N - The Arsenal History
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N - The Arsenal History
ea th al en rs y. co m or hi st Timetable and Programme of Events 1.35 pm to 1.55 pm THE WONDERWINGS DISPLAY TEAM (Aeronautical Aerobatics) 1.55 pm to 2.10 pm THE PITCH INSPECTION AND 'WALK ABOUT' BY THE FINAL TEAMS 2.10 pm to 2.30 pm F.A. SUPER SKILLS DEMONSTRATION (see page 13 of programme) MUSIC BY THE ROYAL MARINES 2.45pm Singing of the traditional Cup Final Hymn' Abide With Me' (See below) (accompanied oy the Derek Taverner Singers) 2.50pm THE NATIONAL ANTHEM na 2.30pm lh is 1.10pmto1.35pm SELECTION BY THE MASSED BANDS OF THE ROYAL MARINES Principal Director of Music: Major J . R. Mason, M.V.O., L.R.A.M ., A.R.C.M., L.G.S.M., R.M. to ry .c om 7.Velcome to our oyal Guest PRESENTATION OF THE TEAMS TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES 3.00pm ar se 3.45pm Kick-Off Half-time MARCHING DISPLAY BY THE ROYAL MARINES 4.40pm END OF MATCH PRESENTATION OF THE F.A. CUP AND MEDALS BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES EXTRA TIME. If scores are level after 90 minutes, an extra half-hour will be played. th e ABIDE WITH ME .• Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; I need They presence every passing hour; The darkness deepends; Lord with me abide! What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power When other helpers fail; and comforts flee, Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be? Help of the helpless, 0 abide with me. Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me. H~.R.H. The Prince of Wales 2 3 na se th e ar Don't be just a spectator; we need all • the help we can get. • A l~gacy or a donation can change the life of an ill-treated or neglected child. NSPee ~ ~ om LOOKING AHEAD .c THERE is a great deal spoken and written about the effect of coaching on the game of football in this country. I would agree that there are many so-called coaches who contribute little at the lower levels through an insistence on a rigid mimicry of styles of play which they see effectively used by top professional clubs, but only dimly understand. Yet there is no doubt in my mind that the FA Coaching Scheme has made an immense contribution over the last thirty years or so to football both in England and overseas . The widely held belief that we are somehow technically inferior to the Continentals and South Americans is, in my opinion, also patently untrue. Not only do we have some of the most skilful players in the World, but we also have some of the best organised teams, which is vital in modern football. Today's Cup Final teams are a perfect example of this blend of natural talent with perceptive coaching . DAVE SEXTON and DON HOWE are products of our coaching system, both are an essential part of our National Team set-up and there is no need to look any further than COPPELL and MclLROY, RIX and BRADY for confirmation of what the British Isles can produce. But there is no room for complacency. Our Football League system puts great pressure on players and a player who does not possess the basic equipment will find it hard to develop skills amid the pace and commitment of top-level competitive soccer. It is the duty of the Football Association, therefore, to ensure that great emphasis is placed on the acqu isition of the fundamental techniques by young players at the earliest possible age. This is why The F.A. and the English Schools' F.A. have introduced a Super-Skills Award Scheme, with the backing of the Coca Cola Company Limited . I shall not go into details about the Scheme as you will be seeing for yourself the demonstration which we are staging at Wembley this afternoon. Full information can also be found elsewhere in this programme. Suffice it to say that The Football Association considers Super Skills to be one of its major contributions to the development of the game. Good luck to the players and officials of both Clubs in today's game and to the youngsters I would say-"keep practising, in just a few years' time it may be your turn to play at Wembley in the Cup Final''. E. A. CROKER SECRETARY THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION to ry ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff f ff ff ff f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff f ff ff ff ff ff f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff f ff ff f f ff ff ff ff ff f.f ff ff ff f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff f.f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ~ SIR HAROLD THOMPSON, C.B.E., F.R.S. Chairman of the Football Association lh is If all the children helped by the NSPCC in 12 months were taken to Wembley Stadium ... ... they would more than half f i11 it. i~:v~~ll~~~ti~~~~~~r~~~~dren MR . E. A. CROKER Secretary of the Football Association . FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS FA DIARY 1979/80 FA YEAR BOOK 1979/80 available August 1979 The official Football Association Diary containing The Football League fixtures plus International and F.A. Competition dates. Price-£1 .00 (inc.of p&p) The Association's official review of the 1978/79 Seeson. 160 pages of articles and statistical information-including 8 pages of full colour. Price-£1.50 + 19p (p&p) NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL An essential buy for any Non-League Football supporter. Contains 300 pages ANNUAL 1979/80 of information on the top Non-League Clubs. Price 85p + 12p (p&p) To reserve yolft copies of the above books, please send the appropriate remittance to The Football Association, 16 Lancaster Gate, London, W2 3LW. ON SALE HERE TODAY THE OFFICIAL F.A. CUP REVIEW 1979-PRICE £1.00 Headquarters. 1 Riding House Street , London W1P 8AA Telephone 01 ·580 8812 5 ry .c om rs en al ea th Ol hi st o ARSENAL F.C. SEASON 1978-79 Back row (left to right): Don Howe (coach), Fred Street (physio), Frank Stapleton, Willie Young, Pat Jennings, Paul Barron, David O'Leary, Liam Brady, Wilf Dixon (asst. manager) and Terry Neill (manager). Front row: Sammy Nelson, Alan Sunderland, Graham Rix, Malcolm Macdonald, Pat Rice (captain), Brian Talbot, Stev& Gatting, David Price and Steve Walford. ARSENAL •...\ " ·· "-·· . FULL CLUB HISTORY -··; "W~ <111111 Chairman: D. J.C. HILL-WOOD, M.C., M.A. en al hi s to ry .c om Directors: Sir Robert Bellinger, G.B.E., D.Sc., S.C.Mclntyre M.B.E., F.C.l.S., The Rev. N. F. Bone, T.D., P. D. Hill-Wood, A. Wood, W. R. Wall. Manager: Terry Neill. Secretary: K. J. Friar. Assistant Manager: Wilf Dixon. Chief Coach: Don Howe. Year Formed: 1886. Turned Professional: 1891. Limited Company: 1893. Former Names: 1886-91, Royal Arsenal; 1891-1914, Woolwich Arsenal. Former Grounds: 1886-87, Plumstead Common; 1887-88, Sportsman Ground; 1888-90, Manor Ground; 1890-93, lnvicta Ground; 1893-1913, Manor Ground; 1913Highbury. Football League Record: 1893 Elected to Division 2. 1904-13 Division 1. 1913-19 Division 2. 1919Division 1. Honours: Football League, Division 1, Champions: 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1970-71 ; Runners-up: 1925-26, 1931-32, 1972-73. Division 2, Runners-up: 1903-4. F.A. Cup, Winners: 1929-30, 1935-36, 1949-50, 1970-71 ; Runners-up: 1926-27, 1931-32, 1951-52, 1971-72, 1977-78. Double Performed : 1970-71. League Cup, Runners-up: 1967-68, 1968-69. European Competitions: Fairs Cup: 1963-64, 1969-70 (winners), 1970-71. European Cup: 1971-72. Record Victory: 12-0 v Loughborough T., Division 2, Mar. 12th, 1900. Record Defeat: 0-8 v Loughborough T., Division 2, Dec. 12th, 1896. Most League Points: 66, Division 1, 1930-31. Most League Goals: 127, Division 1, 1930-31 . Highest League Scorer in Season: Ted Drake, 42, 1934-35. Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Cliff Bastin, 150, 1930-47. Most Capped Player: Pat Jennings, 76, Northern Ireland. Most League Appearances: George Armstrong, 500, 1960-77. Record Transfer Fee Received: £180,000 from Liverpool for Ray Kennedy, July 1974. Record Transfer Fee Paid: To Ipswich Town for Brian Talbot, January 1979. Managers Since the War: George Allison, Tom Whittaker, Jack Crayston, George Swindin, Billy Wright, Bertie Mee. Address of Club Shop or Boutique: Gunners Shop, Arsenal Stadium, High bury, N.5. 01-226 9562. th ea rs Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London N.5. Telephone : 01-226 0304. Ground capacity: 60,000. Record attendance : 73,295 v Sunderland, Div 1, March 9, 1935. Telegraphs : ' Gunneretic London N.5.' Pitch measurements: 110 yds. x 71 yds. How to getthere: Arsenal Underground Station (Piccadilly Line) is within one minute of the ground . Finsbury Park (Piccadilly and Victoria) and Drayton Park (Northern) are also within walking distance . Buses 4a. 19, 106, 141 a, 236. Match tickets : Postal application one calendar month prior to the match. Prices and availability of tickets can be checked with the club on their Ansafone Service (01 )-359 0131. Entertainments/catering facilities : West Stand restaurant is open Mon .-Fri . forthe general publ ic and on match days for ticket holders in the West Stand Upper tier. East Stand restaurant is open on match days only for t icket holders in the East Stand Upper tier. Reservations for both restaurants can be made by telephoning (01)-2264968. There are also extensive refreshment bars around the ground. Club shop : Shop in Avenel Road, Highbury, is open Mon.-Fri. 9.30 am.-5 pm. On Saturday first team matches it is open from 1.00 pm.5.30 pm. Other shops in the ground are open on match days. Handbooks/programmes : Handbooks and programmes can be obtained from the club shop. Programmes available on subscription . Extra information: In 197(}-71 Arsenal became the fourth club to achieve the Football League and F.A. Cup double. Club Colours : Red shirts with white sleeves, white shorts, red and white stockings. Change Colours : Yellow shirts with blue shorts, yellow stockings. Club Captain : Pat Rice . Club Nickname : ' Gunners·. (Reproduced b'/ courtesy of Rothmans Football Year Book) We are proud to introduce the Official ARSENAL F.A. CUP Commemorative Plaque Exclusive ceramic plaques in a Red Velveteen surround with White & Gold wooden frame £4. 75p -1- 50p postage from: The Arsenal Promotions Shop, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, N51 BX SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS LTD., 7, ELM GROVE, WORTHING, SUSSEX. 7 HEN Herbert Chapman's Arsenal W beating almost every other team om .c T na lh is started out of sight some fifty years ago, the label 'Lucky Arsenal' spread like wild-fire. But their 40,000odd loyal supporters, mostly from Highbury and Islington. would have none of it. And nothing is changed today. But the 'Lucky' prefix is possibly a shade hard on generations of Arsenal players who have never been given sufficient credit for their achievements. Some achievements. too. They are listed elsewhere in this programme. But ten F.A. Cup Finals, four of them in the past eight seasons, are sufficient in themselves to make the point. Jn eight seasons from 1931, Arsenal won the First Division championship five times. a concentrated spell of success that hii.s been beyond any other club in the competition since. But through the 'thirties they were always 'Lucky Arsenal'. They played defensively and snatched their goals in breakaways. That wasn't football when it was your team getting beaten. RY telling that to the Arsenal fans .. Liverpc:iol were beaten in the F.A. Cup final · with CHARLIE GEORGElrolling across the Wembley turf in ecstasy after thumping in the winner. Arsenal also clawed back a lead of nine points to overtake Leeds United and snatch the League title from their last match of the season - on the ground of local rivals Tottenham I . . That was winning the hard way and yet the inevitable comparison was not with the teams Arsenal had to beat to do it, but with the Tottenham side of ten years earlier. Yet that double squad was led by FRANK McLINTOCK, then one of the shrewdest captains and best centre-halves in Britain. Goalkeeper BOB WILSON, like Mclintock, played for Scotland. Ireland's PAT RICE was at right-back with England's BOB McNAB and PETER STOREY also in the defence. GEORGE GRAHAM. of Scotland, pulled the strings in midfield, surrounded by players of international or near-international class like GEORGE ARMSTRONG, JOHN RADFORD and RAY KENNEDY. That was a squad written down almost every time they were written up. Why 7 Just because they were Arsenal. to ry YOU DON'T GETTO WEMBLEY TWICE IN TWELVE MONTHS ON LUCK ALONE! • LUCK ALONE! (contd.) were unluckily beaten by Newcastle United in 1952. But there was more penance than praise. Then came a period when the Arsenal trophy sideboard was bare. The rest of Britain .loved it, and still packed their cwn grounds when Arsenal were the visitors. Eventually, increased success in Europe sounded the warning that Arsenal were on the march once more. And in 1970-71 came the double of the League championship and F.A. Cup. Arsenal were only the second club to achieve the feat in modern times. Tottenham Hotspur had won both competitions with panache ten years earlier, but Arsenal were labelled a boring team to watch. Were they? Exciting moment during the Villa Park F.A. Cup semi-final. Wolves 'keeper. BRADSHAW, cuts out a cross as ALAN SUNDERLAND rises to meet the ball just in case ... HE fans may have been the last to realise that T manager Chapman was presenting the football .· th e ar se world with a new formation. People in the game caught on more quickly. Soon every team was playing with a stopper centre-half. a withdrawn wing-half and an inside-forward playing deeper than the other four. Who said the 1958 Brazilians introduced 4-2-4 to football 7 HERBERT ROBERTS was the stopper, WILF COPPING the most notable of the defensive winghalves, and ALEX JAMES the scheming insideforward. And Arsenal's stature grew. They became the biggest club in Britain, and in the 'thirties that was tantamount to being the biggest club in the world. • But after six years of war, the old team led by England captain EDDIE HAPGOOD was no more. Could Arsenal rebuild? Yes. They won the League title again in 1948, and yet again in 1953. HEY were captained by JOE MERCER, one of Tthe most amiable personalities of all time, and included players like Welsh skipper WALLEY BARNES. They won the F.A. Cup in 1950 and Manager: TERRY NEILL 8 Coach: DON HOWE Third Round Sheffield Wed. (A) {Sunderland) Third Round Sheffield Wed. {H) Replay {Brady) Sheffield Wed. Third Round Second Replay (At Filbert Street) {Brady, Sunderland) Sheffield Wed. Third Round Third Replay {At Filbert Street) (Stapleton 2. Young) Third Round Sheffield Wed. Fourth Replay (At Filbert Street) (Gatting, Stapleton) Fourth Round Notts County (H) (Young, Talbot) Nottm. Forest (A) Fifth Round (Stapleton) Southampton (A) Sixth Round (Price) Sixth Round Southampton (H) Replay (Sunderland 2) Semi-Final Wolves (Villa Park) {Stapleton, Sunderland) TOTAL 1-1 1-1 2-2 3-3 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 17-S Goalscorers Stapleton 5, Sunderland 5, Brady 2, Young 2, Gatting 1, Price 1, Talbot 1. O Arsenal's problem today is all about opposition, and not only the opposition on the pitch. One certainty about this 1979 final is that whatever Arsenal do, the uncommitted will take a delight in recalling that it took them five matches to beat Third Division Sheffield Wednesday in the third round . Then there is the embarrassment of Arsenal's performance against Ipswich Town in last year's F.A. Cup Final. It is still too easy to suggest that S strong favourites Arsenal lost it rather than Ipswich won it. BUT CLUBS AND TEAMS DON'T GET TO WEMBLEY TWICE IN TWELVE MONTHS ON LUCK ALONE. Arsenal, as ever, will bear their crosses. But if envy could affect a result then proud Arsenal would be half way home. SCHOOLBOYS' INTERNATIONAL AT THIS STADIUM SATURDAY, 9th JUNE: Kick-off 3.20 p.m. -ENGLAND v WEST GERMANY Standing only 50p Pay at Turnstiles 9 ROUND BY ROUND TO WEMBLEY • Hartlepool United Leeds United 2 Leeds United• • •CoventryCity 2 O West Bromwich Albion 2 4 • Preston 3 0 0 • Nottingham Forest Aston Villa 0 •York City Luton Town 0 • SheffieldWed.t 2 3 0 • NottsCounty 4 Reading 2 • Middlesbrough 0 Crystal Palace •B ristol City Bolton Wanderers • NewcastleUnited 3 0 • Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 • SheH1eld United 0 0 0 1 lh is Card1ff C1ty • ShrewsburyTown 3 0 3 ~} :} :} ~} ~} :} ~} • Nottingham Forest • Nottingham Forest York City •Arsenal Cambndge United na se ar Wolverhampton Wande rers •Aldershot Swindon Town • ShrewsburyTown • Oldham At hletic •Wrexham Wrexham Stockport • NewportCounty •Newport County West Ham United • Darlington Colchester United Colchester United • Fulham Queen's Park Rangers • Fulham • M anc hest er Un i t ed Chelsea Manchester Un i ted • Ipswich Town Carlisle United • lpswichTown • orient Bury • Charlton Athletic Maidstone • Southend United Liverpool Orient 0 12f 1 1 0 0 0 3 M1llwall t+ Blackbur.n Rovers •Bi rmingham City Burnley •B risto! Rovers Charlton Athletic 1 2 Arsena l _, <( Blackburn Rovers zw "'a: <( • Crystal Palace Wolverhampto n Wande rers ] • Wolve rh ampton W anderers 1 3 W olverhampton W anderers • Aldershot Shrewsbury Tow n ] Shrew sbury Town ''~'""'" " """' 0 1 1 ' 0 Tottenham Hotspur 3 :} Manchester United 2 1 oo} •Colchester United 0 1 1 01 ~ o} Manc hester United Manchester U n ited 1 2 ,J 0 ....w 2 (at M ai ne Road, M anchester; Replay at Good ison Park, Liverpool) 1 1 02} • Ipswich Town 1 lJ a: ....w "'w :c z <( ::;: 0 :} :J 0 0 0 Bristol Rovers Liverpool • Liverpool 2 Arsenal (at Villa Park) Birmingham ] • Tottenham Hotspur Altnncham •Swansea City Bristol Rovers A r sen al ] •Oldham Athlet ic Leicester City Norwich City th e Bristol City • Stoke City Oldham Athletic •Touenliam Hotspu r 10 • Crystal Palace Manchester City • Leicester C1ty TREBLE CHANCE Notts County • ManchesterCity Rotherham 1 0 2 Southa mpt on ~ • Newcast le United Aldershot • Southampton 1 I 1J 3 Torquay United • Swindon Town • west Bromwich Albion 1 1 } 32J • Presto n North End Southampton ~ to ry 2 3 2 1 3 0 .c Derby County • Wimbledon Southampton Arsenal Wes t Bromw ich Albion Sem i- Fi nals ( March 31 ) 6th Round ( March 10) Sth Ro und ( Feb. 17) 4t h Round (Jan. 27 ) om 3rd Ro u nd (Jan . 6) • Liverpool 0 30} Liverpool •B urnley Burnley • Sunderland Everton . if • Denotes home team + (Three Jrd roun d replays played at Leicester) Sunde rlan d • •Both games at Wes t Bromwich 11 tt P/ayed at Blackburn. 2 0 HE 51st F.A. Cup Final at Wembley involves the T beaten finalists of 1978 and the winners in 1977. Arsenal who have won the Cup on four occasions om previously in 1930, 1936, 1950 and 1971 have had all their successes at Wembley. Manchester United won in 1909, 1948, 1963 and 1977. OOTBALL is played at a variety of levels. Fembracing the whole spectrum of ability and * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * .c to ry In 1930 Arsenal reached their first Final at Wembley and beat Huddersfield Town 2--0 with manager Herbert Chapman leading his team to victory against his former club. Overhead the Graf Zeppelin flew! Arsenal reappeared two years later and were beaten 2-1 by Newcastle United in the Final which was known for the controversial over-the-by-line incident which led to Newcastle scoring. However, in 1936, Arsenal had more luck when they met Sheffield United and won by a Ted Drake goal, the scorer playing despite having heavily bandaged protection on a troublesome knee injury. In 1948 Manchester United won the Cup for the second time beating Blackpool 4-2 in one of the classic Finals of all time. They had knocked six First Division sides out, so were entitled to feel satisfied with their victory. lh is na se ar th e * Manchester Un ited first reached the F.A. Cup Final in 1909 and met Bristol City at the Crystal Palace. Billy Meredith collected his second Cup medal for United, having won his first with Manchester City. United won 1--0. skill which is part of the make-up of 'the footballer'. writes the F.A. Regional coach for London (North). Colin E. Murphy. However, playing priorities differ, dependent on the level at which the game is played. At International and Football League level, unquestionably the f i rst priority is winning matches. The honours available and the financial incentives ensure that. At other levels, the enjoyment and recreational side of the game takes on more significance. While everyone plays football to win, enjoyment is the prime reason why young players play and if winning becomes too important, the joy of passing, controlling, dribbling and shooting cleverly and skilfully is lost. At school and youth levels, young players are still learning and are far from perfect. A major factor in creating the finished product will be practice and coaches and teachers will preach practice to develop a wide range of high class techniques, i.e. individual contact with the ball in passing, controlling, dribbling, heading and shooting. So, to anyone involved in teaching the game to young players, youth team coach, school master or mistress, I recommend that they ask themselves the following question. "Am I purely in the business of winning matches or am I also in the business of helping players to play the game better?" Some will say " to win matches" and the reasons are not difficult to understand. Those that say the latter will have the difficult problem of persuading players to practise. To players of all ages, playing will always be more attractive than practising. To young players, it is just possible that the Super Skills Awards go some of the way towards making practice more attractive. 12 * Both teams have also been runners-up and Arsenal became beaten finalists in 1927, 1932, 1952, 1972, and 1978, again th!' Empire Stadium, while similarly United finished second in 1957, 1958 and 1976. TODAY'S DEMONSTRATION ~~~~1N·s CUP CHATTER Two years later it was Arsenal's turn again and they beat Liverpool by two clear goals. Both came from Reg Lewis and again it was a Final noted for the excellent standard of football. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * But, in 1952, that Newcastle hoodoo struck Arsenal again when they met at Wembley. Arsenal lost Walley Barnes with a split cartilage and, six minutes from the end, Un ited scored the winner. These Super Skills Awards are for achievement and are awarded to young people over the age of seven who can pass simple tests of skill. tests of touch. heading, passing, controlling and trapping. dribbling, kicking and tests of accuracy in shooting. Injury also hit Manchester United in the 1957 Final against Aston Villa when Ray Wood, their goalkeeper, was carried off and only returned to play on the wing late in the match. Villa won 2-1 . A year later United had survived the tragedy of the Munich air disaster but their hastily assembled side found Bolton Wanderers too strong and lost 2-0. Different awards are given for different levels of attainment, progressing from the Blue Award through the Red, Black and Silver Awards to the Gold Award . To win a Gold Award, a youngster must first hold two of the other Awards. They will be earned by achieving the scores set out in the Super Skills booklet available from The F.A . Super Skills Award Scheme, 22/24A The Broadway, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, Herts. Happily forthem in1 963 it was a betterending with Leicester City beaten 3-1 and United achieving their third victory in the competition . In 1971 Arsenal had already clinched the League Championship when they came to Wembley to meet Liverpool again. The outcome was a 2-1 win, after extra time, and the double of League and Cup. Arsenal were back again at Wembley a year later defending their title, but it was Leeds United who triumphed by an only goal. Youngsters taking part in the demonstration on this great day are drawn from seven schools within the Wembley area. They have not been specially selected and they represent the average standard of player at which the Awards are aimed. Thejr ages range from nine to 13. In 1976 Manchester United reappeared in the Final but were beaten by Second Division side Southampton, again only one goal was scored. However, a year later they followed a tradition often repeated in the F.A. Cup of the beaten finalists of one year coming back to win when they beat Liverpool 2-1. Last season it was Arsenal who made the Final but Ipswich Town proved the victors with a late goal and they became the 40th different team to have their name on the trophy since 1872. Appreciation is expressed to the London Borough of Brent Education Authority, its teachers, pupils and parents for their co-operation. 13 Pat Jennings: Northern Ireland goalkeeper with a record 75 caps. Played 48 League games for his first club, Watford, before starting a distinguished career with Tottenham Hotspur during which he made a club record 472 League appearances in 13 years. Moved to Highbury, in August 1977 for £45,000 and has underlined the modesty of that fee by his world class displays. He was voted the soccer writers' ' Footballer of the Year' in 1973 and the PFA chose him as their 'Player of the Year' three years later. Born Newry. * * * * * * * .c Sammy Nelson na Pat Jennings * Sammy Nelson: The third member of the Northern Ireland defence at Highbury. He signed apprentice forms in 1966 but had to wait until October 1969 to make his debut. The following year he won his first full international cap against Wales. Has since made more than 200 League appearances and holds 35 caps. Born Belfast. Willie Young Brian Talbot Alan Sunderland ar * th e .· * Pat Rice (captain) * David O'Leary: Fine central defender, and yet another Irish international with Arsenal. Arrived at Highbury in June 1973, and turned full professional two years later. Although born in London, he qualified to represent Republic of Ireland through his father's nationality, and has now won 9 full caps. He made 1 00 of his first 150 senior appearances for Arsenal before his 20th birthday. 14 * * * Liam Brady: Voted by fellow professionals as 1979 'Player of the Year' in March. This talented midfield player joined the Highbury staff as an apprentice in July 1971 and became a full professional in July 1973. Since then has made more than 200 appearances although he missed the semi-final against Wolverhampton Wanderers because of injury. Holds international caps for Republic of Ireland at schoolboy, Youth and full level. Born Dublin. * * * Alan Sunderland: Scored Arsenal's second goal against his former club, Wolverhampton Wanderers in the semi-final at Villa Park. Represented Wolves in more than 150 games before transferring to Arsenal in November 1977 for £200,000. Holds England caps at Under-23 and 'B' level. Can play equally effectively in midfield or attack, and scored his first hat-trick last December, against Spurs. Born Mexborough. * * Liam Brady * Frank Stapleton: Forms a muchfeared striking partnership with Alan Sunderland and scored the first semi-final goal at Villa Park. Republic of Ireland caps at schoolboy, Youth and full level. Fine header of the ball, he has taken over from the injured Malcolm Macdonald as the club's leading marksman. Born Dublin. se Brian Talbot : Could perform a unique feat today by gaining a second successive F.A. Cup winners medal - with different clubs. He was a key member of the Ipswich Town side that defeated Arsenal in last year's Cup Final, and transferred to Highbury for a club record £450,000, in January. Hard working midfielder, he has represented England's senior team on five occasions. Born Ipswich. PACES Willie Young: With David O'Leary, he forms one of the strongest defensive partnerships in the First Division. Started with Aberdeen and was signed by Terry Neill, then manager at Tottenham. After 54 League appearances for Spurs, he rejoined his old manager, at High bury, in March 1977, for £80,000. Scottish international who is a great favourite with the Arsenal supporters. Born Edinburgh. * Pat Rice : (Captain). In his third full season as Arsenal captain, Pat is the only member of the 1970-71 F.A. Cup and Championship 'double' winning team still at Highbury. Joined as an apprentice in 1964, turned professional two years later and has made more than 350 League appearances. 44 internationals for Played Northern Ireland - the first against Israel in 1969. Born Belfast. THEIR to ry 11 .. lh is ~ I ... SHOW om ARSENAL · PLAYERS... * * * David O'Leary David Price David Price : Former England schoolboy international. Joined Arsenal as an apprentice in July 1970; and after unsuccessful bids for first team recognition, he went on loan to Peterborough United in January 1975. Returned to Highbury and quickly established himself in the first team, and is now a regular member of Arsenal's midfield. Born Caterham. 15 Frank Stapleton (Continued on next page) THE F.A. CUP COMPETITION - PAST WINNERS om .. . ARSENAL FACE TO FACE SEASON WINNINGTEAM LOSING TEAM 1B71-2 Wanderers Royal Eng ineers 1 B72-3 Wanderers Oxford University 2-0 1 B73-4 Oxford University Royal Engineers 2-0 SCORE 1-0 . . Old Eton ians 1 B74-5 t Royal Engineers .. . . Old Etonians . . Oxford University . . Royal Eng ineers .. Clapham Rovers .. Oxford University Old Etonians . . Blackburn Rovers . . Old Etonians .. Queen·s Pk., Glasgow . . Queen·s Pk., Glasgow W . Bromwich Albion W . Bromwich Albion Preston North End Wolverhampton Wan . Sheffield Wednesday .. Notis. County . . Aston Villa. . . Everton Bolton Wanderers . . W . Bromwich Albion . . Wolverhampton Wan . .. Everton Derby County Derby County Southampton Sheffield United . . Southampton Derby County Bolton Wanderers . . Newcastle Un ited Newcastle Un ited . . Everton Newcastle Unit ed Bristol City Barnsley . . .. Newcastle United .. W . Bromwich Albion .. Sunderland . . Liverpool . . Chelsea . . Huddersfield Wolverhampton Wan . . . Preston North End .. West Ham Un ited 2-0 .. 3-0 .. 2-0 3-1 .. 1-0 .. 1-0 3-0 .. 1-0 . . 2-1 Graham Rix Steve Walford Steve Gatting Steve Gatting: Younger brother of the Middlesex and Young England cricketer, Mike. Has himself played cricket for Middlesex, but decided to devote his career to football. Joined Arsenal in July 1975, signing professional forms in February 1977. Can operate in defence or midfield, and made his first team debut against Southampton last October. Deputised for Liam Brady in the semi-final against Wolves. Born London. lh is Graham Rix: Represented Doncaster and Yorkshire schoolboys before signing for Arsenal in June 1974. Became professional seven months later, and scored on his debut, against Leicester City in April 1977. Capped at Under-21 level against Yugoslavia, in April 1978, and has since made several more appearances. Slight in build but is a tenacious and busy midfield player. Born Doncaster. * * * na * * * Mark Heeley: Small but skilful midfield prospect signed from Peterborough United for £50,000 following a month's loan, in October 1977. Gained his first senior chance against Ipswich Town in January 1978, and scored his first League goal for Arsenal against Bolton Wanderers in March of this year. Born Peterborough. se Steve Walford: Steve has deputised for both Sammy Nelson and Willie Young this season and has proved a capable substitute. He is another former Spurs player at Highbury, Terry Neill signing him in August 1977 for £25,000. Made debut for Arsenal against Norwich in September 1977. Born Highgate. ar ANOTHER CUP FINAL AT WEMBLEY NEXT SATURDAY {19th MAY) K.0. 3.00 p.m. th e F.A. TROPHY FINAL .· to ry .c 1B75-6 t Wanderers 1B76-7• Wanderers 1B77-B Wanderers 1 B78-9 Old Etonians 1 B79-80 Clapham Rovers .. 1 BBl)-1 Old Carthusians . . 1 BB1 - 2 Old Etonians 1 BB2-3 t Blackburn Olympic 1 BBJ-4 Blackburn Rovers 1 BB4-5 Blackburn Rovers 1 BB5-6 t Blackburn Rovers 1BB6-7 AstonVilla 1 BB7-8 W . Bromwich Albion 1 BBB-9 Preston North End 1 BB9-90 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 1 B91)-1 1 B91-2 W . Bromwich Albion 1B92-3 Wolverhampton Wan. 1B93-4 Notis. County 1B94-5 Aston Villa 1B95-6 Sheffield Wednesday 1B96-7 Aston Villa 1 B97-8 Nottingham Forest 1 B98-9 · Sheffield United . . 1 B99- 1900 Bury 1901)-1 t Tottenham Hotspur 1901-2 t Sheffield Un ited .. 1902-3 Bury 1903-4 Manchester City . . 1904-5 Aston Villa 1905-6 Everton 1906-7 Sheffield Wednesday 1907-B Wolverhampton Wan . 1908-9 ManchesterUnited 1909-1 Ot Newcastle Un ited 1911)-1 t Bradford City 1911-2 t Barnsley . . 1912-3 Aston Villa 1913-4 Burnley 1914-5 Sheffield United .. 1919-20•Aston Villa 1921)-1 Tottenham Hotspur 1921-2 HuddersfieldTown 1922-3 Bolton Wanderers KETTERING TOWN v STAFFORD RANGERS SEATS : £3.50, £2.50, £2.00. STANDING: £1 .00. PAY AT THE TURNSTILES 2- 1 2-0 .. 2-0 .. 2-0 .. 2- 1 3-0 6-1 3- 1 3-0 1-0 4-1 . . 1-0 .. .. .. .. .. 2- 1 .. 3-2 .. 3- 1 .. 4-1 4-0 .. 3-1 2- 1 . . 6-0 .. .. .. .. 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-1 . . 3-1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 . . 1-0 . . 1-0 . . 1-0 2-0 t After a drawn game . SEASON WINNINGTEAM 1923-4 Newcastle Un ited 1924-5 Sheffield United .. 1925-6 Bolton Wanderers 1926-7 Cardiff City 1927-B Blackburn Rovers 1928-9 Bolton Wanderers 1929- 30 Arsenal 1931)-1 W . Bromwich Albion 1931 - 2 Newcastle Un ited 1932-3 Everton 1933-4 Manchester Ci ty . . 1934-5 Sheffield Wedne sday 1935-9 Arsenal 1936- 7 Sunde rland 1937-8• Preston North End 1938-9 Portsmouth 1945-9• Derby County 1946-7 • Charlton Athletic . . 1947- B ManchesterUnited • 1948-9 Wolverhampton Wan . 1949- 50 Arsenal 1951)-1 Newcastle United 1951 - 2 Newcastle United 1952- 3 Blackpool 1953-4 W. Bromwich Albion 1954-5 Newca st le Un ited 1955-6 Manchester City .. 1956-7 Aston Villa 1957- B Bolton Wandere rs 1958-9 Nottingham Forest 1959-90 Wolverhampton Wan. 1961)-1 Tottenham Hotspur 1961-2 Tottenham Hotspur 1962-3 Manchester United 1963-4 West Ham Un ited 1964- 5• Liverpool . . 1965-9 Everton 1966-7 Tottenham Hotspur 1967-8• W . Bromwich Albion 1968-9 Manchester City .. 1969- 70 t •Chelsea .. 1971)-1 • Arsenal 1971-2 Leeds United 1972-3 Sunderland 1973-4 Liverpool .. 1974-5 West Ham United 1975-6 Southampton 1976-7 ManchesterUnited 1977-B Ipswich Town .. .. .. .. .. LOSING TEAM SCORE Aston Villa .. 2-0 Cardiff City .. 1-0 Manchester City .. . . 1-0 Arsenal 1-0 Huddersfield Town .. 3-1 Portsmouth 2-0 Huddersfield Town 2-0 Birmingham 2-1 Arsenal 2- 1 Manchester City . . 3-0 Portsmouth 2-1 W . Bromwich Albion 4-2 Sheffield United .. 1-0 Preston North End 3-1 1-0 Huddersfield Town Wolverhampton Wan . 4-1 4-1 Charlton Athletic .. Burnley 1-0 4-2 Blackpool .. 3-1 Le icester Ci ty 2-0 Liverpool .. 2-0 Blackpool .. 1-0 A rsenal 4-3 Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Prestan North End 3- 1 Manchester City .. 3- 1 Birmingham City .. 2- 1 Manchester Un ited 2-0 Manchester United 2- 1 Luton Town Blackburn Rovers 3-0 2-0 Leicester City ' 3-1 Burnley 3-1 Leicester City Preston North End 3-2 2-1 Leeds United Sheffield Wednesday 3- 2 Chelsea 2- 1 Everton 1-0 Leicester City 1-0 Leeds United 2-1 Liverpool .. 2-1 Arsenal 1-0 Leeds Un ited 1-0 Newcastle Un ited 3-0 Fulham 2-0 Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal 1-0 •After extra time . The Specialists in Woven Ties, Scarves, Badges, T-Shirts, Sweater-Shirts and Flags for Clubs, Companies and Schools. Art-work and quotations free of charge. acaseta Ltd Specialists m Crested Club Ties 16 17 GOODALL STREET, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE SK11 7BG Tel. 0625 23078 & 22411 om .c to ry lh is ARSENAL 2 .•. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 0 F.A. CUP SEMI-FINAL, VILLA PARK, BIRMINGHAM Saturday 31 st March 1979 th e ar se na (Stapleton, Sunderland) om CUP FINAL DAY -AND IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH .c says Malcolm Brodie, M.B.E., (Sports Editor, Belfast Telegraph) 1rs LITTLEWOODS POOLS · -,- -_· th e ar se na ~' £882.528 lh is to ry A GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH. Traditionally, New York side-walks are painted green on St. Patrick's Day, March 17. Perhaps, on reflection, that might not have been a bad idea for Wembley's Olympic Way today-May 12, 1979. To plagiarise the words of the song, the air will be filled with blarney you'd almost think you're back in old Killarney ! Yes, it's a great day for the wearing of the green as well as the red of Arsenal and Manchester United. For never in the history of an F.A. Cup Final has there been such a plethora of Irishmen in the two teams as is the case this afternoon. Many Irishmen down the years have distinguished themselves in F.A. Cup Finals. Players such as the immortal Peter Doherty (Derby County), George Best (Manchester United), Peter McParland (Aston Villa), Johnny Giles (Leeds United), Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Gregg (Manchester United)-now coach to the goalkeepers at Old Trafford-Billy Gitlespie (Sheffield United), Jimmy McAlinden · (Portsmouth), Tommy Sloan (Cardiff City), Billy Lacy (Livrepool), Reggie Ryan (West Bromwich Albion), Sammy Smyth (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Johnny Carey (Manchester United). The list is endless. 20 * * * TODAY, however, we find a situation where Arsenal and United could, if necessary, parade eleven Irishmen and, just for good measure, one of their fellow countrymen to handle the side-Arsenal manager, Terry Neill. One of Northern Ireland's most illustrious soccer sons, Terry is a man of principle who made it as a player both for clubs and country, as a manager of Hull City and then two of the most prestigious sides in the game-Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. He held the record number of Northern Ireland ··caps" until his goalkeeper Pat Jennings climbed to his present total of 76, a figure which may never be surpassed. Indeed, shrewd judges consider Pat's consistency of performance is such he may become the first Irishman to reach the magical century mark. Nobody will be more proud if that day arrives than Terry Neil. Manchester United"s assistant manager, Tommy Cavanagh, is of course, an Englishman who occupies a similar position in the Northern Ireland International squad. And when it comes to the blarney just ask Sammy Mcilroy, Jimmy Nicholl and David McCreery. They will tell you he falls not far short of the prince himself, Danny Blanchflower with whom he has formed such an effective partnership and rapport. Tommy, whose idol and mentor was Peter Doherty, says coming from Liverpool is the next best thing to being Irish anyway! It is not true, however, that Tommy and Danny kissed the Blarney Stone on the same day! An assessment of players in these two teams reveals there is a basis for an all-Ireland side which many reckon could measure up to anything in International Football. This is a cherished dream of thousands-the only hope, despite legislative snags, of ever standing a real chance of reaching a World Cup Final. Two Irish International team setups does not, they contend, possess the numerical strength of playing power necessary to compete on equal terms. Here then, in 4-3-3 formation, is a team which could be selected from the Irish players Arsenal and United have available on the staff. It could be a formidable one, too. Pat Jennings (Arsenal), Pat Rice (Arsenal), Jim Nicholl (Manch-ester United), David O'Leary (Arsenal), Sammy Nelson (Arsenal), Sammy Mcllroy (Manchester United), Ashley Grimes (Manchester United), Liam Brady (Arsenal), Chris McGrath (Manchester United), David Mccreery (Manchester United) and Frank Stapleton (Arsenal) . O'Leary, Grimes, Brady and Stapleton are Republic of Ireland Internationals with Brady named the Professional Footballers Association "Player of the Year" , the supreme accolade of his profession . The others are from Northern Ireland. It's a great day for the Irish. No matter who wins the Cup today, the Irish simply cannot lose. BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL AT WEMBLEY! -· ENGLAND v VVALES WEDNESDAY, 23rd MAY, KICK-OFF 7.45 p.m. Seats: £8, £6, £5, £4. Standing: £2. TICKETS FROM WEMBLEY BOX OFFICE NOW! 21 om TEST YOUR FOOTBALL SKILLS! 'FINAL' PUZZLE ON THE BALL .c 1. to ry Make up your own crossword of four words, each of five letters, using all the letters of ARSENAL and UNITED. WEMBLEY NINETY-NINER CROSSWORD lh is (There are, of course, several possible solutions, but that doesn't make it easier! (Hint: try using a word that means 'beneath', or a word that means 'stupid'). na 2. ar th e .· 22 LINE-UP This could almost be today's team sheet except that the players' names are hidden in straight lines in any direction. Can you spot ten stars? y N J x N RA 0 I E A H RRL E c DI s L uA c 0 0 B N E N s A M0 H se the CLUES-Across. 1 & 3. Ex-Arsenal international who scored 1 Oac for United in their 1963 Cup win (5, 4) 6. The first overseas soccer tour was that of Oxford University t o - i n 1875 (7) 7. Cause of Cup chaos this year (3) 8. Logie for one (5) 10. See 1 ac 11. Cup- and Championship-winning manager with Arsenal (7) 12. Ritchie, for example (4) 13 & 4dn. The record League attendance (83,260) was set in 1948 when United entertained Arsenal here ( 5, 4) . CLUES-Down. 1. One of United's all-time 'greats' now a BBC commentator (5, 3) 2. Another Wembley Final is for the F.A. Challenge - - (4) 3. England amateur and full international on United's board for around fifty years (7) 4. See 13ac 5. An exclamation of surprise at how the Cup was last won for Arsenal? (2. 6) 6. Fourth Division side this season that finished bottom of Division One when Arsenal were Champions and United were runners-up (7) 9. Sunderland, say (4) 10. Perhaps how you got here? (4). 3. D y E 0 cR I L RI p c TM 4. STAR TURN Put an 'A' for Arsenal in the right place in 'Manchester United' and you'll be able to find the hidden name (spelled backwards) of an international who starred for both clubs. Who is he? WHO'S WHO? Surnames like COOK or CARPENTER have obvious origins, but others aren't so clear-cut. Here are the original meanings of the names of some of this afternoon's likely players ... but can you identify them? ' (a) Ardour; (b) Dweller by rushes; (c) Son of the calf-keeper; (d) Twin; (e) Victory person; (f) Son of the red-haired land. (a, b and c are from Arsenal and d, e and f from United). 23 5. THE LAST ROUND-UP Can you complete either of these two sequences by adding one more letter? S, N, N, S, W, ? C, F, C, S, L, ? Answers on Page 29. TODAY'S REFEREE R. C. CHALLIS (Tonbridge, Kent) (Colours: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Yellow Stockings) PAT JENNINGS 2. PAT RICE (Captain) 3. SAMMY NELSON 4. BRIAN TALBOT 5. DAVID O'LEARY (Colours : Red Shirts, White Shorts, Black Stockings) 1. GARY BAILEY 2. JIMMY NICHOLL to ry 1. RON CHALLIS , 46 years old, is no stranger to Wembley. He was senior linesman at the 1975 F.A. Cup Final and also had charge of the F.A. Trophy Final a year later. A magazine production manager, Mr Challis is married with two children and , apart from football, looks to golf and squash for relaxation. Has one more season to complete as a Football league referee. } om • .c • ARSENAL 3. ARTHUR ALBISTON 4. SAMMY MclLROY 5. GORDON McOUEEN Senior: K. S. Hackett (Sheffield) (Red Flag) 6. MARTIN BUCHAN (Captain) H. Dempsey (Chelmsford, Essex) (Yellow Fl ag) 7. STEVE COPPELL J WILLIE YOUNG 7. LIAM BRADY 8. ALAN SUNDERLAND 9. FRANK STAPLETON DAVID PRICE 11. GRAHAM RIX EXTRA TIME WILL BE PLAYED IF NECESSARY If scores are level after 90 minutes, an extra half-hour will be played. REPLAY AT WE MBLEY If th is is necessary it will ta ke place at this Stadium on Thursday next, 17th May. Kick-off 7.45 p.m. REPLAY TICKET IN FORMATION If a replay is necessary, the Final Teams will each receive 30,000 tickets and supporters should apply to their respective clubs. Also, 20,000 Replay Final Tickets will be on sale at the Wembley Arena Box Office, Wembley, from 10 a.m. onwards tomorrow (Sunday) morning. se 10. Reserve Li nesman W. C. Harvey (Redditch, Worcester) na 6. lh is LINES M EN Substitute: STEVE WALFORD ar Manager: Mr. TERRY NEILL BUKTA MAKES YOU th e .· A WINNING OUTFIT 24 8. JIMMY GREENHOFF 9. JOE JORDAN 10. BRIAN GREENHOFF 11. MIKE THOMAS Substitute: LOU MACARI Manager: Mr. DAVE SEXTON /Duktoll/sPORTWEAR e Sendtoday for yourfreesalesbroch ureonthesportofyourchoice to: Bukta , Brinksway, Stockport, Cheshire SK41ED Enclosing stamp to cover postage. 25 GREAT WEMBLEY FINALS om Two 1979 Cup Final Plaques in Elegant Stainless Steel Whatever the result, these plaques offer you a permanent reminder of this great final. Artists impression .c FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP FINAL 1979 both Arsenal and Manchester United have contributed their share of the thrills and drama of Cup Finals. there W hile have been many other memorable occasions in the 50 previous matches at Wembley. to ry In fact there could not have been a more dramatic start to a half century of varying facets than the initial 1923 Final when such was the clamour for admission, the official attendance of 126.047 in no way represented the crowds who actually forced their way in that day. The match was played out eventually with the multitude thronging Wembley's touchlines and Bolton Wanderers beat West Ham United 2-0. That was the first and last time the game at Wembley has not been an all-ticket affair. But while similar scenes have not been repeated, the enthusiasm to get hold of a Cup Final ticket has never diminished . In 1927 Cardiff City became the only club to take the F.A. Cup out of England when they beat Arsenal by a goal which spun off the unfortunate Gunners goalkeepers jersey and into the net. There was tragedy for the Huddersfield Town goalkeeper the following year when he found h imself bundled into the goal with the ball for Wembley's quickest goal inside a minute. Blackburn Rovers went on to win 3- 1 and it was the first time the Final losers had scored for 18 years I Bolton Wanderers came back yet again in 1929 to beat Portsmouth by two clear goals and so took their total of men used in three finals to only 17 different players who had assembled to win the treble of successes. After Arsenal's win in 1930. an all-Midland Final in 1931 saw West Bromwich Albion beat Birmingham City by the odd goal in three and achieve a different kind of double, with promotion to Division One and the cup. After Newcastle United's success in 1932, the following year provided Everton with a three clear goals win over Manchester City. That year the players were numbered for the first time in the final-only from 1 to 22 I Manchester City bounced back the following year to beat Portsmouth 2-1 and, in 1935, Sheffield Wednesday had a 4-2 win over West Bromwich Albion. ~O...S.•lon P•I Jennings, P•I AK:• (c.pt.), Sammy Hittson. an. T-'bot, Orricl O'L.-y, Willi• Young, 0:.., a.Ney. Jtftwny Nkholl, Arthur IJbiston, S9rnmyllclroy, Gordon~~ 8udW'lic.J s..... Copp.I&, .Mmmy GIMnhotf. Joe JonMn, u.ner.oy , Alan~FrainkStapleton, Oewid ~ Graihwn Rill. S ' - Gatting. St- WaHord, w..k:olm W..:Oonllkl. lribft HMtey. loua..c.t.Mibn-n.s.BMn~. Md'lie. sa.-.rt Houaton, Sl"'91t Punon, o..kl McAMry• .....,. Grimes. Arsenal Manchester United REFEREE:; LINESMEN: In 1936 Arsenal won again and in 1937, Raich Carter led Sunderland to success in a 3-1 win in which the Roker Park captain was one of the scorers. R C. Chattis K.tUcbtt#MtH. Y. DtmpM'f. lh is ""°' ~~e-: w . ......,. Strictty limited ..:lition of this engra.ed p&...- has bMfl i ssued und9I" the udusM penniu.ion ot the FootbMI Associ.llion, London. In 1938 George Mutch ended the game late in extra time with a penalty kick and in the last final before World War Two. Portsmouth beat the favourites Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 with Bert Barlow scoring against his former club. In 1946 Bert Turner had the misfortune to put through his own goal for Derby County and though he also scored for Charlton Athletic. the Rams won 4-1. The ball burst that year and again in 1947 when it was Char/ton's turn to take advantage of the tradition and beat Burnley 1-0. Manchester United's victory in 1948 was followed by Wolves beating Leicester City 3-1 in 1949; a match missed by City's Don Revie who had a severe nose bleed on the eve of the game. FA C..p Flalll Plaq•• No. 1. This Is an artist's Impression of the plaque, engraved onto Each plaque is numbered 1 - 2,000 individually and undoubtStainless Steel with both club's crest In full club colours. edly will become great collector's items. Immediately the game Is resolved, one way or the other - the The size of the plaque is approximately 230mm x 160mm score plus the goal-scorers will be added - and production and is framed in elegant Ramin wood with a walnut finish. The plaques are to be reproduced on to 18/8 austenitlc stainless will commence Immediately. Don't miss out on this very special opportunity to have a steel, and stove enamelled to fix the colouring to last a lifetime - at £19.95 (post £1.50, Overseas £3.00) they reppermanent memento of this exciting final. The production will be strictly limited, already many hundreds resent great value and an obvious collector's item! have been earmarked by the clubs and early reservation is Please allow up to 21 days for delivery. strictly recommended. 1979 APPROVED BY THE FOOTIW..l. ASSOCIATION FA Cap Flaa! Plaq•e No.2. Equally attractive with both finalists club crests in full colour, exquisitely engraved on to 18/8 austenitic stainless steel. Fully approved by the Football Association, Arsenal and Manchester United. The overall size of the plaque is 119mm x 119mm including mahogany frame . Available NOW for immediate despatch for only £6.50 postage 50p (Overseas £1. 50). ar Con.memonltive Plaque se F.A. CUP FINAL State clearly Plaque 2 when th e L.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_,ordering. .· Order your plaques NOW, clearly stating plaque required and enclosing payment complete with postage to: ~ ~ na omv Arsenal's 1950 triumph was followed by Newcastle United beating B/ackpool 2-0 via a couple of Jackie Milburn goals in 1951. Newcastle United won it again the following year and. in 1953. it was Stanley Matthews' moment of glory in the competition. SYNCRONOL INDUSTRIES LIMITED, BLACKBUSHE TRADING ESTATE, YATELEY, NR. CAMBERLEY, SURREY. GUI 7 7ET. 26 ENGLAND STOP PRESS bglaacl International Tea• Plaqae Approved by F .A. this is the official plaque of the England Team . Beautifully engraved on to stainless steel and mounted on a mahogany frame. Overall size -t19mm x 119mm. At only £6.50 each (Post 50p U.K., Overseas £1.50). The!le will be a most sought after collector's item. Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 4-3 thanks to a Stan Mortensen hat-trick but gallant Wanderers were heavily depleted by injuries on the day and it needed all Matthews' guile to beat them in the end. West Bromwich Albion were 3-2 winners over Preston North End in 1954 and a 45 second goal by Milburn put Newcastle well on the way to victory over Manchester City next year. But City lost Jimmy Meadows with a twisted knee and the injury hoodoo was much in evidence in their 3-1 defeat. Manchester City were back a year later Re vie -inspired to beat Birmingham City 3-1 and though goalkeeper Bert Trautmann played the last 15 minutes with a broken neck, they held out. Aston Villa won for a record seventh time in 1957 and then came Bolton's success in the aftermath of Munich a year later. Injury struck Roy Dwight of Nottingham Forest after he had scored against Luton Town in 1959 but he was able to see his team finally win 2- 1 from a hospital TV I Dave Whelan of Blackburn Rovers broke his leg against Wolves the following year and his team were beaten by three clear goals. And Len Chalmers was injured the following year against Tottenham Hotspur as Leicester City were beaten 2-0 by a team which achieved the league and Cup double . Tottenham won again in 1962 with Burnley beaten 3-1 and Danny Blanchflower scored from the fourth penalty awarded at Wembley. West Ham United beat Preston North End 3-2 in 1964 to disappoint the youngest cup finalist in history, Howard Kendall, who was 17 years 345 days that May 2nd. Extra time was forced in the following year for the first time since 1947, when Liverpool finally overcame Leeds United 2-1 after Gerry Byrne had had to play on with a broken collar bone. In 1966 Everton recovered from being two goals down to beat Sheffield Wednesday 3- 2 and the losers started the tradition of the beaten eleven doing a lap of honour for their supporters. .- In 1967 it was the first a/I-London final and Spurs won their fifth final in five appearances in beating Chelsea 2-1. The third minute of extra time provided Jeff Astle with the chance to seal the 1968 final for West Bromwich Albion against Everton and, in 1969. just a solitary goal ended Leicester City's hopes against Manchester City. For Leicester it was their fourth Wembley defeat. In 1970 Chelsea and Leeds United were unable to solve their differences at Wembley even after extra time but. in the replay at Old Trafford. Chelsea won 2-1. Arsenal clinched the double in 1971 but lost to Leeds United themselves in the 1972 final by a single goal. Second Division club. Sunderland. defeated Leeds 1-0 in 1973 with Jim Montgomery making a memorable double-save to prevent th~ Yorkshire club scoring. But in 1974 there was no good fortune for those other north-easterners Newcastle. who were beate rT- by three clear goals by Liverpool. In 1975 another all-London game saw West Ham United win by two clear goals. both scored by Alan Taylor who.in the previous November. had been signed from Rochdale. Since then as mentioned elsewhere. Manchester United have been to Wembley twice, losing and winning, and Arsenal were the beaten finalists in 1978 when Roger Osborne scored and then took no further part in the match. JACK ROLLIN 27 MANCHESTER UNITED om Everything you like about FULL CLUB HISTORY Chairman: L. C. EDWARDS. .c .... Directors: J. A. Gibson, W. A. Young, D. D. Haroun, J.P., C. M. Edwards, Sir Matt Busby, C.B.E., K.C.S.G. Manager: Dave Sexton. Secretary: R. L. Olive. Assistant Manager: Tommy Cavanagh. Year Formed: 1878 as Newton Heath; 1902 Manchester United. Turned Professional: 1885. Limited Company: 1907. Previous Name: Newton Heath, 1880-1902. Previous Grounds: 1880-93, North Road, Monsall Road; 1893, Bank Street; 1910, Old Trafford; 1946, Maine Road; 1949, Old Trafford. Honours: Football League, Divisi-On 1, Champions: 1907-08, 1910-11, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67; Runners-up: 1946-47,-· 1947-48, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1958-59, 1963-64, 1967-68. Division 2, Champions: 1935-36, 1974-75; Runners-up: 1896-97, 1905-06, 1924-25, 1937-38. F.A. Cup Winners: 1909, 1948, 1963, 1977; Runners-up: 1957, 1958, 1976. Football League Cup, best season: Semi-finalists: 1969-70, 1970-71, 1974-75. European Competitions: European Cup, Semi-finalists: 1956-57, 1957-58, 1965-66, 1968-69; Winners: 1967-68. European Cup Winners Cup: 1963-64, 1977-78. European Fairs Cup, Semi-finalists: 1964-65. Record Victory: 10-0 v Anderlecht, European Cup, preliminary Rd., 1956-57. Record Defeat: 0-7 v Aston Villa, Division 1, Dec. 27th 1930. Most League Points: 64, Division 1, 1956-57. Most League Goals: 103, Division 1, 1956-57 and 1958-59. Highest League Scorer in Season: Dennis Viollet, 32, 1959-60. Most Goals in Total Aggregate: Bobby Charlton, 198, 1956-73. Most Capped Player: Bobby Charlton, 106, England. Most League Appearances: Bobby Charlton, 606, 1956-1973. Record Transfer Fee Received: £250,000 from Derby County for Gordon Hill, April 1978. Record Transfer Fee Paid: £495,000 to Leeds Utd., for Gordon McQueen, Feb. 1978. Managers Since the War: Matt Busby, Wilf McGuinness, Sir Matt Busby, Frank O'Farrell, Tommy Docherty. Address of Club Shop or Boutique: Red Devils Souvenir Shop, Old Trafford. se na lh is to ry N~6 ar King Size. Answers to Final Puzzle and Quiz from Page 23. SOLUTIONS PSK7 .- MIDDLE TAR As defined in H.M.Government Tables. H.M. Government Health Departments' WARNING: .· CIGARETTES CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH th e Old Trafford, Manchester M16 ORA. Telephone 061-872 166112. Telegraph address: 'Stadium Manchester'. Ground capacity: 60,500. Record attendance: 76,962 Wolves v Grimsby T., F.A. Cup Semi-final, March 25, 1939. Club record: 70,504 v Aston Villa, Division 1, December 27, 1920. Record receipts: £124,441 Football League Cup Final Replay, Liverpool v Nottingham Forest, March 22, 1978. Club record: £79,645 vTottenham Hotspur. F.A. Cup 6th Round Replay, March 14, 1979. Pitch measurements: 116 yds. x 76 yds. Match tickets: Seats can be booked from two calendar months before the match. Any not sold by Monday before a Saturday match can be reserved by personal application. For up-to-date information tel : 061-872 7771. Car parking: Large car parks within easy reach of the ground at Chester Road municipal park (500 cars), Lancashire County Cricket Ground. Talbot Road and Great Stone Road (1,200), White City Stadium, Chester Road (900) , British Car Auctions, Talbot Road (100). Alternatively, cars can be parked i n Manchester.Altrincham, or at outside intermediate stations and the rest of the journey made by the above train services. Entertainments/ catering facilities: Licensed bars around the ground. Restaurant (not match days). Club Shop : The souvenir shop alongside the ticket office is open throughout the week. Price lists sent on receipt of S.A.E. Club Colours: Red shirts with red and white trim, white shorts, black stockings with red tops and white band. Change Colours: White shirts with three black stripes, black shorts with red and white stripes, white stockings with red and black top. Trainer : Tommy Cavanagh. Club Nickname: 'Red Devils'. (Reproduced by courtesy of Rothmans Football Year Book) 1. On The Ball. Here are a couple of solutions: Under, Dealt, Senna and Alien; Inane, Renal, Deans and Daunt. 2. Line-UpO'Leary, Nelson, Price, Rice and Rix (all of Arsenal) and Bailey, Buchan, Jordan, Mcilroy and Thomas (all of United) . 3. Who's Who?- (a) Rice ; (b) Rix; (c) O'Leary; (d) Thomas; (e) Nicholl; (f) Mcilroy. 4. Star Turn-Put it between the ' n' and the ' i' and. read back IAN URE. 5. The Last Round Up-Yes, but only after the match I The sequences are the initial letters of teams defeated en route by today's finalists ; so one sequence (that of today's loser) is already complete, and just one letter (i.e. M or A) is needed ta round off the other . ... Solutions to Ninety-Niner Crossword-Across: 1 & 3 David Herd, 6. Germany, 7. ice, 8. Jimmy, 10. two, 11. Allison, 12. Andy. 13 & 4dn. Maine Road . Down: 1. Denis Law, 2. Vase, 3. Hardman, 4. See 13ac, 5. by George I, 6. Grimsby (1947-48), 9. Alan, 10. taxi . 29 e PUT ON THE STYLE (cont'd) LAYERS MAY COME. PLAYERS MAY GO. P EVEN MANAGERS, IN RECENT YEARS, HAVE na United are through to the. Final! Their golden passport to Wembley came in the Goodison Park replay when JIMMY GREENHOFF (right) notched the only goal. And a jubilant JOE JORDAN is not slow to let the world know! Hard luck, Liverpool. HE United style * is not*difficult* to define. It is a T mixture of arrogance and supreme self- ar se confidence. It has flair and finesse. It blends individual ability with team planning. The players know they are good because players who don't measure up to United's standards don't stay long in the first team at Old Trafford. Even all that didn't stop United losing their place in the First Division in 1974. But twelve, months later, they came roaring back having injected a financial transfusion into every ailing Second Division club. United seem to be the club everybody wants to love. The Munich disaster is only a part of it. Football is what United are all about, warm football, flowing football, exciting football. th e W .· * * * HEN Matt Busby appointed his first captain, the choice fell upon JOHNNY CAREY. probably the best all-round player the Republic of Ireland has produced . Carey, inside-forward, wing-half and latterly a masterly full-back, was nearer the complete footballer of his time than anyone else . He translated Busby's words into action, and with players like England's JOHN ASTON , STAN Manager: DAVE SEXTON 30 om Assistant Manager: Tommy Cavanagh ROUND BY ROUND O, the Busby * babes,* weaned * on United's S training pitches, were allowed out into the big, Third Round wide world. Precocious they may have been, but the side skippered by ROGER BYRNE and inspired by DUNCAN EDWARDS had already won two League championships and were on the way to a third when it was decimated at Munich in 1958. Potentially, the Babes were the best club side that Britain had ever possessed. United had to start all over again. They scraped together a motley crew and survived. When the time came to rebuild they did it their own way. They did it from the front. BOBBY CHARLTON was the symbol of the new United. DENIS LAW was brought back to Manchester from Italy. The dazzling talent of GEORGE BEST was in the wings. PADDY CRERAND was the attacking midfield man. The defence was added on. They did the job the Babes had not been allowed to finish . They won the European Cup for Busby and Britain. That side, the third of Busby's supreme teams, was the legacy he handed on when he retired from the managership. Fourth Round Fourth Round Replay Fifth. Round Sixth Round Sixth Round Replay Semi-Final lh is COME AND GONE. BUT THE AURA OF MANCHESTER UNITED REMAINS UNCHANGED. THE REDS BELONG, NOT JUST TO MANCHESTER, BUT TO ENGLAND. LIKE THEIR OPPONENTS IN THIS YEAR'S F.A. CUP FINAL, MANCHESTER UNITED'AREAN INTERNATIONAL CLUB. AND THAT'S WHY, OUTSIDE LIVERPOOL, THEIR THIRD APPEARANCE IN FOUR SUCCESSIVE FINALS WAS GREETED WITH DELIGHT. The one red thread winding its way unbroken through United's post-war tapestry is, of course, SIR MATT BUSBY who started the rebuilding of the club in 1945, with war-damaged grandstand and a pitch that wasn't hardly fit to play on. Since then, some of Soccer's most celebrated players have worn the famous red , white and black strip, and if United haven't quite become an art form they are a shrine at which thousands and tens of thousands worship. The reason is, of course, that United can be guaranteed to put on the style. The foundations were laid by Matt Busby when he went out and assembled his first team. He chose his personality players and told them to go out and enjoy themselves. United players have been mostly enjoying themselves ever since, and so have their fans. .c UNITED PUT ON THE STYLE! PEARSON and JACK ROWLEY, and Scotland's JIMMY DELANEY, the pattern was laid Successful football management demands at least as much courage in the boardroom as players are required to show on the pitch, and Matt Busby has never been lacking in that particular quality. When, in the mid-fifties, his first great side showed the streaks of grey, he ruthlessly broke up the team. But while that side had been entertaining the masses and grabbing the biggest headlines, the real work had been done in the quieter, lower regions of the club. Busby was on the brink of achieving his dream, a Manchester United team brought up entirely within the club and playing to a style he wanted, a unique blend of enterprise and effect. to ry WARM FOOTBALL ... FLOWING FOOTBALL • • • EXCITING FOOTBALL ... * Semi-Final Replay 3-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 2-0 2-2 1-0 12-4 Goalscorers J . Greenhoff 5, Jordan 2, Coppell 1, B. Greenhoff 1, Grimes 1, Mcllroy 1, Thomas 1. * * GREEN HOFF will be remembered long after the unlucky defenders have been forgotten. Now United's reins are controlled by the quiet man DAVE SEXTON. His comment quite simply. "This is the most satisfying moment of my career. What a marvellous way to finish United's Centenary Season with the coveted F.A. Cup on our sideboard". Manchester United have been in six F.A. Cup Finals since the war. None of them has been dull. They promise this one won't be either. NITED found their way when TOMMY DOCHERTY became manager. Though he was too late to save them from relegation he brought them back. playing in the old-fashioned way. They were exciting to watch, they pushed so many players forward that most matches were a gamble which United usually won and, as usual, the names of attackers such as STEVE COPPELL, LOU MACARI, STUART PEARSON and JIMMY U Chelsea (H} (Coppell, Grimes, J. Greenhoff} Fulham (A} (J . Greenhoff} Fulham (H} (J . Greenhoff} Colchester (A} (J. Greenhoff) Tottenham (A) (Thomas) Tottenham (H} (Jordan, Mcllroy) Liverpool (Maine Road} (Jordan, B. Greenhoff) Liverpool (Goodison Park) (J. Greenhoff) TOTAL Available Now from your Record Store on RED VINYL (Limited Edition) the SINGLE ONWARD SEXTON'S SOLDIERS Sung by THE MANCHESTER UNITED FIRST TEAM SOUAD RCJI Special bag FEcorc:ls av:J Cassettes MAN1 31 y. co m or st Hide uppers Dimpled luxury tongue Polyethylene counters Polypropylene laces Texon insoles Drill rubber insocks Kent sole system th ea rs en al hi • • • • • • • .· Power are Britain's leading manufacturers of high-quality soccer, rugby, cricket, golf, tennis, cross-country, squash, bowls and trainer sportshoes. Available from your local sports shop. Pow er Spo rtshoes, East Tilbu ry, Grays, Essex, RM18 SAL. 32 hi s to ry .c om MANCHESTER UNITED F.C. SEASON 1978-79 ea rs en al w w th Back row (left to right): Stewart Houston, Jimmy Nicholl, Brian Greenhoff, Andy Ritchie, Steve Paterson, Ashley Grimes, Gordon McOueen and Kevin Moran. Middle Row: Tommy Cavanagh (ass't. manager), Stuart Pearson, Tom Sloan, David Mccreery, Paddy Roche, Gary Balley, Chris McGrath, Michael Duxbury, Dave Sexton (manager) and Laurie Brown (physio). Front row: Steve Coppell, Arthur Albiston, Sammy Mcllroy, Mp.rtin Buchan (captain), Lou Macari, Jimmy Greenhoff, Mike Thomas and Joe Jordan. om Gary Bailey: Gary made his United debut last November against Ipswich Town-the club his goalkeeper father Roy played for in the early 1960's. Began his own goalkeeping career in South Africa with Wits University. Came to England to sign for United in December 1977 and was quickly recognised as probable successor to Alex Stepney. England Under- 21 player. Born Ipswich. * * * * * .c na Martin Buchan (Captain) * Arthur Albiston: Scottish defender at Under-21 level. Made his first team debut against local rivals Manchester City, and was drafted into the FA Cup Final side against Liverpool in 1977 as late deputy for the injured Stewart Houston. Won Cup winners' medal with a superb performance. Born Edinburgh. Gary Bailey Steve Coppell Arthur Albiston Lou Macari * * * .· th e ar Martin Buchan: (Captain) . Martin made his United debut against Tottenham Hotspur in February 1972, following a £125,000 transfer from Aberdeen. He played for Scotland in the World Cup Finals in West Germany (1974) and Argentina (1978). Forms central defensive partnership with McQueen, but has also operated successfully at left back. His shrewdness and consistency has won him the Scotland captaincy many times. Born Aberdeen. Brian Greenhoff 34 Sammy Mcilroy * * * * * * Steve Coppell: Steve made his England debut against Italy in the World Cup qualifying _ match in November 1977, and has now won 11 caps. Joined United from Tranmere Rovers in February 1975 for £40,000 after gaining a degree at Liverpool University. Speedy winger with the skill and flair to operate in any attacking role. Born Liverpool. Jimmy Greenhoff: Undoubtedly United's Cup hero this season with five goals. Arrived at Old Trafford to link with brother Brian, in November 1976. Started at Leeds United, whom he left for Birmingham City, was Stoke City skipper when he moved to United. Scored the winning goal in the 1977 Cup Final against Liverpool, and at 33 is playing some of the best football of his career. Born Barnsley. * * * * * Gordon McOueen Joe Jordan: Returned to the firstteam in the quarter-finals after an injury in November. Target man who makes goals for others. rather than being a prolific scorer himself. Began with Morton. Joined Leeds United in 1970 and signed for United in January 1978 for £350,000. Scottish international who played in Argentina last summer. Born Carluke. se Sammy Mcilroy: Another of United's Irish internationals. Sammy was 17 when he made his club debut, against Manchester City in November 1971. Has switched from striker to midfield, but still scores goals. Born Belfast. to ry * Brian Greenhoff: Joined United from school and signed professional forms in June 1970. His debut came in September 1973. Originally a midfield player, he adapted to central defence when Jim Holton broke his leg. Returned to midfield following the arrival of Gordon McQueen, but is now preferred in the back four. England international at Under-23 and full level with 17 full caps. Born Barnsley. lh is * * Gordon McOueen: Joined Leeds United from St. Mirren for £40,000 in September 1972, and played 140 League games at Elland Road before switching to United for a then British record fee of £500,000 in February 1978. Orthodox centrehalf, whose height allows him to command in defence and thre<1ten in attack. Unfortunately, an injury sustained when playing for Scotland against England sidelined him from the World Cup Finals in Argentina. Born Kilbirnie. Joe Jordan * Lou Macari: Scored on his debut against West Ham United following his £200,000 arrival from Celtic in January 1973. Lou began his soccer career as a striker, but has reverted to midfield with equal success. Another member of Scotland's Argentinian World Cup squad, with 22 caps. Born Edinburgh. 35 Jimmy Greenhoff (Continued on next page) . . . FACE TO FACE DAVID DRYER (Sports Travel) LIMITED om in association with Pontinental (Holiday Services) Limited Mike Thomas: Welsh international with eight full caps. Joined United last November from Wrexham for £300,000. Influential in midfield and fast when breaking down the left wing. Born Colwyn Bay. JUNE CALENDAR .c 6th June: BULGARIA v ENGLAND-Nations Cup 10 day coach Tour £190.00 5 day air Tour £215.00 4 day air Tour £195.00 4 day de luxe air Tour £205.00 10th June: SWEDEN v ENGLAND-Friendly 4 day air Tour £185.00 2 day air Tour £135.00 * * * Jimmy Nicholl : Northern Ireland defender, Jimmy has represented his country at schoolboy, youth and full level. He made his United debut in September 1975 and prefers right back. Born Belfast. All applicants for the above Tours must be Members of the Football Association England Travel Club. * * * Andy Ritchie se Jimmy Nicholl David McCreery: Northern Ireland international at schoolboy, youth and full level, he made his debut in August 1975. Tenacious midfielder, who is always likely to get goals. Born Belfast. David Mccreery (I) ar 100 GLORIOUS YEARS CENTENARY SEASON 1978/79 MANCHESTER UNITED F.C. "THE RED DEVILS OF SOCCER" th e For ALL your U-Nl-TED official souvenirs please send a stamped addressed envelope to The .Red Devils S~uvenir Shop (Dept. C.F.), M .U.F.C. Ltd., Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 ORA for our detailed price list (over 100. 1tems)Do not miss the official history of the club 'There's Only One United" by Geoffrey Green of The Sunday Times for £6.50 post paid. Please note, only buy from the official shop at Old Trafford. .· For further details of any of the above events please write to: DAVID DRYER (Sports Travel) Limited 242 Oxford Street, London W1 N OBN Telephone: 01-4081141 (6 lines) Telex 262780 These tours are operated under the Pontinental (Holiday Services) Ltd. ATOL 0728/C. na Andy Ritchie: Exciting goalscorer and former schools and youth international. Wore the number nine shirt during Joe Jordan's absence, and proved a more than capable deputy with several goals including a hat-trick against Leeds United in March. He made his first team debut on Boxing Day 1977 against Everton. Born Manchester. * * * to ry 2 CENTRE HOLIDAY £375.00 12 day air Tour covering Bulgaria v England in Sofia and Austria v England in Vienna. lh is Mike Thomas 13th June: AUSTRIA v ENGLAND-Friendly 2 day air Tour £160.00 The shop at the Old Trafford Ground is open during the football season 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. every day except Sunday and generally after 5 p.m. on first team match days. We are open during the summer close season 10.00 a.m to 4.30 p.m. each day except on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays,. this arrangement ope'.ates from 14th May 1979 onwards. Why not come along to see the finest football souvenir shop in the country, you will be PROGRAMMES FOR ALL F.A. CUP FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS Colchesterv Manchester United 1977 F.A. 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World Cup Programme (Official British edition) reduced to 50p i nc . p/ p . 1978 Official F.A. Cup Review ONLY 80p including p/p. ANDERLECHT v LIVERPOOL (EUR . S. CUP) £1.00. ' · Send s.a.e. and 1Op stamp for full lists of all soccer stock. DAVID STACEY PUBLICATIONS (Dept. CF79) WICKFORD, ESSEX. SS11 BEN more than welcome. 36 45p 25p 20p 20p 20p 20p 20p 20p 20p 20p 16p 15p 15p 15p 15p 15p 15p 15p 15p 10p 10p 10p 20p 37 ; om .c to ry lh is MANCHESTER UNITED 2 . . . LIVERPOOL 2 (Dalglish, Hansen) th e ar se na (Jordan, B . Greenhoff) F.A. CUP SEMI-FINAL, MAINE ROAD, MANCHESTER SATURDAY 31st MARCH 1979 om .c lh is manufacture COLOGNE AFTERSHAVE PRE-ELECTRIC DEODORANT SPRAY DEODORANT STICK TALC BATH FOAM SOAP SHAMPOO 5 GOAL SCORERS ON THE WAY TO WEMBLEY! FIVE STAR to ry tor the record It's goals that count! And Arsenal's path to Wembley has been highlighted by ten of their 17 F.A· Cup goals being scored by FRANK STAPLETON and ALAN SUNDERLAND. Pictured left we spotlight Alan Sunderland in a mid-field duel with Wolves' defenders during the semi-final tie at Villa Park. Alan scored five times on the way to Wembley as did his team-mate Frank Stapleton, seen in a heading 'battle' during the Wolves' semi-final on the picture right . .· th e ar se na etc. There's only one 40 Victory salute by JIMMY GREENHOFF! And no wonder. He has just scored United's golden goal against Liverpool in the semi-final replay to put United at Wembley for the third time in four years. And that goal brought his tally to five in the current Cup competition. 41 SAVING MOMENTS-F.A. CUP FINALS SAM BARTRAM SAVING MOMENTS-F.A. CUP FINALS FRANK SWIFT om 1946 1934 CHARLTON ATHLETIC MANCHESTER CITY f RANK SWIFT, in his prime, was just over six feet tall. weighed nearly .c ASKED. in th~ middle and late forties to name the best uncapped goalkeeper m England. the average Soccer fan of the time would have named Sam Bartram. With fiery red hair. he was a character. Things happened to him, particularly in F.A. Cup finals. For instance. he is the only Cup final goalkeeper who has picked the ball out of the net following an own goal and seen the same player equalise it inside a minute. He is also the only goalkeeper who has played in successive finals in which the ball has burst. the end of an F.A. Cup final. The story began in 1933 when Frank watched from the terraces as Manchester City were beaten 3-0 by Everton. Twelve months later he was back again at Wembley as first team goalkeeper when City took on Portsmouth. With 17 minutes to go, Portsmouth were ahead. But Fred Tilson, who scored the equaliser, also snatched the winner three minutes from time. Charlton Athletic"s first F.A. Cup final came in 1946 when they were to lose 4-1 to Derby County after extra time. With ten minutes of the normal 90 to go Charlton's Welsh international w ing-half Bert Turner deflected a centre past Bartram. Down at the other end, Turner hit a free-kick at the defensive wall and got another deflection - and another goal. lh is The relief, or joy, or both, was too much for the nerve-wracked youngster. As he bent into the net for his cap and gloves he blacked out. Five minutes later King George V was saying:" How are you feeling now, my boy?" "Fine" replied Swift. "That's good", said His Majesty. "You played well. Here's your medal". to ry 13st, was among the best goalkeepers England ever had, and radiated confidence. He could, and frequently did, command any gathering. Yet, as a skinny 19-year-old, he fainted on his goal-line at Earlier, Bartram had safely clutched a shot. on his goal-line when he felt the ball deflating. Realising the possibility of a bounce-up on his own line, he threw the ball towards a touchline before complaining to the referee that the ball was going down . Next year. the shrewd Bartram was back at Wembley again. This time Charlton Athletic beat Burnley 1-0 -and again the ball burst. ••MANCHESTER PROGRAMME & SOUVENIR CENTRE., PROGRAMMES ,' Most home programmes for MAN. CITY, LEICESTER, LEEDS, STOKE, NORWICH, and LIVERPOOL 20p each ENGLAND v. N. IRELAND & CZECHOSLOVAKIA 30p each W . GERMANY v. ENGLAND £1. ' B' game 50p LEIPZIG v. ARSENAL 50p LEEDS and NORWICH v. ARSENAL 1978--79 20p each ARSENAL v. SHEFF. WED. at Leicester (3 games) 20p each ARSENAL HOMES 78--79 6 for £1.20 LIVERPOOL v. MANCHESTER UNITED Semi Final 50p, replay 50p ARSENAL v. WOLVES Semi Final 50p th e MANCH~TERUNITEDprogramm~ JUVENTUS v. MAN. UNITED 30p AJAX v. MAN. UNITED 30p ST. ETIENNE v. MAN. UNITED 40p MANCHESTER UTD. HOMES 78-79 15p each (25 games) MANCHESTER UTD. HOMES 77-78 12p each (20 games) MANCHESTER UTD. HOMES 76-77 12p each (26 games) MAN. UTD. AWAYS 78-79 v. WOLVES 25p, ARSENAL 25p, IPSWICH 25p, MAN . CITY 25p, v. EVERTON, WOLVES, BOLTON , COVENTRY, BRISTOL C., MIDDLESBORO, all 25p, v. 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Tel: 061-434 6324 Trade and Football Club enquiries welcome 42 43 SAVING MOMENTS-F.A. CUP FINALS BERT TRAUTMANN 1956 1973 MANCHESTER CITY SUNDERLAND BERT TRAUTMANN, one-time German prisoner of war who became one of Britain's most popular footballers, not only broke his neck in the 1956 F.A. Cup final, but played on and collected a winners' medal. It was against Birmingham City who went into the match raging favourites having just become the first team to get to the final without playing at home and having done it with a goals aggregate of 18 against two. IT is a toss-up which save has been most seen on television, Gordon Banks's from Pele in the 1970 World Cup or Jim Montgomery's from Peter Lorimer, of Leeds United, in the 1973 F.A. Cup final. That was a match all-conquering Leeds couldn't lose. But they did. And, for once, the goalscorer, in this case Ian Porterfield, didn't get all the glory. om .c Leeds United had finished third in the First Division with a heavy European campaign thrown in as usual. Sunderland were to finish sixth in the Second Division. It was a mild shock when Porterfield put Sunderland ahead mid-way through the first half, but that was expected to be no more than a prelude to Leeds taking over. But they didn't. They attacked with seven men. Then eight. Then nine. Yet there was no way past the diving, twisting, leaping Montgomery. Not even when Alan Clarke and Lorimer both had the goal at their mercy with some 25 minutes left. In Montgomery's own words: "When Clarke headed one lh is Fifteen minutes from the end, Manchester City were 3-1 ahead . Birmingham City made one despairing effort. Peter Murphy, a gentleman footballer, broke through. Trautmann dashed out, dived at Murphy's feet, and that was when the neck went, though he didn' t know it then. He played on in intense pain and Ma01chester, beaten by Newcastle United the year before, were home in triumph. Trautmann, Footballer of the Year that 1955-56 season, was fit to play again the following season. to ry Manchester City had discarded the Revie plan, and Don Revie with it But an attack of boils forced another player to miss the final, Revie was back in the side and he played a blinder to destroy Birmingham . SAVING MOMENTS-F.A. CUP FINALS JIM MONTGOMERY --ATTENTION ALL PROGRAMME COLLECTORS!!/---.. This is an event no programme collector can afford to miss na The 5th International Football Programme Fair will be held on Saturday, 9th June, 1979, at The Con naught Rooms, Gt. Queen Street, London, W .C.2. (3 mins. walk from Holborn Underground Station). The Fair will be held in The Grand Hall (11 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.) . Admission by Ticket only, 25p in advance; (50p on the day) . Please send a 25p postal order and a s.a.e. to The Editor, The F.P.D. (Dept. FACF 79) , 66 Southend Road, Wickford, Essex, SS11 SEN . Some of the Country's leading dealers will have stands from which you will be able to select and add to your collection ; also an Exhibition of old and rare programmes and items of football history loaned by collectors. ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE FOOTBALL PROGRAMME DIRECTORY? se The fastest growing programme club in Britain. If not and you are really interested in football programmes, send a 30p postal order and large s.a.e. today for a copy of the monthly magazine and details of membership to:THE EDITOR, THE F. P.D.(Dept. FACF 79)66 SOUTHEND ROAD, WICKFORD, ESSEX SS11 SEN ar OPENING AT WEMBLEY ARENA NEXT MONDAY (14th MAY) Fabulous HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS NIGHTLY MATCHES at 7.45 p.m. down it was pure reflex when I knocked it across goal. The ball went to Lorimer and I flung myself across the flight and managed to scoop it up on to the bar". A tap would have beaten Montgomery. But that is how F.A. Cup finals are won - and lost. BULGARIA v ENGLAND (6th June) 4 nights £167 (single room supplement £19) SWEDEN v ENGLAND (10th June) 2 nights £169 (single room supplement £15) AUSTRIA v ENGLAND (13th June) 3 nights £159 (single room supplement £15) The offers include return flights on schedule services from Heathrow, first class hotel accommodation on bed and continental breakfast basis plus internal coach transfers. th e SATURDAY 26th MAY SUNDAY (20th MAY) at 5.00 p.m. CHILDREN HALF-PRICE (all performances) 44 FORM 11111111111111111111111111,111111111111111111111:m11m1111111llllllllilllll~ Hunting Lambert Sports & Group Travel Ltd., 47 Sloane Street, London, SW1 X 9LU 1!![1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 B 0 0 Kl NG A match ticket for a reserved seat (cost extra) is guaranteed to each supporter. 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I 1ffii111111111111111111111:11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111i1111111111111111i1.1111i11i11i1ini1i1ii1i111i11i1iii1i1iiii1i111i111iii111111111111111111111111111111111111111iil 45 YOUR OWN CUP FINAL FILM .c PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED AND EDITED FROM OFFICIAL COVERAGE Any replay necessary will also be produced as a separate film. Send cheque or postal order NOW to reserve your copy. Allow 30 days for delivery afterthe match while we complete production. The following versions to be available in Super 8 (add 30p to price for post and packing) : £6.30 200ft reel blk & white silent OTHER FILMS £13.65 2001! reel colour silent FROM OUR £17.20 200ft reel colour sound You haven't got a projector? Then start your own soccer films library with this fabulous offer. A Super 8 projector at only £35. Electrically operated; automatic film threading and power rewind. Shows films on 501t, 1OOlt, 200ft and 4001t reels. Instructions supplied. Send NOW while offer lasts. Add £1.50 post & packing HANGING SCREEN AVAILABLE at £5.50 extra (add 80p post & packing) Record albums also available: na se PRICE: (including post & packing direct to the customer) ar FINAL RECO RD ALBU M £2 •g5 46 For guided tour of the Stadium. Details of times etc., included. 85p 10 Wembley Postcards Laminated and in full colour in presentation wallet. 85p 100% cotton with 3 colour print. Small, Medium, Large. Please state size. As illustrated £2.25 Overprinted version with name of Winners '1979: £2.60 (Please allow 28 days delivery). Wembley Print On fine quality cartridge paper by Danish Artist Mads Stage. £1.00 - - - - - - - Wembley Pack Leather bookmark, Wembley woven patch, Car sticker, Twin Towers Pin badge. £1.00 Production will include any replay. Allow 40 days after match for production and delivery. -----Send all orders and enquiries to: QUALITY PRODUCTS (Romford) Ltd. (DEPT. WS12), 43 Victoria Road, Romford, Essex RM1 2DD Telephone:_ Romford 28413 th e •' 1968 Man . Utd 4, Benlica 1 2001! blk & white sil. £6.20 200ftblk & white sd. £10.00 400ft blk & white sil. £11.40 1968 Man . Utd 3, R. Madrid 3 2001tblk & white £6.20 1966 Man . Utd 5, Benlica 1 £6.20 2001t blk & white 1963 Man . Utd 3, Leicester 1 2001t blk & white £6.20 1966 England 4, W. Germany 2 200ftblk & white £6.20 200ftcolour £13.65 Sound colour £17 .20 19?8 Argentina 3, Holland 1 200ft blk & white £6.20 200ftcolour £13.65 400ftSound colour £33.00 (add 30p to each film for post and packing) . CUP A sound souvenir to stir the memory. OFFICIAL long playing record album of today's F.A. Cup Final between ARSENAL and MANCHESTER UNITED. The thrills, drama and goals to recapture for years to come on your own record player or radiogram ... all the tingling excitement of a great Wembley occasion relived through edited highlights of BBC Radio coverage . Wembley Tour Voucher Navy, 100% polyester, 4" base with Twin Towers motif. £3.00 Cup Final T-Shirts See again great moments of s occer; thrill again to great goals with" your own 8mm home movies. Produced and edited to include all goals from TV and News films. with Post Office handstamp and information filler card. (Please allow 28 days for delivery). 55p Wembley Tie lh is Don't miss this fantastic souvenir offer of today's F.A. Cup Final. Relive for years to come all the action, highlights and goals on your own Bmm home movie film. An Official F.A. Souvenir. to ry M ANCHEST ER UNITED 19n Man . Utd 2, Liverpool 1 200ftblk & white £6.20 200ftcolour £13.65 Sound colour £17.20 1971 Arsenal 2, Liverpool 1 £6.20 2001tblk & wnite £13.65 200ftcolour £17.20 Sound colour Official Cover for the 1979 F.A. Cup Final Bolton v West Ham at Wembley 1923. 50p v Send for brochure (40p) of full range; or cheque/Postal Orders with order for any examples given below. From our range of 100 soccer cup-tie films: EXCLUSIVE GIFTS AND SOUVENIRS The Official Replica of the First F.A. Cup Final Programme ARSENAL RANGE OF 100SOCCER CUP-TIES om l1Il,Q1JQ1IU'I GREAT NEW OFFER! Not Illustrated Wembley Wallchart Full of historical details and pictures from important events over the last 56 years. Size: unfolded 28"x 30". 45p HOW TO ORDER Send a list of your requirements with your remittance to: Wembley Stadium Gift Shop, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HA9 ODW. England v Scotland 1979 Programme 55p '50 years at Wembley' Hardback £1.25 Paperback 85p Cheques and Postal Orders should be made payable to WEMBLEY STADIUM LIMITED. All prices include VAT where applicable, postage and packaging, (U.K. only). Please allow 14 days fo~ delivery. m .c o to ry lh is EIK/56N th ea rs en a Numberl MIDDLETAR As defined in H.M . Government Tables. H.M. Government Health Departments' WARNING: CIGARETTES CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH Published by WEMBLEY STADIUM LTD ., (Copyright). 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