The stadium was the seventh home of the Black Cats before the club moved to the Stadium of Light.
Near the end of Roker Park’s history, its capacity was around 22,500.
Back in the day, however, the stadium once attracted a record crowd of 75,118.
Here, though, we take a look at the Sunderland Echo archive photos of the stadium from years gone by:
5. 1989
Newcastle striker Mick Quinn is on defensive duty as Eric Gates gets in a shot for Sunderland in the derby match at Roker Park. Photo: Sunderland Echo
6. 1996
Paul Stewart (right) wheels away to celebrate his winning goal against Aston Villa, to the relief of David Kelly (left) whose penalty was saved. Photo: SE
7. 1997
The last league game at Roker Park. Australian Dave Leyshon, originally from Hylton Castle. Photo: Sunderland Echo
8. 1973
Some of the 53,151 crowd which filled Roker Park to capacity to see Sunderland book their place in the FA Cup semi-final by beating Luton Town. Photo: SE