How time flies. It's 50 years since all of this happened on Wearside.
Bob Stokoe got the Freedom of the Borough and Sunderland were back in FA Cup action against Carlisle.
The North Sands shipyard got our attention and so did Fulwell Methodist Church Dramatic Society with their production of Mother Goose.
Read on if you want to find out more.
5. On stage in Fulwell
Three of the principals in Fulwell Methodist Church Dramatic Society's show, "Mother Goose". Left to right are Bill Usher as Mother Goose: Colin Addison as the Goose, and Olywn Dent as the Fairy. | se
7. Heading out from North Sands
The 75,500 tons deadweight bulk carrier Thetis, fitted out at the North Sands shipyard of Sunderland Shipbuilders. It left at the end of January 1974 for dry docking at Southampton. | se
8. Back in FA Cup action
Sunderland taking on Carlisle in the third round of the FA Cup. | se