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The statue of the 1973 FA Cup winning manager Bob Stokoe was unveiled in 2006 at The Stadium of Light, home of Sunderland AFC
Sunderland fan captures the scenes in Trafalgar Square the night before the EFL playoff final, May 2025
. . after the recent face-off at the Stadium of Light has harmony been restored between the protagonists. The signs are positive :)
Public Art on The Times Inn, Sunderland, designed and produced by Frank Styles. It pays homage to Sunderland AFC goalkeeper Jim Montgomery who made a record breaking 627 appearances for the Club including the 1973 FA Cup Final.
Portsmouth v Sunderland. EFL Trophy Final (Checkatrade Trophy) Wembley 31st of March 2019. Great game of football to watch that was 2-2 after extra time and a 5-4 Portsmouth win on penalties. Over 85,000 fans at Wembley which makes it the largest attendance for an EFL Trophy Final.
It was a little chilly, but at least the sun was shining on the day that there was a relaxation of some of the Covid-19 restrictions.
Here's hoping 2021 just keeps on getting better and life, as we used to know it, continues to make a comeback.
Pictured here are a group of cyclists heading along the route of the C2C cycle route, upstream on the River Wear from Sunderland's Stadium of Light.
Guisborough Town 0-3 Scarborough Athletic | North Riding Senior Cup Final | 4/5/22
Venue: LNER Community Stadium, York
Attendance: 1387
Scarborough Athletic scorers: Brad Plant (52), Will Jarvis (67), Ryan Watson (87)
Even divine intervention will not save them. This time the black cats really are for the drop.
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I cant take any credit for this image....
Derby day this Sunday Newcastle United v Sunderland, i hope this happy little Newcastle supporter is a omen, come on the Toon...
The Tyne and Wear derby is a local derby between the association football clubs Newcastle United and Sunderland. The derby is an inter-city rivalry in North East England with the two cities of Newcastle and Sunderland just ten miles apart. The first meeting of the two sides took place in 1883, with the first competitive fixture being an 1888 FA Cup tie, which Sunderland won 2–1. To date, Newcastle have won the fixture 53 times, with Sunderland recording 45 victories and the sides drawing 45 times. The latest meeting of the two sides occurred on 4 March 2012, a Premier League match which ended 1-1.
Rivalry beyond football
The history of the Tyne and Wear derby is a modern day extension of a rivalry between Newcastle and Sunderland that dates back to the English Civil War when protestations over advantages that merchants in Royalist Newcastle had over their Wearside counterparts led to Sunderland becoming a Parliamentarian stronghold.
Tyne and Wear again found themselves on opposite sides during the Jacobite Rebellions, with Newcastle in support of the Hanoverians with the German King George, and Sunderland siding with the Scottish Stuarts.
Football rivalry
Prior to the beginning of the twentieth century, the main rivalries in Newcastle and Sunderland were cross-town affairs. In Newcastle, a rivalry existed during the 1880s between Newcastle East End (later to become Newcastle United) and Newcastle West End, which was ended with West End's bankruptcy in 1892. Meanwhile on Wearside, a group of players broke away from Sunderland, and formed the rival Sunderland Albion in 1888, though Albion was forced to fold four years later. The first meeting between the two took place in 1883, with the first competitive fixture, an FA Cup tie in 1888. Sunderland won the game 2–0.
Around the turn of the 20th century, the rivalry began to emerge. The 1901 Good Friday encounter, late in the 1900–01 season at St James' Park had to be abandoned as up to 120,000 fans made their way into a ground which then had a capacity of 30,000. The news was met with anger, and rioting followed, with a number of fans injured. However, in general, although the derby attracted big crowds – with fans often climbing trees and buildings for views of the game – there is little evidence to suggest any animosity between the two sets of supporters in the pre-war and immediate post-war period.[citation needed] On 5 December 1908, Sunderland beat Newcastle 9–1 at St James' Park. The result remains the biggest ever win in a Tyne–Wear derby, as well as the Wearsiders' biggest ever win away from home and Newcastle's biggest ever home league defeat. Newcastle's largest victory margin in a derby is 6–1, which they have achieved twice – at home in 1920 and away in 1955.
In 1979, Sunderland won 4–1 at Newcastle, with Gary Rowell (who was born in Seaham, just outside of Sunderland) scoring a hat-trick. On New Year's Day 1985, Newcastle-born Peter Beardsley scored a hat trick in Newcastle's 3–1 victory in the fixture. Both players remain cult figures to their respective clubs' fans.
In 1990, the sides met in a Second Division play off semi final dubbed 'the biggest Tyne–Wear derby in history'. The first leg, at Roker Park, ended goalless, and Sunderland won the second leg 2–0 at St James' Park. Towards the end of the second leg, some Newcastle fans invaded the pitch in the hope of forcing an abandonment. However, the game was resumed and Sunderland completed the win. Sunderland went on lose the final to Swindon Town, but were still promoted due to financial irregularities at Swindon.
In a memorable derby on 25 August 1999, Newcastle manager Ruud Gullit dropped leading scorer Alan Shearer to the bench. Sunderland went on to win the game 2–1 at St. James' Park thanks to goals from Kevin Phillips and Niall Quinn, and in the face of outrage from Newcastle fans, Gullit quit before their next match. Sunderland repeated the feat a year later, in a match remembered for Sunderland goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen saving a Shearer penalty. Another eventful derby on 17 April 2006, Newcastle came from one nill down at half time to beat Sunderland 4–1 at the Stadium of Light. One of Newcastle's scorers that day, Michael Chopra, later joined Sunderland and played in 3 derbies against Newcastle. On 28 October 2008, Sunderland beat Newcastle 2–1 at the Stadium of Light, their first home win in a derby for 28 years.
On 31 October 2010, Newcastle beat Sunderland 5–1 at home, with their captain Kevin Nolan scoring a hat-trick in the match, while Sunderland's former Newcastle defender Titus Bramble was sent off. Newcastle led the return fixture in January 2011 1–0 thanks to another Nolan goal, only for Sunderland's Asamoah Gyan to equalise in injury time. The next derby took place in August 2011 at the Stadium of Light, where Newcastle won 1-0 thanks to a Ryan (over the wall) Taylor free kick. The return fixture at St. James Park ended 1-1. Both sides were charged by the FA for failing to keep their players under control, charges which they both accepted.
Northumbria Police 2017 BMW 330D Estate Traffic Car on blues in a convey during Sunderland vs Middlesborough Football match
North East Ambulance Service Iveco Incident Support Unit seen at St James Park during a Newcastle United football game, The "ISU" carries mass casualty equipment. I believe this vehicle attends both Newcastle and Sunderland Football matches.
Guisborough Town 0-3 Scarborough Athletic | North Riding Senior Cup Final | 4/5/22
Venue: LNER Community Stadium, York
Attendance: 1387
Scarborough Athletic scorers: Brad Plant (52), Will Jarvis (67), Ryan Watson (87)
Um? Football season Starting Soon just messing about see what the star burst like on the Canon 24mm lens Iam using with my Sony.
I'm sure there are Sunderland supporters out there who hope that when they finally shuffle off this mortal coil, it is these gates that they hope to pass through (with St Peter's permission, of course!).
Northumbria Police 2015 BMW 330d Saloon Traffic car parked at The Stadium of light during Sunderland vs Middlesborough.
Living up to its name.
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Stagecoach North East 16833, Volvo Olympian, Alexander RL(Belfast).
After loan to South Shields Depot covering for X34 duties near Christmas time, 16833 has finally returned to Sunderland Depot and in reserve for the use of SAFC Park & Ride duties.
Northumbria Police 2017 BMW 330D Estate Traffic Car on blues in a convey during Sunderland vs Middlesborough Football match
Northumbria Police 2016 BMW 330d Saloon Traffic car parked at The Stadium of light during Sunderland vs Middlesborough.
Northumbria Police 2016 BMW 330d Saloon Traffic car parked at The Stadium of light during Sunderland vs Middlesborough.
Pompey v Sunderland in playoff semi final 2nd leg at Fratton Park on the 16th of May 2019. Portsmouth 0 Sunderland 0. Sunderland win 1-0 on aggregate over the 2 legs and progress to playoff final v Charlton at Wembley. You will be pleased to know that there will be no more football photos for a couple of months lol
Cleveland Police 2016 BMW X5 Traffic Car parked at The Stadium of light during Sunderland vs Middlesborough.
Northumbria Police 2017 BMW X5 30d Armed Response Vehicle parked at The Stadium of light during Sunderland vs Middlesborough.
The entire 2nd half. 45 minutes of SAFC vs Chelsea, Stadium of Light 2016.
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With thanks to Chris & Frank.
Sloane Helicopters Leonardo AW109SP GrandNew G-PPPT (Castle26) flying North bound over Seaham County Durham inbound to the SAFC Academy of Light.
14/03/24
Portsmouth v Sunderland Saturday 22nd of December at Fratton Park. Pompey carved Sunderland up like a turkey and scored 3 Christmas Cracker goals :-) Portsmouth 3 Sunderland 1. Half way through the season and Pompey are top of the league. Played 23. Won 15. Drawn 6. Lost 2. 51 Points
Pictures taken on a stroll around the Stadium of Light in Sunderland
The Stadium of Light is 49000 seater football stadium in Sunderland. According to Sir Bob Murray then chairman of Sunderland F.C. the name Stadium of Light "was chosen for two main reasons; namely as an ever-lasting tribute to the region's mine-workers and proud industrial heritage and in the expectation that the stadium would be a guiding light in the future. The name is very much a symbolic link to the thousands of miners and Sunderland supporters that emerged from the darkness and into the light every day when they returned to the surface after working in the mine." A Davy lamp monument stands at the entrance to reflect the coal mining industry that brought prosperity to the town.
The stadium is built on the site of Monkwearmouth Colliery (or Wearmouth Colliery) which was a major North Sea coal mine located on the north bank of the River Wear, located in Sunderland. It was the largest mine in Sunderland and one of the most important in County Durham in northeast England. First opened in 1835 and in spite of the many accidents at the pit, the mine was the last to remain operating in the County Durham Coalfield. The last shift left the pit on December 10, 1993, ending over 800 years of commercial coal mining in the region. The Colliery site was cleared soon afterwards, and the Stadium of Light, the stadium of Sunderland A.F.C., was built over it, opening in July 1997 to replace nearby Roker Park.
Pictures taken on a stroll around the Stadium of Light in Sunderland
The Stadium of Light is 49000 seater football stadium in Sunderland. According to Sir Bob Murray then chairman of Sunderland F.C. the name Stadium of Light "was chosen for two main reasons; namely as an ever-lasting tribute to the region's mine-workers and proud industrial heritage and in the expectation that the stadium would be a guiding light in the future. The name is very much a symbolic link to the thousands of miners and Sunderland supporters that emerged from the darkness and into the light every day when they returned to the surface after working in the mine." A Davy lamp monument stands at the entrance to reflect the coal mining industry that brought prosperity to the town.
The stadium is built on the site of Monkwearmouth Colliery (or Wearmouth Colliery) which was a major North Sea coal mine located on the north bank of the River Wear, located in Sunderland. It was the largest mine in Sunderland and one of the most important in County Durham in northeast England. First opened in 1835 and in spite of the many accidents at the pit, the mine was the last to remain operating in the County Durham Coalfield. The last shift left the pit on December 10, 1993, ending over 800 years of commercial coal mining in the region. The Colliery site was cleared soon afterwards, and the Stadium of Light, the stadium of Sunderland A.F.C., was built over it, opening in July 1997 to replace nearby Roker Park.
My team, Sunderland, play at the Stadium of Light. They currently languish near the bottom end of the Championship, the second league, and I haven't seen them win a match there since December 17th 2016. Today they played well under the bright floodlights and the match ended, Sunderland 1 Hull City 0. We can see light at the end of the tunnel.
Bob Stokoe was an English footballer and football club manager who was able, almost uniquely, to transcend the traditional rivalry between the north-east of England's footballing giants, Newcastle United and Sunderland. He was an F.A. Cup winner twice, first with Newcastle United as a player in 1955. Eighteen years later, as manager of second-tier, unfancied Sunderland, he guided them to a famous, against-the-odds triumph over Leeds United, then one of the strongest sides in the country. To commemorate that victory, this statue of the great man was unveiled outside the south-east corner of Sunderland's Stadium Of Light on 18 July 2006. It captures his joyful run across the Wembley turf to embrace goalkeeper Jim Montgomery at the end of the 1973 F.A. Cup final – a scene I remember well, as I was just shy of sixteen years old at the time.
As I write this, success in that 1973 F.A. Cup run brought back to the north-east the only major trophy my once-great, home-town club has won during my life-time... and I suppose it's an even bigger disgrace that I would still be able to say that if I were TWENTY YEARS older!