Previous Southampton v Arsenal matches (Dell / St Mary's)

[StuartL]

Like Villa Park playing at Southampton appears to be a good place for us over the years.

My first trip to The Dell wasn't so kind though, we lost 4-2 with Alan Shearer on his debit running Adams ragged and getting a hat trick

However, we have a plethora (it means a lot) of happy memories to look back on since - including Ian Wright's hat trick an his debut (I love the way he celebrated with the gooners) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEeVY5l7VBY


and Henry's first goal for us too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9fPJxsa ... detailpage


Throw in a couple of Bergkamp specials for good measure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUTJL60R ... detailpage

[SteveO 35]

In all my years of following Arsenal I've never been to either the Dell or St Marys. The Dell was always hard to get tickets for on account of it being a tiny, run down shithole (according to the many fans I know who did go there), and I just haven't got round to St Marys

I seem to remember a few bad days down there. Didn't Le Tissier score the last ever goal there against us? I'm sure the day that Spurs last finished above was down to them beating us on the last day (or maybe that was the time before), plus the Shearer game you mention. Also think they beat us down there last time they were in the Prem?

I do remember us giving them a 4-0 dicking down there with Rocky scoring when we had to wear yellow and white. Not sure if that was the title winning year 88/89 or the one before?

[Henry Norris 1913]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCWpTjhzb2k

has to be the best one. what a goal from perry groves

[northbank123]

Only been there once, when we turned them over 1-0 in half-term in the Invincibles season. A few people I went with were amazed by the "facilities" but tbh to me it was just another generic new stadium not dissimilar to the Emirates, the Madjeski, the Walkers etc.

[markyp]

down at the dell championship winning season 91,think it was april and the title was within our grasp,i think we went ahead 1 nil through a magic man shot via a triple deflection,saints equalised with a big nose goal,my mate then had a knife pulled on him,so a swift exit was had,saw a motorcyclist catapulted over the top of a car jumping a red light on the way home too

[Eboue-Why?]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCWpTjhzb2k

has to be the best one. what a goal from perry groves

Marvellous choice Henry! This was the first game I took a girlfriend to. Remember being escorted from the station, 'Ooh to, ooh to be.......' being sung and she turns to me and asks why all the tribal chanting?!?!? Welcome to footie in the 80s love!
Great jostling on the terraces when the ball hits the net and remember Groves running down underneath us like it was yesterday.....her first and last game! Jesus she had a great body though

[LeftfootlegendGooner]

One of my older brothers (obviously a gooner) lived in the avenue in Southampton for a few years so when I was 14-17 ish I used to get a bus and stay with him and we would walk to the dell to watch a game, I know the stadium was small etc but I loved the atmosphere there and you were so close to the pitch it was a brilliant view.

They have had some great players there too whether it was at the start of their career or nearing the end or even all of it (le tis).

Used to watch Hampshire play cricket too as that was also a short walk away, happy days

[TheCook]

I went to the final match at the Dell, and contrary to what is says elsewhere on the thread, the defeat that day did not impact us at all in the final standings ; we were already marooned in 2nd 3r 3rd by then. I have to say I hugely enjoyed it, the clock was ticking down on a 2-2 draw, and then Matt Le Tissier came off the bench, and smashed in an absolute beauty of a winner. We just provided the opposition that day, it was a day when the footballing Gods were in a good mood and gave the Saints fans what they craved; we would have plenty better days like that in the following years.

I loved the Dell, could never understand all of the moaning about it ; right close to the pitch, either crammed in behind the goal, or once the seats went in, on the far side by the corner flag. Saw some great results there, including 2 belters from Bergkamp in his August 97 purple patch, and Henry's first league goal at the same end. Awesome.

[StuartL]

Re-erected (oo err) this thread to see if there are any other treasured memories floating around ?

I seem to recall meeting Frank McLintock and the drive home one year in a service station queue for fast food, lovely guy, his love of the Arsenal was very apparent.

[arseofacrow]

Re-erected (oo err) this thread to see if there are any other treasured memories floating around ?

I seem to recall meeting Frank McLintock and the drive home one year in a service station queue for fast food, lovely guy, his love of the Arsenal was very apparent.

At the Dell for the 88/89 game. Nice win with good goals, a lovely Rocastle one I think.

Ian Wright's hat trick in his second game. Glorious.

The Bank of Grobland game "All we are saying...is give us a goal"

My mate slagging off George (crikey, this went on in the 90's as well ) and our lack of options. It went like this:

"George, how about getting your cheque book out"
"And who?"
"Dennis Bergkamp"
"You must be dreamin"

A thrashing of Southampton at the time Limpar came back into the side and set up Wrighty for a sackful of goals.

The last game at the Dell. As cook said, didn't feel that bad to let them have that day.


Not sure what SteveO's on about being difficult to get tickets for.

[Herd]

Been to the old dell many a time often without a ticket , climbed in there once via a school and jumped the barriers once .
Later on i realised my Godfather was the editor of the local newspaper the Echo and from then on he got me tickets .

Was there when we lost many a time including the shearer hat trick and Ian wrights debut ,but my favorite was in 1979 when we played them on a Monday in the FA Cup .
That year we had the epic struggles against Sheff Wednesday which included 2 matches at Leicester after Jack Charlton refused to flip the coin for home or away .
Great stuff as there were train strikes at the time , made a fortune on coaches for that one.

We were under the cosh at Southampton until the great David Price popped up with a headed equaliser near the end.
The replay was at Highbury 2 Days later and tickets for the seats went on sale at 0900 Tuesday morning .
I wanted to take my grandad who was dying with cancer , to see a football game, (he had never been to London).
Arriving at 0700 hrs I was about 300 in the que but after a brief sale they said it was sold out .
Quick as a Stan Flashman ( the main tout of the day ) police horses arrive and now there are touts outside with bundles of tickets at inflated prices . How they got so many so quick you wonder eh Mr Friar ?
After causing a distraction we grabbed about 50 tickets of a tout and ran off , I kept 3 and gave the rest away !

We dominated the second game won 2-0 my grandad was thrilled with the excitement .
We went on to beat a team from Salford in the final !

[Bradywasking]

Been to the old dell many a time often without a ticket , climbed in there once via a school and jumped the barriers once .
Later on i realised my Godfather was the editor of the local newspaper the Echo and from then on he got me tickets .

Was there when we lost many a time including the shearer hat trick and Ian wrights debut ,but my favorite was in 1979 when we played them on a Monday in the FA Cup .
That year we had the epic struggles against Sheff Wednesday which included 2 matches at Leicester after Jack Charlton refused to flip the coin for home or away .
Great stuff as there were train strikes at the time , made a fortune on coaches for that one.

We were under the cosh at Southampton until the great David Price popped up with a headed equaliser near the end.
The replay was at Highbury 2 Days later and tickets for the seats went on sale at 0900 Tuesday morning .
I wanted to take my grandad who was dying with cancer , to see a football game, (he had never been to London).
Arriving at 0700 hrs I was about 300 in the que but after a brief sale they said it was sold out .
Quick as a Stan Flashman ( the main tout of the day ) police horses arrive and now there are touts outside with bundles of tickets at inflated prices . How they got so many so quick you wonder eh Mr Friar ?
After causing a distraction we grabbed about 50 tickets of a tout and ran off , I kept 3 and gave the rest away !

We dominated the second game won 2-0 my grandad was thrilled with the excitement .
We went on to beat a team from Salford in the final !

When modern footballers or managers talk of exhaustion or leetle jaded they would do well to read this. Yes the away tie at the Dell was only two days before the replay, but two days before the game at The Dell we lost at Ipswich and Southampton , then a division two side, lost The League Cup Final to Nottingham Forest at Wembley. There was a guy called Austin Hayes playing for Southampton who ran Arsenal ragged in the drawn game, he was tiny . Played for Ireland under the granny rule but sadly died of cancer as a very young man. Question is the David Price who scored that night the same David Price that is a club photographer ? Doubt it but was wondering.

[Bradywasking]

Herd, think it was Alan Sunderland who scored both goals in the replay.

[StuartL]

Been to the old dell many a time often without a ticket , climbed in there once via a school and jumped the barriers once .
Later on i realised my Godfather was the editor of the local newspaper the Echo and from then on he got me tickets .

Was there when we lost many a time including the shearer hat trick and Ian wrights debut ,but my favorite was in 1979 when we played them on a Monday in the FA Cup .
That year we had the epic struggles against Sheff Wednesday which included 2 matches at Leicester after Jack Charlton refused to flip the coin for home or away .
Great stuff as there were train strikes at the time , made a fortune on coaches for that one.

We were under the cosh at Southampton until the great David Price popped up with a headed equaliser near the end.
The replay was at Highbury 2 Days later and tickets for the seats went on sale at 0900 Tuesday morning .
I wanted to take my grandad who was dying with cancer , to see a football game, (he had never been to London).
Arriving at 0700 hrs I was about 300 in the que but after a brief sale they said it was sold out .
Quick as a Stan Flashman ( the main tout of the day ) police horses arrive and now there are touts outside with bundles of tickets at inflated prices . How they got so many so quick you wonder eh Mr Friar ?
After causing a distraction we grabbed about 50 tickets of a tout and ran off , I kept 3 and gave the rest away !

We dominated the second game won 2-0 my grandad was thrilled with the excitement .
We went on to beat a team from Salford in the final !

When modern footballers or managers talk of exhaustion or leetle jaded they would do well to read this. Yes the away tie at the Dell was only two days before the replay, but two days before the game at The Dell we lost at Ipswich and Southampton , then a division two side, lost The League Cup Final to Nottingham Forest at Wembley. There was a guy called Austin Hayes playing for Southampton who ran Arsenal ragged in the drawn game, he was tiny . Played for Ireland under the granny rule but sadly died of cancer as a very young man. Question is the David Price who scored that night the same David Price that is a club photographer ? Doubt it but was wondering.

I have seen the name David Price with club photo's and also wondered if it was the same floppy haired David Price that was a hardworking midfielder for us in the 70's.
Think Stuart Mc Farlane is the no1 club photographer.

[Perryashburtongroves]

Been to the old dell many a time often without a ticket , climbed in there once via a school and jumped the barriers once .
Later on i realised my Godfather was the editor of the local newspaper the Echo and from then on he got me tickets .

Was there when we lost many a time including the shearer hat trick and Ian wrights debut ,but my favorite was in 1979 when we played them on a Monday in the FA Cup .
That year we had the epic struggles against Sheff Wednesday which included 2 matches at Leicester after Jack Charlton refused to flip the coin for home or away .
Great stuff as there were train strikes at the time , made a fortune on coaches for that one.

We were under the cosh at Southampton until the great David Price popped up with a headed equaliser near the end.
The replay was at Highbury 2 Days later and tickets for the seats went on sale at 0900 Tuesday morning .
I wanted to take my grandad who was dying with cancer , to see a football game, (he had never been to London).
Arriving at 0700 hrs I was about 300 in the que but after a brief sale they said it was sold out .
Quick as a Stan Flashman ( the main tout of the day ) police horses arrive and now there are touts outside with bundles of tickets at inflated prices . How they got so many so quick you wonder eh Mr Friar ?
After causing a distraction we grabbed about 50 tickets of a tout and ran off , I kept 3 and gave the rest away !

We dominated the second game won 2-0 my grandad was thrilled with the excitement .
We went on to beat a team from Salford in the final !

When modern footballers or managers talk of exhaustion or leetle jaded they would do well to read this. Yes the away tie at the Dell was only two days before the replay, but two days before the game at The Dell we lost at Ipswich and Southampton , then a division two side, lost The League Cup Final to Nottingham Forest at Wembley. There was a guy called Austin Hayes playing for Southampton who ran Arsenal ragged in the drawn game, he was tiny . Played for Ireland under the granny rule but sadly died of cancer as a very young man. Question is the David Price who scored that night the same David Price that is a club photographer ? Doubt it but was wondering.

I have seen the name David Price with club photo's and also wondered if it was the same floppy haired David Price that was a hardworking midfielder for us in the 70's.
Think Stuart Mc Farlane is the no1 club photographer.

Just to answer the question, David Price the photographer isn't the old player. He's a young guy and a very nice bloke. If you search for him on Google, he's got a twitter page https://mobile.twitter.com/priceyd101 and a Flickr page https://www.flickr.com/photos/priceyd101/