Stokoe, Sunderland and 73: The Story Of the Greatest FA Cup Final Shock of All Time
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Stokoe, Sunderland and 73: The Story Of the Greatest FA Cup Final Shock of All Time
Stokoe, Sunderland and 73: The Story Of the Greatest FA Cup Final Shock of All Time

Stokoe, Sunderland and 73: The Story Of the Greatest FA Cup Final Shock of All Time

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Lance Hardy (Author)  

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The story of the team that caused the last, great FA Cup upset... Today, it seems inconceivable that a team from the lower reaches of the Championship could beat the likes of Chelsea or Manchester United in the FA Cup Final. Yet, on 5 May 1973 that is exactly what happened? Six months earlier, Bob Stokoe took on an ailing Sunderland team, struggling at the bottom of the second division. But the long road to Wembley sees them beating Arsenal and Manchester City to reach the final, where they face Don Revie's mighty Leeds United in a game few expect them to win. Yet what lies ninety minutes ahead is the greatest FA Cup Final shock of all time. Sunderland's victory was, arguably, the last fairytale of recent footballing times. In STOKOE, SUNDERLAND AND '73, Lance Hardy talks to all the Sunderland players who turned out at Wembley that day and to the family of Bob Stokoe, to produce the definitive account of an unforgettable game.
Lance Hardy was a writer and television producer. He worked at numerous sports events around the world including six World Cups and four Olympic Games. He was shortlisted for Football Book of the Year for Stokoe, Sunderland and '73, and collaborated with darts legend Bobby George to write Bobby Dazzler, voted Book of the Week in the Independent. He died in 2021.
  • Contributor: Lance Hardy
  • Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
  • ISBN13: 9780752883403
  • Number of Pages: 368
  • Packaged Dimensions: 154x234x30mm
  • Packaged Weight: 440
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • Release Date: 2011-01-20
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Lance Hardy was a writer and television producer. He worked at numerous sports events around the world including six World Cups and four Olympic Games. He was shortlisted for Football Book of the Year for Stokoe, Sunderland and '73, and collaborated with darts legend Bobby George to write Bobby Dazzler, voted Book of the Week in the Independent. He died in 2021.

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