Championship 1997 1998 8 Goals Thriller Play-off Final Charlton Athletic Sunderland

Finale

25 Mai 1998

Wembley Stadium London

Wembley’s greatest ever play-off final

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Charlton: Sasa Ilic, Danny Mills (John Robinson, 76), Richard Rufus, Eddie Youds, Mark Bowen, Keith Jones, Shaun Newton, Mark Kinsella (c), Neil Heaney (Steve Jones, 65), Clive Mendonca, Mark Bright (Steve Brown, 93). Manager: Alan Curbishley.

Sunderland: Lionel Pérez, Darren Holloway (Chris Makin, 45), Jody Craddock, Darren Williams, Michael Gray, Nicky Summerbee,  Lee Clark (Alex Rae, 100), Kevin Ball (c), Allan Johnston, Niall Quinn, Kevin Phillips (Danny Dichio, 73). Manager: Peter Reid

Having lost only two of their last 17 matches, Sunderland were marginal favourites. A season after being relegated from the Premier League despite reaching the false security of 40 points, the Wearsiders were the country’s top scorers with 98 goals. Yet their 90-point haul saw them finish only third. Sunderland’s form was courtesy of a winning formula that Peter Reid had stumbled on through a mix of desperation and daring after losing three of the first four games of the season. His dynamic formation allowed square pegs to flourish in round holes, thanks to symbiotic partnerships all over the pitch. There was the towering Quinn, 6ft 4in, 30-years-old, shirt untucked, shin pads loose, but whose real strengths lay in a deftness of touch and subtly of movement that defenders would underestimate throughout his career. Then there was his strike partner, Kevin Phillips, dwarfed by Quinn, seven years his junior and the opposite in almost every attribute. Shaven-headed and stocky, wily and watching, primed and ready to pounce. If Quinn was the musket, then Phillips was the bullet.

Charlton, meanwhile, were unbeaten in 12 games, including two victories over Ipswich in the semi-finals, and had managed nine successive clean sheets, amassing 13 hours without conceding. Another shutout from Sasa Ilic would break a club record that had stood for over 70 years. And their defensive strength did not come at the expense of firepower. In Mark Bright and Clive Mendonca, boss Alan Curbishley had his own version of agitator and snaffler, the latter having bagged 23 league goals. He also just happened to be born in Sunderland. It meant the game was not short of sub-plots. Along with Mendonca’s Wearside roots and Ilic being a fingertip from history, Sunderland had a potential record-breaker of their own, with Phillips – the league’s Player of the Year – one goal away from breaking Brian Clough’s post-war record of 34 goals for the season. Charlton enjoyed the first victory of the weekend. By winning the toss before the match, they were able to choose their home kit. It meant Sunderland would be decked out in their divisive gold away shirt, unpopular with the players due to its double-layering that would provide little relief under a clammy London sky.