On This Day (21st June 1993): The Sunderland Transfer That Never Quite Came Off
Sunderland manager Terry Butcher was allowed to spend comparatively big ahead of the 1993-94…
On This Day (19th July 2003): McCarthy’s Boys Continue To Learn
With the club still coming to terms with a damaging relegation from the Premiership…
On This Day (20th July 1986): Batey Waits For Sunderland Showdown With McMenemy
Almost exactly one year on from the excitement and optimism that greeted the arrival…
On This Day (July 21st 1984): Sunderland Played Nissan In A Relationship Building Friendly
The Japanese car giant Nissan had, as recently as March that year, selected Wearside…
On This Day (22nd July 1977): The Sunderland Career That Never Took Off
Bob Stokoe paid a near club-record fee for coveted winger Roy Greenwood. Less than…
On This Day (6th June 1957): Gary Rowell – The Local Lad Who Became a Sunderland Legend
Lord Rowell of Seaham was born on this day in 1957. He joined Sunderland…
On This Day (7th June 1972): Bomber’s Italian Plan Fails To Come Off
Sunderland wound up their 1971-72 season, which in league terms had been fair to…
On This Day (8 June 1987): Smith Rules Out Roker Return For Turner!
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United It was probably more wishful thinking than anything else,…
On This Day (9th June 2022): Billy Bingham – Sunderland Star and Northern Ireland Great
On this day in 2022, Billy Bingham died. He broke into the professional ranks…
