Memories

I wake this morning with a fuzzy head. Yesterday was my 40th birthday, and to commemorate the occasion I have put together a  list of my 40 favourite Arsenal memories for your pleasure. They are in no particular order, and I'm sure many of you will question my choices (much as I love Charlie George on his back at Wembley, I was three months old) and indeed ask why others have been left out. Still, it's my list, so there. Please put on your rose tinted spectacles and read on...

1. Anfield '89 - The greatest night of them all
2. Copenhagen '94 - A close second
3. FA Cup semi final '93 - Revenge is sweet
4. FA Cup Final '79
5. FA Cup Final Replay '93
6. FA Cup Final '02
7. League Cup Final '93
8. FA Cup Final '05 - Vieira penalty
9. AFC v Sheffield Wednesday '92 - 7-1
10. Tony Adams v Everton '98 - Would you believe it?
11. Kanu v Chelsea '99
12. The Merse v Leeds FA Cup 4th round '93
13. Bergkamp hat trick v Leicester '97 - Enough said.
14. Limpar v Liverpool '92 - Forty yards out? Why not.
15. Arsenal v Sp**s '96
16. TH14 v Sp**s '02 - From inside our own half, for Gods sake
17. League Cup Final '87 
18. Old Trafford '91 - Super suede and the brawl
19. Crystal Palce v Arsenal League Cup Semi '93 - Shut up, Ron Noades
20. Rocky v Man Utd '91 
21. League Cup Semi Final replay v Sp**s at the Lane '87
22. Ian Wright v Everton '93 - The mural goes mental
23. David Platt v Man Utd '98
24. Wiltord v Man Utd '02
25. Robert Pires v Villa '02
26. Arsenal v Austria Vienna '91 6-1
27. FA Cup Semi Final v Sp**s Old Trafford '01
28. Real Madrid away Champions League '06
29. Inter Milan away Champions League '03
30. Arshavin v Liverpool '09
31. Swindon v Arsenal '93 - Campbell hat trick, top that Wrighty. Oh, ok..
32. Arsenal v Man Utd '91 - A party
33. TH14 hat trick v Liverpool '04
34. FA Cup Final '03
35. David Rocastle tribute at Highbury. 
36. Arsenal v Juventus Champions League '01
37. Arsenal v Juventus Champions League 06 - Return of Vieira, the rise of Cesc
38. TH14 v Man Utd '00
39. White Hart Lane '04 - ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
40. Signing Sol Campbell - HA HA HA HA HA HA

Not a bad little lot is it? There are probably loads (hundreds) that I've missed out, but at my age the old memory's not what it was. These are the ones that just stuck out in my mind for whatever reason. Feel free to add comments at the bottom and I'll do another list when I'm 50. Here's the top ten, in order, with clips. Oh yes.

No 10 - David Platt v Man Utd 1997

No 9 - Dennis Bergkamp v Leicester'97

No 8 - Arsenal v Chelsea FA Cup Final '02

No 7 - Sylvain Wiltord v Man Utd '02

No 6 - League Cup Semi Final replay v Sp**s

No 5 - Andy Linighan FA Cup Final Replay '93

No 4 - Donkey wins the derby FA Cup Semi Final '93

No 3 - Tony Adams v Everton '98

No 2 - Alan Smith v Parma Cup Winners Cup Final '94

No 1 - Anfield '89 one minute one minute one minute