GUNNERS YEARS: Arsenal mourn death of the great Joe Mercer

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.