August 1990 Arsenal mourn the loss of Joe Mercer, the 1950 FA Cup winning skipper, who died at the age of 76. On the pitch, the Gunners – who had beaten Aston Villa in the semi-final courtesy of goals from Anders Limpar and Kevin Campbell – go down 1-0 to
August 1990
Arsenal mourn the loss of Joe Mercer, the 1950 FA Cup winning skipper, who died at the age of 76. On the pitch, the Gunners - who had beaten Aston Villa in the semi-final courtesy of goals from Anders Limpar and Kevin Campbell - go down 1-0 to Sampdoria in the final of the Makita Cup at Wembley, Giuseppe Dossena netting for the Cup Winners' Cup holders from Italy.
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