Gunners Greatest 50 Moments

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  1. DallasGooner

    DallasGooner Member

    Apr 16, 2003
    Dallas, Texas
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?...s+Greatest+50+Moments:+what's+your+favourite?

    Branding it as GGM50 which sounds a little silly to me. Anyway, something to do in the silly season. You only get 5 votes. The nominees are:

    1886 - 'Royal Arsenal' are formed in Woolwich

    1987 - Rocastle clinches League Cup win at Spurs

    1913 - The Club move from Woolwich to Highbury

    1987 - Nicholas' double beats Liverpool in League Cup Final

    1919 - Henry Norris negotiates our return to Division One

    1989 - Last-gasp Thomas strike snatches title at Anfield

    1925 - Herbert Chapman is appointed Arsenal manager

    1991 - Arsenal lose just one game en route to title success

    1927 - Arsenal involved in first live match radio broadcast

    1992 - Final game before the old North Bank is demolished

    1930 - Beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 to lift first FA Cup

    1993 - Adams clinches FA Cup semi-final win over Spurs

    1931 - Arsenal clinch their first League Championship

    1993 - Arsenal beat Sheffield Weds in FA Cup Final replay

    1932 - Gillespie Road tube station changes to 'Arsenal'

    1994 - Gunners beat Parma in the Cup Winners' Cup Final

    1934 - Seven Arsenal players are selected for England

    1996 - Arsène Wenger is appointed as Arsenal manager

    1935 - Arsenal clinch their third League title in a row

    1997 - Bergkamp scores Goal of the Season at Leicester

    1935 - Ted Drake scores seven against Aston Villa

    1997 - Wright breaks Bastin's goals record against Bolton

    1936 - Highbury's Art Deco East Stand is officially opened
    Gunners Greatest 50 Moments

    1998 - Win over Everton clinches Wenger's first title

    1948 - Arsenal are crowned as champions for the 6th time

    1998 - Arsenal win FA Cup to secure Club's second Double

    1950 - Beat Liverpool 2-0 to lift our third FA Cup

    2002 - Arsenal beat Chelsea at FA Cup Final in Cardiff

    1953 - Win the League title by just 0.099 of a goal

    2002 - Wiltord goal clinches the Double at Old Trafford

    1958 - Play Man Utd in last domestic match before Munich

    2003 - Henry inspires 5-1 win over Inter Milan at San Siro

    1966 - Former physio Bertie Mee is appointed as manager

    2004 - The 'Invincibles' clinch the title at White Hart Lane

    1970 - Beat Anderlecht 4-3 on aggregate to win Fairs Cup

    2004 - Arsenal stay unbeaten for a record 49 league games

    1971 - Storey nets late penalty in FA Cup semi-final v Stoke

    2005 - Beat Manchester United on penalties in FA Cup Final

    1971 - Kennedy heads title winner at White Hart Lane

    2005 - Henry becomes Club's record scorer in Prague

    1971 - Beat Liverpool in FA Cup Final to win first Double

    2006 - First English club to beat Real Madrid at Bernabeu

    1972 - Arsenal lose on away goals to Ajax in European Cup

    2006 - Lehmann penalty save books European Final place

    1978 - Classic Brady strike helps us to 5-0 win at Spurs

    2006 - Wigan are beaten 4-2 in Highbury's final fixture

    1979 - Beat Manchester United 3-2 in 'Five Minute Final'

    2006 - Lose Champions League Final to Barcelona

    1980 - Inflict Juventus' first home defeat in Europe

    2006 - Club moves from Highbury to Emirates Stadium
     
  2. jameslamont

    jameslamont Member

    Jan 11, 2007
    Norfolk, GB
    1997 - Wright breaks Bastin's goals record against Bolton - Special moment
    2004 - The 'Invincibles' clinch the title at White Hart Lane
    2002 - Wiltord goal clinches the Double at Old Trafford
    1989 - Last-gasp Thomas strike snatches title at Anfield
    1998 - Win over Everton clinches Wenger's first title (Adams Goal)

    I took down the CL final, because it wasn't really a good thing we lost :) Most of these are pretty recent because I am not that old and wasn't alive in the older eras.
     
  3. Lanesra

    Lanesra BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 13, 2003
    LONDON
    1:1996 , Arsene Who ? read the headlines,Well you ********ing know now :)

    2 :Anfield 1989-major turning point for the club-and my Liver

    3 :Copenhagen 1994-beat parma to win the cup winners cup,a team containing Zola,Asprilla,Brolin>our midfield contained selley,morrow.no wright.An amazing show of support,an amazing celebration afterwards,we drank Copenhagen dry!!

    4: 1919 - St Henry Norris negotiates our return to Division One,still pisses the scum off:D

    5: 2004 - Arsenal stay unbeaten for a record 49 league games-"We Are invincible"

    So many I could of chosen,but most of the above have helped make us what we are today-CLASS,the others are purely personall
     
  4. JoeAFC_9

    JoeAFC_9 New Member

    Apr 16, 2007
    East Sussex
    Being born 3 weeks before Thomas goal at Anfield in 89, i can't say i remember it!!! had i been a bit older, im sure it would be in here. However, i became a fan at the age of 6 or 7 so my stuff is pretty recent. Here is my list:

    1998 - Win over Everton clinches Wenger's first title - So excited, Adams Goal was a Beaut!! Still remember the parade....

    2004 - The 'Invincibles' clinch the title at White Hart Lane - Great Day, Great Song!!

    2002 - Wiltord goal clinches the Double at Old Trafford - Great Night, Great Song!!

    2006 - Wigan are beaten 4-2 in Highbury's final fixture - Party Atmosphere, felt like we'd won the league!! Plus it assured the scum weren't in CL :D

    1997 - Wright breaks Bastin's goals record against Bolton - He was my hero in my early days as a fan. It was awesome when he scored his hat trick that day....just wish he hadn't ****** up his celebration!!!

    Good Times :)
     
  5. Miles Brasher

    Miles Brasher Member

    Sep 6, 2004
    Coventry,England
    79 final, just because the memory is so clear, even if the game wasn't very exciting

    89 Anfield, just the perfect end to the season.

    98 4-0 vs Everton. Just because of Tony Adams

    '02 Wiltord at Old Trafford, in pub full of ManU fans, me and my mate going ballistic. Great fun!!!

    96 Allo Allo to Wenger, the most influential manager in my lifetime
     
  6. surfcam

    surfcam Member

    Sep 8, 2004
    Corpus Christi, TX
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Very hard to pick, but here are some:

    1925 - Herbert Chapman is appointed Arsenal manager - He radically changed the club and the sport

    1996 - Arsène Wenger is appointed as Arsenal manager - The new Chapman!

    1935 - Arsenal clinch their third League title in a row - Something Chelsea wishes their money could have bought.

    2004 - The 'Invincibles' clinch the title at White Hart Lane - Unbeaten season and rubbing it in the face of the Scum!

    1989 - Last-gasp Thomas strike snatches title at Anfield - Just because it is storeybook.
     
  7. Val1

    Val1 Member+

    Arsenal
    Mar 12, 2004
    MD's Eastern Shore
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    1971 -- Winning the Double, back when the Double was rare.

    And my personal highlight, though it won't make it any lists, early spring 1976, we were 2-3 spots ahead of relegation and we thrashed a very fine West Ham team featuring Trevor Brooking and Fat Frank's father 5-1. I don't know why everyone at my base school in England were West Ham fans, but for two years I'd been teased mercilessly, and for a week, I was king of the playground. I will NEVER forget Cory Ellerbee's expression as I walked up to him that Monday morning.

    On other highlight not on the list, we signed Malcolm MacDonald, then the best striker in England, in August or September of 1976 and we've never been threatened with relegation since.
     
  8. Teso Dos Bichos

    Teso Dos Bichos Red Card

    Sep 2, 2004
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    There are a lot of strange options to chose from.
     
  9. Miles Brasher

    Miles Brasher Member

    Sep 6, 2004
    Coventry,England
    Says the........ManU fan.


    Hint: It doesn't really apply to you does it ?
     
  10. Teso Dos Bichos

    Teso Dos Bichos Red Card

    Sep 2, 2004
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    If they could not think of 50 greatest moments then they should have reduced the overall number instead of adding stupid options. It just seems strange and I was surprised that no-one else had passed comment.
     
  11. Miles Brasher

    Miles Brasher Member

    Sep 6, 2004
    Coventry,England
    but there are 50 moments...aren't there ? :confused:
     
  12. Smalls123

    Smalls123 Member

    Feb 1, 2007
    PA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Theres always a couple wierd ones on lists like this.

    And what do you care???
     
  13. Teso Dos Bichos

    Teso Dos Bichos Red Card

    Sep 2, 2004
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    There is more than a couple and I don't overly care, just passing comment.

    Yes but I am questioning why some are considered great.
     
  14. Miles Brasher

    Miles Brasher Member

    Sep 6, 2004
    Coventry,England
    Let me help you out here, a lot of Arsenal fans think the C.Ronaldo is a diving twat, a lot of manU fans think he's better than George Best. The difference is down to a very different sense of perspective. Likewise this list. Different people will grade them differently, all are important moments, some are more important than others
     
  15. JoeAFC_9

    JoeAFC_9 New Member

    Apr 16, 2007
    East Sussex
    Haha, well said. It's times like this that Arsenal Fan Only Threads should be created!!!!
     
  16. billyho96

    billyho96 Member

    Aug 16, 2003
    Arkansas
    Greatest Moments I have seen in my short Gunner life:
    1. Wiltord at Old Trafford
    2. The whole vibe in Paris, we lost but it was a great moment.
    3. Won the league at the lane
    4. Won FA Cup over a superior ManU side in 2005
    5. Seamon saves the day in FA CUP semi
    6. FA Cup Victory over Southhampton, boys really picked it up after throwing away the league
    7. Wigan 4-2
    8. 1-nil to Arsenal in Madrid
    9. 5-1 over Inter at San Siro
    10. every other game I have seen
     

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