The 1891-92 season was

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's 12th season in existence, and their second season as a

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club. Sunderland overcame a sluggish start (losing the first three away games consecutively) and went on to win all but two games for the rest of the season; including a back-to-back thirteen game winning sequence. They finished the season as English Champions for the first time, marking the first title of the 'Team of All Talents' era; the most successful in the club's history. The team scored a total of 93 league goals in 26 games - an average of 3.6 goals per game. They put seven goals past

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and put seven past

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in both home and away games. Forward John Campbell ended the season as the league's top scorer, scoring a total of 37 goals in just 29 games. The season was unusual in the fact that Sunderland didn't draw a single league match. Sunderland reached the

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Semi-final for the second year in a row, losing to

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. The season saw a number of changes introduced to the sport, with Sunderland's first

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awarded in a game against

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and goal nets introduced for the first time.

First team squad

Players Out

Competitions

Football League

League table

Matches

FA Cup

Matches

Squad Statistics

References

* ''All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland A.F.C.'', Dykes, Gareth & Lamming, Douglas, Polar Print Group Ltd, 1999 * ''Sunderland AFC: The Official History 1879-2000'', Days, Paul, Business Education Publishers Ltd, 1999 * ''The StatCat'', www.thestatcat.co.uk, last accessed: 2018-11-02 {{DEFAULTSORT:1891-92 Sunderland A.F.C. season Sunderland A.F.C. seasons

English football championship-winning seasons