SUNDERLAND AFC V WEST HAM UNITED FC - FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE - ROKER PARK - 5TH MARCH 1977

Sunderland AFC beat West Ham United FC in this Football League Division One match played at Roker Park, Sunderland on the 5th March 1977. Sunderland FC Scorers: Melville Holden (2), Gary Rowell (2), Bobby Kerr and Robert Lee. Attendance: 35,357. Despite this victory Sunderland AFC were relegated at the end of the 1976-1977 season finishing in 20th place on 34 points. West Ham United finished the 1976-1977 season in 17th place and on 36 points.

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West Ham's defending was rather shocking, but take nothing away from Sunderland, who played superbly, and may well have chalked up a bigger winning margin ....

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Sunderland were in fact relegated with Spurs

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Also Stoke City