The ’70/71 Double & Willow
May 2nd, 2021 by goonerholicsforever
Dear Gooners, Friends of Goonerholicsforever.com, and Friends of the Willow Foundation:
As a number of our contributors are of an age to remember Arsenal’s first League and FA Cup Double in 1970/71, we released a series of 50th anniversary pieces about the Double during May 2021. These reminiscences include two conversations with double-winners Bob Wilson and Pat Rice about the season leading up to the League and FA Cup victories. We also auctioned off a number of signed items relating to the Double anniversary.
With this campaign we raised a significant amount of money for Bob’s charity, the Willow Foundation. Bob and his wife Megs set up Willow in 1999, in memory of their beloved daughter Anna. We continue to raise money for Willow; please make a confidential donation at any time, in any amount you can using our Willow donations page.
Thank you very much.
The Team from Goonerholicsforever.com
50th Anniversary of Arsenal’s Double – Player and Fan memories
Be sure to watch (or rewatch!) both Episode 1 – ‘We Won the League at White Hart Lane’ and Episode 2 – ‘Double Glory’ of the video conversations with Bob Wilson and Pat Rice; you can also find them on youtube.com at the Goonerholicsforever Youtube page.
And, if you haven’t yet read:
‘Fan Memories of the ’71 Double’ Part 1
‘Fan Memories of the ’71 Double’ Part 2
Clive’s (Goonersince54) ‘Personal Memories of the Road to the ’71 Cup Final’ or
Ray Coggin’s ‘Personal Overview of the 1970-71 Season’
click on the links to catch up with these wonderful reminiscences.
The Auction – see below for the lots, winners, and bids
We are pleased to announce our auction of signed 1970-71 Double memorabilia has ended! Congratulations to the winners of the four lots.
Lot 1 – Peter LeBeau, winner; Bid: £500
A 1971 Cup Final replica shirt signed by five members of Arsenal’s winning team: Bob Wilson, Pat Rice, Frank McLintock, George Graham & Charlie George.
Lot 2 – Paul Brooker, winner; Bid £200
A copy of the 1971 FA Cup Final Programme signed by five members of Arsenal’s winning team: Bob Wilson, Pat Rice, Frank McLintock, George Graham & Charlie George.
Lot 3 – Paul Brooker, winner; Bid: £200
A second copy of the 1971 FA Cup Final Programme signed by five members of Arsenal’s winning team: Bob Wilson, Pat Rice, Frank McLintock, George Graham & Charlie George.
Lot 4 – Paul Brooker, winner; Bid: £200
A copy of Bob Wilson’s autobiography signed by Bob Wilson & Arsène Wenger.
click on the links to catch up with these wonderful reminiscences.
