Where Are They Now?
THE 1973 FA CUP WIN
Brian Leng looks for the Lads.
JIM MONTGOMERY
DICK MALONE
RON GUTHRIE
MICK HORSWILL g*»
DAVE WATSON
RITCHIE PITT
BOBBY KERR
BILLY HUGHES
VIC HALOM
DENNIS TUEART
DAVID YOUNG
'Monty' went on to make a
record 627 appearances for the
club before being transferred,
somewhat prematurely many felt, to
Birmingham City in February 1977.
He was later signed by Brian
Clough at Nottingham Forest as cover
for Peter Shilton and picked up a
European Cup winner's medal when
he was on the bench in the 1980 final.
He returned to Sunderland as Director
of Youth but was surprisingly released
in 1995. Still living in Sunderland, Jim
is currently involved with the club
in a PR capacity including hosting
ground tours at the Stadium of Light.
The popular full-back continued to
hold the number two jersey in the
Sunderland defence until July 1977
when he moved down the coast to join
Hartlepool United. There followed spells
with Blackpool and briefly with Queen
of the South untii he retired from the
game to move into the haulage business
and for a number of years he worked
for TNT based at Houghton-le-Spring.
Dick?still fives in Sunderland and has
recently joined the committee of the
Sunderland Former Players Association
Ron stayed at Roker for two seasons
after the '73 cup win before losing his
place to the up and coming Joe Bolton.
Apart from a spell out in South Africa
he spent the rest of his career in local
non-league football, most famously
with Blyth Spartans when he helped
them reach the 5th round of the F.A.
Cup in 1977-78. Ron lives in Killingworth
and for some years now has worked
as a delivery driver for Fenwick's
department store in Newcastle.
Mick left the club less than 12 months
after the '73 final when, along with
Dennis Tueart, he joined Manchester
City in a deal that saw City midfielder
Tony Towers move to Roker Park.
His stay at Maine Road was relatively
short and in June 1975 he teamed up
with his former Sunderland boss Alan
Brown at Plymouth Argyle. During
the 1978 close season Mick joined Hull
City and, after a season playing out in
Hong Kong, a troublesome knee injury
forced him to quit the game. Nowadays
he lives in Sedgefield and each night
he teams up with Malcolm MacDonald
and Bernie Slaven on Century Radio's
Three Legends' programme.
In an outstanding career Dave
won 65 England caps and after
retiring from the game he set up
Dave Watson International, a sports
marketing agency, which he currently
runs from his Nottingham base.
Sadly, only a few months after the cup
success, Ritchie's career was brought
to an abrupt and heartbreaking end
when he sustained a serious knee
injury in a game against Luton Town.
He then trained as a P.E. Teacher
working for a number of years in the
Channel Islands before returning to
live in Sunderland and now teaches
at Seaham Comprehensive School.
Nicknamed 'My Little General' by
Bob Stokoe, Sunderland's cup-
winning captain went on to make
over 400 first team appearances
before ending his 16 year association
with the club in March 1979 when he
joined Blackpool for a nominal fee.
For quite a number of years Bobby
was involved in the licensing trade and
until recently was manager of The Copt
Hill public house in Houghton-le-Spring.
During his time at Roker Park, Billy
scored an impressive 82 goals for
the club but none more important
than the four he netted in the
cup run which helped claim the
scalps of first Manchester City and
then Arsenal in the semi-final.
In 1977 Billy joined Derby County in a
£30,000 deal although he only managed
8 appearances before being transferred
to neighbouring Leicester City.
Nowadays Billy is steward
at the Newark Conservative
Club in Nottinghamshire.
Vic led the Sunderland front line for over
three years before moving to Oldham
Athletic in the 1976 close season.
When he hung up his boots Vic held a
variety of coaching and managerial posts
before leaving the game to concentrate
on a career in the construction industry.
He also made an unsuccessful attempt
to enter national politics when he stood
for the Liberal Democrats in Sunderland
North in the 1992 General Election.
Vic is currently based Bulgaria
where he is undertaking his latest
house-building project.
As one of the most exciting players
of his generation, Dennis picked up
six full caps for England after joining
Manchester City and then, in 1978,
he crossed the Atlantic to join New
York Cosmos before returning home
two years later to rejoin City.
His association with City continued
long after his retirement and he
eventually became a director of the club,
a position he held until the takeover of
Manchester City by Thaksin Shinawatra
in July 2007. Dennis now lives in the
village of Hale Barnes in Cheshire.
Having lost his place through injury to
Ritchie Pitt earlier in the cup campaign,
David had to be content with a place on
the sub's bench for the Wembley final.
He moved to Charlton a year later and
captained his new team to promotion
in his first season at the Valley. David
worked in sports centre management for
a number of years and now lives in Kent.
Ian Porterfield of course passed away
last year and is featured on page 19.
