Over the decades, titles have been decided by individual moments of magic often towards the business end of the season. Which goal below get’s your vote for the best when it comes to defining the destination of the First Division or Premier League crown?
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On the opening day of the 1978-79 season, managerless Leeds United travelled to Highbury to face Arsenal. Jimmy Armfield’s contract at Leeds United had not been renewed and with no manager in place Maurice Lindley steps in as caretaker boss for the day and earns a good away point. Jock Stein arrived soon after from […]
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Ian joined Arsenal as trainee in 1990 and it within just two years he’d progressed to first team action when he made his debut at Highbury against Blackburn Rovers. Under the stewardship of George Graham the defensive midfielder played a pivotal role in The Gunners, FA Cup and League Cup success in 1993. Silverware soon […]
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The 1985-86 season saw Arsenal Football Club celebrate their centenary. In terms of the great sides of their long and illustrious past this vintage wasn’t a patch on the great 1971 double side. But what it did have was Anthony Stewart “Tony” Woodcock. Born in the town of Eastwood in the staunchly working class Nottinghamshire […]
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Talented midfield man Paul Davis spent almost all of his career at Arsenal FC where he amassed a staggering 447 appearances and bagged 37 goals in his 15 years at Highbury. During that time the England B international played a major role in The Gunners success in the late 80’s and early 90’s, helping them […]
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“Write something about Arsenal please, Dave. Ideally from the Highbury days, the ‘good old days’ they say. That should be easy for you!” That is 3Retro’s polite way of calling me old of course, but sadly they are not wrong, and my memory of Highbury goes back to my first visit in November 1976, aged […]
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The Football Association Challenge Cup was the first knock out competition of its type when it was founded back in 1871 and it remains the oldest cup competition in World football. Over 150 years have passed but the magic of the cup is still extremely strong with over 700+ teams battling it out to ultimately […]
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Arsenal vs International XI Paul Merson Testimonial Match Highbury, Wednesday May 8th 1996 The teams at the start were Arsenal International XI Seaman Miklosko Dixon Wilkins Winterburn Rix Hoddle Gullit Linighan Bilic Adams O Leary Platt Kanchelskis Merson Le Tissier Bergkamp Nicholas Gascoigne Jess Wright Waddle Final score: Arsenal (4) 8 – 5 (0) International […]
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The Arsenal clock has graced Highbury for over 70+ years. It was one of the many features of old Highbury Stadium instigated by the great innovator Herbert Chapman, and the South Stand soon became known as The Clock End. The original Clock is now is at home outside Arsenal’s new home ‘The Emirates Stadium’.
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Former England midfielder sadly passed away 20 year’s ago today. What a player he was! RIP Rocky.
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