On This Day (18th Aug 2001): Sunderland Start in Style vs Ipswich – But It Was a False Dawn

August 18, 2001, saw Sunderland kick off their Premier League campaign in style with a 1-0 victory at home to Ipswich Town. Peter Reid’s side were fresh from a seventh-place finish in the previous campaign, narrowly missing out on a UEFA Cup spot, and there was genuine optimism that they could push on again. Over […]