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Roker Park; Home

August 22, 2016August 15, 2017 by Ryehill

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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!

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 by Ryehill

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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

August 21, 2016August 21, 2016 by Ryehill

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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

August 20, 2016August 20, 2016 by Ryehill

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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

August 19, 2016August 21, 2016 by Ryehill

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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…

Tottenham Hotspur 0 v 1 Sunderland AFC – FA Cup Sixth Round – 5 March 1938

August 19, 2016August 19, 2016 by Ryehill

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Tottenham Hotspur 0 v 1 Sunderland AFC - FA Cup Sixth Round - 5 March 1938 Spurs goalkeeper Hooper punches clear with Sunderland's Gallacher in close attendance On 5 March 1938 Sunderland AFC entered the field of play at White Hart Lane, North London in a match played out in…

Sunderland AFC; The War Years

August 19, 2016August 23, 2016 by Ryehill

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Sunderland AFC; The War Years Raich Carter scores at Roker Park in the 1942 War Cup final against Wolverhampton Wanderers The 1938-39 season was played against the backdrop of peace in our time, with some players joining the Territorial Army and the Football Association and Football League discussing plans…

When Sunderland AFC Were World Champions!

August 19, 2016April 27, 2020 by Ryehill

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Sunderland AFC; Champions Of The World! Since 1876 an unofficial world championship had been played for between English and Scottish clubs with both countries then pre eminent in the game of football. Sunderland’s victory in this game gave The Black Cats the crown of World Champions, a unique double as…

Sunderland’s First Football Match

August 19, 2016October 27, 2016 by Ryehill

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Following the release of Founding Fathers, Volume I; we thought that Sunderland supporters may wish to read about the club's very first competitive football match. Below is an extract taken from the book for the 1880/81 season. This was the backdrop to the club's first competitive fixture ever played. Imagine…

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