thearsenalhistory.com F. A. CUP Sth ROUND SATURDAY, 26th FEBRUARY I 1977 ARSEftAl KICK-OFF 3.0 p.m. mlDDlESBROUGH P.C. Half•Timc & ATHlETIC CO. lTD. TE Am Sco1c1 AYRESOME PARK. MIDDLESBROUGH . CLEVELAND TS1 4PE . Telephone: 89659/ 85996 DIRECTORS: C . Amer (Chairman). Dr. U . N. Philli ps (V ice-Cha irman) . G . T . Ki t c h ing . E. V arl e y . J . D . Hatfield . M . McCul l agh , K. C . Amer. E. K. Varley . MANAGER: J . Charlton O .B.E. SHEET SECRETARY : T . H . C . Green . ASSISTANT MANAGER : H . Shepherd son M .B. E. KEY No. 1 ORANGE C LUB HONOURS: A Aston Villa v Port Va le Second D i v i s i on Champions 1926/ 27-1928/ 29- 1973/ 74 A nglo-Scottish Cup Winners 1915/ 76 B Cardiff v Everton 8010 C Derby v Blackburn R. D Wolves v Chester as something fresh. Arse nal w ill be a 1 Pat CUFF E Leeds v Manchester C. different kettle of fish today and there is F Liverpool v Oldham mc11agc f1om no way they w ill come and play the way 2 John CRAGGS they did 11 days ago. it is qu ite probable that the injured players w ill be returning 3 Terry COOPER to the team improving their all-round 4 Graeme SOUNESS KEY No. 2 GREEN the manage•: strength and mobility. A Southampton v Manchester U. B Coventry v West Brom. Your support in recent matches has 5 Stuart BOAM THE CHANGING FORTUNES been tremendous and I hope that by the C Q.P.R . v Leicester 6 Wi II ie MADDREN D West Ham v Bristol C. OF FOOTBALL time we take the field today you all will have got the Sunderland result out of 7 Peter BRINE E Ipswich v Stoke IN our League match with Arsenal eleven your system as I hope the players have F Newcastle v Tottenham days ago we played one of our best and you will give us t he necessary en­ 8 Dav id MILLS games of the season. Everything we did couragement to do the job. I would like was right, we hit three first half goals to think we w ill be looking forward to 9 Alf WOOD and •indeed the game was virtually over listening to the F.A. Cup draw on Monday KEY No. 3 YELLOW at half time. w ith more than a passing interest. 10 Phi I BOERSMA A Blackpool v Notts Co. B Bolton v Chelsea The crowd reaction was there for all A piece of advance publicity. Our next 11 David ARMSTRONG to see . The last time the players got such home game is of course aga inst Man­ C Burnley v Carlisle an ovation on leaving the field was when chester United, and for that game we have 12 D Fulham v Luton we played West Ham last season. Then secured for the pre-match entertainment E Plymouth v Millwall one of the top military bands in the Br itish four days later the same team took the F Huddersfield v Darlington field at Sunderland and were given the Army, namely the Roya l Scots Dragoon thrashing of their lives. At Roker Park Guards. It would be worthwhile if you last Saturday belying their league position, could come a little earl ier and hear this great ba nd in action. We have had so A11cnal Sunderland came for us from the word 'go' and our perfurmance was a shadow many people who have expressed their 1 Jimmy RIMMER of the Arsenal performance. We were appreciation of our previous M ilitary pressurised in all departments, mistakes Band we are delighted that now we are 2 Pat RICE were made and believe me Sunderland able to provide this very popular pre­ MATCH OFFICIALS took advantage of our ·inability to find a match entertainment once more. 3 Sammy NELSON solution to our problems. I think one REFEREE : R. MATTHEWSON. Bolton. could say this was probably the shock 4 Trevor ROSS LINESMEN: Mr. O. DOBSON . Red Flag result of the day but great credit was 5 David O'LEARY due to Jimmy Adamson and that battling Oranoe Flag Roker outfit who fully deserved their 4-0 6 Peter SIMPSON victory and indeed would not have been flattered had it been greater. Where there 7 Alan HUDSON is effort and ·application like this there match Ball must be hope. My main concern now is POllOW THI 8 Liam BRADY to get the Sunderland debacle out of our system. I .felt that we held a psychological 9 Malcolm MACDONALD Donation advantage over Arsenal but ·I am now aone 10 Frank STAPLETON positive that we have to forget our past MARSK MACHINES two results and thtnk about this •afternoon 11 Pat HOWARD thearsenalhistory.com12 Redcar 2371 r;;;co After Boro's 3 - 0 League victory over SAMMY NELSON (Defender) . A Northern PAT RICE (Defender) . Joined Arsenal as Arsenal on 15th February, we welcome the TREVOR ROSS (Defender). Manchester Ireland International, having won 25 full an apprentice in 1964 and signed profes­ Schoolboy International w hL v:as captain 'Gunners' once more,. No doubt the High­ caps, he has given Arsenal splendid ser­ bury boys will be all-out to make amends. sional in March 1966. Is now one of the of England Schoolboys c;: right full-back, vice although his opportunities at High­ most experienced defenders in the First but can also play in midfield. He joined WARWICK BEAN (Forward). Comes from bury have been limited. He signed for Division and has played in 316 League Arsenal as an apprentice ·in 1vlay, 1972 Tadworth in Surrey and represented Sur­ Arsenal in 1966 and has made 127 and Cup games for Arsenal, playing in and signed professiona : m June, 1974. rey Schools before joining Arsenal as an League and Cup appearances. every match last season. Has won 2 Played regularly in the first team during Apprentice in June, 1974. Signed profes­ Under-23 lnternationa I caps for Northern the latter part nf ~:i e season and has now sional in December, 1975. He has been DAVID O'LEARY (Defender). Signed for Ireland and 32 full International caps. made 18 League and Cup appearances troubled with a niggling knee injury for Arsenal as an apprentice in June 1973, for the Club. a large part of season 1975/76 but seems and signed professional in July, 1975. Is to be well on the road to a complete a very good centre half and played regu- WILF ROSTRON (Forward). He joined recovery. larly for the Combination team before Arsenal as an apprentice in June, 1973 making his First Division debut on 16th and signed professional in October of LIAM BRADY (Midfield). Born in Dublin, August, 1975 at Burnley. Although a ham- that year. A very good ball player and a Liam joined Arsenal as an Apprentice in string injury kept him out of the side for regular member of the Football Combina- June, 1971, signing professional in July, the latter part of the season, he appears tion team. Made a couple of appearances 1973. Is now a regular member of the to have a very good future and played in in the first team last sea <i(' " '·ina " First team, showing great flair and a high a total of 30 League and Cup games. total of 8 altogether. An Engla11a Scr;,nl- 1 0 ··············I ............... Jv;ned ............, Schoolboy,i~F~2:n~~. Youth~~;J~~:=n~:~~:e~~~e~~~~~~ and Full International from~~~~j~y. Crewe pta~~!, at.R antheJ' beginning:i~~=~e~)~r of ~~~~n~~ season Arsenal::~~~ter;~::n:~N 'in May, 1960(~ 9 fender).and has now level. 1975/76 for a substantial fee. Played played in 426 League and Cup games for regularly in the Combination team last the Club. Has been at the centre of many ALEX CROPLEY (Forward). He joined season and looks to have a very promising Club successes. A very consistent player Arsenal from Hibernian in December 1974 future. who last season made a number of ap- but suffered the misfortune of breaking pearances in the Combination team help- his left leg only a month or so after his RICHARD POWLING (Defender) . Former ing and encouraging the youngsters. arrival. Made 20 League appearances last Essex and London Schoolboy, and born at season although a further injury kept him Barking, he came to Arsenal as an ap- out of the side for a five month spell Prentice at the beginni.ni:i of the 1971 /72 FRANK STAPLETON (Forward). Born in E:;:::~::::i~ wdu1·trhingH1.tbheernc1·aonurhsee wofonthetwsoeaFsuolnl .lntwemhialst~ season, and signed professional in July, ::::::::::::::: ~~~~~~t~on~al~nc:~: ;o · t~~~~rl aa:d a~o~Pt~ :::::::::::::: ~ 1973. Established himself as a regular ional caps for Scotland, making his debut member of the First team last season and prentice in June, 1972 and signed pro· in the same matcti as Bob Wilson. has now made a total of 37 League and JIMMY RIMMER fessional in October, 1973. Has steadily Cup appearances for the Club. An England for Arsenal from (Goalkeeper) · Signed progressed through the Youth and Res- MALCOLM MACDONALD (Forward). At Youth International. Manchester United in erve t earn an d Ias t season ma d e a t ota I the end of July 1976, he signed for March, 1974 and made his debut at the of 25 appearances in the First team, tak- Arsenal for a record fee of £333,333, end of that season. Is the regular first ing over admirably when John Radford from Newcastle United F.C.