The last days of Roker Park

Scenes from 1997 as Sunderland fans said goodbye to the famous old ground.

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00:00 Goodbye Roker Park. It was in May 1997 that we said one last farewell to the ground which

00:08 has hosted Sunderland matches for almost 100 years. The fans turned out in force to watch

00:16 the last league match against Everton on May 3rd that year. One even came from Australia.

00:25 The team rewarded them with a 3-0 win. Days later, on May 13th, the fans were back. Liverpool

00:33 were the opponents and Sunderland won 1-0 on a day of parades, fun, chanting and emotional

00:41 memories. Peter Reid waved, Charlie Hurley lifted the centre spot and some fans stayed

00:49 until late into the night, knowing it was the last chance to reminisce. Roker Park had

00:55 served us well and it was time to move on. If you were a face in the crowd in 1997, tell

01:03 us more by emailing chris.cordner@nationalworld.com.