A Great North Eastern Rivalry

Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, lying less than 20km apart, are the 2 major settlements in the North East of England , an industrialised area that is traditionally passionate about football.

Sunderland FC began life as Sunderland and District Teachers in 1879.  The name was changed to Sunderland AFC in 1881 and the club turned professional in 1885. They first entered the FA Cup in the 1884-85 season.
Sunderland joined the Football League in 1890.
Newcastle United was formed by the merger of Newcastle East End (1881) and Newcastle West End (1882) in 1892. It was effectively a take over of a financially weak West End by the professional East End (already a limited company). One way in which West End had outdone their rivals was in the quality of their base- St James'Park, and it was there that the 'new' club settled.
 Refused entry to the Football League's First Division at the start of the 1892–93 season, they were invited to play in the newly founded Second Division. However, this was not seen as a lucrative proposition, so  Newcastle United decided to  remain in the Northern League.
The following year they joined Division 2 of the Football League. 

01.09.06

 Both clubs enjoyed Golden Eras: in the 1890s Sunderland were League Champions 3 times in 4 seasons. Between 1904 and 1911 Newcastle United reached 5 FA Cup finals and won 3 League titles. 

1913

	Newcastle United		Sunderland
season	League	FA Cup	League	FA Cup
1884-85				QR
1885-86				QR
1886-87				QR
1887-88				Disqualified
1888-89				QR
1889-90				R1
1890-91			Div 1.  7th	Semi final
1891-92			Div 1.  Champions	Semi final
1892-93	Northern League 2nd	R1	Div 1.  Champions	Q ¼ final
1893-94	Div 2. 4th	R2	Div 1.  2nd	R2
1894-95	Div 2. 10th	R2	Div 1.  Champions	Semi final
1895-96	Div 2. 5th	R2	Div 1.  5th
1896-97	Div 2. 5th	R1	Div 1.  15th
1897-98	Div 2. 2nd (P)	R2	Div 1.  2nd
1898-99	Div 1.  13th	R2	Div 1.  7th
1899-00	Div 1.  5th	R2	Div 1.  3rd
1900-01	Div 1.  6th	R1	Div 1.  2nd
1901-02	Div 1.  3rd	Q ¼ final	Div 1.  Champions
1902-03	Div 1.  14th	R1	Div 1.  3rd
1903-04	Div 1.  4th	R1	Div 1.  6th
1904-05	Div 1.  Champions	Runners up	Div 1.  5th
1905-06	Div 1.  4th	Runners up	Div 1.  14th
1906-07	Div 1.  Champions	R1	Div 1.  10th
1907-08	Div 1.  4th	Runners up	Div 1.  16th
1908-09	Div 1.  Champions	Semi final	Div 1.  3rd
1909-10	Div 1.  4th	Winners	Div 1.  8th
1910-11	Div 1.  8th	Runners up	Div 1.  3rd
1911-12	Div 1.  3rd	R1	Div 1.  8th
1912-13	Div 1.  14th	Q ¼ final	Div 1.  Champions
1913-14	Div 1.  11th	R1	Div 1.  7th
1914-15	Div 1.  15th	Q ¼ final	Div 1.  8th
1919-20	Div 1.  8th	R2	Div 1.  5th
1920-21	Div 1.  5th	R3	Div 1.  12th
1921-22	Div 1.  7th	R2	Div 1.  12th
1922-23	Div 1.  4th	R1	Div 1.  2nd
1923-24	Div 1.  9th	Winners	Div 1.  3rd
1924-25	Div 1.  6th	R2	Div 1.  7th
1925-26	Div 1.  10th	R5	Div 1.  3rd
1926-27	Div 1.  Champions	R5	Div 1.  3rd
1927-28	Div 1.  9th	R3	Div 1.  15th
1928-29	Div 1.  10th	R3	Div 1.  4th
1929-30	Div 1.  19th	Q ¼ final	Div 1.  9th
1930-31	Div 1.  17th	R4	Div 1.  11th
1931-32	Div 1.  11th	Winners	Div 1.  13th
1932-33	Div 1.  5th	R3	Div 1.  12th
1933-34	Div 1.  21st (R)	R3	Div 1.  6th
1934-35	Div 2. 4th	R4	Div 1.  2nd
1935-36	Div 2. 8th	R5	Div 1.  Champions
1936-37	Div 2. 6th	R3	Div 1.  8th	Winners

Head to head:

League (Division One)
24.12.98	Sunderland	2	3	Newcastle United
22.04.99	Newcastle United	0	1	Sunderland
23.12.99	Newcastle United	2	4	Sunderland
28.04.00	Sunderland	1	2	Newcastle United
06.10.00	Sunderland	1	1	Newcastle United
24.04.01	Newcastle United	0	2	Sunderland
28.09.01	Newcastle United	0	1	Sunderland
31.03.02	Sunderland	0	0	Newcastle United
27.12.02	Sunderland	0	0	Newcastle United
25.04.03	Newcastle United	1	0	Sunderland
26.10.03	Newcastle United	1	3	Sunderland
01.01.04	Sunderland	1	1	Newcastle United
24.12.04	Sunderland	3	1	Newcastle United
22.04.05	Newcastle United	1	3	Sunderland
02.09.05	Sunderland	3	2	Newcastle United
30.12.05	Newcastle United	1	1	Sunderland
01.09.06	Newcastle United	4	2	Sunderland
20.03.07	Sunderland	2	0	Newcastle United
24.12.07	Sunderland	2	4	Newcastle United
18.04.08	Newcastle United	1	3	Sunderland
05.12.08	Newcastle United	1	9	Sunderland
10.04.09	Sunderland	3	1	Newcastle United
18.09.09	Sunderland	0	2	Newcastle United
13.04.10	Newcastle United	1	0	Sunderland
01.09.10	Sunderland	2	1	Newcastle United
19.11.10	Newcastle United	1	1	Sunderland
14.10.11	Sunderland	1	2	Newcastle United
17.02.12	Newcastle United	3	1	Sunderland
07.09.12	Newcastle United	1	1	Sunderland
28.12.12	Sunderland	2	0	Newcastle United
06.09.13	Sunderland	1	2	Newcastle United
27.12.13	Newcastle United	2	1	Sunderland
25.12.14	Newcastle United	2	5	Sunderland
26.12.14	Sunderland	2	4	Newcastle United
22.11.19	Sunderland	2	0	Newcastle United
29.11.19	Newcastle United	2	3	Sunderland
09.10.20	Newcastle United	6	1	Sunderland
16.10.20	Sunderland	0	2	Newcastle United
19.11.21	Newcastle United	0	0	Sunderland
26.11.21	Sunderland	2	2	Newcastle United
04.11.22	Newcastle United	2	1	Sunderland
11.11.22	Sunderland	2	0	Newcastle United
15.12.23	Sunderland	3	2	Newcastle United
22.12.23	Newcastle United	0	2	Sunderland
18.10.24	Sunderland	1	1	Newcastle United
21.02.25	Newcastle United	2	0	Sunderland
17.10.25	Newcastle United	0	0	Sunderland
27.02.26	Sunderland	2	2	Newcastle United
30.10.26	Sunderland	2	0	Newcastle United
19.03.27	Newcastle United	1	0	Sunderland
05.11.27	Newcastle United	3	1	Sunderland
17.03.28	Sunderland	1	1	Newcastle United
27.10.28	Sunderland	5	2	Newcastle United
09.03.29	Newcastle United	4	3	Sunderland
19.10.29	Sunderland	1	0	Newcastle United
22.02.30	Newcastle United	3	0	Sunderland
22.11.30	Sunderland	5	0	Newcastle United
28.03.31	Newcastle United	2	0	Sunderland
28.11.31	Sunderland	1	4	Newcastle United
09.04.32	Newcastle United	1	2	Sunderland
26.11.32	Sunderland	0	2	Newcastle United
08.04.33	Newcastle United	0	1	Sunderland
21.10.33	Newcastle United	2	1	Sunderland
03.03.34	Sunderland	2	0	Newcastle United

Wins	Goals
Newcastle United	24	93
Sunderland	27	108
Drawn	13

FA Cup
12.02.02	Newcastle United	1	0	Sunderland	R2
06.03.09	Newcastle United	2	2	Sunderland	R4
10.03.09	Sunderland	0	3	Newcastle United	R4
08.03.13	Sunderland	0	0	Newcastle United	R4
12.03.13	Newcastle United	2	2	Sunderland	R4
17.03.13	Newcastle United	0	3	Sunderland	R4

	Wins	Goals
Newcastle United	2	8
Sunderland	1	7
Drawn	3

Stand out games?
25.04.03-  Reigning champions Sunderland went to St James' Park requiring a win to seal the title. Newcastle United won 1-0 thanks to a Bob McColl goal.

05.12.08- Newcastle United went into this game with the stingiest defence in the League- they had conceded 13 goals in 15 games. The first half was unremarkable. Sunderland took the lead in the 8th minute (Hogg) and Newcastle equalised with a penalty.
George Holley put Sunderland ahead in the 48th minute. Hogg scored again on 58. In the next 18 minutes Sunderland added another 6 goals ( 2 each  from Holley and Bridgett and 1 apiece from Mordue and Hogg).

Ireland v Italy 1927

Having played 3 matches at the  Olympics, in June 1924 The Irish Free State entertained the USA in Dublin. These matches are frequently omitted from the list of internationals played by the Republic of Ireland.
In March 1926 The Irish Free State were beaten 3-0 by a strong Italian side in Turin.
The programme pictured above is for the 'return' match.
This was not considered a full international by the Italians, and the side was designated as Italy B (or Nazionale Cadetti). It was a decent side however, and all 11 starters would in time become full internationals.

GK	Frank Collins	Jacobs
FB	Frank Brady  c	Shamrock Rovers
FB	Alec Kirkland	Fordsons
HB	William Glen	Shamrock Rovers
HB	Michael O`Brien	Derby County
HB	Thomas Muldoon	Aston Villa
F	Bill Lacey	Shelbourne
F	Harry Duggan	Leeds United
F	Christopher Martin	Bo`ness
F	Bob Fullam	Shamrock Rovers
F	Joe Kendrick	Everton

               

GK	Mario Gianni	Bologna
FB	Mario Zanello	Pro Vercelli
FB	Delfo Bellini	Genoa
HB	Pietro Genovesi	Bologna
HB	Luigi Burlando	Genoa
HB	Alberto Giordani	Bologna
F	Federico Munerati	Juventus
F	Antonio Vojak	Juventus
F	Pietro Pastore	Milan
F	Enrico Rivolta	Internazionale
F	Luigi Cevenini c	Juventus
Sub.	Gianangelo Barzan (Milan) replaced Zanello

Bob Fulam and Federico Munerati were the goalscorers as Italy won 2-1 watched by an crowd of approximately 20,000.

The World...1867

It's hard to imagine a time when football did not enjoy mass popularity, and unless you've ever tried to organise a works or pub team , it's equally difficult to appreciate the obstacles that Alcock, Kinnaird et al overcame in order to bring the game to a wider public.
 As Alcock himself reflected in 1880:
What was ten or fifteen years ago the recreation of a few … has now become the pursuit of thousands – an athletic exercise, carried on under a strict system … almost magnified into a profession.

The world of Association football in the 1860s and early 1870s was narrow and parochial, described in correspondence to the press as a 'local clique.'
A great sense of fun also reaches out to us across the years- these were hip young men engaged in something novel and almost esoteric.

Alcock, in particular, was always on the lookout for novelty- ultimately it was this desire that gave us both international football and the FA Cup.

In 1867 a combined Eton and Harrow team challenged The Rest of the World.
A fitting example of how the most rag tag scratch matches in which these pioneers were involved has retained a place in the annals of the Association game, for the first match , which took place on January 8th 1867 , The World (referred to in some quarters of the press as The Universe) could only muster 8 players.
The 8 who took to the field at Westminster's Vincent Square ground were:

C.W Alcock (Old Harrovians / Wanderers)

K Muir McKenzie (Old Carthusians / Wanderers)

M Muir McKenzie (Old Carthusians / Wanderers)

H.F Deacon (Civil Service)

H.G Phipps (Old Harrovians)

J.E Tayloe  (Old Westminsters)

C.M Tebbut (Wanderers)

C.G Waudby (Civil Service)

Selected but absent were:

F Lucas (Old Westminsters)

S.H West (Westminster School)

W.J Dixon (Westminster School)

The Eton Harrow line up was: A.F Kinnaird (E), E Freeth (E), C.J Thornton (E), E.L Corrie (E), E.A Owen (E), A Crompton (H) & F.R Broughton (H).

The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

The Vincent Square playing fields can still be seen in London SW1.

For the rematch, held at the same venue on 23.01.67, The World turned out only 7 players. Despite the fact that Eton and Harrow had a one man advantage The World (who were practically Old Carthusians) ran out 0-2 winners.

K Muir McKenzie (Old Carthusians / Wanderers)

M Muir McKenzie (Old Carthusians / Wanderers)

J Butter (Charterhouse School)

E.C.S Gibson (Charterhouse School)

C.E.B Nepean (Charterhouse School)

J.A Foote (Charterhouse School)

J Kirkpatrick (Civil Service)

Selected but absent were:

O.S Walford

W.J Dixon (Westminster School)

E.C Bovill                            

H.J Smith

The Eton Harrow line up was: A.F Kinnaird (E), A.L Gallus/ C.W Alcock (H), E Freeth (E), C.M Tebbut, S.T Holland, J.H Morgan, E Trower & H.F Deacon.

I note that Tebbut played both for and against The World.

Tinsley Lindley

Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper (23.11.90)

Lindley was England's leading goalscorer before Steve Bloomer.  He scored 14 goals in 13 internationals.

De Voetballer

There was a time when the Olympic Games extended to non- athletic disciplines such as art, architecture and music.
In 1920 when his countrymen were victorious in the controversial Association football final, the Belgian artist Alfred Ost won the bronze medal at the 1920 Antwerp Games for his painting De Voetballer / Joueur De Football.