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Sunderland AFC 1913 European Tour

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 by Ryehill

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The 1912/13 campaign was a successful one that saw Sunderland AFC become league champions for the 5th time, reach the FA Cup Final at The Crystal Palace, where they were narrowly defeated by Aston Villa in front of a worlds record crowd, and at the end of it all 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…

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…

Johnny Campbell, The Twice World Club Championship Winner

April 27, 2020 by Ryehill

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Johnny Middleton Campbell Sunderland AFC 1889 to 1897 Born: 19 February 1869, Edinburgh, Scotland Died: 8 June 1906. Newcastle upon Tyne, England Campbell (back and centre) with his family, in a specially commissioned colourised photograph. Born at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, the illegitimate son to Jane Middleton; daughter of…

Sunderland AFC’s First League Champions 1891/92

January 23, 2020February 7, 2020 by Ryehill

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Sunderland AFC's First League Champions 1891/92 “William, tell me what my boys were like today?” “Well”, I said to him, “what is the moon like on a bright and clear night?” “Oh, it’s a beautiful sight”. “Then”, I said to him, “the Sunderland team today was just like a full…

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…

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…

Sunderland AFC 0 v 0 Stoke City FC, 4 September 2018, Checkatrade Trophy

September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 by Ryehill

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What started out as a fairly mundane game ended up as an enjoyable evening as Sunderland did what they rarely seem to do, win a penalty shootout, this time 4 v 2 following a 0 v 0 draw after 90 minutes against Stoke City's under 21 side, featuring an evergreen…

Sunderland AFC 1 v 1 Oxford United, Saturday 1 September 2018

September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 by Ryehill

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An overall poor display from Sunderland saw us come from behind to gain a point at home to Oxford United, who were always the better team and deserved to go away with something. Once more however we mustered the commitment to pull it back, scoring during our best spell of the…

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