1997-98Saturday, 23 August 1997Nationwide Football League Division 1Match 3Vale Park 8,290

Port Vale(2) 3Sunderland(0) 1PEREZ, LionelMAKIN, ChrisGRAY, MichaelCLARK, LeeORD, RichardMELVILLE, AndyAISTON, SamBALL, KevinQUINN, NiallPHILLIPS, Kevin1BYRNE, Chris Substitutes MULLIN, John(for AISTON, Sam)SMITH, Martin(for BYRNE, Chris)CRADDOCK, Jody(Not Used)