Happy birthday Jimmy Montgomery - a picture gallery tribute to Sunderland legend Monty as he turns 81

Happy birthday Jimmy Montgomery. The football hero is 81 today.

We are celebrating one of Wearside’s finest with a look at 11 great moments of Monty from the Sunderland Echo archives.

Jimmy’s earliest days at Roker Park, THAT save at Wembley in 1973 and his role as an ambassador for SAFC all get our attention.

Have a look as we pay tribute to a true legend.

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