The countdown is on to another football season.
Here we go again with Sunderland kicking off against Ipswich Town on August 6.
But will it be a thriller like the time they battled out a 3-3 draw with Ally McCoist on the bench?
Have a look at our Echo archive photo collection and see if you favourite opening day is in the list.
But will it be a thriller like the time they battled out a 3-3 draw with Ally McCoist on the bench?
![Seb Larsson's wonderful volley made it 1-1 for Sunderland away at Liverpool in 2011.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/25/11/amc6.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Seb Larsson's wonderful volley made it 1-1 for Sunderland away at Liverpool in 2011.
Seb Larsson's wonderful volley made it 1-1 for Sunderland away at Liverpool in 2011. | se
![We were in the third tier of English football and trailed on the opening day to Charlton in 2018.
But Sunderland fought back and Lynden Gooch sent the fans wild with a winning last-minute header.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/25/11/amc9.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. We were in the third tier of English football and trailed on the opening day to Charlton. But Sunderland fought back and Lynden Gooch sent the fans wild with a winning last-minute header.
We were in the third tier of English football and trailed on the opening day to Charlton in 2018. But Sunderland fought back and Lynden Gooch sent the fans wild with a winning last-minute header. | se
![Tell us about the best opening day win you've seen. Email chris.cordner@nationalworld.com](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/25/11/Collage%20Maker-25-Jul-2023-12-29-PM-577.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. Tell us about the best opening day win you've seen. Email [email protected]
Tell us about the best opening day win you've seen. Email [email protected] | se