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Onwards and Upwards
I am pleased to announce that I am back on track with the Club Heritage site thanks to the technological knowhow of Mr Tony Hodgson. Many...
keith.gregson
Mar 3, 20251 min read


Remembering Robin
A number of club members attended Robin's funeral on 19 December. Robin was a great club man and his obituary has been placed on a number...
Keith Gregson
Dec 21, 20241 min read


Interesting Rugby Pics
While sorting out my online photo archive recently I came across correspondence I had a little while back with local man Philip Darling....
Keith Gregson
Nov 12, 20241 min read


SRFC and the World Rugby Museum
I have mentioned in a number of blogs the fact that we are lucky to have one of the most complete club archives in the country. For a...
Keith Gregson
Oct 29, 20241 min read


1873 Club and Our Heritage
SRFC is one of the oldest rugby clubs in the north and, thanks to the efforts of administrators across the years, has an archive which...
Keith Gregson
Oct 22, 20241 min read


Thanks, Jon
A nice little e-mail from former SRFC player and groundsman Jon Buddington - now in charge of the wonderful University Parks Sports...
Keith Gregson
Oct 10, 20241 min read


More From Jack Thompson
The previous blog noted correspondence from the descendant of Victorian club member Jack Thompson. She sent a number of fascinating...
Keith Gregson
Oct 1, 20242 min read


An Interesting Plate
Recently I wrote about correspondence received concerning a Victorian club member called Jack Thompson. Research shows that he was an...
Keith Gregson
Sep 19, 20241 min read


Lost E Mail Update
I have just been contacted by a descendant of Victorian club member 'Jack' Thompson filled with fascinating detail. Unfortunately I have...
Keith Gregson
Aug 13, 20241 min read


The Future of Our Heritage
Due to commitments outside of historical research over the next few months there will be no new articles. However the site remains a...
Keith Gregson
Aug 12, 20241 min read


Baseball at Ashbrooke
Folks crossing Ashbrooke's grounds during school time will have seen the pupils from St Aidan's playing baseball ( or softball/rounders)....
Keith Gregson
Jun 28, 20241 min read


Ashbrooke and the Americans
Folks may be a little surprised to find an international cricket competition being played partly in the United States - as it is with the...
Keith Gregson
Jun 13, 20241 min read


From the Bowls Board (3/3)
Our final First World War veteran to appear on the Bowls board is perhaps one of the finest amateur sportsmen Sunderland has seen. Read...
Keith Gregson
Jun 7, 20242 min read


From the Bowls Boards (2/3)
See the previous blog for the background to this blog which concerns - Thomas Reginald Sewell (SCFC/FWW 194). He was born in Crossdoney...
Keith Gregson
May 31, 20242 min read


From the Bowls Boards ( 1 of 3)
Bowlers new and long standing often declare an interest in the boards on the bowls pavilion walls. These boards list officials and...
Keith Gregson
May 24, 20242 min read


Ralph Milbanke Hudson - Founding Cricket Member ( 2 of 2)
The previous blog took Ralph's story from his birth in 1813 up to the formation of our cricket club in 1834. At the time Ralph was only...
Keith Gregson
May 8, 20242 min read


Ralph Milbanke Hudson - Founding Cricket Member (1 of 2)
It has been noted on a number of occasions that Sunderland C C can be proud of the fact that it is recognised by sport historians as the...
Keith Gregson
Apr 29, 20242 min read


The Remarkable Elliots
Reference was made in a recent blog to the old time links between cricket and rugby – links which have, in some respects, been broken due...
Keith Gregson
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Time For Bowls
The bowls’ season is with us once more, affording us another opportunity to look at the unique cross sport links that exist in our club....
Keith Gregson
Apr 16, 20242 min read


Coming Together
Rugby and Cricket have always been close. Before the demands of both the sports today it was common for sporting folk to play cricket in...
Keith Gregson
Apr 12, 20242 min read
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