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A Long Line of Goalkeepers; Stories of “Teddy” Doig Recalled

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016 by Ryehill

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This article appeared in the Football Echo of 5th October 1929 A Long Line of Goalkeepers; Stories of "Teddy" Doig Recalled SUNDERLAND have had a line of famous goalkeepers almost without break from the far off days of the "Team of All the Talents," so styled by the late William…

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…

The Sunderland Story – Told In Pictures

August 28, 2016August 28, 2016 by Ryehill

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Almost 30 years ago now David Thornton from Leeds produced a fantastic small handbook entitled "The Sunderland Story Told In Pictures". David enlisted the help of the legendary SAFC fan Billy Simmons (RIP) and together they recounted the tale of the club since its formation. It is now almost impossible…

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 …

Record Crowd – Derby Break Roker Hearts

August 26, 2016 by Ryehill

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Sunderland 0 vs. 1 Derby County (AET) Wednesday March 8 1933 FA Cup 6th Round Replay, Roker Park, Sunderland Referee: GT Gould Attendance 75,118 This game will be remembered for one reason, the crowd. A Sunderland record of 75,118 turned up for the game, and the game was lost 0…

The Game Of Three Halves!

August 26, 2016 by Ryehill

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Bizarre is perhaps the only word to describe one of the most peculiar football matches ever involving Sunderland AFC. In what would become known as “The Game Of 3 Halves” Sunderland demolished a Derby County side that included the great Steve Bloomer. Sunderland, anecdotally, would be League Champions in this…

NUFC 1 v 9 SAFC – Magpies Routed By Black Cats

August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 by Ryehill

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Football League Division One, 5 December 1908, St James Park, Newcastle Newcastle United 1 vs. 9 Sunderland AFC Newcastle United Scorers – Shepherd (penalty) 43 Sunderland AFC Scorers – Billy Hogg x 3, George Holley x 3, Arthur Bridgett x 2 and Jackie Mordue x 1 Referee Mr A E…

The Tyne Wear Derby, A Social & Historical context

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by Ryehill

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Newcastle United v Sunderland AFC – History Is Everything An artists impression of the NUFC v SAFC game circa 1902 at St James Park It’s the game that everyone wants to see and it excites the football fan from the moment the fixture list comes out. It’s the one most…

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…

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