Newcastle Road
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Newcastle Road was a football ground in Sunderland, England
, and was the home ground of Sunderland A.F.C until 1898. It was the fifth ground at which the club had played and their first proper stadium. The ground was located between Newcastle Road, Eglinton Street North and Down Crozier Street. It is also the first ground at which Sunderland played as members of the Football League
, their first game being a defeat against Burnley
on the 13 September 1890.
For a while the stadium held the record of being the 'largest in the UK' when in an 1891 FA Cup
game against Everton
a crowd of 21,000 was present.
The ground is today most famous for its being featured in a painting of the artist Thomas M. M. Hemy, a brother of Charles Napier Hemy
; the first ever picture of football in action. The painting is now on show in the reception area at the Stadium of Light
, the current home of Sunderland A.F.C.
Eventually Sunderland decided to move to Roker Park
when it became clear that the area of Newcastle Road was too small for any further expansions.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and was the home ground of Sunderland A.F.C until 1898. It was the fifth ground at which the club had played and their first proper stadium. The ground was located between Newcastle Road, Eglinton Street North and Down Crozier Street. It is also the first ground at which Sunderland played as members of the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
, their first game being a defeat against Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
on the 13 September 1890.
For a while the stadium held the record of being the 'largest in the UK' when in an 1891 FA Cup
FA Cup 1890-91
The FA Cup 1890–91 was the twentieth edition of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup....
game against Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
a crowd of 21,000 was present.
The ground is today most famous for its being featured in a painting of the artist Thomas M. M. Hemy, a brother of Charles Napier Hemy
Charles Napier Hemy
Charles Napier Hemy was a British painter best known for his marine paintings and his two paintings in the Tate collections....
; the first ever picture of football in action. The painting is now on show in the reception area at the Stadium of Light
Stadium of Light
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England. With space for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light has the fifth-largest capacity of any English football stadium. The stadium primarily hosts Sunderland A.F.C. matches...
, the current home of Sunderland A.F.C.
Eventually Sunderland decided to move to Roker Park
Roker Park
Roker Park was an English football stadium situated in Roker, Sunderland. The stadium was the home of the English football club Sunderland A.F.C. from 1897 to 1997 before the club moved to the Stadium of Light. Near the end of the stadium's history, its capacity was around 22,500 with only a small...
when it became clear that the area of Newcastle Road was too small for any further expansions.