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Introduction, Sunday, 14th July 1991; Home Debut, Arsenal v. Stoke City, 14.9.68; and A Spare Jimmy Husband, Arsenal v. West Ham, 26.10.68

Don Rogers, Swindon Town v. Arsenal (at Wembley), 15.3.69; England! England v. Scotland, May 1969; and Camping, Arsenal v. Everton, 7.8.69

Boring, Boring Arsenal, Arsenal v. Newcastle, 27.12.69; Pele, Brazil v. Chechoslovakia, June 1970; Thumped, Arsenal v. Derby, 31.10.70; and Can You See Me on the Box? Southampton v. Arsenal, 10.4.71

How I Won the Double, Arsenal v. Newcastle, 17.4.71; Another City, Chelsea v. Tottenham, January 1972; Islington Boy, Reading v. Arsenal, 5.2.72; and Happy, Arsenal v. Derby, 12.2.72

My Mum and Charlie George, Derby County v. Arsenal, 26.2.72; Social History, Arsenal v. Derby, 29.2.72; Me and Bob McNab, Stoke City v. Arsenal, (Villa Park), 5.4.72; and Wembley II - The Nightmare Continues, Leeds v. Arsenal, 5.5.72

A New Family, Arsenal v. Wolves, 15.8.72; A Matter of Life and Death, Crystal Palace v. Liverpool, October 1972; Graduation Day, Arsenal v. Ipswich, 14.10.72; and The Whole Package, Arsenal v. Coventry, 4.11.72

Carol Blackburn, Arsenal v. Derby, 31.3.73; Goodbye to All That, Arsenal v. Manchester City, 4.10.75; My Second Childhood, Arsenal v. Bristol City, 21.8.76; Supermac, Arsenal v. Everton, 18.9.76; and A Fourth Division Town, Cambridge United v. Darlington,

Boys and Girls, Arsenal v. Leicester City, 2.4.77; Just Like a Woman, Cambridge United v. Exeter City, 29.4.78; Wembley III - The Horror Returns, Arsenal v. Ipswich (at Wembley), 6.5.78; and Sugar Mice and Buzzcocks Albums, Cambridge United v. Orient, 4.1

Wembley IV - The Catharsis, Arsenal v. Manchester United (at Wembley), 12.5.79; Filling a Hole, Arsenal v. Liverpool, 1.5.80; Liam Brady, Arsenal v. Nottingham Forest, 5.5.80; Arsenalesque, West Ham v. Arsenal, 10.5.80; Life After Football, Arsenal v. Va

My Brother, Arsenal v. Tottenham, 30.8.80; Clowns, Arsenal v. Stoke City, 13.9.80; Same Old Arsenal, Arsenal v. Brighton, 1.11.80; A Trivial Pursuit, Arsenal v. Manchester City, 24.2.81; Coach, My School v. Their School, January 1982; On the Pitch, Arsena

Charlie Nicholas, Arsenal v. Luton, 27.8.83, A Seven-Month Hiccup, Cambridge United v. Oldham Athletic, 1.10.83; Coconuts, Cambridge United v. Newcastle United, 28.4.84; Pete, Arsenal v. Stoke City, 22.9.84; Heysel, Liverpool v. Juventus, 29.5.85; Dying o

George, Arsenal v. Manchester United, 23.8.86; A Male Fantasy, Arsenal v. Charlton Athletic, 18.11.86; From NW3 to N17, Tottenham v. Arsenal, 4.3.87; Just Another Saturday, Chelsea v. Arsenal, 7.3.87; Golden, Arsenal v. Liverpool (at Wembley), 11.4.87; Ba

My Ankle, Arsenal v. Wimbledon, 19.8.87; The Match, Coventry v. Arsenal, 13.12.87; No Apology Necessary, Arsenal v. Everton, 24.2.88; Welcome to England, England v. Holland, March 1988; and Gus Caesar, Arsenal v. Luton (at Wembley), 24.4.88

Walking Distance, Arsenal v. Sheffield Wednesday, 21.1.89; Tyranny, Arsenal v. Charlton, 21.3.89; Hillsborough, Arsenal v. Newcastle, 15.4.89; The Greatest Moment Ever, Liverpool v. Arsenal, 26.5.89; and Seats, Arsenal v. Coventry, 22.8.89

Smoking, Arsenal v. Liverpool, 25.10.89; Seven Goals and a Punch-Up, Arsenal v. Norwich, 4.11.89; Saddam Hussein and Warren Barton, Arsenal v. Everton, 19.1.91; Typical Arsenal, Arsenal v. Manchester United, 6.5.91; Playing, Friends v. Other Friends, ever

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Introduction, Sunday, 14th July 1991; Home Debut, Arsenal v. Stoke City, 14.9.68; and A Spare Jimmy Husband, Arsenal v. West Ham, 26.10.68 Summary and Analysis

Nick Hornby's nonfiction memoir recounts his love of football (what Americans know as soccer), from when he was a young boy in England. In the introduction, it is a Sunday morning in 1991, and Nick and his girlfriend are drinking tea while lying in bed talking. Nick begins to daydream about football, even though it is not the football season. His girlfriend asks what he is thinking about and he lies to hide his obsession. He frequently finds himself lost in football fantasies about the English football team Arsenal. This memoir is a way to come to terms with his obsession and discuss what it means to be a football fan. (Home Debut, Arsenal v. Stoke City, 14.9.68) Nick's parents are divorced, and just after his eleventh birthday in 1968, his father takes him to a match at Highbury, Arsenal's home field, when he truly becomes interested in football. His...
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