On This Day ( 28th March 1998): Bury At The SoL – A Crucial Win On The Road To Wembley
By John Wilson••SB Nation
With tensions high and Sunderland sat in second place going into the final run-in of the season, Peter Reid’s side won an important game against Bury.
In what will always be remembered as that play-off final the epic 44 draw with Charlton Athletic and the subsequent penalty defeat the 1997/98 season was, or so very nearly, a wonderful year for SAFC…