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Stadium of Light
Stadium of Light - Sunderland
Sunderland
3-1
Manchester City
Friday 15 August 1997
Division One
Attendance: 37,000
L L W L W
Recent record
D W D L L
SUNDERLAND
MANCHESTER CITY
Starting XI
Starting XI

League Stats

Total League record up to this game: This was League game number 3866
made up of:
Level 1: 2,773 (71.73%)
Premier League: 38  Division 1: 2,735 
Level 2: 1,045 (27.03%)
Level 3: 48 (1.24%)
League 1 / Div 3: 48 
Level 4: 0 (0%)
PWDL FAGDG.AvgWin %
3866 1570 937 1359 6184 5607 577 1.1 40.61%
League games vs Manchester City: P105 W41 D19 L45
League games played at this ground: 1 games
Total League record up to this game: This was League game number 3777
made up of:
Level 1: 2,936 (77.73%)
Premier League: 164  Division 1: 2,772 
Level 2: 841 (22.27%)
Level 3: 0 (0%)
 
Level 4: 0 (0%)
PWDL FAGDG.AvgWin %
3777 1527 917 1333 6182 5621 561 1.1 40.43%
League games vs Sunderland: P105 W45 D19 L41
League games played at this ground: 1 games
1997
/98

DT92 Members at this game:

Sir Bob
92

I could have submitted all but a handful of games at SoL but there's nothing like the first competitive game. Friday night live on TV and a win Big Niall's goal the pick, but this game also announced the arrival of Kevin Phillips

akassube
69

first ever league match at the stadium.

glen hutchinson
27

first league match in sol. complimentary ticket, was supposed to be in the directors box next to bobby saxtons wife. collected ticket from players and officials portakabin only to find it was south stand ticket