See the history of the Fans Museum from where it all started and the journey we have been on to get to where we are today

2019
Tony Jeffries named as ambassador for the Fans Museum
Tony Jeffries named as ambassador for the Fans Museum

We are delighted to announce Tony Jeffries has been named as ambassador for the Fans Museum Michael Ganley, owner of the Fans Museum said: “We’re pleased to announce that Tony Jeffries is to be an ambassador for the museum. He’s going to start our little boxing project. “We’re not just…
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Fans Museum Big Shirt Sale
Fans Museum Big Shirt Sale

The Fans Museum will be selling many items from our large collection including shirts, shorts, training tops and much more This is a rare opportunity to get your hands on some unique items including signed and even match worn shirts by some SAFC legends All sales will go towards keeping…
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Fan Museum Match Day
Fan Museum Match Day

Lovely seeing fans turn up earlier and earlier now. No doubt we will see many of our regulars later. We’ve got our two outside bars operating so, remember, they take only 5 seconds to pull a ice cold pint ?  

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Murder Mystery Night at Fans Museum
Murder Mystery Night at Fans Museum

#murderatthemuseum welcome everyone from University of Sunderland, we hope you enjoy the murder mystery night, Mind you Bobby Kerr’s looking different! #social #community #culture #justbenice ‬

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Nick Pickering Visits Fans Museum
Nick Pickering Visits Fans Museum

Always great when we get a former player in, and this one one one I really admired as a child. Thank you Nick Pickering, it was great to see you and thank you for signing the shirt and our famous logo ball ??⚽️ Don’t forget everyone tomorrow we are closed…
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Boldon CA Girls U13’s Visits Fans Museum
Boldon CA Girls U13’s Visits Fans Museum

A lovely surprise seeing one of our team Richard Wright visit us, bringing along a number of parents and the team from Boldon CA Girls U13’s.   A bad day outside but always a fun and interactive day inside. Maybe next time we get the rest of the girls wearing some…
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Velocity Phoenix U13’s Visit Fans Museum
Velocity Phoenix U13’s Visit Fans Museum

Always great being at the helm of education regarding our club and so many other interesting facts about football and all those that have played the beautiful game. A great time was spent with Velocity Phoenix U13’s who all loved the opportunity to wear some iconic shirts, from players who…
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A Night With Kevin Phillips
A Night With Kevin Phillips

A Night with Kevin Phillips A very personal night with Super Kev, only 60 tickets available, compere @RokerReport Graeme.  It will be a great night as usual and we have some very nice pieces of memorabilia available to buy   Friday 11th October – 6pm till Midnight Tickets £15 What about these #limitededition shirts,…
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SLIME at Fans Museum
SLIME at Fans Museum

With school starting this week we’re sure you’re already thinking of things to do with the kids for half term… Why not join us and see SLIME where you will enter Slug and Caterpillar’s world and experience a squishy, squelchy show for the very young. After the show, you can…
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Sunderland Interfaith at Fans Museum
Sunderland Interfaith at Fans Museum

?????????? ?????????? ???? ???? Interfaith Week starts today with ‘Together for Sunderland’ – a Remembrance Day vigil. 5:30-6:15PM @ Sunderland Fans Museum which is next to St Peter’s Metro Station, SR5 1AP. All are welcome!

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Alex Rae & Paul Butler Night At The Museum
Alex Rae & Paul Butler Night At The Museum

A Night with Alex Rae & Paul Butler at the Fans Museum Friday 15th November – Tickets £15 including food Tickets available from the Fans Museum

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Bobby Kerr turns 72
Bobby Kerr turns 72

Bobby Kerr turns 72 The Fans Museum celebrated the 72nd birthday of SAFC cup winning captain Bobby Kerr It’s not every day we can say we held a surprise party for one of our captains who lifted the FA Cup for our club, but… Posted by Fans Museum on Sunday, 17…
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Alex Rae and Paul Butler at Fans Museum
Alex Rae and Paul Butler at Fans Museum

Well what a night that was, that much so we’ve been asked to do part 2. Paul Butler and Alex Rae were in top form and there certainly was a good few tears shed through laughter, the guys themselves loved tonight and we are now arranging part 2  

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Fans Museum Visits Sunderland Civic Centre
Fans Museum Visits Sunderland Civic Centre

What a great day supporting Howard and all the team behind UNISON Northern here at City of Sunderland Sunderland Civic Centre Engaging is what we do best, and we can boast there is no other museum like ours in the world, so we are extremely proud to say we are…
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Match Day Memories
Match Day Memories

Please support the Fans Museum in its goal to help dementia patients with its innovative project ‘Match Day Memories’.  Any donations are gratefully received, please click the link below to find out more https://acf.crowdfunder.co.uk/match-day-memories  

SLIME at the Fans Museum
SLIME at the Fans Museum

Children can get gunged at interactive slime show being held at the Fans Museum SLIME took place on 1st November where we hosted two performances of the theatre show at the FANS Museum in Sunderland. SLIME was aimed at 2 – 5-year-olds their families. 50 people came along across the…
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Fans Museum visits St Cuthbert’s Hospice
Fans Museum visits St Cuthbert’s Hospice

Facilitate, compassion, support, just a few words that have described what we as a team do. But it’s lovely to know, we are putting a smile on peoples faces, which then we capture to pass onto loved ones, some who can’t believe what we have achieved. This relates to so…
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Fans Museum Visits Hope Bank View
Fans Museum Visits Hope Bank View

Hope Bank View Visit The ability and willingness to create a lasting memory to those who have a harder life on a daily basis is what makes our creation so powerful and successful. Another day doing outreach work, this time at Hope Bank View, an assisted living facility, with some…
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Fans Museum Visits St Aidan’s Catholic Academy
Fans Museum Visits St Aidan’s Catholic Academy

Education is a fine thing, even more so when you know you can control the most excited pupils with a unique collection.  A great time was had by many at St Aidan’s Catholic Academy engaging with pupils who had been working on their history projects, a great reward for pupils…
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Fans Museum Visits Sainsbury’s
Fans Museum Visits Sainsbury’s

Well a day of fun and more fun, we’ve met some lovely shoppers at Sainsbury’s and some amazing staff.   Thank you again Rob Fraser for giving us the opportunity, and another great manager Michael for being so accommodating today, we really do appreciate what you have done for the…
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Alex Rae & Paul Butler Return
Alex Rae & Paul Butler Return

You asked for it, so here it is. Limited Tickets – £15 each  We will have tickets at the Museum on Friday & Saturday, and we feel this night will go very very quickly ?⚽️??❤️  

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Fans Museum Visits Barclays Doxford Park
Fans Museum Visits Barclays Doxford Park

All set up at Barclays Doxford Park in Sunderland and we have some amazing items on raffle cards, as well as items to buy so come and support what we do folks, we are sure you already know what we do in the community We’ve even got the Barclays Football…
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Sunderland Senior Supporters Visits Fans Museum
Sunderland Senior Supporters Visits Fans Museum

There’s not a town or a city that never had a social club, all those memories from the elder generations, giving them something to do, somewhere to go, but why have they all virtually disappeared. Well the revival as started, and how about this as an attendance to yesterday’s social…
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Fans Museum Visits Prima Cheese
Fans Museum Visits Prima Cheese

Thank you Nagma Ebanks-Beni MBE for the opportunity to meet some of your amazing staff and share what we do in and around the region. Thank you all at Prima Cheese Ltd and a big shout out to Andy Williams who facilitated everything and looked after us all.  Thank you…
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Fans Museum Visits Sunderland Foodbank
Fans Museum Visits Sunderland Foodbank

Just proves how great the families and companies of Sunderland really are. We’ve been to drop off the food that was kindly donated to help those over the holidays, so much pressure is added to us all at this time of year but what we can say is that we…
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2020
Autism In Mind Sunderland Visits Fans Museum
Autism In Mind Sunderland Visits Fans Museum

There are exciting opportunities available at the Fans Museum for anyone who is looking to undertake some free training to support voluntary work. Our next visit to the Fans Museum is Monday January 13th. The Fans Museum have kindly offered to train anyone who is interested in undertaking one of…
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Fans Museum Visits Blackpool
Fans Museum Visits Blackpool

Well we couldn’t just go to Fleetwood Town FC without creating more #memories could we taking Bobby Kerr back to one of his former clubs Blackpool FC #passionwithapurpose Vansdirect Vertu Motors our new bus modelled by 80 year old Jack Clark #shellsuitrevival

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Fans Museum meet Robert Forrester CEO of Vertu Motors
Fans Museum meet Robert Forrester CEO of Vertu Motors

After an amazing meeting with Robert and meeting many staff, we decided to create more craziness and encourage staff to get a once in a lifetime opportunity to hold the European Golden Shoe, won by our Ambassador Kevin Phillips, still to date the only English player ever to win this…
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International Fans Party at Fans Museum
International Fans Party at Fans Museum

To celebrate Sunderland AFC International Fans Day, the Fans Museum will be hosting the International Fans Party on Friday 7th February 2020 All funds raised go directly to fund the BLC Mental Health matchday drop in held at the Foundation of Light Friday 7th February  – 5pm – £5 A massive…
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An Evening with Paul Atkinson, Alan Durban & Nick Pickering
An Evening with Paul Atkinson, Alan Durban & Nick Pickering

An Evening with Paul Atkinson, Alan Durban & Nick Pickering – hosted by Kieron Brady Well this will be a huge night, stories galore from past chairman to how Alan created a team of youth’s who would then go on to play for England football team Tickets are on sale…
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