On This Day (9 November 1889) – Sunderland's "Team of All the Talents" beat the Brummy Dragons!


However, two years into the League era, the Sunderland Association Football Club was still excluded from participation despite its growing reputation as “The Team of All the Talents”. The FA Cup was the premier competition and provided all sides in England (and some in Scotland and Wales too) with the opportunity to compete on an equal footing with the league’s dozen founder members.

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