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Sunderland 3 v 0 Accrington, 1894

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 by Ryehill

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27th January 1894, English Cup 1st Round SUNDERLAND 3 ACCRINGTON 0 (Gow35,Wilson,Hannah75) Sunderland:-- Doig, Meehan. Gow, Dunlop, Auld, Wilson, Gillespie(J), Harvie, Campbell, Millar, Hannah(J). Accrington:- Haworth, Hodge, Ditchfield, Shuttleworth, Matthews, Frame, Gray, Lowery, Brown, Gillespie(M), Chadwick. Following Sunderland AFC's win over Accrington Stanley on 11 September 2021 Ryehill Football thought it would be good to…

1886/87 – SAFC Win Durham Challenge Cup!

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 by Ryehill

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Having defeated Whitburn in the semi final of the Durham Challenge Cup it was on to the Final where the Sunderland and Darlington clubs met for the third time at that stage of the competition, clear evidence of their continued strength. The previous troubles between the clubs had been patched…

Johnny Campbell, The Twice World Club Championship Winner

April 27, 2020 by Ryehill

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Johnny Middleton Campbell Sunderland AFC 1889 to 1897 Born: 19 February 1869, Edinburgh, Scotland Died: 8 June 1906. Newcastle upon Tyne, England Campbell (back and centre) with his family, in a specially commissioned colourised photograph. Born at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, the illegitimate son to Jane Middleton; daughter of…

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…

Sunderland AFC Icons – Tom Watson

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 by Ryehill

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“The ten years Tom spent with Sunderland were, he was never tired of declaring, the happiest in his life” Sunderland AFC Icons - Tom Watson It is arguable as to who was Sunderland AFC’s greatest manager. If such a poll was to be taken, the knowledgeable choice would be…

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,…

Thomas Marie Madawaska Hemy And The Hemy Painting

February 21, 2017February 21, 2017 by Ryehill

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The Hemy Painting Introduction Anyone walking into the main foyer of the Stadium of Light can’t help notice the stunning painting, behind its protective glass casing, of the fixture between Sunderland and Aston Villa played at our then home ground of Newcastle Road. That this English first division match, played…