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Highbury
Highbury from above
Arsenal
1-0
West Ham United
Tuesday 29 August 1972
First Division
Attendance: 43,802
D D W W W
Recent record
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Programme
Match programme
Second Half
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⮌ 70' Pop Robson
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⮕ 70' Kevin Lock
ARSENAL
WEST HAM UNITED
Starting XI
Starting XI
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01Peter Grotier (Goalkeeper)
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02John McDowell (Defender)
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03Frank Lampard (Defender)
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04Billy Bonds (Defender)
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05Tommy Taylor (Defender)
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06Bobby Moore (Defender)
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10Trevor Brooking (Midfielder)
07Dudley Tyler (Winger)
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08Clyde Best (Forward)
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09Pat Holland (Winger)
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11Pop Robson (Forward)
⮌70'
Substitutes
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12Kevin Lock (Defender)
⮕70'

League Stats

Total League record up to this game: This was League game number 2707
made up of:
Level 1: 2,279 (84.19%)
Division 1: 2,279 
Level 2: 428 (15.81%)
Level 3: 0 (0%)
 
Level 4: 0 (0%)
PWDL FAGDG.AvgWin %
2707 1175 645 887 4676 3852 824 1.21 43.41%
League games vs West Ham United: P47 W14 D20 L13
League games played at this ground: 1009 games
Total League record up to this game: This was League game number 1941
made up of:
Level 1: 972 (50.08%)
Division 1: 972 
Level 2: 969 (49.92%)
Level 3: 0 (0%)
 
Level 4: 0 (0%)
PWDL FAGDG.AvgWin %
1941 745 458 738 3163 3107 56 1.02 38.38%
League games vs Arsenal: P47 W13 D20 L14
League games played at this ground: 24 games
1972
/73

DT92 Members at this game:

alanchapman
31

Match no. 280. Arsenal''s winning goal came from an Alan Ball penalty awarded after just 40 seconds.

penders
0

My first ever West Ham game.Alan Ball''s first minute penalty gave Arsenal a totally undeserved win.Seem to remember Trevor Brooking kept teeing up Clyde Best who kept missing chance after chance.