SAM ALLARDYCE is the first man to have managed both Sunderland and Newcastle United. Here, Northern Echo Sport takes a look at five other men to have crossed the divide from Tyne to Wear and vice versa

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LEN SHACKLETON

Moved from Bradford Park Avenue to Newcastle in 1946, spending two years at the club before transferring to Sunderland in 1948. The self-style Clown Prince of Soccer, a natural entertainer, spent nine years at Roker Park, making 348 league appearances for the Rokerites 

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STAN ANDERSON

His football career was based completely in the North-East, which included playing for Sunderland and Newcastle, as well as Middlesbrough. He made 402 appearances for Sunderland from 1952-1963, before signing for the local rivals in which he made a further 81 appearances.

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BOB STOKOE

Played for Newcastle for ten years between 1950 and 1960, winning the FA Cup in 1955, and managed the Black Cats for two spells in 1972-76 where he won the FA Cup again, and his less successful spell in 1987 where the veteran manager could not stop his side's slip into the old Division Three

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BOB MONCUR

The Scot made history at Newcastle United, lifting the Fairs Cup in 1969 and captaining the side during 296 appearances. After the 1974 FA Cup final, he moved to Sunderland, where he played for a further two years. Now on the Magpies’ board of directors and holds an ambassadorial role at St James’ Park

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PAUL BRACEWELL

Starting at Stoke. Sunderland were Bracewell’s second club, joining in 1983. He moved to Newcastle in 1992, after a return to Sunderland from Everton, and went back again to Roker Park in 1995 where he stayed until 1997, moving to Fulham, later assisting Kevin Keegan as manager at Craven Cottage . Rejoined Sunderland as part of the coaching team and was caretaker manager alongside Robbie Stockdale until Allardyce’s appointment on Friday