AS rivalries go, few are as fierce and frenetic as the Tyne-Wear derby. On Sunday, the sides stand off for only the third time in a decade, Sunderland having returned to the top tier of English football last summer. That said, not many Irish players can boast of having scored in the Tyne-Wear derby, while even fewer can say they have netted a match-winning goal to etch their names into each of these clubs’ respective history books. Quinn says: “I played in the Manchester derby with City and the North London derby with Arsenal; great derbies, brilliant occasions. To this day, they still sing a song about it, 33 years later.”Newcastle United face Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby on Sunday (12pm, Sky Sports)

Source: Irish Examiner March 20, 2026 18:09 UTC