Past Players (R)
WILLIAM "Bill" ROCHFORD
DCSFA U15s in
Teams played for:
- Portsmouth 1931-46 -- Was an FA Cup winner in 1939 when Portsmouth beat Wolverhampton Wanderers. Made over 200 appearances for Pompey in wartime matches. Represented the English League in 1936.
- Southampton 1946-50
- Colchester Utd 1950-51
SIR ROBERT "Bobby" ROBSON CBE
Waterhouses Secondary Modern School
- The headmaster of Waterhouses, at the time, did not allow the school team to join a league.
- Knighted for his services to football in 2002.
- March 2008 launched the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation - a cancer research charity.
Teams played for:
- Fulham (2 spells) 1950-56 & 1962-67
- West Bromwich Albion 1956-62
- Vancouver Royals
Management
- Fulham 1968
- Ipswich Town 1969-82 -- Guided Ipswich to victories in the 1978 FA Cup Final and 1981 UEFA Cup Final
- England 1982-90 -- Reached the semi-final of the 1990 World Cup
- PSV Eindhoven (2 spells) 1990-92 -- Dutch league champions in 1991 and 1992 then 1998-99
- Sporting Lisbon 1992-94
- FC Porto 1994-96 -- Portuguese champions 1995 and 1996; Cup of Portugal winners 1994
- FC Barcelona 1996-97 -- Winners of Spanish Super Cup (1996), Copa del Rey (1997), European Cup Winners' Cup (1997)
- Newcastle Utd 1999-04
- European Manager of the Year in 1996-97
International honours: England (20 apps, 4 goals)
BRYAN ROBSON OBE
Lord Lawson Comprehensive School (Birtley), Chester-le-Street SFA
Teams played for:
- West Bromwich Albion 1974-81
- Manchester Utd 1981-94 -- Was the longest serving captain in the club's history. Winner of 3 FA Cups, 2 Premiership titles, European Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup whilst at Utd.
- Middlesbrough 1994-96 (player manager)
Management
- Middlesbrough 1996-2001 -- Guided Boro to 3 Wembley finals and promotion to the Premiership on 2 occasions.
- Bradford City 2003-2004
- West Bromwich Albion 2004-06
- Sheffield Utd 2007-08
- Coach to the Thailand national team from 2009-11
International honours: England U21s (7 apps, 2 goals); England B (3 apps, 1 goal); England (90 apps, 26 goals) -- Captained England on 65 occasions.
JOSEPH ROBSON
DCSFA U15s in 1912-13
Sunderland SFA
Teams played for:
- South Shields 1920-23
- Southend United 1923-24
- Durham City 1924-25
- Rochdale 1925
- Lincoln City 1925-28
International honours: 2 appearances for ESFA U15s in 1913
WILLIAM RICHARDSON
DCSFA U15s in 1922-23
East Durham SFA
Teams played for:
- Hartlepool United 1928-29
- West Bromwich Albion 1929-45 -- Scored both goals for West Brom in their 2-1 victory over Birmingham City in the 1931 FA Cup Final.
- Shrewsbury Town 1945-46
International honours: 1 England cap in 1935
ROBERT ROBINSON
DCSFA U15s in 1923-24
Lambton & Hetton SFA
Teams played for:
- Sunderland 1926-31
- Norwich City 1932-34
- Barrow 1934-37
WILLIAM "Bill" ROBINSON
DCSFA U15s in 1932-33
Sunderland SFA
Teams played for:
- Sunderland 1935-39
- Charlton Athletic 1946-49 -- FA Cup winner in 1946-47
- West Ham Utd 1949-52
Management
- Hartlepool Utd 1959-62
WILF ROSTRON
DCSFA U15s in 1971-72
Sunderland SFA
Teams played for:
- Arsenal 1974-77
- Sunderland 1977-80
- Watford 1979-89 -- Member of the Watford team promoted to Division 1 in 1981-82. Named Watford's Player of the Season on 2 occasions (1982-83 and 1983-84). Missed Watford's 1984 FA Cup Final appearance because of suspension.
- Sheffield Wednesday 1989
- Sheffield Utd 1989-91
- Brentford 1991-93
International honours: ESFA U15s in 1971-72 (8 apps)
DAVID RUSH
DCSFA U15s in 1985-86 and U19s in 1986-87
Sunderland SFA
Teams played for:
- Sunderland 1989-94
- Hartlepool Utd (loan) 1991 and 1998
- Peterborough Utd (loan) 1993
- Cambridge Utd (loan) 1994
- Oxford Utd 1994-96
- York City 1996-97
CRAIG RUSSELL
DCSFA U15s in 1988-89
South Tyneside SFA
Teams played for:
- Sunderland 1991-97
- Manchester City 1997-2000
- Tranmere Rovers (loan) 1998
- Port Vale (loan) 1999
- Darlington (loan) 1999 and 2003-04
- Oxford Utd (loan) 2000
- St Johnstone 2000-03
- Carlisle Utd 2003-04
BENJAMIN "Ben" ROBERTS
DCSFA U15s in 1989-90
Bishop Auckland SFA
Teams played for:
- Middlesbrough 1993-2000 -- Played in 1997 FA Cup Final against Chelsea and League Cup Final Replay against Leicester City
- Hartlepool Utd (loan) 1995
- Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 1995
- Bradford City (loan)1996
- Millwall (loan) 1999
- Luton Town (loan) 1999 and 2002
- Charlton Athletic 2000-03
- Reading (loan) 2002
- Brighton 2003-04 -- Promotion via the League One Play-off in 2004
- Yeovil Town 2010
International honours: England U21s (1 app)
SIMON RAMSDEN
DCSFA U16 Boys in 1997-98
Bishop Auckland SFA
Teams played for:
- Sunderland 2001-04
- Notts County (loan) 2002-03
- Grimsby Town 2004-06
- Rochdale 2006-09
- Bradford City 2009-12
- Motherwell 2012-15
LEON RYAN
DCSFA U16 Boys in 1998-99
Sunderland SFA
Teams played for:
- Scunthorpe Utd 2002
- Halifax Town 2002-03
ADAM RUNDLE
DCSFA U16 Boys in 1999-2000
South Tyneside SFA
Teams played for:
- Darlington 2001-03
- Carlisle Utd 2003-04
- Dublin City 2004-05
- Mansfield Town 2005-06
- Rochdale 2006-10
- Rotherham Utd (loan) 2009
- Chesterfield 2010
- Morecambe 2010-11
MATTHEW ROBSON
DCSFA U16 Boys in 2000-01
Bishop Auckland SFA
Teams played for:
- Hartlepool Utd 2002-09
- Carlisle Utd 2009-15 -- Johnstone Paint Trophy winner in 2011
ADAM REACH
DCSFA U16 Boys in 2008-09 and U18s in 2009-10
Chester-le-Street & Washington SFA
Teams played for:
- Middlesbrough 2010-16
- Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2013
- Bradford City (loan) 2014
- Preston North End (loan) 2015-16
- Sheffield Wednesday 2016-21
- West Bromwich Albion 2021-24
International honours: England U19s (4 apps, 0 goals); U20s (4 apps, 1 goal)
CHLOE RYAN
DCSFA U14 Girls in 2015-16 and U16 Girls in 2017-18
Hummersknott Academy (Darlington)
Team played for:
- Durham 2018-19
International honours: Member of the ESFA U15 Girls squad in 2016 that won the Bob Docherty Trophy.
MIA ROSS
DCSFA U14 Girls in 2015-16 & 2016-17 and U16 Girls in 2017-18 & 2018-19
Whitworth Park School (Spennymoor)
Teams played for:
- Liverpool 2020
- Charlton Athletic 2021-23
International honours: England U17s and England U19s.
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