Arsenal 3-2 Tottenham 1983-84

It turned out that Keith Burkinshaw was in his penultimate month as Spurs manager after a memorable 8 years in charge. Opposing him was Don Howe, at the time only a caretaker, but appointed full-time manager of the Gunners a week after this game. The match itself contained a second half period of 4 goals in almost as many minutes, and a brilliant solo effort by Charlie Nicholas. You're now with Brian Moore.

[@GreekCommander]

Proper football. Every player 100% committed. Pitches were crap but the quality of the football was excellent. No diving. No cheating. Pay a couple of quid at the gate to get in. In the days when fans felt connected to the players. Super stuff and brings back memories of 30 years of standing in the North Bank.

[@bakaweiner6956]

Because back then, players sit in the same pubs as the fans...

[@richardsingh5827]

Charlie Nicholas goal was superb

[@jared9962]

4:48 Holy crap that was an INSANE GOAL! Goal of the Year nominee easily!

[@miraclehesed8959]

What a dribble. And the way he finishes the ball in style. Amazing.

[@peterkerslake3201]

I was right behind n.bank goal and had to hold on to a man about 90years old when we scored. He was a gooner and still had to make the game despite his age but I was hanging on him in case he disappeared under the crowd. Great day in the home of football. The true MECCA.

[@robertpollock1986]

When football was a joy to watch and the working man's game

[@Xavier_Coogat_the_Mambo_King]

Still a joy to watch for me. Maybe the lack of joy comes from you, not the sport.

[@thealgha]

oh my God, Charlie Nicholas is class player, brilliant

[@gavinsmith9016]

He would be great in todays football. Just needed a bit more pace. That team way under achieved.

[@velouris76]

He was inconsistent at Arsenal, but On his day, on form, he could really make things happen. Plus he usually seemed to score against Spurs..

[@BarriecudaVids]

Woodcock was sensational

[@younglock5499]

him and Charlie very awesome together.

[@forgive7449]

Woodcock scored 5 that season....in 1 game. In the 6-2 win at aston villa.

[@zokkostenniszone3282]

@MDBD he was ... should have had more England caps

[@Footballazz]

He was ballin this match for sure lol

[@miraclehesed8959]

Wow. We Arsenal guys play beautiful football tactics even in the past. I guess it will always be known that arsenal plays beautiful football.

[@edwinstarr5591]

Fantastic game and fantastic commentary,by the late great brian moore

[@Timeforafag]

Spurs fans have no problems in remembering when they took the North Bank from 76 - 81. This game took place in 84 and they got battered, they forget that.

[@Redhotsaycool123]

A cowardly hooligan remembers🤣

[@brickabat5113]

keyboard hoolie alert. You obviously weren't there. I was. Let me guess you think there were 150 gooners and 1000 spurs in the NB. Laughable. Just because you read about it doesnt mean its true. No mention that you had to start issuing vouchers to stop spurs with their regular incursions. Thats it nothing more. There were a few spurs in the NB but it werent no big battle like you keyboard warriors think. I aint stupid enough not to admit that the gooners were good mid to late 80s. But people were being nicked and dropping out because of other things. Not that youd know. Gooners very good late 60s early 70s until 75 and very good mid to late 80s. There you go. Impartiality.

[@PaulAustin-f1w]

Never happened 77 / 78

[@jamesduffield6555]

You can have the north bank we will always be better then you 😅

[@securitysynergyhouse5822]

@@PaulAustin-f1w Erm, yes it did. Pat Rice testimonial.

[@tommylucy4738]

Charlie , Charlie, Charlie so loud in North bank !!!

[@KwameAboagye-p2p]

Charlie Nicholas scored some memorable goals for the Gunners. Thirty-seven years ago, when he scored twice when we beat Liverpool in LC final. Nicholas made the right choice signing for us.

[@MrMmnngghh]

On this day, Champagne Charlie mugged them off in style.

[@2005peasah]

I enjoy our London rivalries against both Spurs and Chelsea because not only we don't fear them, but we know how to outwit when it comes to fights and tough and dirt tackles against them both

[@JammyGit]

I remember seeing Steve Archibald back in 1994 when I was living in Tenerife. He was the manager of a Scottish side, East Fife I think it was, he took the whole of the team over for some warm weather training and they were staying at the resort where I lived. I spoke to him in 1 of the bars and asked him which of the clubs he played for was his favourite, and he said Spurs because of the way Keith Birkenshaw managed him and the players in that Spurs team. He looked the same as he did in the early 80's 😆

[@TOSILENCE77]

Better crowd at Arsenal back then

[@Xythantiops]

Yeah-those were the days.

[@bakaweiner6956]

Now it filled with deluded spoiled brats...

[@bakaweiner6956]

@steph Nah, just severe migraines because of the fanbase...

[@redflag8970]

Better era people less spoilt an less expectant

[@hooligoonerherdeie9682]

💯

[@Hibernianfc-cm4uu]

Charlie Nicholas was some player 👍👍👍

[@MattStaunton]

Top class

[@trebleking1641]

Excellent player.

[@johncarroll772]

Still went to the wrong team

[@KwameAboagye-o3j]

Charlie Nicholas scored some memorable goals for us. Nicholas scored when we beat Tottenham forty years ago. George Graham made a big mistake transferring Nicholas to Aberdeen after he won us the league cup thirty-seven years ago.

[@motormouthalmighty5526]

MAN!THAT LOOKS SO FRESH, FAST AND COLOURFUL! YOU COULD ALMOST BELIEVE THAT IT WAS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!WHAT A GAME!BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF BRIAN MOORE'S FANTASTIC COMMENTARY! AND IN 1985-6 TOTTENHAM BEAT ARSENAL 1-0 AT WHITE HART LANE AND HELD THEM 0-0 AT HIGHBURY. WHAT A PERFORMANCE THAT WAS! ARSENAL!1997 TO 2004, SEEMINGLY INVINCIBLE! ALWAYS THRASH LEICESTER! YOU ROTTERS!

[@stevenodriscoll5584]

the season tottenham won at highbury was season 1986 87 littlewoods cup semi clive allen scored

[@motormouthalmighty5526]

OH WHEN DAVID PLEAT SAID SOMEBODY DIED TONIGHT.I THINK THAT TOTTENHAM PLAYED ARSENAL THREE TIMES AND DID NOT BEAT THEM IN THREE OR FOUR FANTASTIC MATCHES. THEY SEEMED TO GO ON FOREVER. STRANGELY THAT WAS ARGUABLY TOTTENHAM'S BEST EVER SIDE.NICO CLAESEN, CLIVE ALLEN AT HIS VERY BEST.TOTTENHAM 1979-1987 AW MAJESTIC FOOTBALL AT TIME, A PLEASURE TO BE RIPPED APART BY THEM!

[@gianpaolodilallo7755]

What a spectacular derby,I remember it,I watched on Tv private channel,many fantastic players,starting from Charlie Nicholas,a genius,he should have deserved a more brilliant carreer...

[@ViceCityDJ]

charlie's goal in front of a roaring NB was pricelss

[@paulbradshaw303]

Tony Woodcock, legend

[@Timeforafag]

The best result had happened before the ball was kicked. This is the game Tottenhams yearly taking of the North Bank came to an abrupt halt. Like West ham a few months earlier their crew got in the ground early but the gooners were waiting for them and had a massive mob brawl with hardly any O/B around on the west side of the North bank. Tottenham got battered and we never saw their ugly mugs in the north bank again. Next away game at spurs 500 gooners march down the high road. We rule now!

[@gtu00]

boring

[@hooligoonerherdeie9682]

@@gtu00 60 year's with no league title must be too.

[@bhavyajain9560601333]

Charlie Nicholas! Love you

[@mcrudeboi123456789]

Look at the video footage of the title decider at the shite hart lane back in 71 we took over tottenham that day thousands all over the stadium and over 20 - 30 thousand outside forever in our shadow you will be!

[@markharrison3096]

A million thumbs up

[@AFCGuildford]

Well done, great quality,thank you

[@2005peasah]

Charlie Nicholas wasn’t bad for the Gunners.

[@BjørjaBear]

Neither was Tony Woodcock

[@forgive7449]

@@BjørjaBear woodcock an england regular.....part of the 1982 world cup team that played 5 games and lost 0.

[@Steven-xj6yb]

No but 1 million in those days was A hell of a lot Dosh I nearly bit my hand off waiting for that 1st goal of his

[@rstevens7711]

I've got a question for the Arsenal fans. This is only for those of you in your late 50s and over. I want to hear from fans who went the game and were following Arsenal at the time. No wikipedia answers please. What did you think of Nicholas? I see that Woodcock, Mariner and Nicholas played here. What that common? Was Nicholas playing just off the front two? Now, one for the Spurs fans. Again, only for those who went the game in the 1980s. Did you get all the clock end for these games? My team only get a section of it. In some Arsenal-Spurs games it looks like the Clock End is mostly Arsenal, here it looks a bit different. Thanks folks.

[@ViceCityDJ]

pretty much every NLD from 68-73.

[@massimodifranco4796]

Who is number 10 of Arsenal? RIX? Fantastic

[@gavinmceachran983]

Tony Woodcock.. won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest also played for Köln and England..cracking player.

[@straightouttaboats2483]

7:22 didn't know Eriksen played for spurs back in the 80s

[@glenmorgan4597]

Didn't, was born in 1992@?!?

[@eyebrowes1886]

Caton, Rix, Woodcock all loved a bubble perm

[@KirksCORNER-1983]

83. The year I was born

[@gtu00]

Good to see Scottish players scoring in the NL derby.

[@planningadvice1184]

I was behind the goal in the middle of the northbank for this one. Football celebrations have changed so much since then. Great times but football not the best lol

[@Timeforafag]

@Timeforafag Its still kicking off during the game, 1:42 you can see the arrested fans getting led along side the pitch.

[@gtu00]

boring

[@davespagnol8847]

We had a joke back in those days. What does Downing Street and Tottenham have in common? They both have Crooks at number 11.

[@Ray-xh6gb]

Does anybody remember when Graham Roberts scored two own goals against burnley

[@Timeforafag]

@southlondonspur1 You have got the wrong year mate, I’m first to admit you gave it to us from 76 -81, my reference is to the clip above 1983, and I don’t see any spurs in the middle of the north Bank. You firm was battered at about 12:15 on the North bank and ended up in front of the West stand, that what stopped you coming in ever again sod all to do with the OB getting clever.

[@gtu00]

boring

[@goldenfritzngarizemo1955]

Go on you Spurs, so typical of the Gooners not wanting to admit to when they get fucked up.

[@GSOQinsanity]

then your taken to the horror of hillsborough. I was only 16 and went all over with arsenal,but i much prefer football the way it is now. I remember being in north bank for 3rd round cup vs liverpool and was glad we didn`t score that night. 53,000 in there that night and i was scared. Proper football as you call it ........... try telling 96 families that.

[@don__hector7845]

fuck off millions of other fans managed it for years,funny how liverpool even tried jumping the gates at the emirates in the champions league game

[@redflag8970]

@@don__hector7845 an invaded the pitch at wembley same yr when fences were removed in respect if hilsboro.

[@gtu00]

@@don__hector7845 millions of fans were lucky

[@jaford2]

@4:50 Who needs Maradona when we've got Charlie Nicholas? 😂

[@seefeelsixtynine]

Lukic at fault with both goals..Nicholas outstanding, Moore an Arsenal hater.. such short shorts!

[@Paulinhox88]

Gary Mabotts pectoral muscle. Woodcock was lightenig. Lukic the legend was unlucky in this one. Great bravery.

[@diggers7169]

Fair goal from Chick Nic

[@terryomara9403]

Stuart robson brillant player

[@mohdazmi10]

No Ray Clemence and no Pat Jennings.

[@smashdalde9713]

Best spurs kit ever..

[@Timeforafag]

@southlondonspur1 Concerning the 80s a couple of comments from a West ham website, “Give Arsenal their due they used to turn up at UP... that cheeky Denton and his boys in the seats was a funny one... not saying they used to run riot but at least everyone saw them.... unlike that other North London mob” Fair play to the gooners during the 80s they at least tried to have a go,unlike other firms. Couple of times they had decent mobs on Greengate Street after games.

[@gtu00]

boring

[@nasreireinas3392]

Yes you are

[@brickabat5113]

you obviously don't know why west ham put that on their website. At least their main boys admit it. Stick to reading books sonny jim. You know nothing.

[@nasreireinas3392]

@@brickabat5113 west ham put it on their web site because its true ,what other reason would they have to say that?

[@brickabat5113]

@@nasreireinas3392 Does that mean it's true then?

[@bjh1977]

@endaoliverable Haha! Garth Brooks is a country & western singer. You mean Garth Crooks.

[@Timeforafag]

@southlondonspur1 Laying there ill about 2:00 this morning and read your response, pmsl, quality answer.

[@williamgeoffreyjones3421]

About £5 to get in Now it’s the price of a programme

[@chairatsedarach2125]

Nicholas Charlie I very very very hope you can see SMS from me from Chairat fanclub

[@eagleowlish]

Tony Park’s positioning was dreadful for Arsenal’s third goal.

[@tobybaker5187]

Great days........

[@nigel2093]

7:34 "It looked sure fire safe for Arsenal, until that happened!" How things have changed.........Oh, no, hang a minute...🤣🤣🤣

[@Timeforafag]

@southlondonspur1 Wanna here some more? From bad to worse after the battering at Arsenal for the yids,they could not get a firm together and go over to West Ham. They print up leaflets and distribute them at a home match, saying everyone thinks we are a shit firm everyone’s battering us and time to restore pride and give it to West Ham. On Recon the leaflets falls into the hands of West Ham, who them go to you meeting place before the game and have you on your toes at about 8:00 in the morning.

[@brickabat5113]

@r que Sorry mate but i too was involved with spurs at this time. In april 82 we played Arsenal at Highbury and won 3-1. Mickey Hazard and Hoddle ran the game and Hazard scored a wonderful goal. If you're telling me that spurs didn't take the North Bank that day then you weren't there. We smashed the Gooners and went right through to the middle and there was nothing they could do about it. I also dont agree with your views about us and west ham. I would say they had the psyche over us. I would love to say it wasnt the case but thats how I found it. Alot of people would go missing matchdays with them and then reappear for the next away game. I was not at the 1980 league cup quarter final but if youre saying we battered them, then im surprised but i'll take your word for it. I managed to get out of work by half 7 that night and they were showing it live at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park so i watched it there. I agree with you about many things though. Arsenal seem to have more keyboard warriors on here than any other club. They have a real problem with what really went on back then and this bloke Timeforafag is definitely one of them. Hes just saying word for word the same old bollox that all their keyboard warriors read out. When did they ever put a firm on the Shelf from the mid 70's onwards? Never! This idea that they smashed us in 83 or 84 (the liars keep changing the years) to stop us taking the NB is total bollox. It never happened. The OB sorted the problem for them by making it all ticket and erected fences because one year a few spurs came from the west stand and ran on to the pitch and straight into the NB when it went off. From 84 arsenal were decent and even into the early 90's. It was short lived though. Maybe I was lucky but whenever i was involved we always had the upper hand. They also wont like hearing this but the idea that they had this sort of honour thing and never went after shirts is more bollox. I even saw them do it in Manchester at the semi final in 2001. To be fair it happened everywhere back then. Take care.

[@peterkerslake3201]

Yeah I was there,I saw a few silly kids running around , was that you ?.

[@don__hector7845]

@@brickabat5113 300 in the ship in salford for the 2001 games so it wasnt their firm you woudnt have handled that 300 ,83 onwards when it mattered arsenal easily had the upper hand 70s yes you did.

[@gtu00]

boring

[@brickabat5113]

@@don__hector7845 300 in the ship and never showed when it was called on. Keep em coming.

[@bassmanjr14]

wow i love football, wow i love arsenal

[@terryomara9403]

Charlie

[@KirksCORNER-1983]

Year I was born.

[@southlondonspur1]

@robban775 well at least we can agree on that !

[@killuminatiTOS]

woodcock looked a player

[@forgive7449]

european cup winner with nottingham forest 😏

[@arieger82]

Football celebrations were shit back then

[@2005peasah]

Don Howe was a shitting manager for us

[@don__hector7845]

donnie howe's red and white army

[@user-wo3vq4fj4d]

ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴜʙᴀ?

[@don__hector7845]

who

[@stephentrout7879]

mabbutt is a junkie!, mabbutt is a junkie!!, na-na na na, na-na na na *repeat*

[@stephentrout7879]

archibald is ugly!, archibald is ugly!!

[@gtu00]

No. he's a diabetic. But getting some of his foot chewed off by a rat in S Africa is some story.

[@stephentrout7879]

@@gtu00 It was a song the north bank used to sing, his brother Kevin played for my club (Palace) for a while.

[@redflag8970]

i went to this game with a mate corker. spurs had 3 mobs on northbank n there waa sone trouble but other than that i didnt see any outside.

[@originalherdsman3524]

Maybe 3 knobs, never 3 mobs.

[@redflag8970]

mate they had 3 mobs . one was chasef out on before kick off the other was pinned against the fence under the nb an about ten minutes before the end there was fighting on the right hsnd side of the nb as u look at it. nothing major but 3 mobs of yids. how they faired i dont know.

[@gtu00]

so very very boring

[@redflag8970]

@@gtu00 ye so why you here if you live such a exciting life.

[@hooligoonerherdeie9682]

@@redflag8970 at least you finally admit the gooner's and herd were always up for it.