Who would make your starting 11 and would it match our line-up?
Okay, so we’ve chosen almost all forwards but let’s face it - what a forward line it would be with Clough, Phillips, Bent, Buchan and Defoe in it.
Tell us if you agree with our selection - or is there a Wearside hero we’ve missed out.
![Every one a Sunderland legend. Tell us which was your favourite.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/18/9/57/What%20a%20line-up.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Sunderland's all-time record League goalscorer, pictured in the 1920s.
He netted 209 goals for the Black Cats in 379 games and played six times for England, scoring four times.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/18/9/24/Charlie%20Buchan.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=649)
2. Charlie Buchan
Sunderland's all-time record League goalscorer, pictured in the 1920s. He netted 209 goals for the Black Cats in 379 games and played six times for England, scoring four times. | se
![The Hendon-born forward led Sunderland to glory in the 1937 FA Cup Final.
He scored 118 goals in 245 appearances for SAFC and played 13 games for England, scoring seven goals.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/18/9/20/Raich%20Carter.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
3. Raich Carter
The Hendon-born forward led Sunderland to glory in the 1937 FA Cup Final. He scored 118 goals in 245 appearances for SAFC and played 13 games for England, scoring seven goals. | se
![Len Shackleton shows off his mazy dribbling skills at Roker Park in 1956.
He played 320 times for Sunderland, scored 97 goals and starred five times for England.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/18/8/42/Len%20Shackleton.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
4. Len Shackleton
Len Shackleton shows off his mazy dribbling skills at Roker Park in 1956. He played 320 times for Sunderland, scored 97 goals and starred five times for England. | se