Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C.
In or near Sunderland.
Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C. in England North East, United Kingdom.
Graham Scarborough — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Park Lane · 3.5 km
About
Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C. is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ryhope Colliery Welfare Football Club was an association football club based in Ryhope, Sunderland, in England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The club was founded by coal miners in Ryhope in 1892. It was not until 1927–28 that it won its first league title. However the club enjoyed most of its success in the 1960s, winning the Wearside Football League on four occasions, the Monkwearmouth Charity Cup twice as well as the Sunderland Shipowners Cup and League Challenge Cup during the decade. In the 1967–68 season, the team reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the only time in its history, losing 1–0 at home to then Football League Division 4 side Workington. The club's next successful season was 1977–78, finishing 3rd in the league, winning the League Cup with the season culminating in winning the Durham Challenge Cup…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8705, -1.3810
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR2 0BZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Established
- 1892
- Nearest railway station
- Park Lane — 3.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7385071 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C.?
- Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C. is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR2 0BZ), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- What is Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C.?
- Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C. in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C.?
- The nearest railway station is Park Lane, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR2 0BZ.
- When was Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C. built?
- Built or established in 1892.
- Who owns Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C.?
- Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C. is owned by | website =.
- Is Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C. a protected site?
- Yes — Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C. is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Ryhope Colliery Welfare F.C.?
- The nearest railway station is Park Lane, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR2 0BZ.