May 5, 1973 This is a date that every Sunderland fan remembers. That was the day Bob Stokoe's then-second-tier side stunned football by defeating Leeds United at Wembley to win the FA Cup. We've all heard the story. Leeds, stunned, fought back with typical tenacity. Jimmy Montgomery, Sunderland's goalkeeper, was brilliant, defying Leeds with a number of great saves and preserving his team's advantage. Navigate to the next page. Go to the search for The 1973 FA Cup Final was the 92nd FA Cup final. It was played on May 5, 1973, at Wembley Stadium, between Leeds United, the previous season's champions and one of the dominating clubs in English football at the time, and Sunderland, who were then in the Second Division.