Sunderland v Millwall 1971

This 3-3 draw took place at Roker Park in the 1971-72 Season.

[@19sept76]

The Sunderland team that day was almost the same that won the cup in '73. Derek Foster was the youngest goalkeeper to play in the top tier of English football at 15. I felt football was better in those days, less commercial, players stayed at their clubs longer.

[@19sept76]

Gus9763 In effect clubs could retain a player. The problem for the club was that they would miss out on a transfer fee which would have been counter-productive to the club. There is more hype today than there ever was. Too many businesses involved. For me personally they have took something beautiful and spoiled it. One thing I will concede is that football had to change or it would have died as a spectator sport..

[@chriscowap6213]

I was at this game left ground 3-1 down 12 years old at the time even then Millwall had top firm in Roker end 👍🦁👊🏻

[@jimmystokoe6917]

Pleased when Bob stokoe came in and reverted us back to black shorts in 72

[@Isleofskye]

As a Millwall fan I remember The Roker Roar.....so different from todays ASS ( All-Seater Stadia ) plastic, damitised, soulless and silent...

[@michaelmorgan8539]

I remember going to Roger Park and we won 2 1 and they were fighting with Darlington the whole game lovely day out

[@Isleofskye]

5 years on and this comment is as relevant as ever...

[@Isleofskye]

Hi Michael. Sunderland and Darlington fans fighting each other? Do you still go to Millwall and where,roughly, do you live now,please?

[@michaelmorgan8539]

@@Isleofskye no I've not been for a few years but still love em I still live in Catford

[@Isleofskye]

I was a Bookie at Catford Stadium:) In 1983 I just moved 10 miles to Bexley and it's been a great move. I was looking at the hundreds of people in my local park yesterday for a fun run and thought how traditional English/British my area is still and I am still in the same house. If we were still at The Old Den I would go much more often but I really enjoyed the 3 recent games I went to which were Stoke 2/1, WBA 2/0 and Palace in the Cup and have finally, after 60 years attending since 1962 decided to regard it as a day out to enjoy the match and not worry about whether we go up or not but just purely for the football and I wanted to go to QPR but work stopped me. Good Luck Michael.

[@georgianrooms]

Dave Watson at No 9....he was bought as a centre forward originally

[@tomhatton3303]

Is that Dennis Tueart there? Great player.

[@themanftheworld8439]

Must have been 30k there.

[@andrewc4612]

Not quite, the actual crowd was 16,484.

[@johnbeck7019]

Great game

[@aquaticflames3173]

you've got to love an indierct free kick in the area

[@johnbeck7019]

Great days for being MFC and remember as f it was yesterday

[@mogwaigremlin7188]

Didn't they have colour telly in 71?

[@patrickkelly7085]

ITV did but not the BBC

[@SteveInskip]

There was normally 1 person you knew that had a colour telly so everyone went round to watch that. They were a bit orange! Snooker was the main benefactor as Ted Lowe once said ‘for those of you watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green’ classic! I remember watching West Brom v Stoke in black and white.....both in their first team strips.....couldn’t tell what the hell was going on!

[@dlamiss]

@@patrickkelly7085 otherway round

[@jimmystokoe6917]

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[@gazmay7817]

Must have been about 5 mill wall there Harry the dog my Arse

[@ladavinaspanishharlem3750]

Oh, do fuck off. Keyboard warrior.

[@chriscowap6213]

I was there with Harry the Dog and another 100 fans right in the middle of there end young boy Sunderland couldn’t believe it spoke about it for years 👍🦁🦁

[@tomarmstrong5244]

@@chriscowap6213 In your dreams sunshine. Never happened.

[@templeofdoom4445]

@@chriscowap6213 sure that was not late 70s

[@jimmystokoe6917]

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