JUST because it's the close season, that doesn't mean we can't enjoy some more Mariners Memories!
Over the following weeks, I will be going back to when the Mariners beat all the current Premier League sides.
We have already re-visited famous victories over Liverpool, Everton and Newcastle.
Today we're going back nearly 22 years to when Town beat Sunderland at their old Roker Park stadium.
The season 1991/92 saw both teams in Division Two – today's championship – with Town enjoying a reasonable start; winning three, drawing two and losing two of their opening seven games to leave them in 12th – just in the top half of the table.
Town fielded a side depleted by injuries to Neil Woods, John Cockerill and Kevin Jobling.
However, skipper Shaun Cunnington was making his first start of the season after being out with an infection.
In goal was the famous Steve Sherwood of Watford fame, and the back four consisted John McDermott, Paul Agnew, Marc Lever and Paul Futcher.
Midfield consisted of Jim Dobbin alongside Cunnington with Gary Childs and Dave Gilbert operating as wing-halves.
Sunderland notably included Tony Norman in goal, Paul Bracewell, Peter Davenport, Kevin Ball, Gordon Armstrong and Marco Gabbiadini.
In front of 16,535 fans (including yours truly) a windy Saturday afternoon saw Town make a promising start.
On eight minutes, Town's first corner, taken by Gilbert, was swung in to the far post and Jones got in with a stooping header which was saved by the outstretched hand of the keeper.
However, it wasn't long before the home fans would be in for a shock as centre back Bennett slipped, allowing Mark Smith to break clear.
The Town striker could have gone all the way but he unselfishly slipped the ball to Dobbin, who unleashed a super shot into the bottom right-hand corner to record his first league goal as a Mariner.
Sunderland came back at Town and on 22 minutes the visitors had a let-off when Childs lost possession to Davenport, who sped down the left before slipping the ball inside to Colin Pascoe.
He laid the ball off to the advancing John Kay, but with only Sherwood to beat, the full-back sliced the ball wide.
The home side were coming into the game more and more and were screaming for a penalty minutes later after Gabbiadini was felled inside the box by Futcher, however, their appeals were waived away by referee John Key.
The half didn't end without further drama as, in the 41st-minute, Town were nearly gifted a second goal when Bracewell chipped the ball back to keeper Norman, only for the ball to go over his head and clip the bar.
Gabbiadini was replaced by German Thomas Hauser at the break as Sunderland looked to go for a more direct approach.
And it worked – Hauser had two good chances with headers – the first going wide and the second saved point-blank by Sherwood.
Town survived the first 20 minutes well but Sunderland were still dangerous on the break.
That paid off in the 81st minute when, following a corner from the right, Hauser headed down at the far post, with the ball falling to Pascoe who scooped the ball over Sherwood into the top corner.
Would Town cave in? Not a chance!
A couple of minutes later, the visitors worked the ball well down the left and it was fed into Cunnington who unleashed a fierce left foot shot.
In fairness, there was a slight deflection off Gordon Armstrong, which wrong-footed the keeper as the ball flew past him into the net.
Town's travelling fans weren't bothered in the least – their side had scored what proved to be the winner!
Town went on to complete the double over the Rokerites that season with a 2-0 victory at Blundell Park the following April.
But this was to be the last time that Town beat Sunderland away from home. Since their move to the Stadium of Light in 1997, the Mariners have only played there twice – once in the league and once in the Worthington Cup – and lost on both occasions.
At the end of the 91/92 season, both teams finished on 53 points – just avoiding relegation.
Graham Precious, the Mariners Trust
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