Name: Gary Rowell
DOB: 6 June 1957
Position: Forward/Midfielder
Appearances: 266
Goals: 102
Sunderland career: 1975-84
PROFILE
Better known to younger fans as a commentator and columnist, Gary Rowell signed for Sunderland in 1974 having grown up in nearby Seaham.
He scored 102 goals in all competitions, surpassing Len Shackleton’s post-war record, and he was clinical both as a midfielder and a deep-lying striker.