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Columns written in Players during 2008:

Players | The Compton brothers: Football & Cricket legends

19 May 2008, Mike Steyn

One was a no-nonsense defender who served Arsenal for 22 years, the other was a skillful outside-left and cricketing legend. Mike Steyn celebrates the unique achievements of the Compton brothers, Leslie and Denis.

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Seasons | The 1979 FA Cup final remembered

29 March 2008, Mike Steyn

Mike Steyn looks back to the '79 final a game in which seemingly Arsenal had won, then lost, then won again within a frantic ending which the Gunners eventually triumph 3-2. »»»

Seasons | 1972-73 Remembered: The Last Hurrah

9 March 2008, Shay Guiney

The season that defined the start of the end of Bertie Mee's 1971 double side. Shay Guiney looks back to a year when the Gunners finished league runners-up and FA Cup semi finalists. »»»

Players | Legends - Alex James

14 January 2008, David Faber

The wee Scotsman Alex James, famous for his baggy shorts, may have been small in stature he was however every bit big in personality. The inside forward was pivotal in Chapman's revolutionary WM formation in the 1930's, a member of the team who won the club's first trophies.

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The Compton brothers: Football & Cricket legends

One was a no-nonsense defender who served Arsenal for 22 years, the other was a skillful outside-left and cricketing legend. Mike Steyn celebrates the unique achievements of the Compton brothers, Leslie and Denis.

§ Players [19 May 2008]


The 1979 FA Cup final remembered

Mike Steyn looks back to the '79 final a game in which seemingly Arsenal had won, then lost, then won again within a frantic ending which the Gunners eventually triumph 3-2.

§ Seasons [29 March 2008]


1972-73 Remembered: The Last Hurrah

The season that defined the start of the end of Bertie Mee's 1971 double side. Shay Guiney looks back to a year when the Gunners finished league runners-up and FA Cup semi finalists.

§ Seasons [9 March 2008]


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