Niall Quinn

b. Dublin : 6 October 1966

Forward 1996-02

Debut vs Leicester City (h) 17/8/1996

Don Rankin

b. tbc

Graham Reed

b. Kings Lynn : 6 February 1938

Wing-half 1957-58

Debut vs West Bromwich Albion (a) 23/11/1957

Bryan (Pop) Robson

b. Sunderland : 11 November 1945

Forward 1974-84

Debut vs Millwall (a) 17/8/1974

Rodney (Ronnie) Routledge

b. Ashington, Northumberland : 14 October 1937

Goalkeeper 1956-58

Debut vs Portsmouth Argyle (a) 1/5/1957

Gary Rowell

b. Seaham : 6 June 1957

Forward 1975-84

Debut vs Oxford United (h) 13/12/1975

David Rush

b. Sunderland : 15 May 1971

Forward 1989-94

Debut vs Fulham (h) 19/9/1989

Craig Russell

b. South Shields : 4 February 1974

Forward 1991-97

Debut vs Watford (h) 2/11/1991

Nigel Saddington

b. Sunderland : 9 December 1965

Centre-back 1986-87

Debut vs Barnsley (h) 16/9/1986

Martin Scott

b. Sheffield : 7 January 1968

Defender 1994-99

Debut vs Bolton Wanderers (h) 26/121994

Jimmy Shoulder

b. Esh Winning : 11 September 1946

Left-back 1966-67

Debut vs West Bromwich Albion (a) 25/2/1967

Barry Siddall

b. Ellesmere Port: 12 September 1954

Goalkeeper 1976-82

Debut vs Aston Villa (h) 16/10/1976

John Smith

b. 22 October 1955

Centre-half 1973-75

Martin Smith

b. Sunderland : 13 November 1974

Midfield/Forward 1993-1999

Debut vs Luton Town (h) 20/10/1993 (scored)

Peter Stronach

b. Seaham : 1 September 1956

Winger 1977-78

Debut vs Bolton Wanderers (h) 17/9/1977

Bruce Stuckey

b. Torquay : 19 February 1947

Inside-right 1967-70

Debut vs Southampton (a) 25/11/1967

Colin Suggett

b. Washington, Co Durham : 30 December 1948

Forward 1966-69

Debut vs Stoke City (a) 18/3/1967

Nicky Summerbee

b. Altrincham : 26 August 1971

Winger 1997- 2001

Debut vs Portsmouth (a) 15/11/1997 (scored)

Trevor Swinburne

b. East Rainton : 20 June 1953

Goalkeeper 1972-77      

Debut vs Orient (a) 30/4/1973

Colin Symm

b. Dunstan, Co Durham : 20 November 1946

Half-back /Forward 1969-72    

Debut vs Coventry City (h) 9/8/1969

Richard Taylor

b. Silksworth, Sunderland : 20 June 1951

Winger 1971-72

Debut vs Blackpool (h) 13/11/1971

Stan Ternent

b. Gateshead : 16 June 1946

Defender 1974

Debut vs Newcastle United (h) 3/8/1974

Tony Towers

b. Manchester : 13 April 1952

Midfield 1973-77

Debut vs Fulham (h) 16/3/1973

Dennis Tueart

b. Newcastle : 27 November 1949

Outside-left 1968-74

Debut vs Sheffield Wednesday (h) 26/12/1968

Chris Turner

b. Sheffield : 15 September 1958

Goalkeeper 1979-85

Debut vs Preston North End (h) 29/9/1979

Brian Usher

b. Broomside, Co Durham : 11 March 1944

Outside-right 1963-65       

Debut vs Huddersfield Town (a) 24/8/1963

Barry Venison

b. Consett : 16 August 1964

Full-back/Midfield 1981-86           

Debut vs Notts County (a) 10/10/1981

Rob Vincent

b. Newcastle upon Tyne : 23 November 1962

Midfield / Defender 1980-81

Debut vs Stoke City (a) 11/4/1981

Neil Wainwright

b. Warrington : 4 November 1977

Midfield / Winger 1998-2001

Debut vs York City (a) 11/8/1998

Dave Watson

b. Stapleford, Notts : 5 October 1946

Centre-half / Centre-forward 1970-75

Debut vs Watford (a) 19/12/1970 (scored)

Keith Waugh

b. tbc

Derek Weddle

b. Newcastle upon Tyne : 27 December 1935

Centre-forward 1955-57

Debut vs Huddersfield Town (a) 24/12/1955

Alan Weir

b. South Shields : 1 September 1959

Defender 1977-78

Debut vs Bolton Wanderers (a) 7/3/1978

Scott Weir

Tbc.

Michael Whitfield

b. Sunderland : 17 October 1962

Central Defender 1982-83

Debut vs Norwich City (a) 16/4/1983

David Young

b.Newcastle upon Tyne 12 November 1945

Central defender 1972-74

Debut vs Brighton & Hove Albion (h) 6/1/1973

Winston Young

b. Newcastle upon Tyne : 24 August 1940

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