Buy: Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1879 to 1939
Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1879 to 1939 ISBN 978 0 9556199 0 8 Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches takes a nostalgic look back into the literary archives and discovers the players, matches, fixtures and reports of the football clubs pre war era. This 17 year research project results in a fascinating…
Buy: Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1940 to 1973
Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1940 to 1973 By Paul Days In the eagerly anticipated sequel to Finest Matches 1879 to 1939, the latest instalment takes in the clubs activities from the War Years through to FA Cup triumph in 1973. Just £7.50 plus £3.50 postage and packing. 1940’s Read perhaps…
Third Division Days – Sunderland AFC 1987/88
For a club like Sunderland, the "3rd division" is a sobering experience. As if to emphasise the point the season kicked off at Griffin Park, Brentford. Sunderland won, thanks to a good Keith Bertschin goal. Sunderland then drew at home with Bristol Rovers, before travelling to Belle Vue, the home…
Wearside Leaves Gracefully; Manchester City 3 v 2 Sunderland AFC, 11 May 1991
Manchester City 3 v 2 Sunderland AFC, Saturday 11 May 1991, Maine Road, Football League Division 1 39,194 It could be said that justice has caught up with a Sunderland team promoted last season only because of the disqualifications of another club. But where Sunderland are concerned it is hard…
Rare Old Sunderland AFC Videos
Ryehill Football has been raiding the archives and has come across some old and rare footage of the team in action from long ago. Sunderland 4 v 1 Leicester Fosse, 1907 A crowd of 21.000 who paid £612 in receipts saw this game at Roker Park on a day…
Sunderland AFC Icons – Tom Watson
“The ten years Tom spent with Sunderland were, he was never tired of declaring, the happiest in his life” Sunderland AFC Icons - Tom Watson It is arguable as to who was Sunderland AFC’s greatest manager. If such a poll was to be taken, the knowledgeable choice would be…
Aston Villa 1 v 4 Sunderland AFC, Villa Park, 29 August 1955
Aston Villa 1 v 4 Sunderland AFC, Villa Park, Birmingham, 29 August 1955 Scorers - Aston Villa - Lockhart (73) ; SAFC - Bingham ?, 52), Purdon (74) and Shackleton (88) Attendance - 26,385 Aston Villa: Jones, Lynn, Alldis, Baxter, Martin, Moss(A), Lockhart, Gibson, Pace, Fallan, McPartland Sunderland: Fraser, Hedley, McDonald, Anderson,…
In Search Of The Double – Sunderland AFC 1912/13
In Search Of The Double! Sunderland AFC 1912/13 The Titanic had just sunk, the Suffragettes were campaigning and the Ulster Question was a major talking point as Sunderland AFC started what would be an epoch making season, badly. Finding themselves at the foot of the league table captain Charlie Thomson…
Here We Go Again!
Systemic trophy winning at Sunderland AFC; as it was and can be again! Its been a long, hard road for Sunderland AFC and its fans. Born of the Victorian era, the club’s creator James Allan could never have imagined the trials, tribulations and successes that would turn the men from…
SAFC League Champions 1901/02
Sunderland AFC won their 4rth league championship in 1901/02, topping the table with 44 points; three more than second placed Everton. To celebrate the triumph the directors arranged a celebratory dinner on 22 May 1902 at The Grand hotel in the then town. Below is the Dinner menu that was…