Sunderland
  Ashington
Managers
(Sunderland)
(Ashington)
Notes
The match was held to open Ashington's new £12,000 floodlights, switched on by Jackie Milburn. Cecil Irwin was co-manager of Ashington. Gilbert, Buckley and Dunn all came on at the start of the second half, but it's not known who they replaced. Ashington squad is pre-match, not known who started and subs.
Goals
Bryan Robson 20  min
Kevin Arnott 23  min
John Cooke 25  min
Ian Nixon 60  min
John Cooke 75  min
Sam Allardyce ?  min