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Famous Sunderland fans – Peter O’Toole

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 by Ryehill

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PETER O’TOOLE Peter O’Toole, one of Britain’s finest ever actors, had strong links with Sunderland. Peter’s father, Patrick O’Toole (known locally as Paddy) was born in Trimdon Street and served his apprenticeship as a plater and shipwright at Laing’s shipyard whilst Peter’s grandmother ran a secondhand furniture shop in the…

George Monaghan

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 by Ryehill

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George Monaghan pictured above, front row, holding the medal board Forward Sunderland AFC 1885 to 1888 SAFC Representative Number 18 - First Class Appearances 5 (2 goals) -Non Competitive 3 (2 goals) -Minor Competitions 17 (14 goals) One of the problems with the All The Lads book published some years…

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…

Sunderland AFC 1902/03 – Fans Fury As SAFC Blow The League

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 by Ryehill

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In the 1902/03 season, Sunderland once again dominated the Football League and should have added to their 1901/02 title success. However and even with their Scottish internationals Doig, McCombie and Watson, who played against England that season, in fine form, the red and whites lost a crucial game 1 v…

In Colour; Sunderland AFC 1880 to 1945

June 30, 2021December 9, 2021 by Ryehill

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The very first club, in world football, to have a dedicated full colour pre war football book. The Xmas present for the SAFC fan in your life for 2021. Limited edition of just 100 copies! Update - 26 September 2021 - the printed copies have arrived and are in the…

Bob Stokoe, The Messiah

May 5, 2020 by Ryehill

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"I should pack it all in; there will never be a moment like it". On the 47th anniversary of Sunderland's heroic and iconic 1973 Wembley FA Cup triumph Ryehill Football thought it appropriate to remember the man indelibly linked with that run and ultimate success. Whilst one of the abiding…

Roker Park – The Ground That Lives Forever

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 by Ryehill

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3 May 2020 marks the anniversary of the last league game at Roker Park, played on 3 May 1997. Although this was the last league game, v Everton; a Northern Intermediate game was played at the ground between Sunderland and Middlesbrough 4 days later. Of course The Farewell To Roker…

The Strange Tale Of Ian Davison, SAFC Fan; Freedom Fighter?

April 29, 2020May 3, 2020 by Ryehill

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PLO Perhaps the strangest story ever told about a Sunderland fan, or indeed any football fan, was that of South Tyneside born Iain Davison who joined the Palestine Liberation Organisation, was convicted of murdering three Israelis that he reckoned were Mossad agents, spent time in a Cypriot jail and ended…

The Art Of Sunderland AFC aka Sunderland Til I Die

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 by Ryehill

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In the run up to Sunderland AFC's Netflix debut; Sunderland Til I Die, due for airing on 14 December 2018, Ryehill Football thought that we'd take a look at another sample of The Art Of Sunderland AFC. Those who frequent the site may recall that we had a first instalment of…

Sunderland AFC And The 1951 Festival Of Britain

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 by Ryehill

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In 1951 towns and cities across Britain still bore the devastating scars of the Second World War which had ended only six years earlier. After more than a decade of rationing, austerity and making-do, gloomy post-war Britain needed a lift. The government’s antidote was ‘The Festival of Britain’, a national…

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