Sunderland were relegated for the second time in as many years in the 2017/2018 season, and fell to the third tier of the English football pyramid.

The Black Cats were relegated from the Premier League just the season before, and many predicted that they may struggle in the second tier, but few predicted they would actually go down.

The team, managed by Simon Grayson, Chris Coleman and then caretaker Robbie Stockdale, finished 24th in the league.

Not just in the league, but Sunderland were humiliated by rivals Middlesbrough in the FA Cup third round.

Sunderland managed an embarrassing seven wins in the league, and never really looked like putting up a fight from Easter onwards.

There were, inevitably, very low moments for the Sunderland support.

Here, we look at the worst three of those.

Agree, Sunderland fans, or are there worse moments? Let us know in the comments.

Sunderland had an awful season, and the match that confirmed relegation was against fellow strugglers Burton Albion, where they lost.

The Black Cats failed to put up a substantial fight and were relegated to the third tier, as the camera panned around the ground on fans with tears in their eyes.

Chris Coleman took the reigns at the Stadium of Light and he was tipped to breathe some fresh air into a squad in desperate need of it.

He failed to do that, and was sacked after a poor run of matches, which summed up Sunderland’s year.

This moment happened before the season started, but it set in motion a terrible trail of events.

Jermain Defoe was never really going to stay at Sunderland, as per his goalscoring exports the year before, but losing him was a bad moment for the club, who failed to really replace his goals.