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Semi final replay in FA cup. Was there bedlam in the streets of roker then? Must have been 30k mags in roker - was the hatred as strong then?
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.Semi final replay in FA cup. Was there bedlam in the streets of roker then? Must have been 30k mags in roker - was the hatred as strong then?
Mag ^Pathe has some excellent links for those interested in really old fixtures
Nah.Semi final replay in FA cup. Was there bedlam in the streets of roker then? Must have been 30k mags in roker - was the hatred as strong then?
Probably the closest we've been to a Sun v Ncle Cup Final, with us losing the other Semi 0-1 v Man City.Semi final replay in FA cup. Was there bedlam in the streets of roker then? Must have been 30k mags in roker - was the hatred as strong then?
There would have been Sunderland fans in cheering on the mags. Wouldn't have been unusual at the time. My uncle (RIP) was a staunch lads fan but he'd watch them when we were away back in the day just to watch a game of football.
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I was just reading the other day we played Middlesbrough at St James' Park back in 1905 (iirc) because we were banned from playing at Roker Park because of crowd trouble. A smidge before my time but something I'd never heard of before.
Correct. We often went to Sid James's when the Lads were away, but mainly to see great early 60s top division sides like Spurs, Wolves and ManU in action. Also, I knew a lad from The Lane, Colin Clish, who was a youth player for the Mags and he got a few games for the first team, so I had an interest in that. I vividly remember going with my mates to Ayresome to watch him play a in cup replay one freezing night. At the time a little gang of us were footy mad, and would never miss a game at Roker. I would guess your uncle was the same.There would have been Sunderland fans in cheering on the mags. Wouldn't have been unusual at the time. My uncle (RIP) was a staunch lads fan but he'd watch them when we were away back in the day just to watch a game of football.