Are you thinking of Spurs in 1961 playing an FA select XI which was basically the England team? Or the 1950 England world cup squad taking on Canada in 1950?
Not one involving the Arsenal, I'm afraid
I remember we beat France, 88 or 89 at a guess given my attendance.
Are you thinking of Spurs in 1961 playing an FA select XI which was basically the England team? Or the 1950 England world cup squad taking on Canada in 1950?
Not one involving the Arsenal, I'm afraid
The Battle of Highbury, I expect he means :drunkard:
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
Are you thinking of Spurs in 1961 playing an FA select XI which was basically the England team? Or the 1950 England world cup squad taking on Canada in 1950?
Not one involving the Arsenal, I'm afraid
Ah that's probably it, sorry I'm always getting the two north London clubs mixed up
'Seems that I was busy doing something close to nothing
But different than the day before'
'Met a dwarf that was no good, dressed like Little Red Riding Hood'
'Now you're unemployed, all non-void
Walkin' round like you're Pretty Boy Floyd'
Are you thinking of Spurs in 1961 playing an FA select XI which was basically the England team? Or the 1950 England world cup squad taking on Canada in 1950?
Not one involving the Arsenal, I'm afraid
I was looking at this it seems the Canada team was just English players.
The league runners-up are always first invited in this scenario - Man United playing Chelsea rather than Portsmouth in 2010 being the latest example. Of course, both teams can decline - as happened in 1972. Or in 1971 when we pulled out to go on a tour. "End of the World as we know it as double winners put commercial interests before traditions of the game. Will the Charity Shield ever be the same again" shocker
1973 Manchester City v Burnley
Liverpool and Sunderland could not be arsed