Bob Stokoe
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Robert Stokoe was an English footballer and manager who was able, almost uniquely, to transcend the traditional north-east animosity between the region's footballing rivals, Newcastle United and Sunde
Newcastle United in 1960. Back row (from the left): Jimmy Scoular, Dick Keith, Bryan Harvey (goalkeeper), Bob Stokoe, Alf McMichael and George Eastham. Front row: "Terry" W. L. Marshall, Ivor Allchurch, Len White, John McGuigan and Liam Tuohy.
A statue of Stokoe stands outside Sunderland's Stadium of Light.
1973 FA Cup final
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The 1973 FA Cup final was the 92nd final of the FA Cup. It took place on 5 May 1973 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Leeds United, the cup holders and one of the dominant teams in English
Bob Stokoe
…Newcastle in 1955. As a manager, he guided Blackpool to victory in the 1971 Anglo-Italian Cup final. Two years later, he led Sunderland to success in the 1973 FA Cup final, and followed it up with promotion from the Second Division in 1975–76. Born in Mickley, near Prudhoe, Northumberland, the son of a miner, Stokoe began…
Old Wembley Stadium
The only goal scored
The final match ball with the Golden Boot awarded to Ian Porterfield of Sunderland