Stephen Bignell

ARSENAL YOUTH TEAM 1984 Hayes, Adams, Keown, Thomas, Rocastle - spine of '89 title-winning team. Lots of dodgy haircuts! Won the Southern Junior Floodlit cup and reached semi-final of FA Youth Cup.

FOOTBALL v CRICKET Denis Compton (Arsenal) and Bill Edrich (Middlesex) toss up for the cricket match at Highbury August 1949 as part of Compton's Benefit season.

OLD FOOTBALL Arsenal's Wally Barnes and Archie Macauley smoking in the dressing room after the 2-0 win over Bolton Sept 1947 - a not uncommon scene right up to the end of the 20th century.

OLD FOOTBALL NLD January 1934 - Does my bum look big in this? Spurs' Arthur Rowe and Charlie Jones of Arsenal toss up with ref Harry Hill. 68,828 see Spurs win 3-1 but the Gunners retained the title with Tottenham finishing 3rd despite losing 14 times.

DUAL SPORTSMEN Leslie and Denis Compton - Arsenal, Middlesex & England - believed to be the only sportsmen to win the Cricket County Championship (1947) & 1st Division Football League (1947/8) in same calendar year - also CCC (1949) & FA Cup (1949/50)

CHANGING FACE OF FOOTBALL CROWDS Manor Ground, Plumstead 1906 - almost exclusively young males (1 lone female) - cloth caps - jackets and ties. Highbury 1934 - still male but older - bare headed - overcoats

ARSENAL HISTORY F A Youth Cup winners 1988 with the late Kevin Campbell announcing himself with 12 goals in 9 games

MASCOT WARS Sign him up now!

NO CAPTION REQUIRED Happy 74th birthday

ARSENAL HISTORY May 8 1971 - Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1 - Charlie George scoring the winning goal in the Cup Final during extra time. The ball took a slight deflection off the Liverpool defender.

ARSENAL HISTORY Highbury 28 April 1970 - George Graham leaving the field as fans celebrate victory over Anderlecht in the Euro Fairs Cup final, ending 17 years without a trophy.

I'VE GOT ONE OF THOSE!

CRICKET SCHEDULE It's Bank Holiday Monday and there's no 1st class cricket on anywhere. I recall Middlesex always played Sussex @ Hove BH weekend. In fact no cricket again until Thursday. Height of summer - what's going on!

FOOTBALL/CRICKET HISTORY - Joe Hulme 1904-91 One of the great double sportsmen of the 1930s 333 games for Arsenal (107 goals) 9 for England (4 goals) 225 games for Middlesex (8103 runs, 89 wkts, 110 catches) became Spurs manager after WW2.

7 YEAR CONTRACTS V 9 YEAR CONTRACTS

CRICKET FASHION POLICE - 3 An assortment of tops, caps, flannel roll-ups and moustaches. All 11 players had scored a 1st-class century. Aus bowled out for 36 in their 1st innings but were saved by rain on the last day.

CRICKET FASHION POLICE - 2 Australia now upgraded to wearing pyjamas, inc. 6'6 16-stone George 'Hercules' Bonner. England won the only Test of 1880 (the first in England, played at The Oval) by 5 wkts after W.G.Grace scored 152.

CRICKET FASHION POLICE Australia Jan 1879 looking, somewhat ironically, like a bunch of escaped convicts! Billed as 'Gentlemen of England v Australian XI' but regarded as the 3rd-ever 'Test'. Aus won by 10 wkts. Spofforth took 13 wkts inc. first 'Ashes' hat-trick

ARSENAL 1960s Centre forward Doug Baker 1963-6 (not to be confused with England international Joe) a prolific scorer for the Gunners juniors - 105 goals in 138 games, inc. 13 in the 1964/5 FA Youth Cup run, but never made the 1st team and his career subsequently fizzled out

ARSENAL HISTORY 1960s Junior team that won the SE Counties League and lost the FA Youth Cup to Everton in 1965 after extra time in the final 2nd leg, playing 10 games, inc. wins over W Ham, Spurs and Chelsea. The club would go on to win the cup the following season