1971
Enter Supermac (Newcastle)
Malcolm Macdonald arrives in a Rolls-Royce and scores a hat-trick on debut against Liverpool.
1973
Stokoe's Sunderland
Second Division Sunderland stun Don Revie's Leeds 1-0 at Wembley. Porterfield scores, Montgomery's double save enters folklore.
1974
Charlton lifts Boro
Jack Charlton's Middlesbrough win the Second Division by 15 points — one of the great promotion seasons.
1974
Wembley heartbreak (Newcastle)
Newcastle reach the FA Cup final but Liverpool win 3-0.
1976
League Cup final (Newcastle)
Beaten 2-1 by Manchester City. Macdonald leaves the next summer.
1977
Durham on the map
Durham CCC granted first-class status is still years away, but the county side dominate Minor Counties cricket through the decade.
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