March 7, 2021, marks a year since Sunderland last played a home game in front of spectators. With pandemic restrictions due to ease from March 8, we thought we would whet your appetite for a return to the terraces by paying this photographic tribute to the club’s fan-tastic support.
1. Were you there?
Sunderland's last home game in front of spectators was on March 7, 2020, in a 2-2 draw against Gillingham at the Stadium of Light. Photo: Frank Reid
2. Bristol rovers
Yet the club's last game in front of spectators before the initial lockdown was the 2-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Photo: Frank Reid
3. The ecstasy...............
Now here's Sunderland fans celebrating a goal against Gillingham at Roker Park back in May 1987. Photo: Sunderland Echo
4. ...and the agony
A fan at the same game cannot believe what they are watching as the club are relegated to the third tier for the first time in their proud history. Photo: Sunderland Echo