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Highbury's most magical moments

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Highbury's most magical moments

Postby Netanel » Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:24 pm

Arsenal's famous old stadium Highbury has hosted its final match after 93 years. The Gunenrs are set to move to their new, 60,000-seater Emirates Stadium home in near-by Ashburton Grove for the start of next season. Here, Mail online takes a look back at some of the moments to remember from Arsenal's time on Avenell Road.
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FIRST COMPETITIVE MATCH AT HIGHBURY
Woolwich Arsenal - as they were then known having just moved north of the Thames - took to the field for the first competitive game at Highbury, against Leicester Fosse on September 6, 1913.
Arsenal had been relegated to the second division at the end of the previous campaign, but recorded a 2-1 win in front of a crowd of some 20,000.
The game was marred by an injury to George Jobey. He received a kick in the back and was attended to by doctors and ambulancemen. The Arsenal player was later transported back to his house - on a cart borrowed from a local milkman.
WRIGHT BREAKS GOALSCORING RECORD
After three games without a goal, Ian Wright re-wrote the Arsenal record books on September 13, 1997.
A hat-trick from the England striker against Bolton at Highbury saw him surpass Cliff Bastin's long-standing mark - and Wright promptly took off his top to reveal a T-shirt with the words '179 - Just Done It!'.
The record, however, would be broken again within a decade, by a certain French striker, Thierry Henry.
GUNNERS OFFER CUP REPLAY
Arsenal have a great FA Cup pedigree, and on February 13, 1999, Highbury witnessed one of the finest examples of sportsmanship in the history of the famous old competition.
The Gunners beat Sheffield United in the fifth round 2-1 - but the winning goal caused plenty of controversy, Marc Overmars having netted when Kanu took possession and burst away down the flank from a throw-in when the ball had been kicked out because of an injury to a United player.
Manager Arsene Wenger stepped in to diffuse the situation, and offered then Blades boss Steve Bruce a chance to replay the match at Highbury, which the Football Association sanctioned. Arsenal won the rematch 2-1 some 10 days later.
THE INVINCIBLES
A 3-0 win over Blackburn on August 25, 2004 saw Arsene Wenger's champion side eclipse the record of 42 league games without defeat, which had been set by Nottingham Forest.
Second-half goals from Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas and Jose Antonio Reyes gave the Gunners another victory.
That fantastic run, however, would soon come to an end at 49 games, when Arsenal lost 2-0 at Manchester United in October.
ADAMS CLINCHES FIRST PREMIERSHIP TITLE
Arsenal needed to beat Everton if they were to secure their first Premier League trophy on home soil on May 3 1998.
The Toffees went for a defensive approach - but it did not work as an own goal from Slaven Bilic set Arsenal on their way after just six minutes.
A brace from Marc Overmars put the Gunners in command - and just when the title party was about to start, Tony Adams popped up in the penalty area to smash in a fourth during the final minute and Highbury erupted.
RECORD CROWD
Arsenal's biggest attendance at Highbury came against Sunderland on March 9 1935, when a grand total of 73,295 people turned up - only to watch a dull goalless draw.
This total was actually surpassed by the Gunners when they played Champions League matches at Wembley for two seasons, with a crowd of 73,707 attending the 1-0 defeat to Lens on November 25 1998.
Highbury's largest crowd since the formation of the Premier League is on May 15 2004, when 38,214 fans turned out to see Patrick Vieira lift the championship trophy after a 2-1 win completed Arsenal's famous unbeaten league season.
FAIR PLAY TO THE GUNNERS
After 17 years without a trophy, the glory days returned to Highbury with a dramatic victory over Anderlecht in the Fairs Cup final on April 28, 1970.
Bertie Mee's side looked down and out after a 3-1 defeat in the first leg in Belgium.
The Gunners, though, turned the tie around at Highbury six days later, with Eddie Kelly and then John Radford on target before Jon Sammels completed a remarkable turnaround.
Captain Frank McLintock, after picking up four losers' medals, finally had his hands on some silverware.
GUNNERS ON GOAL TRAIL
Arsenal hit 15 goal in the highest scoring game at Highbury on February 8 1941 against Clapham Orient in the qualifying round of the War Cup. Cliff Bastin scored four, David Jack got a hat-trick while Joe Hulme and Jack Lambert grabbed two goals each.
The Combinations League club may have got a sound beating, but earned £35,000 share of the gate receipts from which they built a new stand. Herbert Chapman's side donated a full red playing strip to the club - colours which they still wear today.
O'LEARY SETS APPEARANCE RECORD
Defender defender David O'Leary broke the overall appearances record for Arsenal when he played his 622nd game for the club during a 4-3 win over Norwich at Highbury on November 4 1989.
The Republic of Ireland international had equalled the previous mark held by George Armstrong in the previous match.
Lee Dixon struck twice, once from the penalty spot, Niall Quinn also netted while O'Leary managed to get on the scoresheet himself - but the match was overshadowed by an ugly brawl between players from both sides.
Now manager of Aston Villa, O'Leary still holds the record for Arsenal appearances, 772 in total from 1975-1993.
COOPER AND ALI FIGHT FOR WORLD TITLE
On May 21 1966, Britain's Henry Cooper took on Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight boxing crown.
A crowd of some 46,000 came to the north-London venue - including Hollywood star Lee Marvin - to watch the much-anticipated bout, which was stopped in the sixth round due to a cut over Cooper's left eye.
It was the second time the British champion had lost to the great American, their clash at Wembley three years earlier

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