Former Sunderland players Gary Rowell and Nick Pickering have lead the tributes to former Black Cats striker Frank Worthington who died in hospital yesterday evening, aged 72. The former ...

Club legend Gary Rowell has thanked readers for their support over the years as he steps down from his Sunderland Echo column. News you can trust since 1873 Sign In ...

Gary Rowell has gone down in Black Cats folklore for his goalscoring exploits ... He had also been Footballer of the Year while with the club who he had gone on to manage.

Though Gary Rowell had been substituted, Robson, Rostron, Buckley, Jackie Ashurst, Steve Whitworth, Gordon Chisholm and finally, two-goal hero Brown all converted for Sunderland, with Siddall ...

SUNDERLAND legend Gary Rowell insists he is delighted to have been written OUT of the history books last weekend.

Sunderland return to action at Accrington on Saturday after a two-week break due to international call-ups that I don’t think anybody wanted.

With four players making their debuts for Sunderland on Saturday, and a brand new system it was supposed to be the start of a brave and exciting new era at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland’s win at Oxford on Saturday leaves them just three points off the top of the table and when you think back to where Sunderland were after that Boxing Day fiasco against Bolton, it has ...

Sunderland's players have the chance to show what they are made of on Boxing Day when they play Manchester United on one of the biggest stages of world football '“ Old Trafford. News you can ...