Official Site of Arsenal · Apr 28, 2020
Sammels - The atmosphere was so wonderful
Jon Sammels will forever be remembered in the history books as the man who scored the goal which sealed our first-ever European title.
With our 1970 Fairs Cup final with Anderlecht tied at 3-3 on aggregate at Highbury, the midfielder drove in the winner during the second half to secure a famous win.
"We should have won two League Cups in ’68 and ’69 – but we didn’t," Sammels told Arsenal.com. "I don’t want to dwell on them, particularly the 1969 loss to Swindon as it was such an unhappy day, but those awful memories were soon forgotten when we won the Fairs Cup in 1970.