On this day in 1977, Jimmy Adamson's Sunderland took on Everton at Goodison Park in a battle to stay away from the drop and stay in the First Division, however shenanigans by Coventry Chairman Jimmy Hill would see us relegated back down to Division Two.
Sunderland were beaten 2-0 by Everton who were then under the stewardship of Gordon Lee, an early strike from Bob Latchford had dampened the mood already for SAFC fans on Merseyside. Not the start we’d have hoped for, but we battled back gamely, and twice in the space of a few minutes came close to an equaliser