCFC article and have added it to the NCFC template. I invite your contributions to the article and for you to find appropriate places to wikilink it in the main Sunderland article. Good luck for the rest of the season - I'd like you lot to stay up, so long as it's not at our expense! --Dweller (talk) 09:32, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

Translation of "Stadium of Light" to Portuguese
"The stadium bears the same name as the Portuguese club Benfica's ground Estádio da Luz, albeit in a different language." This is not correct because "Estádio da Luz" translates to "Stadium of the Light" not "Stadium of Light" which means "Estádio de Luz".

de = of

da = de + a = of the

This is a common mistake when translating from English to Portuguese language. BenficaNNossaPaixao (talk) 07:43, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Players' Heights
I have observed that the presentation of players' heights is inconsistent. 19 are metric first and 7 are imperial first. This is despite both Sunderland AFC and Premier League giving the height of players in metric measures.

To make the presentation consistent with Sunderland AFC and Premier League this would need:
 * A general agreement here that this was appropriate.

Do people here agree that this change is appropriate for this team? Michael Glass (talk) 06:51, 17 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Michael, given the general support at WT:FOOTY for actually following WP:MOSNUM for a change, why do you think it appropriate to go through all the Premier League teams and try and move them away from the MOSNUM standard?


 * If we did try to make the club teams "consistent" in good faith, all we achieve is to make the international teams "inconsistent". As you well know, there is nothing particularly special about the usage by individual pages on either the Premier League website or the Sunderland website according to Wikipedia policy. Kahastok talk 09:42, 17 January 2015 (UTC)


 * As I read it, the discussion at WT:FOOTY was about a proposal to divide usage on the ground of nationality. It was not about MOSNUM per se. I regard that proposal as a joke from Monty Python. Better to have the present inconsistent mixture than one divided on national grounds. Michael Glass (talk) 11:44, 17 January 2015 (UTC)


 * The wide community consensus on the matter determines this and other style points precisely on the basis of the country the article is related to. This is not just for units - it applies to dates and spelling as well.  Your argument against it amounts to little more than WP:IDONTLIKEIT.


 * There is no basis in policy, in the MOS or elsewhere, for an article on an British player playing for an English club not to be considered UK-related for style purposes. Whether we do it by club or by player is the only real question - either only the British players are UK-related or all of them are.  Your proposal is not consistent with either position.


 * But in any case, this is not an appropriate place on which to reach consensus on what units should be used on articles other than this one. If you want consistency across footballers, the appropriate venue is WT:FOOTY. Kahastok talk 12:36, 17 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Kahastok, my proposal is about the Sunderland players. It was not a general proposal, such as the one you outlined above. You have accepted that a general diktat to use imperial measures on the British teams is unattainable. You now have restricted your proposal to British players. I think treating team members differently on the basis of nationality is also a non-starter because the division in usage is between UK teams and organisations and many UK player profiles are metric first. However, this is not relevant to my proposal here.


 * Now that both of us have stated our cases I think it would be good for both of us to wait and see if anyone else wishes to comment. Michael Glass (talk) 03:46, 18 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I see no reason whatsoever why your rhetoric about "diktat" should be a reason not to follow WP:MOSNUM. We can choose within reason how to interpret MOSNUM's reference to "non-scientific articles relating to the United Kingdom" - whether that means players for UK teams, or players with British nationality, but we cannot choose to disregard MOSNUM completely without the sort of good reason that has been conspicuous by its absence in your arguments both here and elsewhere.


 * You are well aware that individual instances of measurements on websites of clubs and teams are not an authoritative determination of usage, and that there is nothing in MOSNUM or any other policy that requires us to follow them. On the contrary, it makes a very clear distinction between "most articles, including all scientific articles", "non-scientific articles relating to the United States" and "non-scientific articles relating to the United Kingdom".  If you think there is any rational reason to suggest that an English player playing for the England team and for an English club might not be related to the United Kingdom, then you are welcome to present it.  But in all the time you've been trying to metricate British football you have never yet done so. Kahastok talk 10:26, 18 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Khastok, Let's just agree to differ and let others comment, if they want to. Of course we have sharply different ideas about metrication and whether MOSNUM is a guideline or should be followed strictly, but please, let's just cool it so that others have a chance to comment. Michael Glass (talk) 11:27, 18 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Nobody says that MOSNUM has to be followed like a strait-jacket, except you when it suits you to caricature others. But nor is it an irrelevance or something to be ignored for no reason other than WP:IDONTLIKEIT, as you so repetitiously demand.  If there is a good reason to ignore this or any other rule it should be ignored.  But you have entirely failed to demonstrate any such good reason in any discussion here.


 * But in any case - as I said before - this is not the page for this discussion. Even if a consensus for your proposal was reached here, it would not apply on any other article, and this one doesn't have any relevant measures on it. Kahastok talk 12:24, 18 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Khastok, What I have asked for is whether people think that making the display of units in the info boxes of Sunderland players consistently metric first is a good idea. The reasons for asking this are as follows:
 * Consistency is preferable to inconsistency.
 * Most player profiles are metric first now.
 * Both Sunderland and Premier League web pages present the height information in metric measures only.
 * Your argument against my proposal is that this would be inconsistent with MOSNUM. You further state that even if people came to a consensus here, MOSNUM would override it. I hope that this states both our cases without rancour or rhetoric, and that we can both step back and give room for others to comment, if they want. Michael Glass (talk) 09:34, 19 January 2015 (UTC)


 * No, it doesn't. Please don't put words into my mouth, because every time you do it you misrepresent me.  I have told you this on many occasions in the past.


 * The usage of individual pages of the Sunderland and Premier League websites is totally irrelevant as you well know - this is an argument that has been rejected on every one of the scores of times you have proposed it at WT:MOSNUM with very good reason; your attempts to impose it regardless violate WP:GAME (Attempting to... impose one's own novel view of "standards to apply" rather than those of the community). Your argument based on other player profiles here is precisely the behaviour described at WP:FAITACCOMPLI, given that you metricated them en masse against policy and are now claiming that as justification for going further against policy.


 * But it doesn't matter. The reality is that the purpose of this talk page is to discuss this article.  Not other related articles.  You can't expect people editing one article to respect or listen to a consensus reached at a talk page for a totally different article.  There are no heights or weights of players anywhere on this article.  So there is no measurement to be changed by your proposal. Kahastok talk 19:58, 19 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I can see my plea to discuss without rancour has fallen on deaf ears. Regardless of all your invective, my edits have largely stood for three years or more. As you do not accept that any discussion here is relevant, there is no point in discussing it further. Michael Glass (talk) 23:38, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

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Current Squad: The link to Marc Wilson should be changed to Marc Wilson (Irish footballer) as the current one links to the disambiguation page. 86.132.114.9 (talk) 10:44, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
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Sunderland Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Sunderland currently plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Since its formation in September 1880,  the club has won six top-flight (First Division, now the Premier League) titles (1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913 and 1936), a total only bettered by five other clubs, and has finished runners-up five times. The club has also won the FA Cup twice (1937 and 1973) and been runners-up twice (1913 and 1992), as well as winning the FA Community Shield in 1936 and being finalists the following year. Sunderland have also been Football League Cup finalists in 1985 and 2014.

I have changed the date of formation to September 1880 and quoted the source. I wrote the Official history of Sunderland AFC and am therefore one of the pre eminent historians of the club. New information has come to light that proves the September 1880 founding date and confirms that no evidence can be found to prove the previously given October 1879 founding date. Evidence to support the September 1880 date can be provided to wikipedia through PDF's gained through an examination of the records of the local newspaper The Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette as researched through the online British Newspaper Archive.

the October 1879 date is debunked here - http://ryehillfootball.co.uk/stories/the-myth-surrounding-october-1879/ SAFC1880 (talk) 11:46, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2018
Please revise the Sunderland AFC crest as it is the incorrect crest. Please amend to be the correct crest which can be found here: https://www.safc.com/

Under Coaching Staff, please remove Scott Pearce as Sports Scientist as he is no longer with the club. Please add in Englishman, Adrian Lamb as Head of Performance. See the SAFC website for reference: https://www.safc.com/players/backroom-staff Jshannon224 (talk) 10:39, 11 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: Changed backroom staff but not crest. Crest on the website appears identical to the current image. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:45, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 January 2018
Please change the Sunderland A.F.C. crest/logo. It is incorrect as it is the wrong font. See below sites for safc.com and SAFC Twitter for sources to correct crest. Thank you.

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Semi-protected edit request on 1 February 2018
You have Didier Ndong incorrectly spelt in the squad list as N'Dong, this is a common mistake and requires rectification. Simonv74 (talk) 10:11, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ – DRAGON BOOSTER   ★  10:20, 1 February 2018 (UTC).

Semi-protected edit request on 1 February 2019
Jerome Sinclair has returned to Watford, you should remove him from the squad list. Simonv74 (talk) 11:22, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 1 February 2019
Please delete no. 36 Andrew Nelson from the listing of players because he has been transferred to Dundee FC permanently now. GBvike55 (talk) 15:46, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ - someone else has removed him from the list. Iggy (Swan) 21:52, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 February 2019
Hi, I noticed that we are missing a player in our current squad. We are missing Jimmy Dunne, a CB on loan from Burnley for the rest of the season. Please add him when you get a chance. Thank you. 96.53.79.30 (talk) 18:45, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ - Source now includes his name on there in the defenders section and now has a number. Iggy (Swan) 21:52, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Famous supporters
I think under "supporters" it would make sense to mention a few famous ones, like it's often done with other clubs.

Some famous supporters of Sunderland include The Animals keyboardist Alan Price, actor Peter O'Toole , one half of the Eurythmics duo David A. Stewart  , Kenickie leader and radio host Lauren Laverne , baritone Thomas Allen , journalist Kate Adie  , veterinary surgeon/writer James Herriot  , children's author Terry Deary  , and lyricist Tim Rice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxim.il89 (talk • contribs) 23:22, 15 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Discussed at the RfC. The answer was "no". Koncorde (talk) 11:55, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

Stadium
The section on stadium is about the stadium, not about people's feelings or opinions of the stadium. That content should be on the main stadium article, not this one. This article is about Sunderland AFC, any content should be about Sunderland AFC. Forcing in sections about people's emotional attachment to stadiums or grounds in order to force in "famous" names is a weak and pointless exercise. Koncorde (talk) 11:58, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 14:09, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Don't you think fans' reactions are part of the team history? It's pretty important what was said during the move, it's not a real history if it's not mentioned, too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxim.il89 (talk • contribs) 18:24, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * That might be true if there was a section on the main Sunderland history about the stadium move, or even the fan reactions section you created on Roker Park itself where it is about the stadium and the fans affiliation to that stadium. Even a statement by the club about the move and or their feelings, (chairman, manager etc) might be relevant but I would typically avoid such things on a club article and leave it for the stadium article. Koncorde (talk) 18:37, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * It's understood you can't go into many details in a club article, but still, some should be mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxim.il89 (talk • contribs) 18:50, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Some what? Some famous fans opinions? Some feelings? Anything written should be done so encyclopedic ally. So for instance, if the chairman was to express sadness or hold a press conference etc then we might say "The stadium closure was marked with a ceremony attended by Sunderland players past and present." We might even talk about the last match, we may even mention any significant matches Roker Park hosted, or particularly famous people it hosted (i.e. royalty, senior politicians, foreign dignitaries) in the capacity of their official duties. However it should all be done neutrally. The main stadium article in comparison can go into more detail of the discussion of it being built, it's service, and it being designated for closure and responses to it. That all makes sense as it has context. Koncorde (talk) 19:00, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 September 2019
proper term needs to places: "top pocket" should be "chest pocket" 2605:E000:9149:8300:2C24:FC74:83A5:F932 (talk) 13:04, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
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new owner: Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
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owner: Kyril Louis-Dreyfus 8.28.108.186 (talk) 16:39, 18 February 2021 (UTC)


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Charity section
Correct me if I'm mistaken, but obv a whole section shouldn't include just ONE line.

This sentence, "A charity, the Foundation of Light, is affiliated with the club and helps encourage educational development through football, and offers learning centres in addition to scholarships.[145]" - I'm pretty sure such a sentence is not enough for a WHOLE section.

So I've expanded it: "A charity, the Foundation of Light, is affiliated with the club and helps encourage educational development through football, and offers learning centres in addition to scholarships.[145]

The Foundation regularly undertakes various fund-raising activities. In 2011, its 'Carols of Light' event in collaboration with Durham Cathedral and produced by Tim Rice included such music performers as Thomas Allen, former Animals member Alan Price, and Sunderland based band The Futureheads;[146] it also had speakers such as SAFC Foundation Trustee and former player Niall Quinn, journalist Kate Adie, and presenter Steve Cram.[147][148]

In 2015, the Foundation was granted permission to open a free school for vulnerable children[149]; and in 2015, the Foundation created a new official home for itself called the Beacon of Light, with classrooms and learning spaces, and with indoor sports courts[150]."

For some reason, the person who has created the section keeps on reverting me.

Fair enough, he doesn't think famous people outside football should be included, but that's just his opinion. The consensus on WikiProject: Football, said famous peps could be included if they influenced the club somehow, and helping the club establish a charity is a pretty big qualifier here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxim.il89 (talk • contribs) 11:31, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * 1. There is no minimum size for a section. When that section is about something that isn't directly part of the main subject this is usually kept to the minimum information required. All extraneous information is kept to the main article of the subject. This is called content forking.
 * 2. The content on the webpage should only be what is relevant to the subject of that subject. Unless the actions of the charity have had some significant bearing on the success or fortunes of the football club they are largely irrelevant. So for instance, if the charity successfully created a sporting academy through which X Sunderland youth footballers have been coached, that would be relevant. A concert held a decade ago so you can squeeze some celebrity names in - less so. I would accept the names to be included in that section would be the founder (chairman of Sunderland AFC) and representatives of the club itself who have taken part (such as Niall Quinn, and / or a reference to it being supported by the team / players at events). Everyone else is irrelevant to the Sunderland AFC article.
 * 3. And no, the consensus does not say "if they influenced the club somehow". But even if it did, the creation of the charity in 1999 or whenever was the significant action. Charity events subsequently are ten a penny, and relevant to the charity itself not the club.
 * 4. I have explained repeatedly why I am reverting your unnecessary content, which at the moment is just a smoke screen for your continued insistence on forcing "famous" people into the article regardless of how poorly it is written, and how unrelated it is to the main article. Koncorde (talk) 11:54, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * 1. Nevertheless, such a short section looks bad.
 * 2. And this is relevant to the subject because it gives a proper introduction to the chaity and what it does.
 * 3. The charity is literally linked to the club.
 * 4. And I've explained why you're wrong. Maxim.il89 (talk) 22:05, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
 * No, and no, and no. You are using this to promote unrelated content. I have no idea why, but it seems a recurring pattern across wikipedia. Koncorde (talk) 23:16, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, yes, and yes. See? I can play that to.
 * That content helps understand what happened better. Maxim.il89 (talk) 00:48, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * It really doesn't, it's puffery for the charity and another attempt to slip in the names of some famous fans (which you were told was inappropriate by at the main Football project talk page). Last year you tried this same POV push and it was rejected. You waited several months to try and slide it in under the radar. There remains no consensus for its addition.
 * You need to establish consensus for changes. This is particularly important when it comes to Featured Articles. Koncorde (talk) 01:13, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree with here, enough is enough.  Please don't use the mainspace as your scratchpad.  This has been called out many times now, the way ahead is to get some consensus that the material you're trying to add belongs in this very article.  Right now, you don't have such a consensus.  To continue to edit war in order to attempt to bully this material back in is highly disruptive and liable to result in you being blocked again.  Get the consensus established please.  The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!&#33;!&#33;) 08:00, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, as mach as I find it funny Koncorde went to your page to canvass you, I'm not edit warring - in fact, Koncorde is the one reverting me, and he's closer to the 3rr than I am. I totally support using the talk page. Maxim.il89 (talk) 08:51, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I went to RM as he was directly involved in the discussions last year that you are ignoring. Koncorde (talk) 09:25, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Quite. Indeed,, you'd be better off sticking to just the matter at hand for the moment rather than casting aspersions which will certainly not help your case and likely end in another block for you. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!&#33;!&#33;) 10:10, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * You can't leave a two sentence section, fact. Maxim.il89 (talk) 22:19, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Please link the policy or guideline that substantiates your "fact"? The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!&#33;!&#33;) 00:56, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

I have blocked Maxim.il89 for 48 hours from the article for violating the three revert rule on it. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  12:28, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * This is nonsense, because I haven't violated it. I had two reverts, technically - counting my first edit as a "revert" is ridiculous. Maxim.il89 (talk) 22:19, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Again, I'll repeat myself. You can't just leave one line for a while section. It's simple as that, a bit more background information is needed. Maxim.il89 (talk) 09:32, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Then find something relevant to the club. Inserting content relevant to the charity is irrelevant to the article. Koncorde (talk) 09:59, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, it's only your own opinion by which it's irrelevant. Again, you don't run Wikipedia. A real editor has just improved the section and made it presentable, which is all that was needed to begin with. Maxim.il89 (talk) 00:49, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * You could have made it presentable yourself at any point.
 * Quote, item 2 at the top of the page I would accept the names to be included in that section would be the founder (chairman of Sunderland AFC) and representatives of the club itself who have taken part (such as Niall Quinn, and / or a reference to it being supported by the team / players at events).
 * Quote, my words to Richie on his talk page If you want to recommend the compromise of what element you believe is relevant (Murray, and Stadium development) you won't find opposition from me, but when I have suggested any level of moderation in the past he has taken it as an attack and ended up at several forums shopping a ban for me.
 * To sum up: I have said, since 15th of September 2019 what content is appropriate. In fact I created the Charitable Association section in order to enable you to better compose such a section. In fact Sunderland are associated with about a half-dozen charities and charitable affairs which at any point you could reference to expand the section; but you haven't. Koncorde (talk) 02:00, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

I wanted to thank User:Ritchie333 for his edit. It makes sense as it makes the section look bigger and more clear. I hope a few here will learn from this edit how it's not normal to leave a whole section just one sentence long. Maxim.il89 (talk) 00:49, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * thanks for your advice. Some of us have been here long enough to see baiting in action so I'll just let this slide and hope your attitude and editing patterns don't deteriorate once again to the point where you are blocked.  Again.  Cheers. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!&#33;!&#33;) 00:54, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * That's the problem, some of you have been here "long enough" to lose grasp of reality and start thinking that because you've been here longer gives you some arbitrary powers over what should be included, and what shouldn't, mostly a power trip (forgetting that Wikipedia exists to share knowledge, not to give you the illusion of power). I think user [[Ritchie333 has been here for a while as well, and yet he doesn't get a kick from "flaunting" his Wikipedia "tenure" in front of newer editors. He makes edits that actually improve Wikipedia. Maxim.il89 (talk) 11:37, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * An editor being here for a while doesn't mean they own Wikipedia. Maxim.il89 (talk) 11:37, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Does this page need a list of celebrity fans?
Right, this article doesn't need a celebrity fans list, right? Like, that's only for the article about supporters?

Athletes

 * Paul Collingwood - cricketer.
 * Steve Cram - track and field athlete, silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games.
 * Tony Jeffries - professional boxer, bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
 * John Lowe[] - darts world champion.
 * Martin O'Neill - Northern Irish football manager and player.

Business

 * Peter Vardy - businessman, automotive retail business.
 * Tom Cowie - businessman, Arriva Group.

Comedians

 * Alfie Joey - comedian, radio presenter.
 * Bobby Knoxall - comedian.

Film

 * Melanie Hill - actress, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Coronation Street.
 * Peter O'Toole - stage and film actor, T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia, record for the most Academy Award nominations for acting without a win.
 * David Parfitt - Oscar-winning producer.
 * Richard Short - stage and film actor.
 * Gabe Turner  - One of the founders of Fulwell 73.

Music

 * Don Airey - keyboardist, Deep Purple.
 * Thomas Allen - operatic baritone.
 * Tasmin Archer[] - pop singer.
 * Peter Brewis - Musician, Field Music.
 * Alex Kapranos - Scottish musician, Franz Ferdinand.
 * Lauren Laverne - singer, Kenickie.
 * Alan Price - keyboardist, The Animals.
 * Tim Rice - lyricist and author.
 * David A. Stewart - musician, Eurythmics.
 * Frankie Stubbs - punk musician, Leatherface.

Politicians

 * Ian Lucas - Labour MP for Wrexham, Wales.
 * Сhris Mullin - Labour MP for Sunderland South, journalist, author.
 * Jonathan Reynolds - Labour MP for Stalybridge and Hyde.

Television personalities

 * George Clarke - architect, television presenter, lecturer and writer.
 * Glenn Hugill[Safc mad celebs ] - [[television presenter]] and producer.
 * David Jones - sports presenter for Sky Sports.
 * Denise Robertson - writer and television broadcaster.

Writers and journalists
Maxim.il89 (talk) 23:01, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Kate Adie - journalist, Chief News Correspondent for BBC News.
 * James Herriot - veterinary surgeon and writer.
 * Terry Deary - children's author, Horrible Histories series.
 * Kevin Maguire - political journalist, associate editor at the Daily Mirror, reporter for The Guardian.
 * Jonathan Wilson  – Author, editor of The Blizzard and sports journalist for The Guardian.

Hooliganism
This has nothing to do with SAFC and the section should be removed. If there is another separate page for 'Imbeciles' then I respectfully suggest moving the information there. Better still, let's not refer to them at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.137.152 (talk) 12:14, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
 * So you're offended by it because you don't like to think Sunderland have hooligans? Unfortunately, we do. We can't pretend like they don't exist. Maxim.il89 (talk) 01:29, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Per Max. Wikipedia is not censored. If hooligans (or hooligan behaviour) have been associated directly with the club in reliable sources (in this case there are books about the subject) then it is notable for the club article. The prominence and detail is generally lower if a full article for the hooligans is supported as it is here. Koncorde (talk) 01:32, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

The suggestion "So you're offended by it because you don't like to think Sunderland have hooligans" is nonsense, as are most books about hooliganism which often border on fantasy ("reliable source" - hmm). The article makes it sound if there is a particular hooligan problem at Sunderland. There isn't. I'm not "offended", but thank you for telling me what I think. Every club has hooligans, but the fact that this is appended to a page on SAFC gives them a credence they don't merit. Perhaps they should have their own page, if people are interested. Some Sunderland supporters are plumbers. Why not have a section on them? They have equal relevance to football as hooligans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.100.225.171 (talk) 16:14, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
 * They have their own page. Hooliganism is indelibly linked with the clubs and the history of the club, if only because of what needed to be done to tackle it. Koncorde (talk) 13:30, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

The fact that there is a section called "Supporters, rivalries & hooliganism" is grossly unfair as it in itself suggests a particular problem. There is no such section on pages for clubs with far worse problems - historically, currently and "indelibly linked". Nowhere does the word "hooliganism" appear in the pages for Leeds United, Birmingham City, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Crystal Palace, Coventry City and, strangest of all, Chelsea and Millwall. Hooliganism might be mentioned on these clubs' pages, but on the Sunderland page it is for some reason a headline. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.23.170.222 (talk) 13:57, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not censored. If hooligans (or hooligan behaviour) have been associated directly with the club in reliable sources (in this case there are books about the subject) then it is notable for the club article. The prominence and detail is generally lower if a full article for the hooligans is supported as it is here. Chelsea's page says: During the 1970s and 1980s in particular, Chelsea supporters were associated with football hooliganism. The club's "football firm", originally known as the Chelsea Shed Boys, and subsequently as the Chelsea Headhunters, were nationally notorious for football violence, alongside hooligan firms from other clubs such as West Ham United's Inter City Firm and Millwall Bushwackers, before, during and after matches.[97] The increase of hooligan incidents in the 1980s led chairman Ken Bates to propose erecting an electric fence to deter them from invading the pitch, a proposal that the Greater London Council rejected.[98] that it isn't in its own named section is an editorial choice by those on that page given the links to those associated pages. West Ham United F.C. in contrast does have such a section. Koncorde (talk) 14:49, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia might not be censored, but the the Sunderland AFC entry still has a "hooliganism" sub-heading. West Ham's page also has that sub-heading, but no one said that it didn't. That passage does indeed appear on the Chelsea page, yet still the page doesn't have the hooliganism sub-heading, whereas Sunderland's does. Unfair and misleading. Also, when looking for "reliable sources", books about football hooliganism, usually the work of semi-literate fantasists, are not ideal reading material; although they are often unwittingly amusing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.20.5.20 (talk) 10:32, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 June 2021
change Methvan to Methven change Satori to Sartori Give their full names Charlie Methven and Juan Sartori as they are not previously mentioned in the article81.170.49.40 (talk) 02:47, 14 June 2021 (UTC) 81.170.49.40 (talk) 02:47, 14 June 2021 (UTC) 81.170.49.40 (talk) 02:47, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. ◢ <i style="background-color:#F7E3F7; color:#960596"> Ganbaruby! </i>  (talk) 04:21, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi Protected edit request, the opening paragraph says "he club has won six top-flight (First Division, now the Premier League) titles (1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913, and 1936), a total only bettered by five other clubs", but since Manchester City's premiership win in 2021, this should now be changed to "six other clubs".

Featured article review needed
This 2009 WP:FA promotion has not been maintained to WP:WIAFA standard. Unless these issues can be addressed, the article should be submitted for a Featured article review: This is only a sampling of issues. A top-to-bottom review is needed to maintain FA status. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  21:25, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
 * MOS:SANDWICH and poor image layout.
 * Uncited text.
 * Prose review needed, sample: The fans most enduring fanzines is A Love Supreme.
 * Multiple short choppy sections and one-sentence paragraphs.
 * Listiness in Popular culture section.
 * Yikes, WP:CITATION OVERKILL and prose issue combined: Other nicknames used by the media and include the Mackems (believed to be related to the ship building industry and a name for inhabitants of Sunderland) or the Wearsiders, as a reference to the river that the city and broader region of Wearside sits alongside, and in contrast to their Tyneside rivals Newcastle United.[217][218][219][220]
 * MOS:DTAB
 * Citation cleanup needed including bare URLs.
 * IMDB as a source.
 * It would never have passed current FA standard originally to be fair. Koncorde (talk) 21:44, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
 * After taking a quick skim, I think the above concerns by SandyGeorgia are still valid, particularly the SANDWICH concerns at the beginning of the article and short, stubby sections. I also think the article needs a trim, as it is quite long and I think lots of information can be cut (like most of the "Club officials" section) or summarised more effectively. Is anyone interested in fixing up this article and bringing it back to FA standards? Z1720 (talk) 13:21, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Honours list
On the Honours list is says "First division/Premier League" I think this is misleading as they have never won the premier League and how it is presented seems to insinuate that they won a mixture of both, I believe this should be updated to just be "first division" BBennett1994 (talk) 19:12, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree and made some changes. WA8MTWAYC (talk) 19:29, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for making the changes, I agree it looks better now BBennett1994 (talk) 19:44, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 December 2022
Remove second "titles" after parentheses 2600:1014:B10B:7387:0:4C:4D8E:AE01 (talk) 19:57, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  08:12, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2023
Record signing is didier nong at £13.6m from Dijon not Gyan. Please change. 82.132.186.146 (talk) 11:40, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  11:51, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Lede
"Between 1891 and 1939, "The Black Cats", as they are known – in addition to their six league titles – finished in the bottom half of the league only ten times, and finished in the top seven 28 times. Since World War II, their league performances have been considerably poorer, only finishing in the top half nine times (1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 2000, 2001 and 2011), and only reaching the top seven four times (1950, 1955, 2000 and 2001). Furthermore, they have been relegated eleven times, and just over half of this period has been spent in the top flight (41 out of 76 seasons); of the 35 seasons in which they were outside the top flight, five have been spent in the third tier."

Far too much detail for the lede, per WP:LEDE and WP:UNDUE, not to mention not of interest to the casual reader. Discuss,. Seasider53 (talk) 22:31, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Second ping. Seasider53 (talk) 20:05, 27 June 2023 (UTC)


 * please see here. Seasider53 (talk) 01:11, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Average match attendances since 1891
I noticed the image with this text below, how is the image suitable as a graph? In order to read it you have to click on the image. Wouldn't this also violate MOS:ACCESS under text size due to being in an image? Govvy (talk) 09:12, 18 July 2023 (UTC)