Arsenal v Sunderland historic video
By Tony Attwood
This is one of the earliest videos of an Arsenal match other than the FA Cup final recordings.
Before the game Arsenal were not exactly heading for relegation, but not feeling very happy about how things had gone. The table before the match is shown below and it is interesting to see how many clubs are in the top division which are no longer there… Blackpool, Burnley, Sunderland all in the top four, and further down West Brom, Bolton, Luton Town, Portsmouth, Charlton, Preston, Birmingham, Cardiff, Sheffield Utd and Huddersfield. That is over half of the clubs in the first division at that time, now not in the Premier League.
| P | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 42 | 36 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 42 | 34 |
| 3 | Burnley | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 31 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 60 | 31 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 66 | 46 | 30 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 30 |
| 7 | Everton | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 44 | 30 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 35 | 29 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 47 | 29 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 39 | 29 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 45 | 29 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 61 | 29 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 56 | 28 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 28 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 45 | 27 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 45 | 26 |
| 17 | Arsenal | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 24 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 52 | 24 |
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 43 | 22 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 20 |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 55 | 19 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 66 | 17 |
I am not sure why this film was made – Match of the Day didn’t begin until 1964.
You can find a video for almost every day of the year, and an Arsenal story for every day of the year through these links.
Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.
Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year
