Significant Days
1987
First ever League game outside of top two divisions: a 1-0 win at Brentford.
1997
First ever League game at the Stadium of Light: a 3-1 Division 1 (then 2nd tier) win over Manchester City.
  Birthdays
1869 Charles Booth (player 1889)
1963 Ian Snodin (player 1994)
1976 Bolo Zenden (player 2009-11)
1997 Michael Ledger (player 2016-17)
1998 Jean Yves Poame (player 2016)
  In Memoriam
1997 Charlie Fleming (player 1955-58)