"The Seaham-born Rowell, who scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 Division Two win over Newcastle at St James' Park in February 1979, died on Saturday. His death comes 50 years to the day since he made his Sunderland debut and just a day before the Black Cats host the Magpies in the first Premier League derby between the clubs since March 2016, at which the hosts will mark Rowell's death."
"Rowell made his league debut as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Oxford on 13 December 1975 and having registered his first senior treble on Tyneside, repeated the feat in a 3-0 Division One win over Arsenal in December 1982. Capped once at under-21 level by England, he is one of only three men Len Shackleton and Kevin Phillips are the others to have scored 100 goals for the club since the second world war."
Gary Rowell died aged 68 after a long battle with leukaemia, passing away surrounded by his sons. His death occurred 50 years to the day after his Sunderland debut and one day before a Premier League derby against Newcastle, which the club will mark. Rowell scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win at St James' Park in February 1979 and repeated a treble in a 3-0 win over Arsenal in December 1982. He made 297 appearances for Sunderland, scoring 103 goals during a 12-year stay, and was capped once at England under-21 level. He left for Norwich in 1984 and later had spells with Middlesbrough and Brighton.
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