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ike to welcome Hereford to Highbury for tonight's game. They gave us a rea lly tough match on Saturday, and we're running any transport to the game at expecting another hard tussle tonight. W ELCOME TO THE PLAYERS, Chelsea on January 19. OFFICIALS AND SUPPORTERS OF ARSENAl I hope everyone from Hereford enjoys HEREFORD UNITED WHO ARE their night out ilt A rsenal. This tie is HERE TONIGHT. THE GAME AT CHELSEA Our game at Chelsea on January 19 is what the F. A. Cup is all about . No other NOT all ticket. Chelsea have told us they fOOTBAll ClUB country has a cup competition like it. THE NEXT ROUND still expect to have a few £7 seats If we win tonight's replay we expect to available during the week. But they advise People w ho don't normall y go near a announce details of ticket arrangements supporters to check the availability of football match turn out for cup ties and for our 4th round game in the programme tickets on Chelsea's information service, for Saturday's match against Ipswich. We phone 01-381 6221. LIMITED the cup atmosphere gives a fa ntastic lift hope that details will also be available Arsenal supporters who are going to to the third an d fourth division sides . later in the _ week on our ansaphone stand at Stamford Bridge should go into service: 01 +359 0131 . The ansaphone is a the ground via Entrance C. This is the first Th E! f an tas tic at mosphe re at entrance to the ground after you come 24 hour service . ~ out of Fulham Broadway tube station. aturday's game obviously stimulated Ground admission at Chelsea is £3 . - and the atmosphere tonight A DRAW TONIGHT? If tonight's game is a draw after 90 Arsenal Stadium, Avenell de e same. minutes, extra time of 15 minutes each "ft great thrill for Fourth way will be played . If the tie is still Road, Highbury, London, deadlocked after extra time, the tie would Divisio ll!rers to come to an occasion go to a second replay. The date and N5 like this, after being usee..to playing in venue would be announced over the P.A. phone: 01 226 0304 (club) as soon as possible after the match. front of 3,000 crowds in league games 01 359 0131 (information) Don 't forget the 'Make Money with - and I'm sure the Hereford players w ill WELCOME TO STEVE Arsenal' girls all round the ground today. President: Sir Stanley Rous, long remember their visit here. Welcome to our new signing Steve There are thousands of prizes in every Williams, who recently joined us from lottery, tickets cost just 25p - and you CBE I believe Hereford will approach this Southampton. Steve made his debut as could win £1,000! sub in the New Year's Day game against Directors: Peter Hill-Wood game with the same positive attitude • Make Money needs more lottery Tottenham. We wish Steve a long happy agents. If you sell lottery tickets, you I Chairman) they showed on Saturday. They'll try to and successful career at Highbury. could earn 15% commission plus some David Dein (Vice-chairman) play the way that made them one of the great bonuses. Phone 01 -226 8523 for top teams in Division Four. details. Sir Robert Bellinger, GBE, I said to our players on Saturday that D.Sc SEASON TICK ET W A ITING LIST cup runs were often about battling If you'd like to become a seat season Stuart Mcintyre MBE, FCIS through in the early rounds. Our fans ticket holder next season . . . get your Tony Wood name on the season ticket waiting list will remember that five game series now. Just write to the Box Office, asking Roger Gibbs against Sheffield Wednesday (then a to make sure you're on the list. Clive Carr Third Division club) in 1979 - but we Richard Carr went on to win at Wembley. Ken Friar (Managing I was pleased with the way we Director and Secretary) defended against a lot of pressure on Assistant Secret ary: David Saturday. It was difficult for defenders M iles to twist and turn in those conditions! Manager: Don Howe And I was delighted with the'form of Programme Editor: Kevin John Lukic in goal. A run in the team Connolly, M .A. has boosted his confidence. That was Photographs by Bill Smith, easily thearsenal.com best game he's played for us. Doug Poole and Larry We can't make excuses about the Bulaitis conditiQns. Like th~ top tennis players. Designed and printed by footballers have to perforin on a variety Maybank Press, Hainault, of $Urfaces. Essex But I believe that balan~
A tribute to our former centre half, who died in his sleep two days The moment the Gunners fans roared ... after Christmas, aged 72. Tony Woodcock slots us into our short-lived lead.
LESLIE COMPTON in his playing days.
LESLIE COMPTON gave Arsenal 20 years of dedicated service - spanning two of the great eras in the club's history. Leslie joined the Gunners from Athenian League side Hampstead Town in February. 1932, and made his league debut three months later, at Aston Villa. In those days, Leslie was a full back - but his first team chances were severely limited by the brilliance of two of Highbury's greatest heroes, George Male and Edd ie Hapgood. Leslie maoaged 67 league games in the eight seasons before the war. He had the consolation of' collecting five London Combination championship medals with our all conquering reserve team, as he kept plugging away for his big chance at Highbury. War time fo;:itball saw Leslie appear in every position except on the wings. He made some memorable high scoring appearances at centre forward. He once netted ten goals in a game against Leyton Orient! When league football resumed in 1946, Leslie finally established himself as a first teamer - at centre half. ' Big Leslie' and 'Bombhead' were two of the nicknames the packed Highbury crowds pinned on the popular Compton. He was one of the most dominant defenders in the Football League. His power in the air turned into a legend . ,fi A desperate Graham He didn't score many goals from his defensive position - but his most famous score Roberts tackle foils Ian became one of Arsenal's most important goals. """""""'"""'.tJ:•4£11 Allinson. We were trailing 1-2 to Chelsea in the 1950 Cup semi-final at Tottenham. Leslie came charging forward for a corner. Skipper Joe Mercer tried to wave him back. Leslie didn't see him. He raced into the box, leaped for the corner, and headed the Gunners equaliser! We won the replay 1-0 - and Leslie stood firm in our Wembleyarsenal.com team that beat Liverpool 2-0. That Cup winners' medal completed Leslie's domestic collection. It stood alongside the championship medal he'd won with our title team of 1948. Leslie won four unofficial wartime England caps. But he only played two peacetime internationals. He still holds one off-beat record. He was the oldest player ever to make his England debut when he was capped against Wales in 1950 - at the age of 38! Like his b;other, Dennis, Leslie was another of the post-war footballer/ cricketers. He played for Arsenal in the winter, then donned his whites for Middlesex in the summer - roles that would be almost impossible to combine these days. Leslie finished his playing days in 1952, and joined the Highbury coaching staff. In later years, he confined his sporting activities to bowls. But he always kept up his Arsenal connections. He watched most of our home games from a seat in the east stand paddock. Leslie was one of the nice men of football. He was a popular figure at Highbury over 30 years after he'd finished playing - not just with older fans, but with people who weren't even born when he was nodding away all those high centres. He will be sadly missed. Late in the second half ... Viv Anderson sends a header flashing wide as we search for the thearsenalhistory.com equaliser. Friday, December 21 ... the second annual Junior For the very best in Arsenal gifts, visit . Gunners Christmas party JGs pack the JVC THE .GUNNERS SHOP indoor centre ...
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THE GUNNERS SHOP Open 9.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m. Monday to Friday, 1.00 p.m. -3.00 p.m. Saturday first team home ga mes, 6.00 p.m.-7.30 p.m. midweekthearsenalhistory.com first team home games. SPECIAL M ENT ION S THANKS TO U MBRO Special mentions to . . . Dianne and Junior Gunners would like to thank Joanne Hillaby and Janet Minnikin, who Umbro for kindly donating a set of travelled down from the north to play .. Arsenal kit to today's mascot Peter to Columbine Saunders, Lisa Drummond CONNERS liOlDEN liAMES Harris. and Mibs Beveridge who all impressed with their skills . . . to Julie Belsham, Tammy Clarke, and Angela Carruthers, played at all. Ipswich had duly taken the That's what United must have been who performed heroics in goal for their cup back to East Anglia . thinking. Extra time and they fancy their teams . . . and to Lucinda Silk, who Arsenal had slipped from second to chances. That 's if there's not another scored the only headed goal - and won seventh in the league. They won just goal. There is . herself a camera (kindly donated by Terry three of their last 14 games. But when Brady finds Graham Rix on the left. Griffiths). the Cup came round, the Gunners Rix crosses long. Gary Bailey comes fought their way out of every tight across too far. The centre loops, THANKS TO . . . corner. Just as they would at Wembley. beyond the far post. The net is Thanks to: Barclays Supersavers, who Twelve minutes, and Arsenal made unguarded . Sunderland lunges, right supplied the medals and winners shield, the start we dreamed of. Brady and foot stabbing. The United net is Paul Johnson and Bill Bailey for helping Stapleton built the move. David Price bulging . J with the organisation, friends and parents broke clear on the right, drove in a low Are we dreaming? No we're not. The cross . Talbot and Sunderland arrived Gunners were only teasing . The yellow for managing the teams, and everyone together. Talbot applied the deadly and blue ribbons are tied back in else who helped on the day. boot. 1-0. place ... Arsenal have won the cup' LUCKY NUMBER That was the high point for half-an ARSENAL: Jennings, Rice , Nelson, Today's lucky 1984/ 85 membership hour. United had more of the ball. But Talbot , O' Leary, Young , Brady , FACE IN THE CROWD number is 46. The member the quick-tackling Gunners forced them Sunderland , Stapleton , Price u Are you the face ringed in the photograph concerned should contact Debbie to back and square . And Arsenal always (Walford), Rix. above? If you are you've won two tickets claim a mystery prize. threatened on the counter. MANCHESTER UNITED : Bailey, for an Arsenal home game this season. Two minutes before half time, Brady Nicholl, Albiston, Mcilroy, McQueen, All you have to do is bring along your QU IZ WINNERS slipped away on the right, ghosted past Buchan, Coppell , J . Greenhoff, Jordan, programme and Junior Gunners Quiz winners at the Junior Gunners a couple of lunges, measured his cross Macari, Thomas. Membership Card to Debbie at the Junior Christmas party were Jason Bendell (club - and Stapleton buried a free header in N Gunners office and claim your tickets. crests quiz), Tony Borrett (nicknames United's net. That was that. So we thought. You can do this between 9.30 a.m . and quiz), Tim Payton (who plays where quiz) The Gunners road to Wembley and Brendan Cremin (who wears? . United's possession came to nothing. Third round v Sheffield Wednesday 4.30 p.m. Monday to Friday or Arsenal took off David Price and gave quiz). (a) 1-1 between 11 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Steve Walford a late run . All that They won prizes kindly donated by Eric replay v Sheffield Wednesday (h) Saturday first team home match days. remained was for Pat Rice to lift the Cup 1-1 Thatcher. The images linger forever. Ecstasy on and the Highbury thousands to roar GIRLS FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT Thank you to all the parents and friends the United faces as Sammy Mcilroy Second replay v Sheffield Our first JG girls tournament took place themselves hoarse. Wednesday (Leicester) 2-2 who helped at the party. rolled in that stunning equaliser with Four minutes to go. All that changed . on December 27 in the JVC Centre . .. two minutes left. Weary Arsenal's limp third replay v Sheffield Wednesday WELCOME, HEREFORD FANS A scramble round the box as we didn't (Leicester) 3-3 and the girl members showed it's not just dejection. Then, a minute later, the clear a free kick. Gordon McQueen the boys who can play! Welcome to all the young Hereford delirious joy of Alan Sunderland . . fourth replay v Sheffield 's swung a boot. United were back in the Wednesday (Leicester) 2-0 Team E won the tournament, beating supporters who are here tonight. We wheeling away in triumph, the deadly match. hope you enjoy your night out at hit man of a convulsive finale. United Fourth round v Notts County (h) team C 2-1 on penalties in the final, after a Two minutes left, Sammy Mcilroy 2-0 2-2 draw. Highbury. shattered. The yellow and blue of cuts in , beats one challenge, cuts inside Arsenal, claiming Wembley again .. Fifth round v Nottingham Forest (a) Five teams played on a league basis, another. Oh , no. He's through. Only 1-0 with the top two playing off in the final. That Wembley trail had been a battle Jennings to beat. Mcilroy slides the - all the way. The dream was seconds Sixth round v Southampton (a) 1-1 Team C had emerged as the strong shot. Agonising. Wide of Jennings. 'u from dying in the third round . replay replay v Southampton (h) 2-0 team of the league. They won three Just inside the far post. Take those Semi-final v Wolves (Villa Park) 2-0 against Sheffield Wednesday, Liam yellow and blue ribbons off the cup. games and drew one, scoring seven Brady rescued Arsenal with one of the goals, without reply. most crucial goals he'll ever score. The The winning team E was: Dawn Crane, Gunners still needed three more games Michelle Borrett, Angela Carruthers, to polish off Third Division Wednesday. Tracie W ebster, Mibs Beveridge, Janet Notts County in the fourth was an Minnikin, Nina Darlow. (Manager: Terry untaxing task. Forest in the fifth was a '" Darlow) . game you didn't know how the Gunners The runners up, team C were: Lucinda could win . They did . Frank Stapleton's Silk, Louise Shepherd, Tammy Clarke, arsenal.combullet header counted more than all the Ke rry Clipson, Lisa Drummond, Tracey ~,~, . frantic pressure Forest applied on a The winners of the girls football tournament lplus Porthouse, Tamla Anderson. (Manager: night when Pat Jennings made the N guest manager!! and Li z Taylor from the Finsbury miraculous look easy. John Shepherd). Park branch of Barclay's Bank. David Price scored the vital goal in a 1- 1 draw at Southampton. A lan Sunderland netted tw o of his best to PETER HARRIS w in the replay. Today's mascot is ten year old Peter Harris, Even without the injured Brady, the E from Romford. He goes to Mawney J unior Gunners fired too many guns for School, where he plays on the left w ing . Wolves in the semi-final. He's a cub scout with the 13th Romford United had needed a replay to win Trinity Group, and he's gained badges for art their semi-final. But veteran Jimmy and athletics. He recently managed to swim a Greenhoff's point blank header at half mile, though six months ago, he couldn' t Goodison Park had knocked out even swim! champions Liverpool . .. R Peter also enjoys reading. Arsenal were playing the second of His father is a Gunners fan and Peter has our three successive finals. United were supported the Gunners for as long as he can contesting their third final in four years. remember. His favourite player is skipper The Gunners seemed to focus all their Graham Rix. attentions on the Cup. The memory of the previous season's final still gnawed Our hero! Manager Terry Neill and coach Don Howe congratulate last minute saviour B thearsenalhistory.comat them. Favourites Arsenal hadn't Alan Sunderland, who looks determined to keep one hand on the Cup! by Tony Pullein
Though Hereford United have Drawn away to Newcastle Then, w ith just four minutes draw at Edgar Street on Jimmy spent more than two achieved quite a lot during their United, their nerves were frayed to go, Ron Radford hit a Saturday. years as an Arsenal player, short Football League career, when the game had twice to be Hereford equaliser. The tie In previous rounds this season following his £30,000 transfer most fans remember the club postponed because of the throbbed on into extra-time and they defeated Farnborough 3-0 from Glenavon in 1977. He got best for its famous Cup weather. Even so, Hereford it was mid-way through this at Edgar Street, then, after only rare first-team outings at exploits. . As a Southern excelled themselves in getting a period when Rickie George drawing 0-0 at Plymouth in Highbury, so he moved on to League club they once knocked 2-2 draw. became a national hero by round two, they won the replay Hereford, initially on loan, in First Division Newcastle out of The whole town was by now scoring the goal that gave 2-0. 1980. He has since r.emained a the F.A. Cup . engulfed in Cup fervour. Again, Hereford the distinction of Manager John Newman is fixture in the Hereford side. That feat earned them bad weather delayed the action becoming the first non-League expected to select his side for Jimmy is a former N. Ireland election to the Fourth Division of and the tie was eventually club to eliminate a First Division tonight's replay from: under-23 international. the Foobtall League in 1972. played at Edgar Street on the side from the F.A. Cup for 20 KEVIN ROSE (Goalkeeper). STEVE EMERY (Midfield). After disposing of King's Lynn day when other survivors were years. Kevin was playing for Ledbury Steve is in his second spell w ith in the first round, Hereford engaged in fourth round battles. A few days later another Town when Lincoln City signed Hereford. They gave him his engaged in a marathon tie The ground was packed with capacity crowd was transfixed him for £10,000 in 1979. The start in League football in the against Fou rth Division 15,000 fans who were kept on a as Hereford held another famous Red Imps didn't give him a mid 'seventies and he made Northampton Town. They drew knife edge for 82 minutes. Then First Division side, West Ham chance in their League eleven more than 300 League 0-0 at Edgar Street and 2-2 at the whole place fell flat as United, to a goalless draw at but he has well established appearances for them before Northampton. In a third meeting Malcolm Macdonald scored for Edgar Street. Their magnificent himself since joining Hereford joining Derby for £100,000 in at West Bromwich, Hereford the famous visitors. There run finally came to an end at two seasons ago. 1979. Steve completed 75 pulled off their first giant-killing seemed no way, then, that Upton Park where Geoff Hurst League games for the Rams Hereford could survive and the hit a hat-trick to see the CHRIS PRICE (Defender) . Chris act of the season by winning won England youth honours in and, after a brief spell with 2-1. fans took consolation that, at Hammers through 3- 1. his early days with the club and Newport County, re-joined But that performance paled least, Hereford had forced their All these memories came Hereford at the start of last he now looks back on more than almost into insignificance after famous First Division opponents flooding back for Hereford fans season . the events of the third round . to a rep lay. as they held the Gunners to a 250 League games for them. He loves to attack, and netted IAN DALZIEL (Midfield). Ian Hereford's equaliser on Saturday. began his League career with Derby County in 1981 / 82 and KEITH HICKS (Defender). made 22 League appearances JOHN NEWMAN Keith is another former England for the Rams. He moved on to (Manager) youth international. He served Hereford in 1983 and soon won Hereford's leading scorer for the his apprenticeship with Oldham a regular place last season. past three seasons, hitting 15 in and, after making his League MIKE CARTER (Midfield). 1981 / 82, 14 the following debut in 1972, made more than Mike began his career with season and 19 last term. 250 first-team appearances for Bolton but it was while on loan Hereford is his only club and he the Latics before moving on to to Mansfield in 1978/79 that he made his League debut for them Hereford in 1980. made his League debut. Upon in 1978. MEL PEJIC (Defender). Mel returning to Burnden Park, he got only one outing in Stoke OLLIE KEARNS (Forward). began to play quite regularly in Reading signed Ollie from City's League team but has the first-team for three years Banbury United and drafted arsenal.combeen a consistent member of but, in 1981 / 82, he went off on him into their League team in the Hereford side since his loan again, to Swindon. 1976/ 77. He was top scorer transfer in 1980. Plymouth signed him in 1982 with 17 goals the following IAN BRAY (Defender). Ian but he moved on to Hereford a season and remained a completed his apprenticeship at few months later. consistent scorer until injuries Edgar Street and made his PAUL MADDY (Midfield). kept him out of the side in League debut against Bury in Paul entered League football 1980/ 81. When he was released 1981. For the past two seasons with Cardiff during the 1980/ 81 at the end of that campaign, he he has been the club's regular season, winning a regular place went to Oxford where he began left-back. the following term. He moved to pick up the threads of his TONY LARKIN (Defender). along the Welsh coast to career. Ollie scored four goals in Tony didn't get into Wrexham's Swansea during the summer of 18 League appearances for first-team but got his chance in 1983 but, when the club was hit Oxford but, after the one League football upon joining by financial problems which season, moved on to Walsall. Shrewsbury in 1978. Carlisle forced them to unload players, There he began to find his old signed him in 1981 and he Paul signed for Hereford form and scored 12 goals. moved on to Hereford two towards the end of last season. Hereford then signed him and Back row: Ca rleton Leonard, Kevin Rose, Richard Mullen, Ollie Kearns. seasons ago. Middle row: Peter Isaac (Trainer). Mel Pej ic, Tony Larkin, Ian Dalziel, Keith Hicks, Paul M addy, Gary Beacock, M ike Carter. STEWART PHILLIPS (For he scored 10 times for them last Front row: Stewart Phillips, Ch ris Price, Ian Bray, John Newmanthearsenalhistory.com {Manager). John Delve. Jimmy Harvey, Steve Emery. JIMMY HARVEY (Midfield). ward) . Stewart has been season. arsenal.com thearsenalhistory.com As you can see, th e new JVC Video Movie isn't much of a machine. Yet it does the job of both a full -size VHS video recorder and a full -size video camera. All by itself. Consequentl y, a great weight has been taken off your shoulders as director You no longer have to lug a heavy recorder around in one hand and grapple with a camera in the other. You no longer have to tangle with yards of cable. You just have to switch on, adjust the foc us and shoot. As with any full y sized ca mera, you can zoom in and out, mag nifying and reducing your subjects by up to six times. 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GUNNERS HISTORY send you this picture of me in Hong I am a Swedish Arsenal fan of 16 and I BRACKETS FIGURE Kong. live in Landskrona, a small town in the There's one thing that puzzles me in Hamish MacGibbon your excellent series, the A to Z of south of Sweden. Holloway Arsenal has always been my favourite Arsenal. club in England and I am quite happy to Keep ihe pictures coming in! I have noticed on several occasions, see that you have started this season so that next to the individual player's well. I have some questions about League record, there is sometimes a Arsenal which I have been wondering FlllWICK REDS bracketed figure, e.g. in the programme about and it is my hope that you will try I would like you to mention in the v Luton: Peter Nicholas 32(6) aps, 3 to answer them for me - matchday programme, the Flitwick goals. Who has played the most number of Reds, who go to every game. I'd be grateful if you could tell me games for Arsenal ever? We meet in the Crown pub and then what the bracketed figure represents. Is there any of the other 91 League go to the game in Andrew's yellow Alan Newbury clubs which Arsenal's never met? Cortina, that has travelled everywhere! Morden How many managers have you had E. Vulpio Surrey throughout the years? Flitwick The figure in brackets shows the Ronnie Svensson Bedfordshire number of appearances the player made Landskrona as a substitute. Sweden RELEGATION QUERY The player who's made most RETFORD SUPPORTERS appearances for Arsenal is winger As a keen Arsenal supporter I travel over one hundred miles to most home Will you please say "hello" to Heather George Armstrong. He played 621 games, I would be very grateful if you Woodrow and thank her for travelling to games for us, and scored 68 goals, home and away matches all over the between 1960 and 1977. could settle an argument in your next programme. country with me (home games alone The II teams we've never met in need a 260 mile round trip). League, or cup competitions are: I said Arsenal has never been relegated from the First Division and he Thank you for the exciting football Wimbledon, Wigan, Cambridge United, the Gunners are playing this year. It is Bournemouth, Hartlepool, Southend, said they had. M. C. Durrant well worth the long journeys. Halifax, Aldershot, Torquay, Exeter and Tredworth Robert Waite Chester. Gloucester Retford Arsenal's managers . when we Notts were Woolwich Arsenal: T. B. Mitchell, Sorry! Arsenal have been relegated G. E/coat, Harry Bradshaw, Peter Kelso, once. That was in the 1912113 season, George Morrell. At Highbury: Leslie when we were still based at Woolwich. PEN PAL WANTED Knighton, Herbert Chapman, George We have never been relegated since the I am a 17-year-old Arsenal fan and I Allison, Tom Whittaker, Jack Crayston, club came to Highbury for the start of would like a pen pal, aged between 16 George Swindin, B11/y Wright, Bertie the 1913114 season, and we have been and 20, who lives in London and Mee, Terry Neill, Don Howe. members of the First Division since supports the Gunners. I collect scarves , 1919. pennants , badges , programmes. ARSENAL IN HONG KONG photos, etc . all concerning the My Junior Gunners daughter and son , Gunners. Hannah and Seamus, have asked me to O' LEARY QUERY Michele De Respinis As David O'Leary is now our longest Via Luigi Rovelli 38 arsenal.comserving player, could you please tell me 71100 Foggia how many League and Cup Italy appearances he has made since his early Please write direct to Michele if you 'd debut. I'm sure many people who do like to be his pen pal. not know, would like to know. James Bobbett Weybridge PROG WANTED (1) Surrey I am missing one programme - Arsenal David has now played 429 games for the v Stoke City 1984/ 85 and would be Gunners since making his Arsenal debut grateful if anyone can help me obtain it. at Burnley in August, 1975. A Aydin 34 Buckland Court Pitfield Street BRAZILIAN FAN London N 1 5JJ After following Arsenal since 1967 in England I am now going back to Brazil. I just wish to send my best wishes for the PROG WANTED (2) thearsenalhistory.comfuture. I am missing one programme, Arsenal v Keep in mind that thousands of Newcastle, for this season and would Brazilians, especially in Rio , will be be grateful if anyone can help me obtain supporting Arsenal all along. II. Long live the Gunners! Darren Woodley J. 0 . Rache de Almeide 35 Tinsley Road Brazilian Embassy Stepney El 3DA 32 Green Street Please contact Mr Aydin or Darren London Wl direct if you can help.
Please send your letters to: Highbury Hotline, Arsenal F.C. , Avenell Road, Highbury, London ·N5 1BU. appearance, and he's Jimmy been passed over in favour of Irish League players for recent Harvey: internationals. "It hurts that part A nostalgic timers have come into the Irish side ahead of me," tie against admits Jimmy: "Word has drifted back that his old club maybe I'm thought to ROMANCE BY THE CATTLE MARKET before moving to lack ambition because Hereford. I've stayed so long at Hereford. But I'm happy Saturday: a footballing day that can only they will talk about for the rest of their lives. Harvey - a right side happen in England . One of the great Edgar Street was jammed like that. midfield player - made with Hereford, and I want romantic days. The third round of the F.A . Hereford was going to enjoy Saturday come his Arsenal debut in the to help take them back Cup, a fourth division side aiming to blast what may. Packed terraces cheered and into the third division." the mighty Gunners. roared as a parachute display team hurtled last match of the 19n /78 league season, away to When he previewed In other countries, cup competitions on to the pitch before the game, laughed as Saturday's draw Jimmy barely rate a mention - at least until the a prize steer relieved itself and the Hereford Derby. He played three recalled his days at quarter finals. Even then the cup ranks . chairman appeared with a shovel to clear first division games for usually as a route into Europe for teams who the mess. us, before moving to Highbury - when the have had a bad league season . They erupted when Hereford ran out. The Hereford on a free Gunners lost a League Not so here. What event but such a cup Gunners were not just playing a football transfer, after a loan spell Cup tie at Rotherham, tie could galvanise a town the way Hereford team - they were facing a whole town's with the fourth division and needed five games to was throbbing last Saturday? hope and passion. club. beat then third division Weeks before the game, fans scrambled Yet the courtesy remained " Take your Sheffield Wednesday on for tickets. Hereford even erected a time and come down nice and slowly so you Jimmy was a regular in our way to Wembley in temporary stand to fit in everyone who can enjoy the match in safety" said the our reserve side, but his 1979. wanted to watch. stadium announcer to some Arsenal fans first team chances were Thousands of people who'd never who'd climbed on to the terrace roof. limited. His Highbury "Arsenal will be bothered to swell Hereford's 4,000 gate for They came down. contemporaries included confident but their knees years, became die-hard fans for the day. The Hereford fans fell silent only briefly Tonight's replay marks a Liam Brady, Graham Rix will be knocking a bit," he Just as we hope and expect to see when Tony Woodcock belted us into the nostalgic return to and Brian Talbot! said then. thousands of Hereford supporters here lead. Hereford made the Highbury for Hereford Harvey took over as tonight - determined to squeeze the last The roar that greeted Chris Price 's skipper Jimmy Harvey. Gunners knees knock a drop of enjoyment from their leap on to the equaliser could have been heard twenty Hereford skipper when Harvey was one of bit more on Saturday - premier stage. miles across the Welsh border. So could the John Delve was sidelined with Harvey orchestrating That's the excitement football can create. oohs and aahs that followed John Lukic's Hereford's inspirations in a few weeks ago with a them from midfield. Hereford fans will surely rank Saturday brilliant saves. Hereford knew they'd so Saturday's 1-1 draw. He long term injury. alongside those dramatic clashes w ith nearly turned thearsenal.com carnival into a triumph. So kept his footing - and Jimmy clings to that Newcastle and West Ham thirteen years did we. The Hereford crowd clapped their kept Hereford driving He's also Hereford's hope: that tonight's game ago. team off. The players lapped it up. forward as other regular penalty taker - is 'a one-off situation in Driving along the rural A40, through the Whatever happens tonight, Saturday was players slipped and and netted from the spot which anything could beautiful sleepy town of Ross-on-Wye Hereford's day out. slithered on the icy pitch, the last time Hereford happen.' marked by its Tudor buildings, into the In forty years time, today's young men and he will be itching to beat the Gunners 3-2 in a But victory at Highbury cattle market that's made Hereford famous will tell their ·grandchildren tales about the repeat that form tonight, Football Combination would shine out like a . . . for those of us who follow the Gunners day they nearly beat the Arsenal. on the ground where he match three years ago. to Anfield and Goodison, Old Trafford and It was the Hereford players' day of glory. beacon among the 200 White Hart Lane it was like entering a For the Hereford fans it was fun. Later in the started his career in Jimmy is hoping that plus games he's totted up different, older, slower world. season maybe, it will be back to 4 or 5,000 English football. Hereford's glamour tie for Hereford. Saturday was like a country carnival. Only crowds as Hereford try to clinch their place Jimmy joined us from against the Gunners will • Thanks to TED one similar event sprang to mind - an all in Division Three. Northern Ireland club help revive his Northern WOODRIFFE of the Ireland Gaelic games final when men and Maybe. Glenavon in 19n in a Ireland international 'Hereford Times' tor the boys from equally sleepy towns and tiny But for na"lve romantics, like me, Edgar £30,000 deal. He spent career too. He's made photo and for all his help villages cram into Croke Park for the day Streetthearsenalhistory.com on Saturpay was a nice place to be . four years at Highbury just one international with this article. F- A Att. 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FOOTBALL COMBINATION CANON LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (Up to and including Tuesday 1st January 1985) 1984/ 85 FIXTURES HOME Goals AWAY Goals Aug 25 Cambridge United 6-1 1984/85 p w D L F AW D L F A Pts Sept 1 Charlt on Athletic 4-0 Tottenham H. 23 7 3 1 29 12 7 1 4 18 11 46 Sept B Chelsea 1-2 Aug 25 Watford 2-2 Everton 23 7 3 2 31 15 Sept 15 Fulham 3-0 7 1 3 18 14 46 Sept 22 Gillingham' 0-2 Sept 1 Ipswich Town 1-2 Manchester U. 23 8 3 1 29 8 4 2 5 17 21 41 Sept 29 Watford (LC1) 6-3 Sept 4 Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal 23 8 3 1 25 9 4 0 7 18 21 39 Oct 1 Crystal Palace ($JFC1 J 4-0 Swansea City Sheffield Wed. 23 6 4 1 23 13 4 4 4 14 11 Oct 6 Ipswich Town 0-5 Sept 11 2-0 38 Oct 13 Millwall 2-0 Sept 15 Bristol Rovers 2-0 Southampton 23 6 2 3 11 10 4 5 3 18 17 37 Oct 20 Orient 3·2 Sept 18 Charlton Athletic 4-1 Nottingham F. 23 8 1 2 23 13 3 2 7 13 21 36 Oct 27 Porte mouth 1.. Chelsea 23 8 1 3 26 12 1 7 3 13 16 35 Oct 30 Aston Villa (SJFC2l 2-2 Sept 29 Birmingham City 5-0 Nov 3 Queens Park Rangers 2-0 23 4 4 3 13 9 5 4 3 16 13 35 Oct 6 Portsmouth 3-1 Nov 6 Aston Villa ($JFC2R) 2-3 23 7 2 2 24 11 3 2 7 13 23 34 Nov 10 Chelsea I LC2) 4-0 Oct 13 Reading 7-0 Norwich City 23 7 3 1 20 10 2 3 7 10 20 33 Nov 17 Southend United 2-1 Oct 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 0-4 West Ham Utd. Nov 24 Cambridge United 1-0 arsenal.com23 5 3 4 15 12 3 4 4 15 22 31 Dec 1 Watford 0-2 Oct 27 West Ham United 1-0 Watford 23 4 4 4 26 22 3 4 4 19 20 29 Dec B West Ham United 0-5 Nov 3 Millwall 1-1 Queens Park R. 23 5 4 2 21 14 2 4 6 9 23 29 Oec t2 Wimbledon (FAYCJ 0-2 Leicester City 23 Dec 15 Norwich City 1.. Nov 10 Manchester United !friendly) 1-1 6 2 4 29 18 2 2 7 13 27 28 Oec 29 Millwall 0-1 Aston Villa 23 6 4 2 20 13 Nov 14 Oxford United 2-1 1 3 7 11 25 28 Jan 5 Chelsea 1-3 Newcastle Utd . 23 6 3 3 21 15 1 4 6 16 30 28 Jan 12 Fulham Away Nov 24 Tottenham Hotspur 6-1 Sunderland 23 6 2 3 17 13 1 3 8 12 22 26 Jan 19 Gllllngham Home Nov 27 Crystal Palace 2-3 Jan 26 Ipswich Town Home Ipswich Town 23 4 4 4 15 15 1 3 7 6 18 22 Feb 2 Dec 1 Norwich City 1-6 Coventry City 23 5 3 4 15 13 1 1 9 10 29 22 Feb 9 Orient Home Dec 8 Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Luton Town 23 4 4 3 16 13 1 2 9 11 30 21 Feb t6 Portsmouth Away Feb 23 Queens Park Rangers Home Dec 15 Luton Town 0-3 Stoke City 23 2 2 7 13 24 0 3 9 4 28 11 Mar 2 Southend United Away Dec 18 Fulham 2-0 Me• 9 Tottenham Hotspur Home Ma• 16 Watford Away Jan 12 Ipswich Town Away Ma• 23 West Hem United Home Jan 15 Watford Home Ma• 30 Norwich City Away April 20 Charlton Athletic Home Jan 19 Chelsea Home To be arranged Jan 26 Swansea City Away Tottenham Hotspur Feb 2 Bristol Rovers Away (Up to and including Saturday 5th January 1985) Feb 9 Charlton Athletic Home GOALS Feb 12 Birmingham City Away p w D L F A Pts Feb 16 Southampton Home Queens Park Rangers 21 13 5 3 61 28 31 SOUTH EAST COUNTIES Feb 20 Millwall Away Watford 20 14 3 3 55 28 31 Tottenham Hotspur SENIOR LEAGUE Feb 26 Swindon Town Home 20 13 3 4 67 40 29 Luton Town 19 12 2 5 55 33 26 {Up to and including Saturday 5th January 1985) Mar 2 West Ham United Away Chelsea 17 11 3 3 37 20 25 GOALS Mar 9 Brighton & Hove Albion Home Ipswich Town 20 11 3 6 34 17 25 p w D L F A Pts Away Arsenal 19 10 4 5 45 29 24 Mar 13 Reading West Ham United 17 14 2 1 77 17 30 Southampton 18 9 5 4 41 34 23 Mar 23 Portsmouth thearsenalhistory.comHome Ipswich Town 15 11 4 0 56 24 26 Brighton & H.A. 19 8 5 6 35 34 21 Chelsee 17 9 5 44 24 Mar 26 Queens Park Rangers Away Millwall 18 7 5 6 24 26 19 3 23 Tottenham Hotspur 13 9 2 2 49 16 20 Mar 30 Crystal Palace Home Norwich City 21 5 9 7 39 42 19 Millwall 17 8 2 7 33 30 18 West Ham Utd. 20 6 5 9 30 26 17 April 13 Tottenham Hotspur Away Gillingham 17 6 5 6 20 31 17 Oxford United 21 6 5 10 44 17 April 16 Fulham Away 30 Portsmouth 15 5 6 4 31 27 16 Charlton Athletic 18 7 3 8 28 44 17 Home Watford 17 6 4 7 40 42 16 April 20 Norwich City Swansea City 16 5 5 6 23 32 15 Arsenal 17 8 0 9 27 32 16 April 23 Oxford United Home Crystal Palace 20 5 3 12 28 45 13 Norwich Ci ty 16 6 3 7 33 15 Home Reading 18 6 0 12 27 46 12 38 May 11 Luton Town Orient 16 7 1 8 34 47 15 Fulham 16 4 3 9 19 21 11 To be arranged: Queens Park Rangers 18 3 6 9 33 12 Birmingham City 16 4 3 9 17 32 11 46 Fulhem 15 4 4 7 21 12 Swindon Town Away Portsmouth 18 2 6 10 16 27 10 35 Cherlton Athletic 15 3 5 7 32 42 11 Southampton Away Swindon Town 18 4 2 12 18 45 10 Southend United 14 2 3 9 15 30 7 Bristol Rovers 21 2 4 15 28 64 8 Cambridge United 17 1 0 16 20 84 2 Part 14 of our series on Arsenal players of the past 25 years. ,_pgzzIEPA&EJ
ARSENAL CROSSWORD NO. 445 Compiled by John Barrett
ACROSS 1. In boots at Christmas! (4) 3. Used the goalkeeper (6, 4) did get picked for England at any make his debut in the First Division 8. Nickname for a W. B.A . player (8) 9. Where Panathinaikos come from (61 level. But there were many in 1959/ 60. He began to hold a 10. Helps a supporter support (6) consolations and he played in five regular place in the middle of our 11. Overpraises (81 cup finals for the Gunners. Peter defence the following season and 12. Players have one (8) was a member of the Arsenal he remained a part of the senior 14. Certain to be relegated (61 teams beaten in the League Cup side for three years . After losing 16. Southampton full-back (61 finals of 1968 and 1969 but he was his place, he moved on to Charlton 18. Replays are intended to be (8) on the winning side in the 1970 shortly before the transfer deadline 20. Takes place in the stand (4. 4) UEFA Cup final aga i nst of 1965. But he didn't settle at the 21. Play a match (61 Anderlecht. He was also a member Valley and in July 1966 he moved 23. Recover dues to do with nothing in Cup (6) 24. Strength of spirit (81 of the Gunners' League and Cup on to Leyton Orient. In November 25. Brentford's part of the capital (4, 61 double winning side of 1971 . A 1967 he was signed by Halifax 26. Former Charlton manager (41 year later he picked up an F .A . Town and he completed his Cup runners-up medal when we League playing days at The Shay. DOWN lost to Leeds at Wembley. Peter Arsenal League record: ON THE BALL No. 14 1. Everton midfield player (5, 4) made his last appearance in our 83 apps. Every answer has five 2. Try to score (5) First Division side in January 1978. leners and the first one fits 3. The best teams have one (7) Arsenal League record: STANDEN, Jim. Jim was signed into the top line, but you 4. Martin Peters used to manage them (9, 61 have to decide where the 353(161 apps., 10 gls. from Rickmansworth Town in rest must go. 5. W orld Cup w irrners, 1966 (71 April 1953 but his progress at 6. M anaged by Frank M clintock (9) One Friday a few SKIRTON, Alan. Alan was doing Highbury was held back because 7. Plays in goal (5) seasons ago 13. Gets low on supplies; sprints not long enough (4, 51 his National Service, and playing of the consistency of Jack Kelsey Spectral-sounding for Bath City in the Southern in the first-team goal. Jim 15. Annihilated (9) Scots 17. Birth sign (71 League, when he was eventually made his League debut The FL w ent to 92 recommended to Arsenal. He at Burnley in December 1958, 19. Norwich City veteran (7) clubs in 19 --- 20. Animal; half a Second Division team (5) joined us in January 1959. Sadly, when Kelsey was ill, and then had Ron - -- , 30 years 22. Chooses for the team (5) he was hit by a bout of pleurisy to wait until international calls took at Anfield and pneumonia and, for a while, the Gunners' number one away. there were doubts about his future Jim enjoyed a couple of brief spells PICTURE TEASER as a professional footballer. as first choice at Highbury but, at Fortunately , he made a full the start of the 1960/ 61 season , he Qu estion: Can you name the Arsenal player scoring this League Cu p goal in 1976? recovery and made his first left to sign for non-League appearances on the wing in our Kettering Town. He was clearly First Division side during 1960/ 61. too good a goalkeeper to languish He quickly established himself and in the Southern League and it in 1961 / 62 he was our leading wasn't many weeks before Luton Peter Simpson scorer with 19 goals. Alanarsenal.com signed him. But, it was after remained a part of our senior transferring to West Ham that he SIMPSON, Peter. Peter joined squad until he moved on to enjoyed his best days. Jim won an Arsenal's groundstaff when he Blackpool in 1966. The Tangerines F.A. Cup winners' medal in 1964 was 15 but he was a slow were still a First Division club at the and a European Cup-Winners' Cup developer and it was only after a time. In 1968 he was transferred to winners' medal a year later. He heart-to-heart discussion with Bristol City and three years later he went to the USA in 1968 but later manager Bertie Mee that he began moved on to Torquay United. In returned for brief spells with to make progress. He'd first 1972 he emigrated to South Africa, Millwall and Portsmouth. Jim was broken into the First Division side where he signed for Durban City. also a professional cricketer w ith in 1963/64 but it was three years He never returned to League Worcestershire. before he won a regular place. football . Arsenal League record: Over a 10-year period he became Arsenal League record: 35 apps. ANSWERS famous for his firm tackling and in 144111 apps., 53 gls. Solution to Crossword No. 444 in last programme - Across: 1. West Ham United, 6. Fall out, 7. Glamour, 10. Stretch, 11. Channon, 1970 he was considered good FRANK STAPLETON, PETER 12. Bond, 13. Users, 15. West, 16. Wark, 18. Unite, 19. Peri, 23. Ipswich, 25. Elevens, 26. Grecian, 27. Hampton, 28. Wolverhampton. enough for Sir Alf Ramsey's SNEDDEN, John. John played Down: 1. Waldron, 2. Shoots, 3. Hutchison, 4. Magic, 5. Trounce, 6. Fast bowling, 8. Away, 9. Ron Atkinson, 14. Rotherham, 17. Russell, STOREY and GEOFF STRON G 20. Everton, 21. Didi, 22. Permit, 24. Hunch. original 40-strong squad for the for Scotland schoolboys and was are among the past fa vourites Mexico World Cup. Sadly, he recommended to the Gunners by to be featured in part 15 of our On The Ball No. 13 Answers: M ilan. Sandy. Clyde, Billy. didn't make the final squad for our Scottish scout. He worked his A -Z. those finals and, indeed, he never way up from the juniorthearsenalhistory.com teams to arsenal.com thearsenalhistory.com TODAY'S REF MR DENNIS HEDGES !HEADINGTON, OXFORD! Manager of joinery works. Married with two boys. Commenced refereeing in 1963 progressing via Oxford Senior, Hellenic and ARSENAL Isthmian Leagues. Interests include all Red shirts, white neck and sporting activities, particularly cricket, and sleeves, white shorts, red socks folk music. Enjoys woodcraft. Lined a ful l international, an F.A. Cup semi-final and a non- League international. Refereed 1 JOHN LUKIC Isthmian League Champions v. The Rest. VIV ANDERSON LINESMEN: Mr. D. A. DAUGHTERY (Sussex) TOMMY CATON Red Flag Mr. D. A . BRUNNING (Kent) BRIAN TALBOT Yellow Flag DAVID O'LEARY TONY ADAMS STEWART ROBSON STEVE WILLIAMS 9 PAUL MARINER TONY WOODCOCK COMING GAMES IAN ALLINSON AT HIGHBURY
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Arsenal ...... 7 Herefo·rd ...... 2 By JEFF POWELL THE GULF between the First and Fourth Divisions was finally as wide as the gap in time between the two matches Arsenal needed to remove Hereford from the FA Cup. Arsenal's frustration after three post ponements and even a 15-minute delay to hlle start of last night's replay ended in an explosion of goals. They had waited two weeks and three days to redeem their embarrassment at being held to a third-round draw on the snowy Welsh bOrders. Achievement With H!ghbury cleared at last o! such Icy Impediments, Hereford were despatched to a defeat which equalled the heaviest in their history instead of arriving at a coveted place among the legendary slayers of Cup giants. Not since the late 1970s, when Leeds were wiped out of the League Cup, have Arsenal scored seven. The achievement was on again from the 19th minute when England centre- forward Paul Mariner scored the first of his two e:oals to confirm a vivid re1urn to inter VIV ANDERSON