11 Facts About Sunderland That Sunderland Fans Already Know 42 minutes ago Here's 11 facts about Sunderland that Sunderland fans already know. 1. In 1904 Scottish right back Andy McCombie was transferred from Sunderland to Newcastle for a then record £700. 2. Sunderland's biggest cup win was over 100 years ago, when they thrashed Fairfield 11 - 1 3. In the1999-2000 season, super' Kevin Phillips wrote himself into the history books when he scored 30 Premier League goals, and swiped the European Golden Shoe from Portoâs Mario Jardel. 4. The highest ever club attendance was 75,118 - vs Derby County (FA Cup 6th round 08/03/1933) 5. In 1973 second division Sunderland overcame the mighty Leeds United in the FA Cup Final in what was one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history. 6. Jimmy Montgomery holds the record in terms of appearances - 627 (1962-1977) 7. In the 1998-1999 season Sunderland got a record amount of points (105), and gained promotion to the Premier League 8. Sunderland's biggest league win was back in 1908, when they beat Newcastle 9 â 1 9. Sunderland AFC's crest was unveiled in July 1997, to coincide with the opening of the Stadium of Light. The distinctive crest paid tribute to the club's loyal supporters by including images from across the region 10. The holder of the record for the most League appearances is Jimmy Montgomery, who made 527 between 1961 and 1976. 11. The highest transfer fee received for a Sunderland player is £18m, from Aston Villa for striker Darren Bent in January 2011
I got out after the game to find one of those dirty Derby fans had nicked a shoe off me horse, had to call the hay-hay out to fix it
The highest ever club attendance was 75,118 - vs Derby County (FA Cup 6th round 08/03/1933) The game in question was in fact a replay, which we lost 1 - 0, I believe after extra time. No floodlights in them days, so what makes the crowd even more amazing is that the match took place on a Wednesday during the day - not much activity in the yards or down the pits that day, eh? Me da went to school a short distance from Roker Park and was consigned to occasionally running to the ground for updates. Modern day version of Teletext, I guess!
Really? ... Aye, that's a bit strange and I'm sure the local area ground to a halt. 70 odd thousand though eh, bet the atmosphere was electric!
My dad was there! Never tired of telling us about it. btw He would have celebrated his 100th birthday this October. Lovely man.
My grandad was at the derby game, he was 5'7" and he said his feet never touched the ground as the crowd literally lifted him off his feet in the crush.
My late father was there.... I was at the home cup game against Man U at Roker Park in the 1960s.. We had drawn 3-3 at Old Trafford with Johnny Crossan dominating midfield.. (our second strip was light blue in those days too..) The replay's official attendance was 60,000+ but several gates were opened and many more flooded in, and again many more left outside.. Another magical and noisy night at Roker Park....
I'd give both my knackers if they equal it , and my foreskin if they score 10. But I'm saving the other 3 inches for a rainy day
My dad always tells stories about this night. Im assuming this is the game where the gates broke at the Roker end? People sitting around the edge of the pitch etc etc He has always maintained that the crowd that night (unofficially) was the biggest he had ever seen at Sunderland. True he wasnt old enough to be at the Derby game mentioned in this thread.
I believe in those days it was standard practice for shops/factories etc to have half day closing on Wednesdays..
My dad at that on and he said miles more that 60000 due to the gates being opened. His feet didn't touch the ground for the whole game.. He's never been back to the footie he was soo freaked out by the crowd. Always more of an egg chaser anyway.... Oh the shame
