August 2016 – Page 2 – Ryehill Football

Raich Carter; The Hendon and Sunderland AFC Icon

August 25, 2016August 27, 2016 by Ryehill

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Raich Carter Raich Carter on the attack v Arsenal at Highbury 1937 Carter was born in Sunderland, in Hendon, and was fated to be conceived in the very area where the football club was established. In fact he went to the School that James Allan, founder of Sunderland AFC had…

Sunderland’s Last Great Season?

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by Ryehill

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Sunderland’s Last Great Season? 1949/50 Back row – Scarth, R Robinson, McClurkie, Mapson, McLain Third row – Jones, Gray, Oliver, Davis, Marston, Ramsden, Hall, Scotson, A Wright, Hudgell, Johnston. Second row – J Robinson, Turnbull, Broadis, Duns, Murray, Stelling, L Shackleton, Dunn, Walsh Front row – J Shackleton, Dougall, T…

1937 FA Cup Final

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by Ryehill

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Panoramic view of the 1937 FA Cup Final in progress FA Cup Final, 1 May 1937, Preston North End 1 vs. 3 Sunderland Match Played At Wembley Stadium, London PNE Scorer: F O’Donnell 38 Sunderland Scorers: Gurney 52, Carter 73, Burbanks 78 Referee Mr Rudd of Middlesex Attendance 93,495…

Up For The Cup, The Story Of Sunderland AFC’s 1937 FA Cup Triumph

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by Ryehill

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Up For The Cup, The Story Of Sunderland AFC’s 1937 FA Cup Triumph The Holy Grail, Carter Gets The Cup From The Queen Introduction Since the clubs formation in 1880 League championships had been frequently come by but FA Cup wins were non existent. This led to that competition being…

SAFC Players During The War

August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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Usworth Colliery Welfare AFC Winners Of The Northumberland & Durham Challenge Cup 1940 & 1941 Top Row - T Oliver, F Archer, Hastings (captain), Hewison, Lockie, Middleton, Henderson, Cowell, Harris (Treasurer) Front Row - Heslop (South Shields), Dodds (Aston Villa), Kelly (Bury), Potts (Burnley), Hourigan, R Watson (Secretary) Ryehill Football…

Play Up Sunderland!

August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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Bob Kyle – SAFC’s Longest Serving Manager

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 by Ryehill

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Robert Kyle (Manager) 1 August 1905 to (15 March 1928) / 5 May 1928 Played Won Drawn Lost For Against League 758 345 141 272 1367 1157 FA Cup 59 26 14 19 106 73 Above is Kyle standing in front of what I think is the Clock Stand…

Memorabilia – Everton v Sunderland, 27 October 1894

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 by Ryehill

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Sunderland travelled to Goodison Park following an 8 v 1 thrashing of Queens Park in a Glasgow situated friendly the week before. Everton, as expected, proved to be made of sterner stuff as they came from 2 down to draw level with their visitors from Wearside with a last gasp…

Illegal Payments Scandal

August 23, 2016August 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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The Illegal Payments Scandal 1957 Sunderland AFC Introduction To understand the illegal payments scandal of 1957 there must be an understanding of what the Football League rules were as regards what was known as the maximum wage. As we shall see it was Sunderland’s breaking of this written rule that…

Sunderland AFC And The Bilbao Connection

August 23, 2016July 7, 2020 by Ryehill

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The Sunderland team lineup before the game with Athletic Bilbao on 13 May 1934, the first on a 3 match end of season Spanish tour. The game ended 3 v 3. Davis, Thomson, Johnson, McNab, Hastings, Gurney, W Murray, Shaw, Middleton, Gallacher, Connor Watch a live Ahtletic Bilbao La…

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