1997-98Sunday, 28 September 1997Nationwide Football League Division 1Match 9Stadium of Light 35,384

Sunderland(0) 1Middlesbrough(0) 2PEREZ, LionelMAKIN, ChrisSCOTT, MartinCLARK, LeeORD, RichardMELVILLE, AndyWILLIAMS, DarrenBALL, Kevin1SMITH, MartinRAE, AlexGRAY, Michael Substitutes JOHNSTON, Allan(for SMITH, Martin)BRIDGES, Michael(Not Used)BYRNE, Chris(Not Used)