Saturday, February 28, 1981

Sunderland FC

Sunderland 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Football League Division One

Sunderland is a city in North East England which was formerly a county borough, and is now part of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. The name "Sunderland" is reputed to come from Soender-land, likely to be reference to the valley carved by the River Wear that runs through the heart of the city. Over the centuries, Sunderland grew as a port, trading coal and salt. Ships began to be built on the river in the 14th century. By the 19th century, the port of Sunderland had grown to absorb Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth. Sunderland became a city in 1992.This was my first visit to Roker Park and therefore my first experience of the Roker Roar. We had travelled by train to Newcastle and had caught a connecting service to Seaburn, the nearest station to the ground leaving a 10 - 15 minute walk.


Roker Park had that traditional football ground feel about it. The banter on the terraces was good and on a couple of later visits we stood on the terracing opposite the main stand.


As for the match, Garth Crooks scored for Spurs in a 1-1 draw played in front of a 22,382 crowd.





Attendance: 22, 382
Programme: 30p

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Subsequent visits to Roker Park

17 October 1981 - Sunderland 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 25317
18 September 1982 - Sunderland 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 21137
07 April 1984 - Sunderland 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 15433
04 September 1984 - Sunderland 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 18895
21 November 1984 - Sunderland 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Cup, 4th Round - Attendance: 27421
28 August 1990 - Sunderland 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 30214
05 August 1992 - Sunderland 0 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Friendly - Attendance: 22672
29 January 1995 - Sunderland 1 Tottenham Hotspur 4 - FA Cup, 4th Round - Attendance: 21135
04 March 1997 - Sunderland 0 Tottenham Hotspur 4 - Premier League - Attendance: 20729

Total visits to this venue = 10 


 

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