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Chapter 16
The Everton Match
The 1976-1977 season had been one of particularly high drama for Sunderland A.F.C. Our form in the first half of the season was terrible and after manager Bob Stokoe had resigned early on, nine league defeats in a row between late November and mid-January had left us at the bottom of the First Division. Then something clicked into place. We managed two goalless draws, though that also meant that we hadn’t scored in eleven league games but then one glorious Friday evening Mel Holden managed to score and we beat Bristol City 1-0. I remember finding out the score in my
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