Sunderland’s glory day

Collin Allan revisits a famous FA Cup Final from half a century ago...

Bookies had quoted odds of 250-1 on Sunderland winning the 1973 FA Cup final.
After all, it had been 42 years since a Second Division side had lifted the famous trophy, when West Bromwich Albion beat Birmingham City 2-1 back in 1931.
Furthermore, the team from Wearside faced a star-studded Leeds United side packed with international players.
Don Revie’s Leeds were one of Europe’s top teams. They were the reigning FA Cup holders, had won the league title in 1969 and been runners-up in the next three seasons.
And yet Sunde...

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