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5 Greatest Arsenal FA Cup Finals

Written by Malcolm Sterling on 15 May 2014. Posted in Sterling Display

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1993 - Wembley - Sheffield Wednesday

Arsenal lined up against conquered League Cup final opponents, Sheffield Wednesday, in the first FA Cup Final to feature names and numbers on players shirts. Wednesday weren't willing to let Arsenal take a second cup off them and equalised to force a replay.

5 days later on a wet Thursday and after a 30 minute delay Arsenal took the lead once again before Wednesday equalised and threatened to take the match to penalties. Faced with a historic shoot out a lone hero, nursing a broken nose from an earlier tussle, arose to tip the balance, that hero was Andy Linighan. 9 minutes before what seemed to be an inevitable shootout Paul Merson's corner was met firmly by Andy Linighan to send the Arsenal supporters into delirium and secure Arsenal's domestic cup double.

Linighan FA Cup 1993 goal Image © Arsenal/Colorsport - Courtesy of www.arsenal.com