Now I understand why the mackems are so desperate to deny its a derby
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Frozen Horse
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Our record vs Sunderland in the last 50 years (i.e. from Sept 1972 onwards) in all competitions:
P 54 W 30 D 11 L 13 F 76 A 51
It's not much of a rivalry really is it.
P 54 W 30 D 11 L 13 F 76 A 51
It's not much of a rivalry really is it.
Erimus74
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And in that list one of the victories was enroute to our 1st ever cup silverware, beating the mackem 3-2 in our unforgettable 1975 ASC triumph
Frozen Horse
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My gut feeling is that our record against them isn't too flattering, and could be better than it is; I can recall a couple of late equalisers they've scored against us in fairly recent history (Miller, McManaman), but maybe there's one of two when we've pulled it out at the death too?
Rofesleg
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First ever silverware?
We won the North Riding Cup 55 times, the first time being in 1881/82.
And the FA Amateur Cup in 1895 and 1898.
Football didn't start in 1972 you know
Erimus74
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And yesterday teatime they did, called it a Derby when I was growing up too, even match day programmes quoted it, probably think if gives them a little ddge when they say it
Frozen Horse
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Yes, it's the Haley's Comet derby.
Come on everyone knows that records only go back to 1992 when The Premiership started
Middlesbrough123
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Social media re writing history. I’ve grown up all these years thinking it was a derby when it’s actually just another game agains a local rival .
Remind me what a derby is again ?
Remind me what a derby is again ?
Nosmo-King
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They want a real game they can call a derby- playing Hartlepool. Might even have a chance of winning that one!!!
Diego
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Our record is far superior recently
We didn't start until 1986First ever silverware?
We won the North Riding Cup 55 times, the first time being in 1881/82.
And the FA Amateur Cup in 1895 and 1898.
Football didn't start in 1972 you know
Frozen Horse
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Come on everyone knows that records only go back to 1992 when The Premiership started
At a quick count, I make it W 16, L7 in that time.
Indeed. My point was that they're lucky it's not better by more.
Wiseman_Vaughn
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They are redrawing maps too!! We are not in the North East either - I wonder where the North East actually begins....Stockton??
TeaCider
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They are redrawing maps too!! We are not in the North East either - I wonder where the North East actually begins....Stockton??
Aberdeen.
coluka
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The only growing up needs to be from the S’land supporters. It is never a derby unless they win is the reality of the matter.
For me, I have Leeds as our main Derby, they are our real Yorkshire rivals, Sunderland are just an annoying neighbour from a nearby troubled council estate, without class or a grasp of reality. They live in the shadows of Newcastle, a far bigger club up the road and us, a far bigger club from a small town in Yorkshire.
When they were chanting you are just a small town in Yorkshire a few including me sang it back too, we should be proud of it, they just don’t understand.