1988/89 - West ham v Arsenal (FA Cup 3rd Round - 8.1.89)

Two strikers, those were the days!

What a chin on jimmy hill .interbreeding does this

brady & merse at the end in the interview.....quality

Went to both games. The replay wasn't as good and Arsenal lost . But football back then really was edgy.

Ended up in a cell in Snow hill police in the City of London station on the way to work so missed watching this game on tv on the Sunday then went to the replay to see Leroy score the winner but had me car towed away from Highbury cost me a fortune but well worth the Win

Ah Upton Park - so much better than that POS we have now!

As the late John Motson says "This is most peoples favourite time of the season". Sadly the FA Cup has fallen so far in statue in the modern game, as a result of the PL & CL.

I was present at both this match and the replay. What a great night at Highbury against all the odds!

Allan McShite😂

Arsenal getting knocked out of the cup this early gave them the title. Norwich's Cup run cost them dearly.

When the Fa Cup was still being respected by top flight teams

When you look at West Ham's team sheet that day it seems incredible that this was a relegation season. Stewart, Martin, Dicks, a young Steve Potts, Brady, Devonshire, Ince, even Alan Dickens: all players who made an impact at West Ham and/or other clubs during their careers. It is surprising that David Kelly, who lost almost every physical challenge during this match, went on to have a relatively successful career elsewhere.

The Upton Park I remember from the 60s to the early 90s: great atmosphere and involvement standing there within a couple of yards of the pitch. What immediately strike you as different from today's top flight matches are the robust challenges allowed by the ref, and the lack of diving or faked injuries. Modern referees should have a look at these old matches, so they learn to be less complicit in all this nonsense which spoils football for me nowadays.

Football was definitely different pre-Premier League

I was there at the replay with the ICF, highbury... jeez I'm getting old.

I was there behind the goal ahd the replay ⚒️

Apart from Liam Brady. West Ham look like a typical 1980's long ball outfit.

Ince giving possession away constantly as per lol.

Ah, the non stupid woke days. C'mon u irons. Hate 'football' these days. North bank vet.

No Linekar, bliss.

West Ham won 1-0 in the replay Leroy Rosenior scored.

did arsenal win replay ?