Sunderland v Manchester City 1969/70

SUNDERLAND 0 CITY 4

League Division 1

27th August 1969

attendance 21,515

scorers Oakes(4), Bell(8), Bowyer(37 & 53)

Ref Vic James

City Corrigan, Book, Pardoe, Doyle, Booth, Oakes, Summerbee, Bell, Lee, Bowyer, Bowles - sub Owen(unused)

Sunderland Montgomery, Harvey, Ashurst, McGiven, Pitt, Todd, Harris, Stuckey, Baker, Symm, Tueart - sub Hughes Manchester City pounded Sunderland at Roker Park, taking a three goal lead by the interval, before finishing 4-0 winners. Oakes and Bell put City 2-0 up within eight minutes and from then on it was just a question of how many. Bowyer headed a third in the 37th minute and scored his second and the side's fourth after 53 minutes. FROM BIRMINGHAM DAILY POST 28TH AUGUST 1969