On this day in 1957, former Sunderland forward Gary Rowell was born in Seaham. He made just shy of 300 appearances for the club between 1975 and 1984, scoring over 100 times.Rowell made his debut in the 1975/76 season, aged just 18, and his first goal came in a 4-1 win at Hull City in April 1976 with a low shot from the edge of the area. However, it took him a good six to nine months to nail down a spot in the first team, as he was in the same p…
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