Significant Days

1997

First ever League Cup game at the Stadium of Light: a 2-1 2nd Round, 1st Leg victory over Bury.

Birthdays

1897 Harry Brown (player 1922)

1904 Jimmy Temple (player 1931-33)

1910 Fred Smallwood (player 1942-43)

1913 Jimmy Thorpe (player 1930-36)

1984 Neil Teggart (player 2004)

1987 Kyle Lafferty (player 2020)

In Memoriam

1922 John Murray (player 1890-92)

1955 Walter Scott (player 1911-12)

1960 Wally Boyes (player 1942)

2000 Teddy Maguire (player 1940-45)

2022 Johnny Bollands (player 1956-59)

Results Summary

Pld W D L F A

First Class Competitions 24 9 9 6 42 32

Minor Competitions 2 1 1 0 6 2

Other Matches 2 2 0 0 8 1

First Class Debuts

1899 Tommy Becton v Burnley, 2-1 (Lge)

1905 Thomas Kelly v Liverpool, 1-2 (Lge)

1986 Nigel Saddington v Barnsley, 1-1 (FMC)

1997 Jody Craddock v Bury, 2-1 (FLC)

2003 Craig James v Stoke City, 1-3 (Lge)

2006 Dwight Yorke v Leicester City, 1-1 (Lge)

2023 Adil Aouchiche v Queen's Park R., 3-1 (Lge)

2023 Mason Burstow v Queen's Park R., 3-1 (Lge)

Hat-Trick Heroes

1922 Charlie Buchan 4 v.Bolton Wanderers (Lge)