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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 had a fruitful preseason, beating Watford, Gothenburg Alliance (made up of players from the Gothenburg clubs), Kungsbacka, and Crystal Palace, and tying the Copenhagen Football Alliance. [4] Arsenal's season began away at Everton, the 1970 League Champions.
The club's first team have competed in numerous national and continental organised competitions, and all players who have played between 1 and 24 such matches are listed below. Since Arsenal's first competitive match, more than 500 players have failed to reach 25 appearances for the club.
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.
However, all Arsenal's focus were on their European campaign. They beat Dinamo Bacau 2-0 away and then slammed then 7-1 at home, with Eddie Kelly finding his feet. [7] Arsenal faced European Cup winners Ajax in the semi-finals, a tough matchup against a team which included Johan Cruyff and Rudi Krol among their stars. The first match was at ...
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 ...
Ronnie Rooke made 94 appearances for Arsenal and scored 70 goals; at a goalscoring rate of 0.745, he is the club's second-most prolific goalscorer. [11] Two players, Ray Daniel and Roger Ord, fell one short of 100 appearances for Arsenal. The list includes thirteen players who are still contracted to the club, and so can add to their totals. [12]
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