Sunderland 1890-1939

[Ned Land]

We also SMASHED the world record transfer fee three times in that period, for a combined fee of nearly 13 grand!

Iirc we’ve done it more times than Real Madrid.

Also more times than Man City and Chelsea combined, or something along those lines.

 

[Mackem00]

@Teed still remembers those days.

He used to get in cheaper as a concession as he was a pensioner.

 

[Drexl]

I would have preferred following the lads back then, I certainly wouldn’t have had to witness my uncle get kegged on an ALS bus while walking down the aisle to the toilet.

 

[faith brothers]

World Champions too 1895 World Championship (football) - Wikipedia.

Fantastic victory as by the looks of it our 11 beat 14 man Hearts

 

[Ned Land]

Fantastic victory as by the looks of it our 11 beat 14 man Hearts

All of the players were scottish

 

[harryCLSsafc]

World Champions too 1895 World Championship (football) - Wikipedia.

Won it 3 times - Football World Championship - Wikipedia

 

[millfield ftm 1973]

One of my biggest gripes with moving to the SoL and it’s upkeep since is that there is so little recognition of what an illustrious past we’ve had outside and around the place. There’s celebration and recognition of us as underdogs under Stokoe in 73 but so little demonstrating that we were (still are in my eyes) actually a giant.

Names like Gurney, Carter, Mapson, Buchan, Halliday et al should roll off the tongue of every generation coming through. Their triumphs and achievements and therefore the club’s should be far more visible. Stand names are easy enough.

Would the younger fans be interested in the past , I was in the fans museum on Saturday and a lot of younger fans , drinking age didn’t recognise Bobby Kerr

 

[Shandy drinker]

And beat the mags 9-1

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

Would the younger fans be interested in the past , I was in the fans museum on Saturday and a lot of younger fans , drinking age didn’t recognise Bobby Kerr

I think this is kind of the point. They should be force fed it like I was! And the club should be part of that.

A good few of the proper club legends were still alive and kicking and making half time appearances when I was younger at half time etc to keep the legend going. None of that now.

I’d have rows of statues and stand names if it was up to me!

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Thankfully my grandad saw most of those golden years in the 20s and 30s lucky man.

 

[millfield ftm 1973]

I think this is kind of the point. They should be force fed it like I was! And the club should be part of that.

A good few of the proper club legends were still alive and kicking and making half time appearances at half time etc to keep the legend going. None of that now.

I’d have rows of statues and stand names if it was up to me!

Agree, my parents left the north east in the late 60s but we were brought up on Sunderland tales of old , my old man told us stories about Bingham, clough, Hurley and Baxter and then the 73 team , we definitely need to celebrate our past

 

[Shrew]

In terms of League titles, Villa and us were the most successful clubs in the land with six titles each by the outbreak of the war.

I think Villa were probably the most successful club.

I'm surprised to see that Villa have only won the league once since WW1. Only one FA cup in the last hundred years also.