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Sunderland Rovers F.C.
Sunderland Royal Rovers Football Club was an England, English football (soccer), association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland, England, formed in 1884. History The club was founded in 1884 by a group of eight- and nine-year old friends, who clubbed together to buy an India rubber football for fourpence; the boys chose the name Royal Rovers after a public house near to the home of one of the boys' grandparents. As the side grew and aged together, the players looked for more competitive football, and was a founder member of the Wearside Alliance in 1892, winning the title in 1894–95; the club increasingly used the name Sunderland Royal Rovers following this triumph. The club joined the more prestigious Wearside League in 1896, and at the turn of the century became the strongest non-league side in the area; it won the League every year from 1900–01 to 1903–04, and in the first of those seasons also won two local competitions (the Shipowners' Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue House Field
Blue House Field was a football ground in the Hendon area of Sunderland, England. It was the original home of Sunderland A.F.C hosting the club between 1880 and 1881. It hosted rivals Sunderland Albion F.C. between 1888 and 1892. While the home of Sunderland Albion, Blue House Field hosted matches in the Football Alliance and the FA Cup. Sunderland A.F.C. Tenancy Sunderland A.F.C, originally called ''Sunderland District Teachers Association Football Club'', rented the Blue House Field on their formation in 1879 as it was in close proximity to the Hendon Board School where founder James Allan taught. They used it to train until they hosted their very first game on 13 November 1880. They had dropped the District Teachers''' part of the name before playing a single game, having struggled to find enough teachers to field a team. The first game was a friendly against Ferryhill, which the visitors won 1 - 0. A few weeks later on Blue House Field, Sunderland won their first game; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |