SUNDERLAND 1979-80 DIVISION TWO RUNNERS-UP

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
By Neil Fissler

CHRIS TURNER arrived at Roker Park after the Black Cats missed out on promotion to the Promised Land by just a point.
Turner was a few months short of his 21st birthday when, out of contract, he became one of Ken Knighton’s first signings to step up a division from Sheffield Wednesday
And, with no guarantee of first team football as club legend Barry Siddall was blocking his way, he had to be patient and wait for his chance.
It wasn’t until Siddall picked up a thigh injury towards the end of September that he got hi...

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