SRFC’S 1877 RIVALS   Just recently while carrying out some research in the Sunderland Echo I came across the fixtures list for SRFC for the 1877 – 8 season and it makes for interesting reading. During the season we faced seven opponents home and away. Three of the seven are still in existence – Darlington, Westoe and Durham University. Darlington is one of our oldest rivals and the first ‘club’ club founded in Durham County (though not continuous due to a dabble in association football)....

James Harry Edwards is standing back left with arms folded - mistakenly noted as John in handwritten club records There are two versions of the song online Come on the Durhams or Jamie's Song Come on, the Durhams Below are the two case studies that inspired the song. I did over 250 case studies 2014-18 - Get in touch if you want a free online copy of the book. I have hi-lited the reference that led to the song keith.gregson@talk21.com SCFC/FWW/54 EDWARDS JOHN H/K.I.A –WO 339/21070 James (not...

Below is a list of the rugby lads who died in or because of war – in brackets is an identifiable year in which they played for the club – the date thus 05/05/1917 is the date of death.   1914-18 War James Adamson jnr. (1913) – RFA/RHA – 05/05/1917 fly half Robert W Adamson (1907) – 7th DLI – 25/05/1917 centre Charles W T Barker (1914) – 15th DLI – 24/03/1918–fly half Harold T F Barker (1911) – RGA/RFA – 29/03/1918   scrum half George H Carter (1906) – RFA - 18/11/1915 –winger 1901 Arnold...