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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…

Sunderland AFC 1911/12

December 7, 2016December 7, 2016 by Ryehill

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With a virtual identical home record to the previous season it was disappointing to finish in 8th place. This was on the back of a pretty poor away campaign, where we lost no fewer than 10 times. But patience with the new players would give its rewards next season. By…

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…

The Roker Roar, Nomads Unite

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 by Ryehill

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"Tell all the Mags you know, that they'll never win 6 in a row From Borini on Wearside, Di Canio's knee slide and best of them all was Defoe" The Roker Roar pays homage to Sunderland's unique feat in the history of Tyne-Wear derby games In the build up to the…

Charlie Gladwin – “Sunderland’s Colossus”

November 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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At the beginning of the 1912-13 season Bob Kyle paid £3,000 for two defenders. He bought Charlie Gladwin, six-foot-one-inch, fourteen stone Blackpool right-back, and Joe Butler, the Glossop North End goalkeeper. At the time, the record transfer fee was the £1,800 paid by Blackburn Rovers to West Ham United for…

SAFC’s Walter Scott – “Palpably Inefficient”

November 24, 2016 by Ryehill

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Walter Scott endured a turbulent time at Sunderland AFC, particularly in the manner of his departure from the club. He initially came to the attention of English football fans whilst playing for Grimsby Town, where on 13 February 1909 he became the first goalkeeper to save three penalties in a…

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