September 2016 – Page 2 – Ryehill Football

Alan Brown Leaves Sunderland AFC….And In Walks Stokoe

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ALAN BROWN GOES Manager Leaves Roker By Mutual Consent Sunderland Manager Alan Brown Following the Fulham game on 28 October 1972 and a run of just 1 win in 8 games both Alan Brown and Sunderland AFC came to a conclusion that it would be best for all concerned if…

1937 – Sunderland AFC Board of Directors

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1937 - Sunderland AFC Board of Directors Colonel Prior At the time of the 1937 FA cup win there were some very high profile people on the board at Sunderland AFC. Here we focus on the men in charge: Sir Walter Raine Took over as chairman after the untimely death…

Hugh Wilson – A Man Amongst Men

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Hugh Wilson "Captured" by Samuel Tyzack from Newmilns, Ayrshire, it is doubtful whether, at his peak there was a more famous player in the United Kingdom than Hugh Wilson. Regarded as the greatest half back Sunderland ever possessed before he was transferred to Bristol City, eventually making back home to…

A Long Line of Goalkeepers; Stories of “Teddy” Doig Recalled

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This article appeared in the Football Echo of 5th October 1929 A Long Line of Goalkeepers; Stories of "Teddy" Doig Recalled SUNDERLAND have had a line of famous goalkeepers almost without break from the far off days of the "Team of All the Talents," so styled by the late William…