Foundation of Light Managing Director Jamie Wright looked back at the success of the Sunderland Scholarship scheme in its first two years and highlighted what makes it stand head and shoulders above the rest. Wright, who has overseen the creation and development of the scheme, was quick to praise his […]
Jamie Chandler’s side suffered a defeat to Crystal Palace in the quarter finals of the NFYL Cup following a goal in extra-time. Sunderland took the lead from an Arron Thompson penalty at the start of the second half. Palace equalised with a spot kick of their own five minutes from […]
Sunderland’s James Thompson scored a hat-trick as the Black Cats eased to a 3-1 victory over Birmingham to get back to winning ways. Thompson broke the deadlock after 38 minutes after a strong first-half performance by the hosts. The forward doubled his tally on the brink of half time, before […]
Sunderland FoL Monkwearmouth suffered a rare defeat as they were knocked out of the English School’s FA National Trophy by Monkseaton. The home side struggled to create any clear-cut chances throughout the game and were punished when Monkseaton bagged the only goal five minutes into the second-half. Despite struggling to […]
Derby day in Sunderland saw FoL Monkwearmouth claim the bragging rights against their Shildon rivals. Despite going one down early on, Jamie Chandler’s side fought back with goals from Josh King, Jak Hanson, Aaron Duell, Alex Ramshaw and Max Sansom making it a Derby day to remember. Shildon started strongly […]
Sunderland FoL Monkwearmouth Scholars coach Jamie Chandler says his side must be “prepared to battle” against Rochdale AFC North in the NYFL League Cup third round. The Black Cats suffered a 2-1 league defeat to Rochdale, their only loss so far this season, but that does not seem to faze the manager for next week’s […]
Sunderland Foundation of Light Monkwearmouth North completed a second-half comeback to maintain their 100 per cent record in the NFYL Northern Division with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace Foundation North. Crystal Palace took a 1-0 lead into the break following a strike in the 17th minute. James Thompson hit […]
Sunderland FoL Monkwearmouth Scholars got straight back to winnings ways after a 4-1 win over West Bromwich Albion Foundation. The home side took the lead through Max Sansom and with the game at 1-1 a West Brom red card opened up the game allowing Leon McKeith, Codie Howe and Reece […]
Sunderland FoL Monkwearmouth 1-2 Rochdale AFC North Sunderland’s FoL Monkwearmouth Scholars suffered their first defeat of the season against Rochdale AFC North, ending their nine-game unbeaten run. Sunderland went one down in the first-half but quickly replied through Jak Hanson before losing the game due to a poorly defended corner in […]
Sunderland Foundation of Light Scholars players Craig Ellison and Lewis King have signed professional contracts with Premier League side Burnley. Ellison has signed a one-year deal with the Clarets while King has signed a six-month deal with the option to extend it for a further year at the end of […]
