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This is your chance to secure a piece of the Highbury pitch!
The Club are offering fans a chance to secure an amazing piece of Club history and sporting memorabilia, a piece of the Highbury pitch.
Bastin, Drake, Wright, James, Henry, Adams, McLintock, Vieira, George, Bergkamp, the WM formation, The Arsenal Stadium Mystery, the first ever live televised game, the famous back-four, England (with seven Arsenal players in the team) v Italy in 1934, Ali v Cooper, magical doubles of 1971, 1998, 2002, The Invincibles, two dozen major trophies. Just a few of the many legends and landmarks in a remarkable 93 years at the Home of Football.
To secure a 1 sq. ft plot* of the small piece of North London where these legends and memories were made, click here to pre-order your piece of history from 2nd April. Each plot will be priced at £ 25.00 (whilst stocks last). All orders will be by collection only on the week commencing 26th June 2006. Each plot will be in Highbury Farewell packaging and a durable certification flag will also be provided to put into your Highbury turf (See Terms and Conditions). A donation from all proceeds from this auction will be made to the David Rocastle Trust.
Several iconic plots will also go up for auction on 2nd April. The auction will close at 1pm on Tuesday 18th April. These plots include:
Other 'iconic' lots, identified by scanning equipment, will raise funds exclusively for the David Rocastle Trust, our Charity of the Season for 2005/2006. These lots include the place where many memorable Highbury moments have taken place. All funds raised will assist David's family, support community projects in 'Rocky.s' name and assist other registered charities to help support causes closely linked to David Rocastle.
They include the exact spots where the following great Highbury goals were scored:
Jon Sammels v Anderlecht. April 28, 1970.
Nigel Winterburn v Wimbledon. May 17, 1989.
Anders Limpar v Liverpool. April 20, 1992.
Paul Merson v Leeds United. January 25, 1993.
Ian Wright v Everton. August 28, 1993.
John Jensen v Queens Park Rangers. December 31, 1994.
Dennis Bergkamp v Bolton Wanderers. May 5, 1996.
Ian Wright v Bolton Wanderers. September 13, 1997.
Patrick Vieira v Newcastle United. April 11, 1998.
Tony Adams v Everton. May 3, 1998.
Thierry Henry v Manchester United. October 1, 2000.
Thierry Henry v Tottenham Hotspur. November 16, 2002.
Robert Pires v Aston Villa. October 16, 2004.
And the spot where the last ever Arsenal goal at Highbury is scored!
(The Centre Circle will be offered as a showpiece item in our Highbury Auction event which takes place on 29th July)
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