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On Tour With The Lads: Millwall 1979

October 28, 2018December 2, 2023 by Ryehill

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Millwall 0 v 1 Sunderland AFC The Den, Bermondsey, London, 3 March 1979 Having witnessed by firat Sunderland AFC game in October 1971, a 2 v 2 draw with Luton Town, my first away game with The Lads was towards the end of 1976 and a trip to Middlesbrough. Undoubtedly…

Harry Martin, Sunderland AFC 1912 to 1922

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 by Ryehill

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Harry Martin was born in Selston, Nottinghamshire on 5 December 1891 and started his footballing career with the local Sutton Junction club in 1909. He joined Sunderland in January 1912 making his debut in a 1 v 2 defeat at Anfield, where he scored after 15 minutes to give Sunderland…

George Holley; Sunderland AFC’s “Shining Star”

August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 by Ryehill

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Sunderland AFC players training at Roker Park circa 1913. Charlie Buchan and goalkeeper George Anderson, back row; Harry Ness, Frank Cuggy and George Holley front row. George Holley was born in Seaham Harbour on 25th November, 1885 and according to the 1891 census, George was the youngest of five children…

Johnny Cochrane – Part 1

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 by Ryehill

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Johnny Cochrane (St Mirren & Sunderland AFC) With the impending arrival of Jack Ross as Sunderland AFC's new manager; Ryehill Football looks back at the clubs last managerial acquisition from St Mirren, Johnny Cochrane; who won the league championship, FA Cup and Charity Shield in his spell on Wearside. Here…

Buy: Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1879 to 1939

March 17, 2018 by Ryehill

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Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1879 to 1939 ISBN 978 0 9556199 0 8 Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches takes a nostalgic look back into the literary archives and discovers the players, matches, fixtures and reports of the football clubs pre war era. This 17 year research project results in a fascinating…

Buy: Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1940 to 1973

February 19, 2018June 7, 2023 by Ryehill

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Sunderland AFC’s Finest Matches 1940 to 1973 By Paul Days In the eagerly anticipated sequel to Finest Matches 1879 to 1939, the latest instalment takes in the clubs activities from the War Years through to FA Cup triumph in 1973. Just £7.50 plus £3.50 postage and packing. 1940’s Read perhaps…

Third Division Days – Sunderland AFC 1987/88

February 9, 2018February 10, 2018 by Ryehill

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For a club like Sunderland, the "3rd division" is a sobering experience. As if to emphasise the point the season kicked off at Griffin Park, Brentford. Sunderland won, thanks to a good Keith Bertschin goal. Sunderland then drew at home with Bristol Rovers, before travelling to Belle Vue, the home…

Rare Old Sunderland AFC Videos

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 by Ryehill

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Ryehill Football has been raiding the archives and has come across some old and rare footage of the team in action from long ago. Sunderland 4 v 1 Leicester Fosse, 1907 A crowd of 21.000 who paid £612 in receipts saw this game at Roker Park on a day…

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…

Here We Go Again!

November 2, 2017November 19, 2017 by Ryehill

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Systemic trophy winning at Sunderland AFC; as it was and can be again! Its been a long, hard road for Sunderland AFC and its fans. Born of the Victorian era, the club’s creator James Allan could never have imagined the trials, tribulations and successes that would turn the men from…

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