November 2016 – Ryehill Football

Charlie Gladwin – “Sunderland’s Colossus”

November 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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At the beginning of the 1912-13 season Bob Kyle paid £3,000 for two defenders. He bought Charlie Gladwin, six-foot-one-inch, fourteen stone Blackpool right-back, and Joe Butler, the Glossop North End goalkeeper. At the time, the record transfer fee was the £1,800 paid by Blackburn Rovers to West Ham United for…

SAFC’s Walter Scott – “Palpably Inefficient”

November 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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Walter Scott endured a turbulent time at Sunderland AFC, particularly in the manner of his departure from the club. He initially came to the attention of English football fans whilst playing for Grimsby Town, where on 13 February 1909 he became the first goalkeeper to save three penalties in a…

Jack Grimwood – South Shields

November 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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Although Ryehill Football concentrates its efforts on chronicling the fortunes and history of Sunderland AFC we also, as our title implies, look at Vintage Football. With this in mind we are featuring here a Manchester United player from the 1920's, Jack Grimwood, who was also a local North East lad,…

Sunderland AFC As The Vancouver Royal Canadians – Part 2

November 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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Sunderland AFC 1966/67 The Sunderland team ready to board the plane to fly to the USA to play as The Vancouver Royal Canadians in North America Wright, Martin, Kinnell, Harvey, Baxter, Mulhall, Gauden, Shoulder, Todd, Suggett, Hughes, Parke, Forster, Herd, Irwin Sunderland AFC’s affair with “Soccer” in the United States…

Sunderland AFC As The Vancouver Royal Canadians – Part 1

November 24, 2016November 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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The Detroit Cougars (Glentoran of Northern Ireland) slug it out on the pitch against Houston Stars (Bangu of Brazil) Following the 1966 FIFA World Cup held England and broadcast in the United States, promoters came together to start up two professional soccer leagues in U.S - the United Soccer…

Sunderland AFC Youth Team 1991/92

November 24, 2016November 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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Sunderland AFC Youth Team 1991/92 Jones, Cronin, Ferry, Musgrave, Smith, McGee, Morrow Russell, Carr, Robinson, Patterson, Jeffrey, Harwood, Gray Looking back through the Sunderland AFC archive of images we have come across this superb photo of the 1991/92 Sunderland AFC Youth team that would almost certainly have been taken at…

Sunderland AFC – Dramatic Games!

November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 by Ryehill

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August 1953 - Bill Murray After Training At Roker Park 1896/97 – 26 April 1897 - Sunderland 2 v 0 Newton Heath Sunderland’s poorest league season to that date saw The Black Cats compete in an end of season series of Test Matches to retain their first division…

Sunderland AFC – Miscellany

November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 by Ryehill

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Gary Rowell; penalty king BOTTLING IT On 28 December 1920 31 year old Owen Coggins appeared before Sunderland Magistrates accused of hitting a fellow Sunderland supporter with a bottle in the Roker End during The Boxing Day encounter with Bolton Wanderers. In his defence Coggins indicated that previously he had…

Sunderland AFC – Animal Crackers!

November 23, 2016 by Ryehill

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Sunderland captain Charlie Thomson with the clubs Black Cat and newly born kittens at Roker Park circa 1912 On 20 December 1884 Sunderland recorded their biggest ever victory when they defeated Castletown 23 v 0. Commenting on the game in 1931 a Sunderland founder John Grayston indicated that Hylton’s Colonel…