7 photos of Sunderland local league football teams from 1977: Back of the net!

Get in! We have found all of these 1977 photos in the Sunderland Echo archives and they all show local league football teams.

By Chris Cordner

Published 7th Dec 2020, 11:35 BST

Updated 30th Oct 2022, 13:37 BST

There’s Binns FC, Roker FC, Vaux, Shiney Row and Hylton.

But we are wondering if you can spot someone you know in one of these photographs.

Were you a goal machine back in the day, a top defender or a classy goalie?

Take a look at our line-up and then get in touch with your memories.

1. Roker FC

The Roker FC team in September 1977. Are you in the picture? Photo: Sunderland Echo

A toast to the Vaux United FC team pictured in April 1977. Photo: Sunderland Echo

This photo of the Hylton FC team was taken in May 1977. Photo: Sunderland Echo

Who do you recognise in this photo of the Binns FC team from April 1977? Photo: Sunderland Echo