Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
FourFourTwo
FourFourTwo
Sport
Ed McCambridge

‘When I proposed to my wife, I made it a condition that she learn the words of Good Old Arsenal, released before when we won the Double. She did it, too’: Arsenal legend stipulation he made his partner over famous 1971 Gunners song

Arsenal footballers in a recording studio in London, UK, to record the single 'Good Old Arsenal', April 1971. They sang the song at the 1971 FA Cup Final in May. From left to right, Sammy Nelson, Peter Marinello, Pat Rice, Geoff Barnett, Bob Wilson, George Armstrong, Ray Kennedy, John Radford and Charlie George. (Photo by Les Lee/Daily Express/Getty Images).

Arsenal legend and former co-owner and vice-chairman David Dein has revealed that he ensured his wife learned the words to Good Old Arsenal, which was released in 1971.

Music fever had taken over football on British shores around the turn of 1970. Buoyed by the national team’s victory over West Germany on home soil, the FA released the first ever official England song ahead of the 1970 World Cup.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.