{"title":"BLACK CATS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile the club has had many nicknames, \"The Black Cats\" was officially adopted in 1997 after a fan vote. It is steeped in local folklore, most notably a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19th-century battery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of cannons on the River Wear named the \"Black Cat\" battery, and a story from the 1937 FA Cup Final where a fan brought a black cat in his pocket for good luck—and Sunderland won. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the 90s, they were often called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rokerites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (after their old stadium, Roker Park). The shift to \"Black Cats\" was a move to create a more iconic, \"predatory\" brand that honored the dark, industrial history of the Wearside shipyards and coal mines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/twlvcollective.com\/collections\/black-cats.oembed","provider":"TWLV Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}