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How Great Were Sunderland 1972–1973? 

Was Sunderland 1972–73 the greatest FA Cup shock of all time?

In this episode of By Far The Greatest Team, hosts Graham Dunn and Jamie Rooney are joined by Sunderland super-fan Phil Craig to relive — and rank — the famous Sunderland FA Cup-winning side of 1972/73.

Bob Stokoe’s unfancied Second Division Sunderland produced one of the FA Cup’s most iconic upsets when they toppled Don Revie’s mighty Leeds United in the 1973 final — a match that didn’t just crown a winner, it created football folklore. We revisit the run, the belief, the underdog energy, and the moments that still live in English football memory.

Phil brings the human side: what this team meant to supporters, what it felt like to live through it, and the huge effect the cup victory had on the town of Sunderland at the time — a reminder that some trophies are bigger than silverware.

Where does Sunderland 1972–73 land on the Greatness Index — blinkered greats, cup immortals, or football’s ultimate underdog champions?

Takeaways

• Bob Stokoe’s Sunderland as the classic underdog blueprint
• Second Division outsiders beating Revie’s Leeds at Wembley
• The iconic moments that turned the 1973 final into folklore
• Why this is still argued as the FA Cup’s greatest shock
• Phil Craig’s perspective: what the win meant to Sunderland as a town
• How cup greatness should be ranked: trophies, context, or cultural impact?

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