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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…

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…

Sunderland AFC 1913 European Tour

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 by Ryehill

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The 1912/13 campaign was a successful one that saw Sunderland AFC become league champions for the 5th time, reach the FA Cup Final at The Crystal Palace, where they were narrowly defeated by Aston Villa in front of a worlds record crowd, and at the end of it all the…

Roker Park – The Ground That Lives Forever

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 by Ryehill

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3 May 2020 marks the anniversary of the last league game at Roker Park, played on 3 May 1997. Although this was the last league game, v Everton; a Northern Intermediate game was played at the ground between Sunderland and Middlesbrough 4 days later. Of course The Farewell To Roker…

Sunderland AFC & Sevilla

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 by Ryehill

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In administering the Ryehill Football website I sometimes receive emails from other football fans around the world. On 9 April I received the following email from Jose Ramon, a supporter of Sevilla in Spain: I am a fan of Sevilla FC, I have seen the Netflix documentary, Til I die,…

Sunderland AFC And The 1951 Festival Of Britain

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 by Ryehill

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In 1951 towns and cities across Britain still bore the devastating scars of the Second World War which had ended only six years earlier. After more than a decade of rationing, austerity and making-do, gloomy post-war Britain needed a lift. The government’s antidote was ‘The Festival of Britain’, a national…

Sunderland AFC As The Vancouver Royal Canadians – Part 3

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 by Ryehill

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The SAFC squad that represented the city of Vancouver. Purchase this item as a unique A3 (42cm x 29.7cm) souvenir. £7.50 plus £4 P & P - 300GSM material. MATCH 1 Golden Gate Gales 6 v 1 Vancouver Royal Canadians Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, Attendance 8,177 - 28 May 1967 Sunderland flew to…

Sunderland AFC’s Final “Non League” Game

August 10, 2017 by Ryehill

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Sunderland AFC 1889/90 Back row – Porteous, Kirtley, Watson (secretary), Oliver Middle row – Harvey, Stevenson, Auld (captain), Gibson, Scott Front row – Smith, Campbell, Hannah Although some may know that SAFC's first game as a league side was against Burnley on 13 September 1890, a 2 v 3 defeat,…

April 1888, Sunderland’s First Floodlit Football Match

February 20, 2017March 22, 2017 by Ryehill

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Sunderland AFC line up before their game with Blackburn Rovers, November 1887 We know that Sunderland AFC installed floodlights at Roker Park in 1952 and it was always assumed that SAFC played their first game under floodlights in a friendly match against Dundee on 10 December of that year (Sunderland won 5 v…

Sunderland AFC; Daily Express 5 A Side Winners 1979/80

December 9, 2016July 12, 2020 by Ryehill

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Many older Sunderland fans will remember the annual Daily Express 5 a side tournament that used to take place at Wembley Arena every year. Always a highlight of the football season the matches were televised on the BBC Sportsnight programme that was broadcast midweek. The tournament carried some prestige and was…

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