Sunderland Albion Football Club was an English association football club based in Sunderland, England, formed in 1888. Sunderland Albion and Sunderland A.F.C. were rivals for the period before Albion disbanded in 1892. The club was reformed in 2020 but has ceased operations as of 2022.
The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship in England and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, and is currently contested by 24 clubs. The current holders are Burnley, who won the 2022–23 edition.
David Vernon Watson is an English former professional footballer who played for Notts County, Rotherham United, Sunderland, Manchester City, Werder Bremen, Southampton, Stoke City, Vancouver Whitecaps and Derby County as well at the England national team where he won 65 caps and was captain on three occasions. Watson is regarded as one of Sunderland’s greatest defenders of all time.
Kevin Sinfield is an English rugby union coach, currently the defence coach for the England national team. He is a former professional rugby league player for Leeds Rhinos, England and Great Britain. His usual position was loose forward, although he played stand-off and hooker on occasion.
Simon Nicholas Grayson is an English professional football manager and former player.
The 1992–93 season was the 113th season of competitive football in England. The season saw the Premier League in its first season, replacing Division One of the Football League as the top league in England. Every team in the Premier League played each other twice within the season, one game away and one at home, and were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw.
The 1990–91 season was the 111th season of competitive football in England. In the Football League First Division, Arsenal emerged victorious as champions.
The 1991–92 season was the 112th season of competitive football in England.
The 1976–77 season was the 97th season of competitive football in England. This year The Football League revamped the tie-breaking criteria for teams level on points, replacing the traditional goal average tiebreaker with one based on goal difference to try to encourage more scoring. Coloured red and yellow cards were introduced for the first time in domestic English football.
The 1995–96 season was the 116th season of competitive football in England.
The 1997–98 season was the 118th season of competitive football in England.
The 1998–99 season was the 119th season of competitive football in England.
Team Durham is a student-run organisation responsible for sport at Durham University. Durham University's sports programme, run by Team Durham, has produced more professional sports people than any other UK university and has twice seen Durham named Times and Sunday Times Sports University of the Year. It has ranked in the top three institutions in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) every season since 2011–12. Six Team Durham alumni or current athletes have won seven Olympic and Paralympic medals since 1996.
Keith Mumby, also known by the nickname of "Sir Keith", is an English former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, who most famously played for Bradford Northern between 1973 and 1993, and Sheffield Eagles and Wakefield Trinity, as a toe-end style goal-kicking fullback, or centre.
Liam Robert Bridcutt is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in England, he represented the Scotland national team.
The Rugby League Conference (RLC), also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from The Co-operative Group, was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales.
Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. After a brief early career in the Irish League, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham Forest. He won the First Division title in 1977–78 and the European Cup twice, in 1979 and 1980. He was capped 64 times for the Northern Ireland national football team, also captaining the side at the 1982 World Cup.
Durham Women Football Club is a women's football club based in Durham, Northern England. The team has competed in the FA Women's Championship, the second tier of Women's football in England, since 2014 having been awarded a licence in its inaugural season. They play their home games at Maiden Castle, part of Durham University.
William Hopkins, commonly known as Bill, Pop, or Tot Hopkins, was an English professional footballer who made 183 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Sunderland, Leeds City, South Shields, Hartlepools United and Durham City. After his playing career, he worked as a trainer with several Football League clubs.
The English Women's Volleyball League is the major volleyball national competition for women in England, established in 1977. It is organised by the English Volleyball Association (EVA).
2022–23 Mens National Volleyball League