30 Reasons Why Newcastle Fans Are Jealous Of Sunderland

21. Even Colback Scored

20. Ryan Taylor Put It Over The Wall... But Kieran Richardson DESTROYED The Wall

19. Sunderland Even Beat Newcastle In The English Civil War

There weren't any War Of The Day highlights back then, but it's a true fact. During the 1600s, Newcastle had hogged the coal rights for the area, causing many people to suffer or even die on Wearside. Once the Civil War started, Sunderland sided with Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarians and fought alongside a Scottish army, against Newcastle and County Durham's loyalist troops. The Sunderland army won the Battle of Boldon Hill, and handed Newcastle over to be colonised by the Scottish. Deep roots.