Arsenal played their final match at Highbury on this day back in 2006, beating Wigan Athletic 4-2 and securing a Champions League in the process. Highbury had been Arsenal’s home since 1913 and the club had celebrated their time at the ground over the course of the season. Each home match during the 2005/06 season […]
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On This Day – 10th April
The inaugural FA Cup Third Place Play-Off took place on this day in 1970 between losing semi-finalists Watford and Manchester United. The match was played at Highbury as a neutral venue. Manchester United were the match 2-0 in front of a crowd of only 15,105. United had lost to Leeds in their semi final and […]
On This Day – 27th January
Jamie Carragher landed himself in hot water on this day in 2002 in an FA Cup tie against Arsenal at Highbury. In a fiercely competed game, Martin Keown was sent off after 66 minutes. Seven minutes later, Dennis Bergkamp was given his marching orders after a badly-timed lunge on Carragher.A coin was thrown from the […]
On This Day – 1st February
It was on this day back in 2005 that Manchester United came to Highbury to beat reigning champions Arsenal 4-2. United had ended Arsenal’s 49-match unbeaten run the previous October in a match that saw United get a lot of decisions go in their favour. The Arsenal players were obviously angry at losing their unbeaten […]
On This Day – 29th December
Arsenal trainee Andy Cole made his first-team debut for the club on this day back in 1990. Cole came on for Perry Groves as a second half substitute against Sheffield United at Highbury Cole joined Arsenal as an apprentice in 1988 and signed his first professional contract a year later. He was part of the reserves […]
On This Day – 12th December
Champions Arsenal took on Champions-elect Chelsea at Highbury on this day in 2004. It was Chelsea’s first visit back after they had knocked Arsenal out of the Quarter Final of the Champions League a few months earlier. Thierry Henry fired the home side ahead after just two minutes, controlling a pass from Cesc Fabregas and […]
On This Day – 14th November
England and Italy played out an ill-tempered match on this day back in 1934 that became known as‘The Battle of Highbury’ .There were seven Arsenal players in England’s starting eleven, a record number of players from one club. It seems apt that the match was played at Arsenal’s Highbury Stadium. Goalkeeper Frank Moss, defenders George […]
On This Day – 14th October
Youth team graduate Jason Crowe made his debut for Arsenal on this day back in 1997 and it would be a match that he will never forget.Crowe came on in place of experienced right back Lee Dixon at the start of extra time in the League Cup Third Round tie at home to First Division […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.55
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ could have featured in the ‘On This Day’ article but I decided that this was definitely an iconic moment! Arsenal and Liverpool were playing in a league match at Highbury on 16th September 1972 in front of the Big Match cameras. The game was the feature match for the highlights show […]
On This Day – 16th September
Patrick Vieira made his debut for Arsenal on this day back in 1996, coming on as a first half substitute for Ray Parlour in a league match at home to Sheffield Wednesday. The 20 year old was signed at Arsene Wenger’s insistence from AC Milan for £3.5 million. The French manager had put pen to […]