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:
9. 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
12. 1980
Sam Allardyce (in background) during match with Everton at Roker Park Photo: Sunderland Echo
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