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FKS 1970-71 - Arsenal

The Arsenal were always the biggest rivals where I grew up, Arsenal fans were everywhere, it was very annoying. Indeed, Nick Hornby had only just left my secondry school, Desborough, when I joined. Not only that, but they kept beating Leeds Utd. (7-0 in 1979!!) and winning things generally.

In fact, 1970-71 was the first double winning team for Arsenal, in the days when a double was a double. Of course, it was Leeds that beat them in the cup final the following year (cue David Coleman, "Clarke ... 1-0 ! "). The players featured in the World of Soccer Stars album (less Ray Kennedy) were also the winners of the Fairs Cup in 1969 -70.

Note Leeds Utd. and disgraced former Arsenal manager, George Graham (disgraced, because he later managed North London rivals, Spurs ).

Read a great article all about Charlie George and the 1971 double

A&BC cards for the 1970-71 season

Click to see the picture full size

See the Arsenal career records of the 1970-71 squad at Gunnermania - Seasons - 1970-71


Players in the FKS World of Soccer Stars Album

The 1970-71 Arsenal team won the double - see where are they now?

Note: The 1st number (eg 5. ) is the picture number in the World of Soccer Stars Album.
The team in italics is the team that player played most League games for.
1959-72 : 1959 year first signed forms, 72 =1972-73 last season of English League Football.
NASL - North American Soccer League

Manager: Bertie Mee

Click to see a picture and more information of Bertie

1. George Armstrong.

Born: Hebburn, Durham, 9 August, 1944. Died 1 November, 2000.

English League career: 1961-1978 (Source: Juniors) Arsenal, Leicester City, Stockport County. (Retired. Became coach at Aston Villa and Fulham. returned as player for Trowbridge Town - non-league. Retired again and became Enderby Town manager.) 554 games, 53 goals.

Arsenal career details 1961-77: League 500 games 53 goals; FA Cup 60 games 10 goals; League Cup 35 games 3 goals; Europe 26 games 2 goals, Other senior 1 game 1 goal (???). Total: 622 games 69 goals.

Additional Arsenal career details: Football Combination 95 games 27 goals, London FA Challenge Cup 7 games 2 goals, Metropolitan League 7 games 2 goals, South East Counties League 2 games 0 goals, FA Youth Cup 3 games 2 goals, Other junior competitions 2 games 0 goals. Friendlies 150 games 40 goals.

George held the Arsenal record League appearances with 500 games. George took the record from Bob John (who played 421 games) in 1975-76 season, and lost it to David O'Leary in 1989-90 - see Club records.

1970-71 season details Arsenal: League 42 games 7 goals; FA Cup 9 games 0 goals; League Cup 5 games 0 goals, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 8 games 1 goal.

George Armstrong and Bob Wilson were the only players to play all 64 games Arsenal played in the 1970-71 season.

Further links include...

See Obituary November 2000

Career 1999-2000: see Rothmans 1999-2000, Rothmans 2000-2001

See Caught In Time

2. (Frederick Charles George) Charlie George .

Click here to see some more pictures and information on Charlie.
Read about Charlie George and the 1971 double

Born: Islington, 10 October, 1950.

English League career: 1966-1981 (Source: Apprentices) Arsenal, Derby County, Southampton, Nottingham Forest - loan, (Bulova - Hong Kong), Bournemouth, Derby County. (Retired.) 298 games, 78 goals.

Arsenal career details 1966-75: League 133 games 31 goals; FA Cup 22 games 11 goals; League Cup 8 games 2 goals; Europe 16 games 5 goals. Total: 179 games 49 goals.

Additional Arsenal career details: Football Combination 91 games 60 goals, London FA Challenge Cup 3 games 2 goals, Metropolitan League 26 games 12 goals, South East Counties League 22 games 12 goals, FA Youth Cup 5 games 2 goals, Other junior competitions 7 games 5 goals. Friendlies 78 games 64 goals.

1970-71 season details Arsenal: League 17 games 5 goals; FA Cup 8 games 5 goals, League Cup 0 games 0 goals, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 3 games 0 goal..

Internationals: England 1 cap 0 goals.

3. George Graham.

Click to see picture and information on George.

Born: Bargeddie, Lanark, 30 November, 1944.

English League career: 1961-77 (Juniors: Coatbridge Schoolboys, Swinton - West of Scotland. Source: Apprentices) Aston Villa, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Portsmouth, Crystal Palace. (Retired. Became youth coach at Crystal Palace.) 455 games, 105 goals.

Arsenal career details 1966-1972: League 227 games 59 goals; FA Cup 27 games 2 goals; League Cup 29 games 9 goals; Europe 25 games 7 goals. Total: 308 games 77 goals.

Additional Arsenal career details: Football Combination 14 games 6 goals, London FA Challenge Cup 1 game 0 goals. Friendlies 40 games 5 goals.

1970-71 season details Arsenal: League 38 games 11 goals; FA Cup 6 games 1 goal; League Cup 5 games 1 goal, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 8 games 1 goal.

George was voted Player of the Match in the 1970-71 FA Cup Final.

Internationals: Scotland 13 caps, 3 goals.

4. Eddie Kelly.

Born: Glasgow, 7 February, 1951.

English League career: 1968-1985 (Junior football: Possilpark YMCA, Glasgow. Source: Juniors) Arsenal, Queen's Park Rangers, Leicester City, Notts County, Bournemouth, Leicester City, (Melton Town - non-league), Torquay United - non-contract. (Retired.) 397 games, 19 goals.

Arsenal career details 1966-76: League 175 games 13 goals; FA Cup 17 games 4 goals; League Cup 15 games 0 goals; Europe 15 games 2 goals. Total: 222 games 19 goals.

Additional Arsenal career details: Football Combination 114 games 11 goals, London FA Challenge Cup 5 games 1 goal, Metropolitan League 14 games 0 goals, South East Counties League 28 games 3 goals, FA Youth Cup 5 games 0 goals, Other junior competitions 4 games 0 goals. Friendlies 86 games 11 goals.

1970-71 season details Arsenal: League 23 games 4 goals; FA Cup 2 games 1 goal; League Cup 5 games 0 goals, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 4 games 0 goals.

Eddie became the first substitute to ever score in an FA Cup Final in 1970-71.

Where are they now ? See August 2001, Richard Whitehead (a), Richard Whitehead (b), and Caught In Time



5. Frank Mclintock MBE.

Born : Glasgow, 28 December, 1939.

English League career: 1957-1976 (Source: Shawfield Juniors) Leicester City, Arsenal, Queen's Park Rangers. (Retired in May 1977. Became manager of Leicester City in June 1977.) 609 games, 56 goals.

Arsenal career details 1964-73: League 314 games 26 goals; FA Cup 36 games 1 goal; League Cup 34 games 4 goals; Europe 19 games 1 goal. Total: 403 games 32 goals.

Additional Arsenal career details: Football Combination 10 games 0 goals, London FA Challenge Cup 1 games 0 goals. Friendlies 57 games 11 goals.

1970-71 season details Arsenal: League 42 games 5 goals; FA Cup 9 games 0 goals; League Cup 5 games 0 goals, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 7 games 1 goal.

Frank was Footballer of the Year in the 1970-71 season.

Frank played in all but 1 game (in the Fairs Cup) of the 64 Arsenal played in the 1970-71 season.

Internationals: Scotland 9 caps, 1 goal.

See Richard Whitehead and Caught In Time

See Commentators, first reported at April 2003

Frank releases an Autobiography, 3 October 2005, see Books

Frank talks at Alan Ball's funeral, see Spring 2007

As the captain of Arsenal, Frank represented the 1971 FA Cup Final in the new Wembley Stadium celebrations held before the 2007 FA Cup Final, see 19 May 2007

On other sites see:

There is a profile at Frank McLintock

 

Incidentally,

is Frank wearing a Leeds United scarf in this picture ?????

6. Bob McNab.

Born: Huddersfield, 20th July, 1943.

English League career: 1961-1979 (Source: Moldgreen Civic Youth Club) Huddersfield Town, Arsenal, Wolverhampton Wanderers, SanAntonio (Texas) - NASL, Barnet - non-league. Retired. Went to Vancouver Whitecaps, in the NASL, as coach). 359 games, 4 goals.

Arsenal career details 1966-75: League 278 games 4 goals; FA Cup 39 games 0 goals; League Cup 27 games 2 goals; Europe 21 games 0 goals, Other senior 1 game 0 goals. Total: 366 games 6 goals.

Additional Arsenal career details: Football Combination 24 games 0 goals, London FA Challenge Cup 1 game 0 goals, Friendlies 46 games 4 goals.

1970-71 season details Arsenal: League 40 games 0 goals; FA Cup 9 games 0 goals; League Cup 5 games 0 goals, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 8 games 0 goals.

Bob played in all but 2 games (both in the League) of the 64 Arsenal played in the 1970-71 season.

Internationals: England 4 caps, 0 goals

See Where are they now ? December 1999, Caught In Time

Bob was a part of the ITV commentary team for Mexico 1970


7. Peter Marinello.

Born: Edinbugh, 20 February, 1950.

English League career: 1970-1979 (Source: Edinburgh schoolboys. Hibernian - Scotland), Arsenal, Portsmouth, (Motherwell - Scotland), Fulham, (Phoenix Inferno - NASL, Heart of Midlothian - Scotland. Retired.) 160 games, 11 goals.

Arsenal career details 1970-73: League 38 games 3 goals; FA Cup 1 game 0 goals; League Cup 5 games 1 goal; Europe 7 games 1 goal. Total: 51 games 5 goals.

Additional Arsenal career details: Football Combination 77 games 22 goals, London FA Challenge Cup 3 games 1 goal, Friendlies 20 games 3 goals.

1970-71 season details Arsenal: League 3 games 0 goals; FA Cup 0 games 0 goals; League Cup 0 games 0 goals, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1 game 0 goals.

In 1970-71, Peter was Arsenal's most expensive player after they had bought him from Hibernian for 100,000 pounds in January 1970. He lost the record when Arsenal bought Alan Ball for 200,000 pounds in December 1971.

For further links on this site see...

Where are they now? See Where are they now ?, Caught In Time

Releases Book Fallen Idle, see Spring 2007 News and Books

8.Sammy Nelson.

Born: Belfast, 1 April, 1949.

English League career: 1966-1982 (Source: Fifteen Scouts Youth, Belfast) Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion. (Retired. Became coach at Brighton and Hove Albion.) 295 games, 11 goals.

Arsenal career details 1966-81: League 255 games 10 goals; FA Cup 35 games 1 goal; League Cup 27 games 1 goal; Europe 21 games 0 goals, FA Charity Shield 1 game 0 goals. Total: 339 games 12 goals.

Additional Arsenal career details: Football Combination 227 games 15 goals, London FA Challenge Cup 12 games 0 goals, Metropolitan League 21 games 6 goals, South East Counties League 13 games 4 goals, FA Youth Cup 6 games 1 goal, Other junior competitions 6 games 0 goals. Friendlies 144 games 10 goals.

1970-71 season details Arsenal: League 4 games 0 goals; FA Cup 0 games 0 goals; League Cup 1 game 0 goals, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1 game 0 goals.

Internationals: Northern Ireland 51 caps, 1 goal.

Sammy played 48 of his 51 games for Northern Ireland at Arsenal, and missed out as Arsenal's most capped player by Pat Rice having played 49 games, also for Northern Ireland.

On other sites see...

Sammy Nelson, Arsenal Football Club

See a great moment in Sammy's career at ArseWEB - Sammy Nelson's bum!

Where are they now? Caught In Time

9.John Radford.

Born: Hemsworth, Yorkshire. 22 February, 1947.

English League career: 1964-1978 (Junior: Hemsworth Youth Club. Source: Apprentices) Arsenal, West Ham United, Blackburn Rovers. (Retired. Became coach at Aston Villa and Fulham. returned as player for Trowbridge Town - non-league. Retired again and became Enderby Town manager.) 443 games, 121 goals.

Arsenal career details 1962-76: League 379 games 111 goals; FA Cup 44 games 15 goals; League Cup 34 games 12 goals; Europe 24 games 11 goals, Other senior 1 game 0 goals. Total: 482 games 149 goals.

Additional Arsenal career details: Football Combination 74 games 40 goals, London FA Challenge Cup 5 games 4 goals, Metropolitan League 27 games 20 goals, South East Counties League 25 games 30 goals, FA Youth Cup 16 games 10 goals, Other junior competitions 6 games 6 goals. Friendlies 115 games 69 goals.

1970-71 season details Arsenal: League 41 games 15 goals; FA Cup 9 games 2 goals; League Cup 4 games 1 goal, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 8 games 3 goals.

John played in all but 2 games (one in the League and one in the League Cup) of the 64 Arsenal played in the 1970-71 season.

Internationals: England 2 caps 0 goals.

Where are they now? Caught In Time

10. Pat Rice.

Born: Belfast, 17 March, 1949.

English League career: 1966-1983 (Source: Apprentices) Arsenal, Watford. (Retired. Became coach at Arsenal in July 1984, which he holds to the present.) 509 games, 13 goals.

Arsenal career details 1964-80: League 397 games 12 goals; FA Cup 67 games 1 goal; League Cup 36 games 0 goals; Europe 27 games 0 goals, FA Charity Shield 1 game 0 goal. Total: 528 games 13 goals.

Additional Arsenal career details: Football Combination 127 games 3 goals, London FA Challenge Cup 8 games 0 goals, Metropolitan League 17 games 0 goals, South East Counties League 23 games 0 goals, FA Youth Cup 8 games 0 goals, Other junior competitions 7 games 0 goals. Friendlies 111 games 6 goals. (Made a friendly junior appearance in 1986-87 !)

1970-71 season details Arsenal: League 41 games 0 goals; FA Cup 9 games 0 goals; League Cup 5 games 0 goals, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 8 games 3 goals.

Pat played in all but 1 game (in the League) of the 64 Arsenal played in the 1970-71 season.

Internationals: Northern Ireland 49 caps 0 goals.

Pat won all of his caps whilst an Arsenal player. He took over Terry Neill's (Hull City) record of 44 caps for Northern Ireland, as Arsenal's most capped player in the 1978-79 season. He held it until the 1985-86 season when England's Kenny Sansom took over. Kenny is still the current holder with 70 caps.

Pat talks about the 1971 FA Cup final before the 2001 FA Cup final at Where are they now ?

Where are they now?: Caught In Time

Career 1999- : see 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007


11. John Roberts.

Born : Abercynon, 11 September, 1946.

Where are they now? Caught In Time


12. Jon Sammels.

Born : Ipswich, 23 July, 1945.


13. Peter Simpson.

Born : Great Yarmouth, 13 January, 1945.

Where are they now? Caught In Time


14. Peter Storey.

Born : Farnham, 7 September, 1945.

Where are they now? Caught In Time


15. Bob Wilson.

Born : Chesterfield, 30 October, 1941.

Where are they now? Caught In Time

See Books


On this site ...

See Commentators.

See Bob Wilson's tribute to Bertie Mee at October 2001 Obituaries

Bob retires from telly and commentates on Radio 5, see Where are they now ? November 2002

Bob is included on latest Top Trump cards and on Renford Rejects, see March 2003 and April 2003

Bob is on Banzai, see March 2004

Sons and daughters: Sons

Some squad players that didn't make the book include ...

Geoff Barnett: Reserve goalie who let in Clarke's goal.

Where are they now? Caught In Time - Dec 04 and Caught In Time - May 05

Ray Kennedy:

Where are they now? Caught In Time

On other sites see...

There's a profile at Ray Kennedy, Arsenal F C

Other staff include ...

Coach: Don Howe

See Where are they now ? Winter 2004

Scout : George Male. See Obituary.


Youth team included ...

Terry Burton: Future Wimbledon staff member, and boss.

Terry becomes Wimbledon manager, see May 2000 and 9th June

Terry is sacked by Wimbledon, see April 2002

Terry became first team coach at Watford in September, see May 2003

Leaves Watford to become assistant manager to Lennie Lawrence at Cardiff City, 15 September, 2004

Career 1999- : 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008

Find out more about Terry's early career at August 2000 Review.


Try these Arsenal Links ...

On this site ...

See the story of the 1971 Cup Final programme, at December 2001 News

Find out more on Jock Rutherford an Arsenal player from early last century, February 2002 Emails.

For brief profiles and 'Where are they now? 'information, see Caught In Time

On other sites, see ...

Click to see A&BC Gum Cards
plus all the details of the 1970-71 Arsenal season at:

Nigel Mercer's Galleries of English Football Cards 1965-75

Click to see Arsenal's 70-71 autographs at Lennart Kristiansson's site:

English Football League 70-71 Autographs

The official site's not too bad at Arsenal.com

Be sure to visit Johan Karlsson's site Gunnermania - Profiles of past and present Arsenal players and managers; season by season statistics

There's lots of profiles of ex-Arsenal players at Jack Kelsey Fan Club, the Who was Who pages of Arsenal Football Club

One of the best fan's sites with a good sense of the club's recent history is ArseWeb - the original Arsenal web site

There's a photo and information about the double winning side at The Home of Football Statisticians

See FA CUP Final 1971

Read all about the Arsenal first Double season in David Tossell's book available at Amazon.co.uk - Seventy-one Guns

Click to see a picture of Arsenal 1969-70 Fairs Cup winning side at Arsenal Fairs Cup

There's a profile of Charles Buchan at Charles Buchan's Football Monthly

Note: Birth information and League career statistics from:
"The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-1998"
Edited and compiled by Barry J. Hugman. Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1998.

Additional birth, and club information, FA Cup, League Cup, other competition and 1970-71 statistics from 'Arsenal. A Complete Record' by Fred Ollier. Breedon Books, Derby, 1995.

Further 1970-71 season information from :
'Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970-71' 1st Year. Queen Anne Press, London, 1970, and
'Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971-72' 2nd Year. Queen Anne Press, London, 1971.