Sunderland’s First Football Match
Following the release of Founding Fathers, Volume I; we thought that Sunderland supporters may wish to read about the club's very first competitive football match. Below is an extract taken from the book for the 1880/81 season. This was the backdrop to the club's first competitive fixture ever played. Imagine…
Leigh Richmond Roose; SAFC War Hero
Leigh Richmond Roose A remarkable man Roose was born on 26 November 1877 at Holt, 5 miles East of Wrexham, Wales. His Father Richmond Leigh Roose was a Presbyterian Minister in the Village. It is almost certain that his Father would have kept company with the iconic writer HG Wells…
The Hemy Painting
Thomas Marie Madawaska Hemy There are few Sunderland supporters who would not instantly recognise The Hemy Painting that hangs proudly in the main entrance to The Stadium Of Light. Reputed to be the oldest painting of a football match anywhere in the world Ryehill Football is presenting to Sunderland football…