On This Day (2nd Sept 1933): Benny Yorston’s Sunderland Hattrick Lifts Roker
Despite being placed on the transfer list, manager Johnny Cochrane brought the little forward back into the attack and Yorston responded with three excellent goals.
On September 2, 1933, Benny Yorston scored a hat-trick for Sunderland in a game against Stoke City at Roker Park. This marked his first goal for Sunderland, coming after he had been dropped from the previous two games. The match began with Sunderland on the offensive, with Yorston and Bert Davis playing prominent roles. Yorston scored first, nodding the ball past the goalkeeper after a well-timed cross from Davis.
Within minutes, Davis provided another assist for Yorston, who got his second goal by beating the goalkeeper with a deflection. The third goal came in the second half, when Gallacher set up Yorston, who calmly slotted the ball into the net. Despite Stoke's efforts, Sunderland dominated the match, and Yorston's hat-trick lifted the team's spirits.
The young winger would go on to score twenty-six goals in fifty-two appearances for Sunderland between 1932 and 1934.
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