The North-East of England lost one of it's Sporting Football Legends last week. Ian Porterfield. He scored the winning goal in Sunderlands shocking 1-0 defeat of Leeds United in the 1973 F.A. Cup Final at Wembley. This is considered the greatest final shock in the history of the competition. Although, it was three years before the first final I can remember watching (1976, also an upset with Southampton beating Manchester United 1-0) I have seen the match many times as it is often replayed. It is also hard to imagine today that this could be an upset with Leeds in League One and Sunderland in the Premiership. However, in 1973 Leeds where the juggernaut and where considered one of the best teams in Europe and in fact where the reigning League Champions , in todays language, the Premiership (they won the league in 1969, 1973 and 1974 during their hayday). Sunderland on the other hand where struggling in the then Second Division aka The Championship. I guess it would be like say Hull City beating Manchester United in the FA Cup final in todays language, next to impossible,

Below is the goal captured from You Tube.



Thanks for the memories!!!

-Richard