What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Blue House Field, Hendon. The first home ground of what is now Sunderland AFC. Originally called Sunderland and District Teachers' Association, the Club made their home here from its foundation in 1879 until 1881. Recorded plaque organisation: Sunderland Association Football Club.
Sunderland Association Football Club, originally known as Sunderland and District Teachers' Association, played at Blue House Field from 1879 to 1881, marking the beginning of one of England's oldest professional football clubs.
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Photo: Simon Harriyott · CC BY 2.0