3 May 1971: Beat Tottenham 0-1 at WHL to win the league 1971
8 May 1971 Arsenal won the Double for the first time, beating Liverpool in the FA Cup.
Arsenal won the FA Cup in extra time, after going 1-0 down to Liverpool in the first period of extra time. The first goal was scored by Eddie Kelly, and the second by Charlie George, which was followed by just about the most famous celebration of all time.
Here is Arsenal’s run
| Round | Date (1971) | Venue | Opposition | Score | Scorers | Crowd |
| 3 | January 6 | Away | Yeovil | 3-0 | Radford 2 Kennedy | 4374 |
| 4 | January 23 | Away | Portsmouth | 1-1 | Storey | 36,659 |
| 4 replay | February 1 | Home | Portsmouth | 3-2 | George, Sampson, Storey | 47,865 |
| 5 | February 17 | Away | Manchester City | 2-1 | George 2 | 45,105 |
| 6 | March 8 | Away | Leicester C | 0-0 | 42,000 | |
| 6 Replay | March 15 | Home | Leicester C | 1-0 | George | 57,443 |
| Semi final | March 27 | Hillsborough | Stoke City | 2-2 | Storey 2 | 53,436 |
| Semi-final Replay | March 31 | Villa Park | Stoke City | 2-0 | Graham Kennedy | 62,500 |
| Final | May 8 | Wembley | Liverpool | 2-1 | Kelly, George | 100,000 |
Other 8 May Events
8 May 1910: George Male was born in West Ham
8 May 1923: Jimmy Brain transferred
8 May 1934 Charlie Jones left Arsenal to become Notts County manager
8 May 1942: Terry Neil born
8 May 1963: George Eastham made his international debut
8 May 1969: John Roberts league debut
8 May 1971 Arsenal won the Double for the first time, beating Liverpool in the FA Cup, having secured the League at White Hart Lane And….
8 May 1985: Pat Jennings farewell game
8 May 2002 Arsenal won the League in Manchester by beating Manchester United. We win the league and the FA Cup
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The books…
- Woolwich Arsenal: The club that changed football – Arsenal’s early years
- Making the Arsenal – how the modern Arsenal was born in 1910
- The Crowd at Woolwich Arsenal – crowd behaviour at the early matches
- Coming soon: Royal Arsenal
Other sites from the same team…
- Untold Arsenal
- Referee Decisions – just what are the refs up to this season?
