Finally, A Trophy.

                                                                28/4/1970.

Finally, after 17 years waiting for Arsenal and 13 years for me, we win a Major trophy.

On what we become possibly the noisiest and most emotional night Highbury would witness, Arsenal overcame a 3-1 defeat by beating Anderlecht 3-0.

We had gathered in the “Gunners” pub as usual but left very early as the game was not all ticket and we realised that every Arsenal fan was going to be there if possible.
We took up what had become our usual spot, behind the North Bank goal, half way up, ironically about where my Uncle Bill had fought his scouser 6 years before.

You’ll have read the match report elsewhere by now so I’ll only confirm what others have said about when the final whistle went.
Absolute bedlam!!!
Fans on the pitch, fans and players crying and the noise, what a noise!!

Don’t they know it’s a library???

Hoyboy got Charlie George’s shirt and still has it.

Hard to get in a pub afterwards but they did stay open until early hours. I don’t think the police wanted a riot on their hands.

Little did we know that next season it was going to get even better.

So please raise a glass or two to those responsible for this great night in our history;

Bertie Mee, Don Howe and All the players, especially
Geordie, Geordie Armstrong, Geordie Armstrong on the wing who’s sadly, no longer with us.

The Programmes. 

We did it!!

Bob Wilson & North Bank celebrate. 

Captain fantastic. 

Geordie, Geordie Armstrong. 

Fans join Frank on the pitch. 

At the next home game the players proudly showed off the trophy. 

Bertie’s first also. 

How appropriate for a true Arsenal man. 

Many years later I was privileged to meet some of them;

Geordie. 

Bertie. 

Don. 

The 3 goalscorers. 

Jon Sammels 

John Radford 

Eddie Kelly. 

Bob Wilson. 

The man who kept them out. 

Onwards & Upwards. 

 Next post Wednesday 29/4/2020. 

Back to Season 1966-67. 

When it becomes the North Bank. 

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