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Memories from 1982 when a chip shop football team from Sunderland went to Denmark - and beat 85 teams to win an international tournament
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00:00Champions! That's the Ryab lads who took on the world at football and beat all comers.
00:07They were called the High Friars because they represented a chip shop in a tournament in 1982.
00:15They won the competition in Denmark against teams from West Germany, France, Belgium and Norway.
00:23Gary Jones who scored the winner in the final has now shared these atmospheric scenes
00:2942 years on. Take a look at the players and friends celebrating an incredible victory.
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