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Roker Park - Sunderland Football Club |
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| Roker Park - as it was | Click images to view in Google Earth | Roker Park - what's there now |
| Roker Park was the home of Sunderland A.F.C. between 1898 and 1997. The ground was located in the tourist resort of Roker on the north side of Sunderland. In a special ceremony after the final game Sunderland A.F.C's player of the century Charlie Hurley dug up the centre spot of the ground for it to be planted at the new stadium. The old ground was replaced with a housing estate. |
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Sunderland A.F.C. and Roker Park Voices (Archive Photographs: Two in One)
This excellent collection of old photographs and memories of Sunderland Football Club was originally published as two separate books by Tempus Publishing: 'Sunderland AFC' in The Archive Photographs Series and 'Roker Park Voices' in the Tempus Oral History Series. The photographs provide an important pictorial record of the club over its long history and the accompanying collection of memories from the Roker Park days will be shared and enjoyed by all who have ever followed the fortunes of this famous side.
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Lost Football League Grounds from the Air (Aerofilms Guide)
Almost 20 clubs have relocated from their traditional homes to brand-new stadia in the last twenty years and this figure is constantly rising. The superb archive provides some 125 images recording many of these lost grounds. From the White City Stadium, once home of Queens Park Rangers, to Bristol Rovers ground Eastville, each of these grounds is illustrated with an historic shot recording the ground as it once looked. The book provides a detailed caption outlining the history of the ground and its current status.
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