1978-79Saturday, 2 September 1978Football League Division 2Match 4Roker Park 16,819

Sunderland(1) 3Preston North End(0) 1SIDDALL, BarryHENDERSON, MickBOLTON, JoeDOCHERTY, Mick1ELLIOTT, ShaunCLARKE, JeffBUCKLEY, MickGREENWOOD, Roy1ENTWISTLE, Wayne1GILBERT, TimROWELL, Gary Substitute BROWN, Alan(Not Used)