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| image = [[File:Roker park.jpg|300px]]
| venue_name = Roker Park
| venue_name = Roker Park
| location = Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
| location = Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
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| tenants = [[Sunderland]] (1898-1997)
| tenants = [[Sunderland]] (1898-1997)
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'''Roker Park''' was a football ground in Roker, Sunderland, England, which was the home of [[Sunderland]] A.F.C. from 1898 to 1997, before the club moved to the [[Stadium of Light]]. Its final capacity was around 22,500, with only a small part being seated; it had been much higher, attracting a record crowd of 75,118.


'''Roker Park''' was a football ground in Roker, Sunderland, England, which was the home of [[Sunderland]] A.F.C. from 1898 to 1997, before the club moved to the [[Stadium of Light]]. Its final capacity was around 22,500, with only a small part being seated; it had been much higher, attracting a record crowd of 75,118.
==Clubs and Seasons==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Season!!Club!!League/Competition
|-
| [[1980-81 English football season|1980-81]]
| [[1980-81 Sunderland football publications|Sunderland]]
| [[First Division]]
|}


==List of credited publications==
==List of credited publications==
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!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
|-
|-
| rowspan=4| [[English football]]
| rowspan=2| [[English football]]
| [[1959-60 English football season|February 27, 1960]]
| [[1959-60 English football season|February 27, 1960]]
| [[Sunderland]] vs. [[Middlesbrough]]
| [[Sunderland]] vs. [[Middlesbrough]]
| [[Sunderland vs. Middlesbrough (February 27, 1960)|Program]]
| [[Sunderland vs. Middlesbrough (February 27, 1960)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[1963-64 English football season|April 4, 1964]]
| [[Sunderland]] vs. [[Swansea Town]]
| [[Sunderland vs. Swansea Town (April 4, 1964)|Program]]
|-
| [[First Division]]
| [[1968-69 English football season|August 17, 1968]]
| [[Sunderland]] vs. [[Southampton]]
| [[Sunderland vs. Southampton (August 17, 1968)|Program]]
|-
| rowspan=4| [[English football]]
| [[1969-70 English football season|April 15, 1970]]
| [[1969-70 English football season|April 15, 1970]]
| [[Sunderland]] vs. [[Liverpool]]
| [[Sunderland]] vs. [[Liverpool]]
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| [[Sunderland]] vs. [[Swansea City]]
| [[Sunderland]] vs. [[Swansea City]]
| [[Sunderland vs. Swansea City (February 20, 1982)|Program]]
| [[Sunderland vs. Swansea City (February 20, 1982)|Program]]
|-
| [[1982-83 English football season|March 19, 1983]]
| [[Sunderland]] vs. [[Swansea City]]
| [[Sunderland vs. Swansea City (March 19, 1983)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[1983-84 English football season|October 22, 1983]]
| [[1983-84 English football season|October 22, 1983]]

Latest revision as of 12:06, 2 July 2023

Roker Park
Roker park.jpg
Location Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Opened September 10, 1898
Closed 1997
Demolished 1998
Other Names n/a
Tenants Sunderland (1898-1997)

Roker Park was a football ground in Roker, Sunderland, England, which was the home of Sunderland A.F.C. from 1898 to 1997, before the club moved to the Stadium of Light. Its final capacity was around 22,500, with only a small part being seated; it had been much higher, attracting a record crowd of 75,118.

Clubs and Seasons

Season Club League/Competition
1980-81 Sunderland First Division

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
English football February 27, 1960 Sunderland vs. Middlesbrough Program
April 4, 1964 Sunderland vs. Swansea Town Program
First Division August 17, 1968 Sunderland vs. Southampton Program
English football April 15, 1970 Sunderland vs. Liverpool Program
February 20, 1982 Sunderland vs. Swansea City Program
March 19, 1983 Sunderland vs. Swansea City Program
October 22, 1983 Sunderland vs. Manchester United Program
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