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Then, with three minutes remaining, Charlie George dispossessed Joe Kinnear before crossing to John Radford. His header was superbly parried by Pat Jennings but Geordie Armstrong turned the ball back into the middle where Ray Kennedy headed home off the underside of the bar. It was Kennedy’s 19th league strike of the season, yet in one sense it was somewhat irrelevant as the situation had not changed - a late Spurs goal would have denied Arsenal the title.
The hosts then forced a corner but the ever-present Bob Wilson claimed the cross.
The 1-0 win at White Hart was the undoubted highlight of a magnificent league campaign which included a nine-match winning streak between March and April. But the season was to get even better just five days later…
History 10 May 2017
Any victory at White Hart Lane warms the hearts of Arsenal fans. But this one was something special.
On Monday, May 3, 1971, Bertie Mee s side travelled to the home of their local rivals for the final match of the league season. Arsenal, trailing Leeds by one point, knew that a victory or a scoreless draw would bring the title back to Highbury for the first time in 18 years. That was the longest three minutes I have ever known. As Tottenham came back I remember thinking that perhaps it might have been better had my header not gone in.
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Any victory at White Hart Lane warms the hearts of Arsenal fans. But this one was something special.
On Monday, May 3, 1971, Bertie Mee s side travelled to the home of their local rivals for the final match of the league season. Arsenal, trailing Leeds by one point, knew that a victory or a scoreless draw would bring the title back to Highbury for the first time in 18 years. That was the longest three minutes I have ever known. As Tottenham came back I remember thinking that perhaps it might have been better had my header not gone in.
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