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'A Storey Book Ending'

In every matchday programme, Arsenal historian Jon Spurling reveals the story behind a famous newspaper headline.

In the lead up to Double-chasing Arsenal’s pivotal FA Cup semi-final with Stoke City at Hillsborough in March 1971, midfielder Peter Storey vowed to avenge the Gunners’ humiliating 5-0 defeat at the Victoria Ground in the league earlier that season.

“A defeat like that is a blot on our record this season and we will be determined to rub it out,” Arsenal’s designated penalty taker told the Evening Standard.