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Len Shackleton – The Clown Prince Of Soccer

August 30, 2016August 31, 2016 by Ryehill

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Len Shackleton The Clown Prince Of Soccer October 1956, the legendary Sunderland footballer Len Shackleton warms up before a match at Roker Park “Shackleton’s great display on his debut at Roker Park for the Wearsiders left some of the following thoughts: 1. Shackleton, even at £20,000 is a…

Jimmy Thorpe – Gave His Life For Sunderland AFC

August 28, 2016August 28, 2016 by Ryehill

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1935/36 Season - League Game 26 Tragedy Football League Division One, 1st February 1936 Sunderland 3 v 3 Chelsea, Roker Park, Sunderland Sunderland Scorers: Gurney 6, 41, Gallacher 70 Chelsea Scorers: Gibson 35, Bambrick 73, 74 Referee Mr HS Warr of Bolton Attendance 24,000 Jimmy Thorpe gathers the ball at…

Sunderland AFC 5 vs. 2 Racing Club de Paris, 1933

August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 by Ryehill

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Friendly Match, Wednesday 26 April 1933 Sunderland AFC 5 vs. 2 Racing Club de Paris Roker Park, Sunderland Sunderland Scorers: Thomson, Gallacher x 2, Gurney, Yorston Racing Club de Paris Scorers: Viennaute, Delfour Referee Mr Nattrass Of Seaham Attendance 10,000 …

Bobby Gurney, Silksworth, County Durham

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by Ryehill

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Bobby Gurney cost Sunderland AFC a £10 signing-on fee when he came from Bishop Auckland. The total cost of the players signed by Johnny Cochrane over several seasons in a vain attempt to replace him was over two thousand times more. Players such as Evelyn Morrison, Hooky Leonard, Jack…

David Halliday – Goal Machine!

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by Ryehill

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Halliday in action for Sunderland AFC against Newcastle United at Roker Park Dave Halliday from Dumfries was a prolific goal scorer and trophy winning manager. His 38 goals in 1923-24 made him top scorer in Scotland's top flight that season. His 43 goals in 1928–29 gave him the same distinction…

Raich Carter; The Hendon and Sunderland AFC Icon

August 25, 2016August 27, 2016 by Ryehill

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Raich Carter Raich Carter on the attack v Arsenal at Highbury 1937 Carter was born in Sunderland, in Hendon, and was fated to be conceived in the very area where the football club was established. In fact he went to the School that James Allan, founder of Sunderland AFC had…

Sunderland’s Last Great Season?

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by Ryehill

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Sunderland’s Last Great Season? 1949/50 Back row – Scarth, R Robinson, McClurkie, Mapson, McLain Third row – Jones, Gray, Oliver, Davis, Marston, Ramsden, Hall, Scotson, A Wright, Hudgell, Johnston. Second row – J Robinson, Turnbull, Broadis, Duns, Murray, Stelling, L Shackleton, Dunn, Walsh Front row – J Shackleton, Dougall, T…

SAFC Players During The War

August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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Usworth Colliery Welfare AFC Winners Of The Northumberland & Durham Challenge Cup 1940 & 1941 Top Row - T Oliver, F Archer, Hastings (captain), Hewison, Lockie, Middleton, Henderson, Cowell, Harris (Treasurer) Front Row - Heslop (South Shields), Dodds (Aston Villa), Kelly (Bury), Potts (Burnley), Hourigan, R Watson (Secretary) Ryehill Football…

Illegal Payments Scandal

August 23, 2016August 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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The Illegal Payments Scandal 1957 Sunderland AFC Introduction To understand the illegal payments scandal of 1957 there must be an understanding of what the Football League rules were as regards what was known as the maximum wage. As we shall see it was Sunderland’s breaking of this written rule that…

Sunderland AFC And The Bilbao Connection

August 23, 2016July 7, 2020 by Ryehill

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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…

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