Historical place archive

Highbury in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Highbury in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records5 event labels5 people1913–1970

Historical events in Highbury

1913

6 September 1913
First Highbury Goal
George Jobey · Football

Scores Arsenal's first goal at Highbury in the 2-1 victory over Leicester Fosse.

6 September 1913
First Highbury Winning Goal
Andy Devine · Football

Scores the winning goal as Arsenal open Highbury with a 2-1 victory over Leicester Fosse.

1934

14 November 1934
Battle of Highbury England Captain
Eddie Hapgood · Football

Captains England as seven Arsenal players start the famous 3-2 victory over world champions Italy at Highbury.

1970

28 April 1970
Arsenal's First European Trophy
Bertie Mee · Football

Manages Arsenal to the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup after a 4-3 aggregate victory over Anderlecht.

28 April 1970
Fairs Cup Trophy-Clinching Goal
Jon Sammels · Football

Scores the goal that completes Arsenal's 3-0 comeback victory over Anderlecht and secures the Fairs Cup.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Highbury. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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