On this day in 1963 Nick Sharkey scored a ridiculous five goals in one game as Sunderland thrashed Norwich City in the Second Division.
After narrowly missing out on promotion by just a single point in the 1961-62 season, Sunderland would see some huge victories in the FA Cup, League Cup and the second tier up until hosting Norwich at Roker Park.
In September there was a 7-1 drubbing of Oldham Athletic, then October brought a 3-0 win vs Derby and a 5-0 win over Walsall. November got off to the best of possible starts