Third Division Days – Sunderland AFC 1987/88
For a club like Sunderland, the "3rd division" is a sobering experience. As if to emphasise the point the season kicked off at Griffin Park, Brentford. Sunderland won, thanks to a good Keith Bertschin goal. Sunderland then drew at home with Bristol Rovers, before travelling to Belle Vue, the home…
Wearside Leaves Gracefully; Manchester City 3 v 2 Sunderland AFC, 11 May 1991
Manchester City 3 v 2 Sunderland AFC, Saturday 11 May 1991, Maine Road, Football League Division 1 39,194 It could be said that justice has caught up with a Sunderland team promoted last season only because of the disqualifications of another club. But where Sunderland are concerned it is hard…
Rare Old Sunderland AFC Videos
Ryehill Football has been raiding the archives and has come across some old and rare footage of the team in action from long ago. Sunderland 4 v 1 Leicester Fosse, 1907 A crowd of 21.000 who paid £612 in receipts saw this game at Roker Park on a day…
Sunderland AFC Icons – Tom Watson
“The ten years Tom spent with Sunderland were, he was never tired of declaring, the happiest in his life” Sunderland AFC Icons - Tom Watson It is arguable as to who was Sunderland AFC’s greatest manager. If such a poll was to be taken, the knowledgeable choice would be…
Aston Villa 1 v 4 Sunderland AFC, Villa Park, 29 August 1955
Aston Villa 1 v 4 Sunderland AFC, Villa Park, Birmingham, 29 August 1955 Scorers - Aston Villa - Lockhart (73) ; SAFC - Bingham ?, 52), Purdon (74) and Shackleton (88) Attendance - 26,385 Aston Villa: Jones, Lynn, Alldis, Baxter, Martin, Moss(A), Lockhart, Gibson, Pace, Fallan, McPartland Sunderland: Fraser, Hedley, McDonald, Anderson,…
SAFC League Champions 1901/02
Sunderland AFC won their 4rth league championship in 1901/02, topping the table with 44 points; three more than second placed Everton. To celebrate the triumph the directors arranged a celebratory dinner on 22 May 1902 at The Grand hotel in the then town. Below is the Dinner menu that was…
SAFC 1912/13; Almost The Double!
Sunderland AFC 1912/13 Back row – Milton, Cringan, Thomson, Butler, Gladwin, Low Front row – Mordue, Buchan, Hall, Holley, Martin The passage of time does funny things to the game of association football and its legion of fans. People are inclined to forget the distant past and see a context…
SAFC’s 1896 Share Prospectus
Sunderland Football Club was officially wound up on 7 July 1896 and a limited liability company formed. A share prospectus was issued to interested parties to raise capital for the entity's substantial ambition. In a modern world where football means money this document is perhaps one of the most important…
Claudio Marangoni
Following the 1978 World Cup it became fashionable for English clubs to sign Argentine players. Sunderland AFC joined in when they paid a reported then club record £320,000 to Huracan for their midfield maestro Claudio Marangoni during the 1979/80 season. He notched his first goal for the club against Shrewsbury…
Sunderland AFC Promotion Season 1975/76
Sunderland AFC 1975/76 Back row – Cox, Halom, Malone, Gibb, Swinburne, Montgomery, Longhorn, Porterfield, Ashurst, Stokoe Front row – Clarke, Holden, Towers, Moncur, Bolton, Kerr, Robson By the 1975/76 season Sunderland fans craved top flight football, and they would be rewarded. Top spot was justified as Sunderland remained unbeaten at…