Sunderland 7 v 1 Luton Town, 31 December 1960
John Groves of Luton Town heads clear as Sunderland's Willie McPheat waits to pounce Ryehill Football looks back at an emphatic defeat and a game long forgotten; the 7 v 1 thrashing of Luton Town on New Year's Eve 1960. The 1960/61 campaign was a one to forget with The…
A Canary Saves The Day For SAFC?
Sunderland AFC 0 v 1 Norwich City, 31 January 1968, FA Cup 3rd Round Replay John Manning of Norwich City rises above Colin Todd and Cecil Irwin to score the winner for the Canaries at The Roker End with 10 minutes left as Ian Porterfield looks on Over the…
Roker Park Players Of A Decade – Who Will You Choose?
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…
Thomas Marie Madawaska Hemy And The Hemy Painting
The Hemy Painting Introduction Anyone walking into the main foyer of the Stadium of Light can’t help notice the stunning painting, behind its protective glass casing, of the fixture between Sunderland and Aston Villa played at our then home ground of Newcastle Road. That this English first division match, played…
April 1888, Sunderland’s First Floodlit Football Match
Sunderland AFC line up before their game with Blackburn Rovers, November 1887 We know that Sunderland AFC installed floodlights at Roker Park in 1952 and it was always assumed that SAFC played their first game under floodlights in a friendly match against Dundee on 10 December of that year (Sunderland won 5 v…
Sunderland 6 – 0 Millwall, (Saturday 9 December 1995)
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
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
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?
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
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…