Scroll down and click through the pages to view these classic images.Scroll down and click through the pages to view these classic images.
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Sunderland AFC in the 1970s: 19 iconic photos of players, fans & the famed FA Cup win

Once again, we’ve delved deep into The Echo’s photo archives to bring Black Cats fans 19 iconic, retro Sunderland AFC photos.

This time, we’re taking you back to the 1970s – a tough decade of economic strife and political instability in the United Kingdom.

There were strikes, power cuts and governments pitched against trade unions but in 1973 and against all the odds, Sunderland won the FA Cup as a Second Division side.

Scroll down to view these iconic, retro Sunderland AFC photos from the 70s – recognise anybody you know? Get in touch.