One Among Many电子书

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

Dedication

Foreword - Sunderland RFC - A Proud Heritage

Footnote

About The Author

One Among Many

Early Days - A Families’ Affair (1873-1886)

Rugby Football - the First Fifty Years

Sunderland in 1873

Early Rugby in County Durham

Sunderland RFC - The First Game

‘A Families’ Affair’

The First Seven Seasons (1873-1880)

The Next Six Seasons (1880-1886)

Anatomy of a Season - 1882/3

The County Arrives

Trialists and Internationals

Playing the Game

SRFC and SAFC

Some Conclusions

Doubts, Decisions and a Dash of Glory (1887-1914)

Casting Doubts and Making Decisions

On the Field

1887 – 1896

1897 – 1907

1907 - 1914

The Players

The County Cup

The Committee

County Rugby

The Representatives

Conclusion

Wars Intervene - Playing ‘A Game More Grim’ (1914-1945)

Fixtures and Funding

Pitches and Other Matters

Merit Tables

Durham Clubs

Northumberland Clubs

Anatomy of a Season - 1924/5

County Cups

The Players

County and Representative Players

Special Matches

England Trial 1932

County Diamond Jubilee 1936

Durham County v All Blacks 1924

Durham and Northumberland v South Africa, 24 October 1931

Wars Intervene

The First World War

The Second World War

Players at War

Other Inter-war Developments

Conclusion

From War to Celebration (1945-1974)

Post-war Problems

The Game Continues

Fixtures

The Games

1973-4: A Special Season

The Players

County Cups

Sevens

Coaching the Youngsters

The Committee

Pitches

County Level and Special

International Trials

Rugby and Soccer

Conclusion

Minis, Juniors, Statics and Leagues (1974-present)

Playing the Game

The Dying Days of the Old System (1974-1987)

The League Era (1987 to present)

Match result card

Minis and Juniors

Statics and Seniors

Colts Rugby

County and National Cup Competitions

Players and Coaches

Pitches

The Committee

Epilogue - The 2011 AGM

Appendix

Appendix One

‘One Among Many’ - the Rugby Section of the Wider Sports Club (1887 to date)

Rugby and the Other Sports

Relations Between the Rugby Section and Other Sports

The Search for a Social Life

Wider Club Membership

Pitches

Finance

End Note

Appendix Two

Influential Ashbrooke - Some Essential Biographies

Eric Watt Moses (1895-1976)

Alan Bean (1902-1986)

Hartley Elliott (1908-2000)

Robin Auld (b1926)

Appendix Three

Sunderland RFC and the All-round Sportsman

Summer Sports and Winter Sports

Rugby and Other Winter Sports

Rugby and Squash (and the rest)

Some Special Cases and Conclusions

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