Formed in 1862. The first match was against Monkwearmouth Eden Club. Whitburn were victorious by 35 runs. Many villagers joined the club around this time and were given permission to practice on ground in front of Whitburn Hall by Sir Hedworth Williamson, who was a keen cricket player. He later allowed part of his grounds to be used as a field for the Whitburn Cricket Club, making a stipulation that no gate money should be taken at matches. The roller for rolling the wicket was cast at Penshaw Iron Foundry in 1880 at a cost of £22. Sir Hedworth Williamson agreed to pay half. Whitburn won the Durham County League Championship in 1896 and 1898. In 1902 Whitburn were founder members of Durham County Senior League. In 1923 Whitburn won the Durham Senior League Championship. In 1964 West Indies Test star Lance Gibbs helped Whitburn win the Durham Senior League Championship with 126 wickets at 8.53 runs each. This remains a league record. The clubhouse is on Whitburn Road.

Formed in 1860. Hawkey's Hall was in the grounds of Tynemouth High School on Hawkey's Lane.

Fourth oldest sporting club in Tyne and Wear. Tyne Amateur Rowing Club was formed on 16 December 1852. On 17th May 1853 the first boathouse, a rented wooden shed, opened at Low Elswick. In first season, Tyne wins the then principal trophy, the University Plate, at Durham Regatta. In 1854 Tyne Rowing Club organises the Great North-of-England Regatta over 1.5 mile course from Scotswood to Benwell Fishery. In 1861 Tyne Rowing Club wins Grand Challenge Cup at Durham for the first time. It also wins the Naworth Cup at Talkin Tarn outright. In 1863 James Wallace of Tyne Rowing Club came third in Wingfield Sculls. In 1870 the club was Winners of Senior Fours at Hamburg Regatta. However in 1891 the club was on the verge of collapse, with only three oarsmen at start of season. On 15th July that same year a new boathouse opened at Scotswood, costing £350. First eight-oared race on Tyne held on same day, between Nomads, Ryton, South Shields and Tyne Amateur Rowing Clubs. Tyne Rowing Club. In 1910 the “Newcastle Chronicle” Challenge Cup, formerly the trophy for the English Professional Sculling Championship, was donated by Mr Joseph Cowen. Renamed “Joseph Cowen” Challenge Cup.
In 1952 a centenary dinner held on 16th December in County Hotel, Newcastle. In 1971 four members of the club represent the River Tyne at Saint John, New Brunswick, in a re-enactment of the race in 1871 during which James Renforth, the Tyne stroke, collapsed and later died. In 1981 the City of Newcastle Rowing Club formed. Many Senior members leave Tyne to join new club. In 1984 John Bland wins the first Tyne Rowing Club victory at Henley, rowing in the Tyne/Notts County composite crew which won the Stewards Cup. He went on to row in the coxless fours at the Los Angeles Olympics Games. The club name changed to Tyne Rowing Club on merger with City of Newcastle. In 1999 there was a second major extension to the Newburn Boathouse, financed by FSA grant and support from University of Northumbria.

Second oldest surviving sporting club in Tyne and Wear. Formed in 1847. They play at Preston Avenue in North Shields. Tynemouth Cricket Club moved to Preston Avenue in May 1885. Their original pavilion was moved here from their previous ground on Preston Lane. William Hope, of Hope & Maxwell, Tynemouth offered to design them a new pavilion in 1900. He based his design on a pavilion at Carlisle Cricket Club. The old pavilion was destroyed in a gale. The new one opened in July 1903. It had a centra; main hall with a barrel vaulted roof. There was a kitchen, a visitor's dressing room and a members' room. In 2005 Hope's pavilion was rebuilt by volunteers. The twin gables of the old one were retained but there was a new porch and extra wing.

Sunderland Cricket Club is the oldest surviving sporting club in Tyne and Wear. Formed in 1808 (Lynn Pearson says 1834). The club moved to the West Lawn Clubhouse and Grounds in Ashbrooke (nicknamed “The Lords of the North”) in 1887 following stints at the old Town Moor, Hendon and Holmeside. A founder member of the Durham Senior League North Section in 1890, Sunderland went on to win the breakaway Durham Senior Cricket League Championship on no less than eighteen occasions. Until the 1970s, Ashbrooke hosted regular matches between Durham and Australia XIs. Durham County Cricket Club was elevated to first class status in 1991 and so Ashbrooke hosted occasional county matches. The main activity in 2010 is fixtures in the North East Premier League. Sunderland Cricket Club won in 2000. The club at Ashbrooke has just celebrated its 125th anniversary. The cricket pavilion of 1899 is Sunderland's oldest sporting structure.

Roker Park was the home of Sunderland AFC for 99 years. The site was identified in 1897 and in order to rent it, the club had to pay the ground rents of houses planned for the surrounding streets until all were sold. Roker Park opened in August 1898 with a novelty sports event called the 'Olympic Games'. The first match was on 10th September 1898, against Liverpool. In 1907 the club bought the site for £10,000. In 1913 Archibald Leitch (who also designed stands at Ibrox Park in Glasgow and Goodison Park In Liverpool) designed a reinforced concrete terrace at the south Roker End. In 1929 Leitch designed a double decker main stand costing £25,000. It featured his trademark criss-cross latticework balcony truss, originally painted green. There were 5875 wooden seats on the upper deck and room for 14,000 standing on the lower terrace. In 1936 he completed the simpler two tier Clock Stand. In 1964 the Fulwell End terrace was roofed over. In 1966 an office and hospitality block was added at the rear of the stand for the World Cup. In 1973 the wooden seats in the main stand were replaced in plastic. A row of executive boxes were added in the rear portion of the lower deck. In the 1980s the roof was reclad and fire escapes added at either end. The highest number of spectators was 75,118 for a replay against Derby in 1933. But from the 1970s safety regulations and the installation of seats eventually reduced capacity to 22,657. Roker Park was demolished in 1997 and the club moved to the new Stadium of Light. Two sections of Leitch's balcony truss from Roker Park are displayed in the car park of the new stadium. In June 1997 various signs, pieces of turf, seats etc from Roker Park were auctioned off to fans. One of the penalty spots was replanted at the Stadium of Light. The streets of houses built on the site of Roker Park have football themed names - Roker Park Close, Turnstile Mews, Goalmouth Close, Promotion Close, Clockstand Close, Association Road, Midfield Drive.

Formed in 1860. At that time there were four balls per over and they could be delivered underarm (unlike village cricket as played today). They play on St. John's Green.

Formed in 1860. At that time there were four balls per over and they could be delivered underarm (unlike village cricket as played today). One of the oldest surviving clubs in County Durham and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2010. They have always played on the Glebe Field in Whickham, the joint oldest sports ground in Tyne and Wear (along with St. John's Green, Percy Main). The first recorded fixture was 22nd June 1861 at Winlaton. Whickham scored 33 and 24. In response Winlaton managed 28 and were 30 for 3. In 1862 Whickham Cricket Club was listed in the famous Lillywhite’s Guide. That year they spent £5 on equipment and 12 Shillings on ale! In 1862 during a match with Winlaton it was reported that ‘The gay dresses of the ladies, combined with the white and blue of the cricket, giving the field a picturesque appearance,’ One leading Bowler was C.R.Carr who had a number of 7 wicket hauls that season. In 1864 the club was again mentioned in Lillywhite’s Guide. The club had 40 members. The captain was C.R.Carr and the Secretary was E Taylor. Honorary membership was £1 1shilling (a Guinea) and playing membership was 6 shillings. In 1874 William Burn took 5 wickets in 5 balls against Benwell. A feat that was to be repeated by T Mowbray in 1886 against Tyne Dock (5-3-7-7). There have only been three other occasions this has been achieved in the history of cricket in County Durham. William Burn was noted for his aggressive batting and hit so many balls over the north hedge the club made a special ladder to retrieve them. In 1906 the Derwent Valley League was formed and Whickham won the championship in their second season. 1920 Whickham was in the North Durham Senior League where they played until the commencement of World War 2.
After the war they played in the Northern Combination League, which they won in 1947. This is popularly known as the Compton/Edrich season. 1950 saw them in the North West Durham League. In the 1950s the National Coal Board who owned the Glebe Ground, insisted that Watergate Colliery Welfare Fund play there too. Watergate Colliery closed in 1964. The NCB sold the Glebe to Whickham Council who leased it to the new Glebe Sports Club, representing both the cricket and football club. In 1985 they won THE North West Durham League and left to join the Tyneside Senior League.Known to their rivals as 'the Rose Growers'.

This pub was created by adding an extension to the front and into the garden of an elegant house. Then, City Road was a fashionable suburb. At the turn of the 20th century the Northern Echo said 'City Road, which no one would patronise by choice, abounds in lofty and what were then really stately tradesmen's dwellings. But its glory has departed'. The Duke of Connaught closed in 1906.

Closed around 1900.