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Sunderland AFC 1902/03 – Fans Fury As SAFC Blow The League

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 by Ryehill
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In the 1902/03 season, Sunderland once again dominated the Football League and should have added to their 1901/02 title success. However and even with their Scottish internationals Doig, McCombie and Watson, who played against England that season, in fine form, the red and whites lost a crucial game 1 v…
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In Colour; Sunderland AFC 1880 to 1945

June 30, 2021December 9, 2021 by Ryehill
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The very first club, in world football, to have a dedicated full colour pre war football book. The Xmas present for the SAFC fan in your life for 2021. Limited edition of just 100 copies! Update - 26 September 2021 - the printed copies have arrived and are in the…
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The Ashville Ground, Sunderland Albion’s First Home

July 4, 2020July 5, 2020 by Ryehill
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The Founding of Sunderland Albion in 1888 was controversial. In fact it was so controversial that The Sunderland Echo never wrote about the clubs formation. There were 3 main reasons for that (none of which showed SAFC up in a very good light), which will be detailed in a new…
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Sunderland AFC, World Club Champions; 125 Years On

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 by Ryehill
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As I write this article it is Sunday, 26 April 2020 and tomorrow it will be 125 years since Sunderland AFC became the football world club champions with the defeat of Hearts at Tynecastle in Edinburgh. The match report from that game appears elesewhere on the Ryehill Football website. Given…
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Sunderland AFC’s First League Champions 1891/92

January 23, 2020January 29, 2025 by Ryehill
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Sunderland AFC's First League Champions 1891/92 “William, tell me what my boys were like today?” “Well”, I said to him, “what is the moon like on a bright and clear night?” “Oh, it’s a beautiful sight”. “Then”, I said to him, “the Sunderland team today was just like a full…
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Buy: Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1879 to 1939

March 17, 2018 by Ryehill
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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…
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Buy: Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1940 to 1973

February 19, 2018June 7, 2023 by Ryehill
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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…
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In Search Of The Double – Sunderland AFC 1912/13

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 by Ryehill
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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…
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SAFC 1912/13; Almost The Double!

September 10, 2017September 10, 2017 by Ryehill
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Sunderland AFC 1912/13 Back row – Milton, Cringan, Thomson, Butler, Gladwin, Low Front row – Mordue, Buchan, Hall, Holley, Martin The passage of time does funny things to the game of association football and its legion of fans. People are inclined to forget the distant past and see a context…
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The Sunderland Story – Told In Pictures

August 28, 2016August 28, 2016 by Ryehill
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Almost 30 years ago now David Thornton from Leeds produced a fantastic small handbook entitled "The Sunderland Story Told In Pictures". David enlisted the help of the legendary SAFC fan Billy Simmons (RIP) and together they recounted the tale of the club since its formation. It is now almost impossible…
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  • Famous Sunderland fans – Peter O’Toole
  • George Monaghan
  • Sunderland 3 v 0 Accrington, 1894
  • 1886/87 – SAFC Win Durham Challenge Cup!
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  • In Colour; Sunderland AFC 1880 to 1945
  • The Ashville Ground, Sunderland Albion’s First Home
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  • Sunderland AFC 1913 European Tour
  • Bob Stokoe, The Messiah
  • Roker Park – The Ground That Lives Forever
  • The Strange Tale Of Ian Davison, SAFC Fan; Freedom Fighter?
  • Johnny Campbell, The Twice World Club Championship Winner
  • Sunderland AFC, World Club Champions; 125 Years On
  • Sunderland AFC & Sevilla
  • Sunderland AFC’s First League Champions 1891/92
  • The Art Of Sunderland AFC aka Sunderland Til I Die
  • Sunderland AFC And The 1951 Festival Of Britain
  • On Tour With The Lads: Millwall 1979
  • Sunderland AFC 0 v 0 Stoke City FC, 4 September 2018, Checkatrade Trophy
  • Sunderland AFC 1 v 1 Oxford United, Saturday 1 September 2018
  • Sunderland AFC 3 v 0 Scunthorpe United, 19 August 2018
  • Sunderland AFC; The Team Of All The Talents
  • Harry Martin, Sunderland AFC 1912 to 1922
  • Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday, 16 August 2018
  • Sunderland Albion’s First Game, 5 May 1888
  • George Holley; Sunderland AFC’s “Shining Star”
  • Sunderland AFC 2 v 1 Charlton Athletic, 4 August 2018
  • Johnny Cochrane – Part 1
  • Sunderland AFC As The Vancouver Royal Canadians – Part 3
  • Buy: Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1879 to 1939
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  • Third Division Days – Sunderland AFC 1987/88
  • Wearside Leaves Gracefully; Manchester City 3 v 2 Sunderland AFC, 11 May 1991
  • Rare Old Sunderland AFC Videos
  • Sunderland AFC Icons – Tom Watson
  • Aston Villa 1 v 4 Sunderland AFC, Villa Park, 29 August 1955
  • In Search Of The Double – Sunderland AFC 1912/13
  • Here We Go Again!
  • SAFC League Champions 1901/02
  • SAFC 1912/13; Almost The Double!
  • SAFC’s 1896 Share Prospectus
  • Claudio Marangoni

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  • Buy; Founding Fathers – The Men Who Made Sunderland AFC – Volume 1
  • Buy; Founding Fathers – The Men Who Made Sunderland AFC – Volume 2
  • Limited Edition Art Print – David Sque, Roy Of The Rovers; Sunderland AFC, Raich Carter 1936
  • New SAFC Book – World Champions – Sunderland AFC 1894/95
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