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Title
Statue to the Fans
Date
2002
Medium
bronze
Accession number
SR5_GL_S072
Acquisition method
commissioned by Sunderland Football Club
Work type
Statue
Owner
Sunderland Football Club
Custodian
Sunderland Football Club
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
24th August 2002
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscription of plaque to front of statue: All generations come together at the Stadium of Light. A love of "The Lads" has bonded together supporters for more than 125 years and will for many more years in the future. At Sunderland it is this statue to the fans that has pride of place. Supporters who have passed away have their support carried on by today's fans, just as the supporters of today will have their support continued through families and friends. We share this vision and bond as one because Sunderland AFC is For Us All. adjacent to the sculpture is a plaque commemorating those who fell in the war : TEHY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE ARE LEFT GROW OLD, AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN, AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM /DEDICATED TO THE SUNDERLAND PLAYERS WHO DIED IN THE WORLD WARS 1914-1918 (names of the fallen) 1939-1945 (name) AND TO ALL THOSE WHO SELFLESSLY GAVE THEIR LIVES.