Memorabilia – Everton v Sunderland, 27 October 1894
Sunderland travelled to Goodison Park following an 8 v 1 thrashing of Queens Park in a Glasgow situated friendly the week before. Everton, as expected, proved to be made of sterner stuff as they came from 2 down to draw level with their visitors from Wearside with a last gasp…
Sunderland AFC And The Bilbao Connection
The Sunderland team lineup before the game with Athletic Bilbao on 13 May 1934, the first on a 3 match end of season Spanish tour. The game ended 3 v 3. Davis, Thomson, Johnson, McNab, Hastings, Gurney, W Murray, Shaw, Middleton, Gallacher, Connor Watch a live Ahtletic Bilbao La…
1913 FA Cup Final
1913 FA Cup Final Video Click above to watch. In the quite superb video above we see Sunderland legend, colossus and hard man Charlie Thomson (think Kevin Ball) leading the lads out onto the pitch to face Aston Villa in front of a then worlds record football crowd; 121,919. As…
The Roker Roar
The 1920's Roker Roar watched over by the local Sunderland Police, who seem happy enough sitting on bails of straw. In the build up to the 1996/97 Premiership Season, Paul Wilson of the Observer made the following statement in his Sportsview Section: "Amid all the hype and hysteria, it might…
Roker Park; Home
Roker Park, Sunderland - 1898 to 1997 RokerPark - The Main Stand It was the Henderson Brothers, one of whom was the Sunderland AFC Chairman who recognised the need for a bigger ground. They negotiated farmland belonging to a Mr Tennant. The agreement was conditional on Sunderland agreeing that houses…
Gary Rowell’s Goals!
Born 6 June 1957 at Seaham, County Durham, Gary Rowell became an SAFC legend and one of the few men to have scored over 100 goals for the football club. In Rowell's case; 103. He became the first post war Sunerland AFC since Len Shackleton to do so. The table…
Sunderland 3 v 1 Middlesbrough, 9 January 1904
Sunderland 3 v 1 Middlesbrough, 9 January 1904 Football League Division 1 Sunderland Scorers: Gemmell (2 & 7), Hogg (65) Middlesbrough Scorers: Suddick (87) Referee: Mr T Robertson, Glasgow Attendance 15,000 Sunderland did what was expected of them in this return match with Middlesbrough and secured the points by a…
Sunderland AFC And The 1966 World Cup Finals
Roker Park, Sunderland AFC & The 1966 World Cup Finals A unique image taken outside Roker Park by a Russian photographer over for the 1966 World Cup Finals. Look at the cars! At FIFA's 1963 world conference in Rome England was chosen ahead of both Spain and Germany to host…
Sunderland 4 v 1 Leicester Fosse, FA Cup 3rd Round, 12 January 1907
SUNDERLAND 4 vs. 1 LEICESTER FOSSE FA Cup 3rd Round, 12 January 1907, Roker Park, Sunderland Sunderland Scorers: Bridgett 10, McIntosh 30, 89, Raine 32 - Leicester Fosse Scorer: Bannister Referee: Mr M McQueen, Liverpool Attendance 21,336 Considering they had what appeared to be a difficult game in the 1st…