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 moon shining brilliantly among the Preston stars”.
Those words no sooner reached his ears than his cheeks were covered in joyful tears.
William Perry, Sunderland Echo main sports reporter, to Sunderland AFC’s then Secretary, Tom Watson; who had been too nervous at the Newcastle Road ground to watch his red and white champions clinch their first league title at home to Blackburn Rovers.
Ryehill Football is proud to announce – on 29 January 2025 – the completion of their latest Sunderland AFC related publication that chronicles, for the first time, the football club’s very first Football League title in 1891/92. The contents of the book are as follows:
- Introduction
- Season Synopsis – a narrative of all the happenings in and around the club during this momentous season; including details of Sunderland AFC’s first penalty kick, the first time we used goal nets at home and much more;
- Match Reports – all 58 match reports from the season, word by word, as they appeared in the local press of the time, together with features on opposition players and teams;
- Player Profiles – colourised images and profiles of the Sunderland AFC players who featured that season
- Statistics – full statistics of all players plus a one glance results listing for the season
- World Championship – details of Sunderland AFC’s first world Championship triumph that followed the league championship win (we now know that SAFC were world champions on 3 occasions, not once, as previously thought).
The book is very high spec, copies are being produced 1 at a time and the book is a very limited edition – hence the cost – full colour and 294 pages, Hardback, dust jacket, printed cover, 135gsm silk pages, dark red ribbon, cream end papers, A4 plus size (240mm x 297mm) and carries an ISBN – it is a very large and heavy book. - Limited to 50 copies
- Cost per copy is £50 plus £5 postage and packing – and copies can be ordered now
- Make payment by PayPal to the following email address – foundingfathers@ryehillfootball.co.uk – I will then order your copy from the printers
Make sure your email address and postal address are included!
