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The Netflix series "Sunderland 'Til I Die" takes an inside look of the
English football club Sunderland AFC. In this series, it will show their main
grounds (Stadium of Light) and their training grounds (Academy of Light). At
both of these grounds, flags of the club and sponsors are present (along with
the Union Flag), but I focus more on the club flags and football related flags.
In the first episode or two, the Academy of Light was shown as the
players and staff walked into the facility and an overview of the entrance was
displayed. The set of flags used at the AOL was the following: Union Flag, Club
and a sponsor flag, with that last flag being the closest to the entrance. The
club flag is their badge on a white background.
The crest itself was
published in July 1997, which was the same time the club moved to the Stadium of
Light. The description of the crest, according to their club website, is as
follows:
"The club wanted to ensure that the distinctive crest paid
tribute to the club's loyal supporters by including images from across the
region. The crest includes a central shield which is divided into quarters, two
of these featuring unmistakable regional landmarks. The Wearmouth Bridge,
featured in the bottom right of the shield, links the north and south of the
city, while Penshaw Monument, in the top left, is a well-known landmark and is
included to acknowledge the depth of support for the team outside the City
boundaries. The two remaining quarters proudly boast the internationally
recognised red and white stripes of Sunderland AFC. Supporting either side of
the crest are a pair of majestic lions which also feature on the City of
Sunderland's coat of arms - a reference to the long tradition of mutual support
between two great institutions. A colliery wheel crowns the club crest in honour
of the strong mining traditions of County Durham and acts as a reminder that the
Stadium of Light lies on land once occupied by Wearmouth Colliery. Entwined with
the colliery wheel is the club motto, "Consectatio Excellentiae" - "In pursuit
of excellence", a fitting inspiration to the team and its supporters."
Source:
http://www.safc.com/the-club/about-us/history/club-crest
This same
flag can be found at the SOL (Club's official Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8GZKn6Khza/).
Zachary Harden, 7 April 2020
![[Foundation of Light]](../images/g/gb_s_fol.gif)
image by Zachary Harden, 7 April 2020
The second associated club
flag, which can also be seen at the Club's official Instagram at
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8GZKn6Khza, the club's charity arm, the
Foundation of Light. The SAFC badge is to the left of the name of the charity
and the tagline "The World At Your Feet" below the foundation name. The flag
appears to be red; the badge is outlined in white, the charity name is in white
and the tagline in black. I have not seen it used on the Netflix show so far.
Zachary Harden, 7 April 2020
Sunderland AFC - it plays in the northeastern port town which shares its
name, just to the south of the city of Newcastle, and as such it's fiercest
rivals are Newcastle United (who are currently in the EPL). Sunderland have
twice won the country's top knockout competition, the FA Cup, most recently in
1973 when they surprised the country's then top team, Leeds United. The team was
founded in 1879 and have been in the league since 1890, winning it six times,
though none of those successes have been since World War II. The team has faced
financial problems in recent years, which were a major reason for their fall
from the top flight to their current position in League 1 - their lowest ever
place in the league. The team's traditional strip is a vertically striped red
and white shirt with black shorts and red socks - their current away strip is
blue all over. Notable former players of the club have included "Pop" Robson,
Niall Quinn, Kenwyne Jones, John O'Shea, and Asamoah Gyan.
James Dignan,
8 April 2020
