England 157th North East derby: Sunderland vs Newcastle United
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Manchester United and Liverpool's "Double Red Match" is one of the most intense matches in English football, and the two teams are also known as the "North West Derby" because they are in the North West Region, which began in 1894.
The North East Derby, though not as well known as the North West Derby, has a much longer history, having been founded in 1888 by Sunderland in 1879 and Newcastle East End in 1881. Newcastle East merged with Newcastle West End in 1892 to form Newcastle United, which remains to this day.
The rivalry between Sunderland and Newcastle United stems from competition between their respective cities. In the 17th century, Newcastle was one of the strongholds of the royalists, supporting Charles I, while Sunderland, who had long been dissatisfied with Newcastle's coal trade charter, preferred Parliament and joined the Scottish army to besiege Newcastle in 1644, forcing the defenders to surrender after holding out for seven months.
The parliamentarian faction in the English Civil War was known as the "Roundhead" and the royalists were called the "Cavalier". Interestingly, while Sunderland supports the parliamentarian faction, Sunderland FC's pre-match song is "Dance of the Knights", which is from the second act of Prokofiev's opera Romeo and Juliet. I'll offer a hilarious explanation for this: Prokofiev was a Soviet, and the Sunderlands, a former ally, had the word "Soviet." The correct interpretation is that "Knight" is often associated with medieval knighthood and ideals, often known for bravery, honor, and loyalty, while "Cavalier" is more associated with the political identity and attitudes of the English Civil War, often referring to the extravagant, well-dressed aristocracy.
After the Industrial Revolution, both Sunderland and Newcastle became heavy industrial port cities, with shipbuilding and coal mining as pillars, competition shifted from violence to economy, and in recent years to cultural aspects such as football, higher education and folk Xi.
Sunderland and Newcastle United are both veterans of more than 100 years of professional football in England, Sunderland are now in the Championship, but they have played in 86 of the 125 seasons of the English top flight, 10th of all clubs, and are the only one in the top 10 who is not currently in the Premier League, and Newcastle United have gone one step further, playing in 92 top-flight seasons, slightly more than Chelsea and Tottenham (89 each).
In terms of the number of consecutive top-flight seasons, the 'Black Cats' (Sunderland nickname) are better than the 'Magpies' (Newcastle United nickname). Between 1890 and 1958, Sunderland played 58 consecutive seasons in the top flight, Old League One, spanning 68 years, due to a break between World War I and World War II. In contrast, Manchester United, who were relegated from League One to League Two in the 1970s, have only played a maximum of 49 consecutive seasons in the top flight, and will need to remain in the Premier League for 10 years without relegation to surpass Sunderland.
In terms of honours, Sunderland and Chelsea are joint seventh with six top-flight titles, while Newcastle United are joint ninth with Sheffield United with four top-flight titles each. As for the FA Cup, Sunderland won it twice and Newcastle United six times.
Sunderland and Newcastle United are not only located in the north-east of England, but also in Tyne Wilshire, so the match between them, also called Tyne Wilderby, will have their 157th duel tonight (January 6) at 8.45am, and in the past, Sunderland and Newcastle United are evenly matched, with 53 wins each and another 50 draws. Since the FA Cup is a knockout round, Sunderland and Newcastle United must be divided this time, and even if there is a draw, they will have to play again to determine the winner.
Sunderland are in the Championship, but with home advantage at their home stadium, the Stadium of Light (Benfica has the same name), will they be able to beat Newcastle United on a short-cut route (about 21km apart)?
Say "Ha'way the Lads!" if you support Sunderland and "Howay the Lads!" if you support Newcastle United. Both sentences mean "Hello boys!", but there are subtle differences in spelling and pronunciation due to the differences in spoken language between the two places.
With an average attendance of around 49,000 this season, the Stadium of Light ranks first in the Championship and fifth in Europe's secondary leagues, behind Schalke, Hamburg, Hertha Berlin and Kaiserslautern.
Sunderland also have Jobe Bellingham, the younger brother of Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, and Newcastle United's last win over Sunderland (1-0) was in the Premier League on 20 August 2011@图述数说.
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