One for really git oldies. Ken Chisholm. Just seen in 1955 (on todays date) he got a hat trick in a 4-3 win over Man U. Never heard of him.
The one in the town, downstairs from the library? Also going slightly skew whiff. When i was growing up, people used to talk if the library steps being the place to pick up a lady of the night. Anyone confirm this?
A big burly basher signed from Villa and was a Scottish international, reading that it would have been a canny win as the Busby Babes were just emerging and I believe they won the league that year. Saw them a few times but not sure if it was that game, if Tommy Taylor scored with a header for them then I saw it. . He [layed in the "team of all talents" era and was worth a few goals a season. He and Shack were good mates and they both told a young South African Ted Purdon to ignore the crowd, who were giving him a hard time, and between the two of them cooked up a winning move that laid a goal on for him in the cup 6th round against Wolves. He lived in the Ch-le-Street area when he retired and made a decent living apparently from domino competitions. I think he only died a couple of years ago.
The central library is now in Fawcett St.. The Museum and Winter Gardens borders Mowbray Park, which in the past was the location for the library as well. PS..The museum steps did most certainly have this reputation..
Back to the '73 semi-final against Arsenal. Great day with nasty chants about Alan Ball and Jeff Blockley. Was with a bunch of friends and we had a huge banner, St George Cross (well it was red and white) with a picture of Bob Stokoe on it. Couldn't use it in the ground much; for some reason the lads behind it complained about not seeing the game... But we ran with it all the way back to the train station afterwards!
I wouldn't like to confirm where it was at that time, mate. Many of those old privately owned museums were just two or three upstairs rooms above a shop or something. At the west end of the bridge at Whitby for example, you'll find HSBC Bank and the upstairs rooms of that was Whitby Museum until the 1920s. But yes,wherever they started, Sunderland's ended up diagonally across from Fawcett St./Holmside junction (unless it's moved again - I haven't been in years). Perhaps somebody who still lives there can tell us both, eh?
