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Good Old Arsenal

FieldValue
nameGood Old Arsenal
coverGood Old Arsenal single cover.jpg
typesingle
artistArsenal F.C.
released
genreFootball song
writerJimmy Hill
next_titleShouting for the Gunners
next_year1993

"Good Old Arsenal" was a single released by the English football team Arsenal in 1971. It reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart.

History

In the 1960s and 1970s, several football clubs released records. After being inspired by "Back Home" by the England national football team in 1970, Arsenal players were urged by football pundit Jimmy Hill to create an anthem for Arsenal that could rival Liverpool's "You'll Never Walk Alone". ITV held a competition for fans to create an Arsenal anthem. However, none of the entrants were selected as the stronger candidates were seen as "too wordy". Hill then approached Arsenal's manager Bertie Mee for permission to write his own anthem for Arsenal. Hill wrote "Good Old Arsenal" to the tune of "Rule, Britannia!" and it was performed by Arsenal's first team squad for their 1971 FA Cup Final song.

"Good Old Arsenal" was initially disliked by some Arsenal fans who felt that it was bland and predictable. Following Arsenal's win in the final, the second part of their first double, "Good Old Arsenal" became widely accepted and popular at Arsenal and continued to be sung by Arsenal supporters and is viewed as a classic football song.

Charts

"Good Old Arsenal" was first released into the UK Singles Charts in May 1971 and remained in the charts for seven weeks. Its highest position was 16.

References

References

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  2. Tossell, David. (2012). "Seventy-One Guns: The Year of the First Arsenal Double". Random House.
  3. White, Jim. (17 January 2004). "Hill never benefited from end of maximum wage". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. Greenslade, Nick. (9 January 2005). "First and last". The Guardian.
  5. Rowbottom, Mike. (9 January 1999). "Hill still taking it on the chin 28 years later". The Independent.
  6. Harvey, Jon. (9 May 2013). "Achieve a first in FA Cup final trivia with Metro's rundown". Metro.
  7. Roberts, Dave. (2012). "32 Programmes". Random House.
  8. Eastley, Matthew. (2010). "From Bovril to Champagne: When the FA Cup Really Mattered Part 1 - The 1970s, Part 1". AuthorHouse.
  9. "What no FA Cup final song? Arsenal players chant 'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon' instead". Camden New Journal.
  10. (10 May 2014). "The Official Charts Company - Good Old Arsenal by Arsenal First Team Squad Search". The Official Charts Company.
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