50th anniversary edition of the story of the team that caused the last,
great FA Cup upset...
'Times have changed but this book is an engrossing reminder for all
fans' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
**'An essential piece of British football history for fans of any club.
Brilliantly researched and written with an undisguised passion' Guy
Mowbray, BBC's Match of the Day
**
Today, it seems inconceivable that a team from the lower reaches of the
Championship could beat the likes of Chelsea or Manchester United in the
FA Cup Final. Yet, on 5 May 1973 that is exactly what happened. Six
months earlier, Bob Stokoe took on an ailing Sunderland team, struggling
at the bottom of the second division. But the long road to Wembley sees
them beating Arsenal and Manchester City to reach the final, where they
face Don Revie's mighty Leeds United in a game few expect them to win.
Yet what lies ninety minutes ahead is the greatest FA Cup Final shock of
all time. Sunderland's victory was, arguably, the last fairytale of
recent footballing times. In STOKOE, SUNDERLAND AND '73, Lance Hardy
talked with all the Sunderland players who turned out at Wembley that
day and to the family of Bob Stokoe, to produce the definitive account
of an unforgettable game.
