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    Roker Park was a football ground in Roker, Sunderland, England, which was the home of Sunderland from 1898 to 1997, before the club moved to the Stadium...
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    Roker Park is a recreation park in the Roker area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The land on which the park stands was donated by Sir Hedworth...
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    Roker (/ˈroʊkər/ ROH-kər) is a seaside resort of Sunderland, city of Sunderland district, Tyne and Wear. England. It is north of the River Wear's mouth...
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  • at the 49,000-capacity all-seater Stadium of Light having moved from Roker Park in 1997. The original ground capacity was 42,000 which was increased to...
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    Sunderland was obliged to make plans to turn their Roker Park home into an all-seater stadium. Roker Park was a ground that mainly consisted of standing terraces...
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  • match. Goodison Park was used for five matches, Roker Park and Hillsborough both hosted four, while Old Trafford, Villa Park and Ayresome Park each hosted...
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    the club moved to what would become their home for almost a century, Roker Park. Initially the ground had a capacity of 30,000. However, over the following...
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  • over Southend United at Roker Park on 3 November 1987, a hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over Rotherham United again at Roker Park on 20 December 1987 and...
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  • Wimbledon in their last game of the season, was Sunderland, who were leaving Roker Park after 99 years and relocating to the 42,000-seat Stadium of Light on the...
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    County Challenge Cup. The FA Amateur Cup final was played in Durham at Roker Park where the Bishops defeated Willington 3–0 after extra time. During the...
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    fan following the demolition of Roker Park and the subsequent move to the Stadium of Light. He described Roker Park as his last connection to the club...
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    Dockers Day at the New Den in 2007. On 26 September 1957, Hurley arrived at Roker Park to begin a career that would span 12 seasons and 402 appearances. Hurley's...
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    public parks. Several of these are historic, including Mowbray Park, Roker Park and Barnes Park. In the early 2000s, Herrington Country Park was opened...
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  • Roker is a seaside resort in North East England. Roker may also refer to: Al Roker (born 1954), American meteorologist for NBC's Today show J. Roker (1825–1830)...
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    sides were drawn together at the 1966 World Cup and met at Sunderland's Roker Park ground with Italy winning 2–0. The rematch also featured unsportsmanlike...
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  • Manchester Park Avenue, Bradford Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Roker Park, Sunderland Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Saltergate, Chesterfield Selhurst Park, South Norwood...
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  • March 1933 at Roker Park (Sunderland 0 – 1 Derby County) Highest league attendance: 68,004 v. Newcastle United, 4 March 1950 at Roker Park (Sunderland 2...
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    The first leg at Roker Park ended goalless after Sunderland missed a penalty; however they then won the second leg 2–0 at St James' Park. Towards the end...
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  • Gabbiadini made his Sunderland debut in a 2−0 defeat to Chester City at Roker Park. His first goals for Sunderland would come only three days later in a...
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  • against Plymouth Argyle at Roker Park on 18 November 1989. Brady's full debut came in a 2–2 draw with Port Vale at Roker Park on 30 December 1989. Brady's...
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  • 19:30 BST Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough Attendance: 23,006 Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain) 13 July 1966 19:30 BST Roker Park, Sunderland Attendance:...
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  • Aircraft Museum Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Penshaw Monument Roker Park Roker beach Ryhope Engines Museum Seaburn beach Souter Lighthouse Sunderland...
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    Cave is a cave formed in a limestone-magnesium ravine on the seafront of Roker, North East England, between Sunderland (to the south), and Whitburn (to...
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  • Ground, Derby County Cricket Ground, Northampton The Darlington Arena Dean Park Cricket Ground Herne Hill Velodrome - FA Amateur Cup Final 1911 played there...
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    the west and south-west is Fulwell and to the south the coastal resort of Roker. Virtually all of Seaburn consists of low-density private housing interspersed...
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  • football stadiums in England, including Middlesbrough's Ayresome Park and Sunderland's Roker Park, in favour of new sites which were more suitable for all-seater...
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  • Seven grounds have hosted the fixture once: St James' Park in 1932, Roker Park in 1936, Burnden Park in 1958, Turf Moor in 1960, Portman Road in 1962, Anfield...
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  • whole of any season. Sunderland manager Len Ashurst forced Rowell out of Roker Park as part of a huge rebuilding plan in 1984, part of the slide which would...
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  • Retrieved 26 November 2013. Turnbull, Simon (25 March 1997). "Football: Roker getting ready for its final roar". Independent. Archived from the original...
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    December as Sunderland pushed for promotion. In a match against Bury at Roker Park on 26 December 1962, in icy conditions and torrential rain, Clough was...
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