1978–79 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season November 2020 May 2013 Arsenal F.C. 1978–79 Denis Hill-Wood Terry Neill First Division 7th Frank Stapleton (17) Frank Stapleton (28) FA Cup Winners League Cup Second round UEFA Cup Third round 1977–78 1979–80 _redborder _arsenal78h _redborder _arsenal69hl FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF _arsenal69a _arsenal7879a _arsenal69a _arsenal68al 0000FF The 1978–79 season was Arsenal Football Club's 53rd consecutive season in the Football League First Division. The club finished seventh in the league but won the 1978-79 FA Cup. It was their second of three consecutive FA Cup finals under manager Terry Neill. Known as the "Five Minute Final," Arsenal went 2-0 up until the 85th minute, before Manchester United brought it to a tie. Alan Sunderland scored the winning goal for Arsenal and Arsenal won the FA Cup 3-2. Arsenal were rather less successful in other cup competitions, going out to Rotherham United in the second round in the League Cup. The team had qualified for the UEFA Cup by finishing fifth the previous season, but went out in the third round to Red Star Belgrade. In the transfer market, Neill brought in Brian Talbot from Ipswich Town halfway through the season to strengthen Arsenal's midfield, especially with a tough cup run. Paul Barron was brought in as the understudy to goalkeeper Pat Jennings at the beginning of the season.Paul Barron https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/paul-barron https://web.archive.org/web/20230207022443/https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/paul-barron 7 February 2023 5 November 2023 Arsenal Season summary Arsenal had their first trophy since 1971, when they won the FA Cup final against Manchester United. Terry Neill had what was to be his only trophy as manager,Mason Peter 31 July 2022 Terry Neill obituary https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jul/31/terry-neill-obituary https://web.archive.org/web/20231010231258/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jul/31/terry-neill-obituary 10 October 2023 5 November 2023 The Guardian and became the fifth Arsenal manager to win the FA Cup. Arsenal had earned a place in the UEFA Cup with a fifth-place finish in the 1977-78 Football League. They faced Lokomotiv Leipzig, Hajduk Split (a game which brought Liam Brady's first goal in Europe), and Red Star Belgrade. Arsenal were eliminated by Red Star Belgrade in the third round of the competition. The Serbian side won 2-1 on aggregate, and the crucial last minute goal was scored by Dusan Savic at Highbury.3 September 2020 Iz arhive: Kako smo bacili Arsenal na kolena http://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/sr/vest/10392/iz-arhive-kako-smo-bacili-arsenal-na-kolena https://web.archive.org/web/20231105004610/http://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/sr/vest/10392/iz-arhive-kako-smo-bacili-arsenal-na-kolena 5 November 2023 FK Crvena Zvezda bsSoar Phil Arsenal: Official History Tyler Martin Hamlyn 1995 0600588262 London 194–197 en In the League Cup, Arsenal went out early, losing 3-1 to Rotherham United. For a while Arsenal had flirted with the notion of winning the league as they sat in the top four by Christmas, but the marathon battle with Sheffield Wednesday in January 1979 had put all the focus on the FA Cup, and league results had been at best average in the second half of the season.Atwood Tony 18 March 2014 How Arsenal won the FA Cup in 1979 https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/9863 https://web.archive.org/web/20220702203725/https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/9863 2 July 2022 5 November 2023 The History of Arsenal However, the focus on the FA Cup paid dividends as Arsenal reached the "Five Minute Final." Arsenal's toughest opponent in the run up had been Third Division side managed by Jack Charlton, Sheffield Wednesday. The tie went to five matches in sixteen days. Arsenal won the fourth replay 2-0.Pye Steven 2023-09-23 When Arsenal won the FA Cup ... after playing four replays in the same round https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2020/feb/04/arsenal-won-fa-cup-four-replays-sheffield-wednesday https://web.archive.org/web/20231103032938/https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2020/feb/04/arsenal-won-fa-cup-four-replays-sheffield-wednesday 3 November 2023 The Guardian12 January 2019 Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal, 1979 FA Cup https://the1888letter.com/sheffield-wednesday-v-arsenal-fa-cup-1979/ https://web.archive.org/web/20231008143321/https://the1888letter.com/sheffield-wednesday-v-arsenal-fa-cup-1979/ 8 October 2023 The 1888 Letter After the first replay, Arsenal bought Brian Talbot from Ipswich for £400,000, an essential player in the team that had beat Arsenal in the FA Cup final the previous year. Talbot made his FA Cup debut in a 2-0 defeat of Notts Country before Arsenal faced Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest in the fifth round. Arsenal beat Forest 1-0 in a game where Forest hit the woodwork three times. It was Forest's first home defeat in 52 matches. Arsenal then beat Southampton in a replay, though lost Brady to injury thirty minutes from the end. Arsenal next faced Wolves under new manager John Barnwell in the semifinal. Alan Sunderland scored the second goal against his former club. Arsenal faced Manchester United the FA Cup final. United had beaten the world-class Liverpool in the semifinal and Arsenal had played 9 games in 34 days (about 1 in every 4 days) in the run up to the final. Arsenal scored twice through Sunderland and Talbot. However, with five minutes remaining in the match, United recovered with goals from Gordon McQueen and Sammy McIlroy. From the second kick-off, Brady booted a pass to Graham Rix who crossed to the far post for Sunderland. United goalkeeper Gary Bailey misjudged the cross and Sunderland scored. Arsenal won the final, 3-2, with three goals of the five goals scored in the last five minutes of the match.Brodkin Jon 19 May 2005 Five minutes that will live forever https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/may/20/sport.comment https://web.archive.org/web/20231103080529/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/may/20/sport.comment 3 November 2023 5 November 2023 The Guardian Arsenal qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with the victory. After the season, Brady announced that he would leave the club when his contract ran out in 1980, hoping for a new challenge in European football. Malcolm Macdonald announced his retirement in August 1979 at just 29 years old.Soar Phil The official illustrerad history of Arsenal Hamlyn 2003 134Malcom Macdonald https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/malcolm-macdonald https://web.archive.org/web/20231105010258/https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/malcolm-macdonald 5 November 2023 Arsenal Squad yes yes NIR GK Pat Jennings yes NIR DF Pat Rice yes NIR DF Sammy Nelson yes ENG MF Brian Talbot yes IRL DF David O'Leary yes SCO DF Willie Young yes IRL MF Liam Brady yes ENG FW Alan Sunderland yes IRL FW Frank Stapleton yes ENG MF David Price yes ENG MF Graham Rix yes yes ENG MF Steve Walford yes ENG DF Steve Gatting yes IRL DF John Devine yes ENG MF Mark Heeley yes ENG FW Malcolm Macdonald yes ENG GK Paul Barron yes NIR MF Jim Harvey yes ENG DF Kevin Stead yes ENG FW Paul Vaessen yes ENG DF Steve Brignall yes AUS FW John Kosmina yes ENG MF Brian McDermott All Arsenal players: 1979 http://www.11v11.com/teams/arsenal/tab/players/season/1979 https://web.archive.org/web/20231019055239/https://www.11v11.com/teams/arsenal/tab/players/season/1979/ 19 October 2023 11 vs 11 Results First Division 1978–79 Football League#First Division First Division y ARS 1 19 August 1978 Arsenal 2–2 Leeds United London Highbury D 2 22 August 1978 Manchester City 1–1 Arsenal Manchester Maine Road D 3 26 August 1978 Everton 1–0 Arsenal Liverpool Goodison Park L 4 2 September 1978 Arsenal 5–1 Queen's Park Rangers London Highbury W 5 9 September 1978 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Arsenal Nottingham City Ground L 6 16 September 1978 Arsenal 1–0 Bolton Wanderers London Highbury W 7 23 September 1978 Arsenal 1–1 Manchester United London Highbury D 8 30 September 1978 Middlesbrough 2–3 Arsenal Middlesbrough Ayresome Park W 9 7 October 1978 Arsenal 1–1 Aston Villa London Highbury D 10 14 October 1978 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Arsenal Wolverhampton Molineux L 11 21 October 1978 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton London Highbury W 12 28 October 1978 Bristol City 1–3 Arsenal Bristol Ashton Gate W 13 4 November 1978 Arsenal 4–1 Ipswich Town London Highbury W 14 11 November 1978 Leeds United 0–1 Arsenal Leeds Elland Road W 15 18 November 1978 Arsenal 2–2 Everton London Highbury D 16 25 November 1978 Coventry City 1–1 Arsenal Coventry Highfield Road D 17 2 December 1978 Arsenal 1–0 Liverpool London Highbury W 18 9 December 1978 Norwich City 0–0 Arsenal Norwich Carrow Road D 19 16 December 1978 Arsenal 2–0 Derby County London Highbury W 20 23 December 1978 Tottenham Hotspur 0–5 Arsenal London White Hart Lane W 21 26 December 1978 Arsenal 1–2 West Bromwich Albion London Highbury L 22 30 December 1978 Arsenal 3–1 Birmingham City London Highbury W 23 13 January 1979 Arsenal 2–1 Nottingham Forest London Highbury W 24 3 February 1979 Manchester United 0–2 Arsenal Manchester Old Trafford W 25 10 February 1979 Arsenal 0–0 Middlesbrough London Highbury D 26 13 February 1979 Queen's Park Rangers 1–2 Arsenal London Loftus Road W 27 24 February 1979 Arsenal 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London Highbury L 28 3 March 1979 Southampton 2–0 Arsenal Southampton The Dell L 29 10 March 1979 Arsenal 2–0 Bristol City London Highbury W 30 17 March 1979 Ipswich Town 2–0 Arsenal Ipswich Town Portman Road L 31 24 March 1979 Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City London Highbury D 32 26 March 1979 Bolton Wanderers 4–2 Arsenal Bolton Burnden Park L 33 3 April 1979 Arsenal 1–1 Coventry City London Highbury D 34 7 April 1979 Liverpool 3–0 Arsenal Liverpool Anfield L 35 10 April 1979 Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur London Highbury W 36 14 April 1979 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Arsenal West Bromwich The Hawthorns D 37 16 April 1979 Arsenal 5–2 Chelsea London Highbury W 38 21 April 1979 Derby County 2–0 Arsenal Derby Baseball Ground L 39 25 April 1979 Aston Villa 5–1 Arsenal Birmingham Villa Park L 40 28 April 1979 Arsenal 1–1 Norwich City London Highbury D 41 5 May 1979 Birmingham City 0–0 Arsenal Birmingham St Andrew's D 42 19 May 1979 Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal London Stamford Bridge D Football League Cup 1978–79 Football League Cup Second round 29 August 1978 Rotherham United 3–1 Arsenal Rotherham Millmoor L FA Cup 1978–79 FA Cup Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Sheffield Wednesday. Third round 6 January 1979 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Arsenal Johnson Sunderland Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium D Third round replay 9 January 1979 Arsenal 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Brady Wylde London Highbury D Third round 2nd replay 15 January 1979 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 (aet) Arsenal Hornsby (2, 1 pen) BradySunderland Leicester Filbert Street D Third round 3rd replay 17 January 1979 Arsenal 3–3 (aet) Sheffield Wednesday Stapleton (2)Young RushburyLoweyHornsby (pen) Leicester Filbert Street D Third round 4th replay 22 January 1979 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Arsenal GattingStapleton Leicester Filbert Street W Fourth round 27 January 1979 Arsenal 2–0 Notts County TalbotYoung London Highbury W Fifth round 26 February 1979 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal Stapleton 78 Nottingham City Ground W Sixth round 19 March 1979 Southampton 1–1 Arsenal Hayes Price Southampton The Dell D Sixth round replay 21 March 1979 Arsenal 2–0 Southampton Sunderland 32 75 London Highbury W Semi-Final 31 March 1979 Arsenal 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stapleton 50Sunderland 79 Birmingham Villa Park W Final 12 May 1979 Arsenal 3–2 Manchester United Talbot 12Stapleton 43Sunderland 89 McQueen 86McIlroy 88 London Wembley Stadium 100,000 W UEFA Cup 1978–79 UEFA Cup First round (1st Leg) 13 September 1978 Arsenal ENG 3–0 DDR Lokomotive Leipzig London Highbury W First round (2nd Leg) 27 September 1978 Lokomotive Leipzig DDR 1–4 1–7 ENG Arsenal Leipzig Bruno-Plache-Stadion W Second round (1st Leg) 18 October 1978 Hajduk Split YUG 2–1 ENG Arsenal Split Plinara Stadion L Second round (2nd Leg) 1 November 1978 Arsenal ENG 1–0 2–2 YUG Hajduk Split London Highbury W Third Round (1st Leg) 22 November 1978 Red Star Belgrade YUG 1–0 ENG Arsenal Belgrade Red Star Stadium L Third Round (2nd Leg) 6 December 1978 Arsenal ENG 1–1 1–2 YUG Red Star Belgrade London Highbury D Top scorers First Division IRL Frank Stapleton 17 IRL Liam Brady 13 ENG Alan Sunderland 9 2022-04-01 Arsenal First Team Line ups http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20231028032245/http://thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm 28 October 2023 2022-04-01 The Arsenal History References External links Arsenal 1978–79 on statto.com Arsenal Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons