1992
Durham first-class
Durham CCC become the 18th first-class county — the first new addition since 1921. Ian Botham signs on.
1993
Division One champions (Newcastle)
Eleven straight wins to start the season. Promoted as champions, St James' Park reborn.
1995
Riverside opens
Middlesbrough leave Ayresome for the Riverside — the first purpose-built Premier League stadium.
1996
Twelve points clear (Newcastle)
Beardsley, Ferdinand, Ginola, Asprilla. 4-3 at Anfield. The title slips away.
1996
Shearer comes home (Newcastle)
World-record £15m signing from Blackburn. 'I could've gone anywhere — I came home.'
1997
Boro's treble heartbreak
Juninho, Ravanelli, Emerson. Relegated on a docked-points technicality, and beaten in both cup finals.
1999
Reid's Sunderland record
Peter Reid's Sunderland win the First Division with 105 points — a divisional record — after opening the Stadium of Light in 1997.
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