It was in 1996 that a little ditty called Cheer Up Peter Reid was recorded - and Sunderland fans loved itplaceholder image
It was in 1996 that a little ditty called Cheer Up Peter Reid was recorded - and Sunderland fans loved it | JPIMedia Resell

15 pictures from life in Sunderland in the year of Cheer Up Peter Reid

Remember when THAT song dominated the charts – and the football chants that came with it?

Remember when England came within a whisker of knocking Germany of the tournament?

Or how about that David Seaman penalty save? It was a cracking summer and Euro 96 gripped the nation.

It’s all about to come back into the spotlight when the whole tournament is re-screened on television from Monday.

But what was happening back in Sunderland that year? Here is a reminder.

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