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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…

Claudio Marangoni

August 15, 2017September 11, 2017 by Ryehill

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Following the 1978 World Cup it became fashionable for English clubs to sign Argentine players. Sunderland AFC joined in when they paid a reported then club record £320,000 to Huracan for their midfield maestro Claudio Marangoni during the 1979/80 season. He notched his first goal for the club against Shrewsbury…

SAFC And The Cup Winners Cup

August 14, 2017 by Ryehill

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Sunderland and Sporting Lisbon players acknowledge the crowd before their Cup Winners Cup tie at Roker Park Sunderlands famous FA Cup win has given the club the opportunity to enter one of the major UEFA sponsored European club competitions for the first time. The Cup Winners’ Cup draw paired us with…

Birmingham City 2 v 7 Sunderland AFC; League Champions 1935/36

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017 by Ryehill

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Raich Carter scores at Roker Park, 1935/36 Birmingham City 2 v 7 Sunderland AFC, Football League Division One, St Andrews, Birmingham, Saturday 13 April 1936 Birmingham Scorers: Loughran (31), Clarke (41) Sunderland Scorers: Gurney (13, 55, 63, 75), Carter (36), Hornby (43), Connor (86) Referee: Mr. Booth of Heywood Attendance: 40,660 Sunderland…

Roker Park Players Of A Decade – Who Will You Choose?

February 23, 2017 by Ryehill

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The Legendary "Clown Prince Of Soccer" - Len Shackleton Trying to pick an all time eleven for any club is a task and a half and it is bound to provoke arguments and heated discussion. Ryehill Football has considered Roker Park players of a decade and arrived at the selection…

Sunderland 6 – 0 Millwall, (Saturday 9 December 1995)

December 9, 2016 by Ryehill

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1995/96 Endsleigh Insurance League Division 1, Roker Park, Sunderland 6 - 0 Millwall, (Saturday 9 December 1995) Attendance 18,951 Having scored for the reserves midweek, Craig Russell continued his scoring form, notching 4; the first time a Sunderland player had scored 4 goals in a league match since November 1987, and the first hat trick since January…

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…

Sunderland AFC Team 1978/79

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 by Ryehill

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A blast from the past as Ryehill Football presents two team images from the 1978/79 season. the first one is a first team shot from the close season with Sunderland still wearing their Jubilee Strip, in acknowledgement of HM Queen's 25 years on the throne. The strip was originally seen…

1976/77, Robbed?

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 by Ryehill

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Having been promoted as champions of the second division the previous season Sunderland went into the campaign with their legendary manager Bob Stokoe in charge. In truth whilst everyone was excited at the prospect of being back up few of us really knew what was in store. Although it would…

The Strange Case Of Barney Travers

December 7, 2016 by Ryehill

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Barney Travers, Sunderland AFC Born Sunderland 1894 Barney Travers started his footballing career with Sunderland Co-op, playing in the local Wednesday League. From there he moved to Oak Villa and Lambton Star, then Sunderland West End, before signing for Sunderland AFC in July 1919. He fought during WW1 and was taken prisoner, remaining a…

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