Tyne-Wear derby

The Tyne-Wear derby is the name of the football local derby between Newcastle United and Sunderland.

[edit] Memorable derby matches

Sunderland 2-3 Newcastle (December 24, 1898) - The first competitive meeting between the two sides took place at Roker Park on Christmas Eve, 1898. Leslie scored twice for the home side, but two goals from Jock Peddie and a third from Wardrope saw the Geordies draw first blood.

Newcastle 1-9 Sunderland (December 4, 1908) - Many Sunderland fans were locked out of a capacity St. James' Park and had to watch the Sunderland reserve game and watch the scoreboard operator flash the score. 0-1. 1-1 pen. 1-2. 1-3. 1-4. 1-5. 1-6. At this point the fans claimed the operator was making it up. 1-7. 1-8. 1-9. Sunderland actually declared after 74 minutes. Despite this defeat, it was Newcastle who were crowned League Champions that year.

Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle (1980) – Sunderland's last competitive victory over Newcastle at Roker Park. Stan Cummins scored the only goal of the game in front of a crowd of over 40,000. This victory inspired Sunderland to a good run of results to clinch promotion at the end of the season.

Newcastle 0-2 Sunderland (May 16, 1990) - When Newcastle finished 3rd and Sunderland 6th in the Second Division (now The Championship), it meant the two would meet in a two legged play off semi final. The first leg at Roker Park was a 1-1 stalemate, but it was Sunderland who won the return encounter at St James' 2-0 with goals from Marco Gabbiadini and Eric Gates. Newcastle fans invaded the pitch in an attempt to get the result cancelled after Sunderland's second goal but the remaining 5 minutes was played after a delay of almost 40 minutes. Sunderland lost to Swindon Town in the Playoff Final, but were promoted after Swindon were embroiled in a football betting scandal.

Sunderland 1-2 Newcastle (October 18, 1992) - Having won their opening 10 League games of the season, Newcastle were in no mood to lose their eleventh on the short trip to Wearside. An own goal from Gary Owers gifted the visitors with the lead, before Gordon Armstrong equalised. A sensational free kick by Liam O'Brien saw thousands of visiting Geordies erupt in the Roker End as Newcastle took the 3 points.

Newcastle 1-0 Sunderland (April 25, 1993) - Despite the torrential rain, thousands of home fans were locked out, and the game was played out in conditions more akin to a game of Water Polo. Newcastle splashed and slided their way to a 1-0 thanks to a Scott Sellars goal, to send the drenched Magpie fans home happy. A few weeks later, Newcastle were crowned First Division Champions and were promoted to the Premiership, whilst their Wearside neighbours narrowly avoided relegation.

Newcastle 1-2 Sunderland (August 25, 1999) – On a rainy night at St. James' Park, Alan Shearer was left on the Newcastle substitutes bench by manager Ruud Gullit. Newcastle took the lead through Kieron Dyer, but a second half comeback from Sunderland through goals from Niall Quinn and Kevin Phillips helped Sunderland to a win and also to Ruud Gullit's resignation the next day.

Newcastle 1-2 Sunderland (November 18, 2000) – A second successive Sunderland win at St. James' Park saw Alan Shearer have a penalty saved by Thomas Sorensen. Again, the Quinn-Phillips combination worked to great effect for the Wearsiders, with the Irish targetman scoring what he later recalled the greatest goal he ever scored. Don Hutchison also scored against Newcastle, the club he supported as a boy, cancelling out Gary Speed's opener.

Newcastle 2-0 Sunderland (September, 2002) - The largest crowd for a Tyne Wear Derby for over 30 years saw Craig Bellamy put Newcastle into the lead after only 2 minutes. Alan Shearer made it 2 before half time. Newcastle fans taunted their rivals with chants of 'Reidy must stay'. Peter Reid, as the Sunderland manager was becoming unpopular with the supporters, and was dismissed shortly afterwards.

Sunderland 1-4 Newcastle (April 17, 2006) – Sunderland had already been relegated from the FA Premier League by the time this match was played. Sunderland scored from Justin Hoyte in the first half, and went in at half time 1-0 up and looking comfortable. Sunderland's defence then went into meltdown after a mix-up put Newcastle on level terms. A challenge from Julio Arca damaged Shearer's knee, which meant he had to sit out the three remaining games and his career had finished a few weeks earlier than planned. But as the Newcastle skipper said, "To go out in Sunderland, score and get the best result in 50 years wasn't a bad way to go"[1].