Seventy-One Guns: The Year of the First Arsenal Double (Mainstream Sport)

In the summer of 1970, England was buzzing about the new soccer season. The new age of televised highlights meant that the sport's profile had never been greater, generating a new celebrity status for players and catapulting them into the limelight like never before. The 1970-71 season did not disappoint as Arsenal achieved the first Double of soccer's televised era amid controversy and drama. The Football League and FA Cup were won at the end of a campaign that included a street fight in Rome, the emergence of new young stars, and unrest and unhappiness among some of the older players. Seventy-One Guns includes extensive interviews with the Arsenal players and coaches, and through their memories, anecdotes, and opinions, recreates the drama of that memorable season.