Books – Ryehill Football

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…

Team Of All The Talents 1895 World Champions

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…

Sunderland AFC’s First League Champions 1891/92

January 23, 2020February 7, 2020 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…

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…

Buy: Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1940 to 1973

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 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…

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…

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…

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…

George Monaghan – Sunderland AFC 1885 – 1888

August 19, 2016August 19, 2016 by Ryehill

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George Monaghan Sunderland AFC 1886/87 Back row – Wallace, Kirtley, Potts, Wilkinson, Smart, Dale, Reed Front row – Lord, Davison, Stewart, Monaghan, McMillan, Gloag One of the most difficult things about researching the history of Sunderland AFC is the lack of information on the early…

The Pinnace Collection

August 18, 2016August 19, 2016 by Ryehill

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The Godfrey Phillips Pinnace Collection In the very early 1920s, the London based Godfrey Phillips tobacco company produced a series of now highly collectible "Pinnace" football cards to stiffen up the packets of their cigarettes. In the 21st century these cards are iconic and feature some of the all time…

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