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Percy Sands made 350 appearances in the early years, when the team was known as Woolwich Arsenal. Another early player, Joe Shaw made 326 appearances. Bob Wilson made 308 appearances for the club in the 1960s and 70s. Frank McLintock made 403 appearances for the Gunners. Nicknamed "The Romford Pelé", Ray Parlour has 464 appearances.
Arsenal eked out a 1-0 win over Coventry, a game that may have ended in a win but was a match of survival. Kennedy had scored four goals in three games. Arsenal beat Southampton while Leeds dropped a point at Newcastle. Arsenal pushed aside Nottingham Forest 3-0 with three different goalscorers with Leeds dropping another point at Huddersfield. [2]
Despite sustaining a broken arm the following season, 1969–70, Wilson recovered and won his first trophy with Arsenal, the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In 1971, he was Arsenal's player of the year in their Double-winning season, in which he played every first-team match in League and Cup, culminating in the 1971 FA Cup Final win over ...
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During the 1969–70 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Arsenal finished twelfth in the league. However, the team won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, their first European trophy and first silverware in 17 years. Arsenal beat Ajax in the semifinals and Anderlecht in the finals to raise the trophy.
George supported Arsenal as a boy [3] and played for Islington Schoolboys before joining Arsenal in May 1966. He turned professional in 1968 and made his first-team debut on 9 August 1969 against Everton, on the first day of the 1969–70 season; Arsenal lost the match 1–0. George became a regular in the side that season making a total of 39 ...
Arsenal faced European Cup holders Ajax in the quarterfinals, playing against Johan Cruyff and other great young players. They lost 2-1 away, meaning a 1-0 victory at home would take Arsenal to the semifinals. Instead, Arsenal lost 1-0 thanks to a George Graham own goal. [2] New signing Ball was especially influential in Arsenal's FA Cup run.
The club's name, which shortly changed to Woolwich Arsenal, was shortened to Arsenal in 1914, a year after moving to Highbury. [4] Despite finishing fifth in the Second Division in 1914–15 , Arsenal rejoined the First Division at the expense of local rivals Tottenham Hotspur when football resumed after the First World War. [ 5 ]