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Commons Vote

On: Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading

Ayes: 215 (98.6% Con, 0.9% Ind, 0.5% DUP) Noes: 19 (94.7% SNP, 5.3% PC) Absent: ~416

Likely Referenced Bill: Finance (No. 2) Act 2010

Description: A Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Unassigned Bill Stage: Royal Assent

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (211 votes)

Aaron Bell Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alec Shelbrooke Alex Burghart Alex Chalk Alicia Kearns Alok Sharma Amanda Milling Andrew Griffith Andrew Jones Andrew Lewer Andrew Murrison Andrew Percy Andrew Selous Andy Carter Angela Richardson Anna Firth Anne Marie Morris Anne-Marie Trevelyan Anthony Browne Antony Higginbotham Ben Everitt Ben Spencer Ben Wallace Bernard Jenkin Bill Wiggin Bim Afolami Bob Blackman Bob Seely Brandon Lewis Caroline Ansell Caroline Nokes Charles Walker Cherilyn Mackrory Chris Clarkson Chris Grayling Chris Green Chris Philp Conor Burns Craig Tracey Craig Williams Damian Hinds Daniel Kawczynski Danny Kruger David Davis David Duguid David Jones David Rutley David Simmonds Dean Russell Dehenna Davison Derek Thomas Desmond Swayne Duncan Baker Edward Argar Edward Leigh Elizabeth Truss Elliot Colburn Esther McVey Felicity Buchan Fiona Bruce Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gareth Johnson Gary Sambrook Gavin Williamson Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Gillian Keegan Graham Brady Graham Stuart Greg Hands Greg Smith Guy Opperman Harriett Baldwin Heather Wheeler Helen Whately Holly Mumby-Croft Huw Merriman Iain Duncan Smith Iain Stewart Jack Brereton Jack Lopresti Jackie Doyle-Price Jacob Rees-Mogg Jacob Young James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Davies James Duddridge James Sunderland James Wild Jane Hunt Jane Stevenson Jeremy Quin Jerome Mayhew Jo Churchill John Glen John Howell John Lamont Jonathan Djanogly Jonathan Gullis Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Julian Smith Julian Sturdy Justin Tomlinson Katherine Fletcher Kelly Tolhurst Kemi Badenoch Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Farris Laura Trott Lee Rowley Leo Docherty Lia Nici Liam Fox Lisa Cameron Louie French Lucy Frazer Luke Hall Marcus Jones Mark Fletcher Mark Francois Mark Garnier Mark Logan Martin Vickers Matt Hancock Matt Warman Matthew Offord Mel Stride Michael Ellis Michael Fabricant Michael Gove Michael Tomlinson Mike Freer Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil O'Brien Nick Fletcher Nick Gibb Nicola Richards Nigel Huddleston Paul Beresford Paul Holmes Paul Howell Pauline Latham Penny Mordaunt Peter Aldous Peter Bottomley Philip Dunne Philip Hollobone Priti Patel Ranil Jayawardena Rebecca Harris Rebecca Pow Rehman Chishti Richard Bacon Richard Drax Richard Fuller Rob Butler Robbie Moore Robert Buckland Robert Courts Robert Goodwill Robert Halfon Robert Largan Robert Syms Robin Millar Robin Walker Royston Smith Sajid Javid Sally-Ann Hart Saqib Bhatti Sara Britcliffe Sarah Dines Scott Mann Selaine Saxby Shailesh Vara Sheryll Murray Simon Baynes Simon Clarke Simon Fell Simon Hart Simon Hoare Simon Jupp Stephen Metcalfe Steve Baker Steve Brine Steve Tuckwell Stuart Andrew Suzanne Webb Theo Clarke Theresa May Theresa Villiers Thérèse Coffey Tobias Ellwood Tom Hunt Tom Pursglove Tom Randall Tom Tugendhat Tracey Crouch Vicky Ford Victoria Atkins Victoria Prentis Wendy Morton Will Quince William Cash

Independent (2 votes)

Mark Menzies William Wragg

Democratic Unionist Party (1 vote)

Jim Shannon

Noes

Scottish National Party (18 votes)

Allan Dorans Amy Callaghan Angela Crawley Anne McLaughlin Brendan O'Hara Chris Law Chris Stephens David Linden Deidre Brock Joanna Cherry John Nicolson Kirsty Blackman Marion Fellows Owen Thompson Peter Grant Philippa Whitford Richard Thomson Stewart Malcolm McDonald

Plaid Cymru (1 vote)

Hywel Williams

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verdiprati · 6 years

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Upcoming performances by Dame Sarah Connolly

[NOTE: this post is now out of date. Check the schedule tag on my blog for the most recent version of this list.]

After the jump: an unofficial schedule of Dame Sarah Connolly’s future performances. Those of you in Britain may catch a performance in London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Leeds, Gloucester, Exeter, or Chipping Campden. Those on the Continent may see her in Berlin, Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Katowice, Geneva, Aix-en-Provence, or Zeist. And finally, those of us in North America have a recital in Philadelphia to look forward to! Don’t live near one of these places? Take in a concert from afar: I am adding online broadcast and livestream details as they become available.

Not much is new in this edition of the list; we are just turning the corner into season-announcements season so there should be more news to report in a couple months. However, Dutch fans of Dame Sarah should check out her May 25 recital at Zeist, the date of which was just recently announced; Londoners should bookmark her March 15 recital at Wigmore Hall, the program for which looks intriguing and seems to be still developing; and Madrileñ@s, don’t forget that Dame Sarah is returning to the Teatro de la Zarzuela for a recital in March a few weeks after her current Wagnerian stint at the Teatro Real comes to a close.

This is not an authoritative list. These are the upcoming performances by Dame Sarah Connolly that I have been able to learn about from Dame Sarah’s new website, Dame Sarah’s agent's website (Askonas Holt), Operabase, Bachtrack, Dame Sarah's Twitter, and generally ferreting around the web.

I sometimes list concerts that are not yet officially confirmed; you should of course check official sources before making plans and be aware that cast changes and cancellations can happen at any time.

I have added links to venue, ticketing, and broadcast information where available. Tips on new information are always welcome! Please contact me via email (verdiprati [at] selveamene [dot] com), Tumblr messaging, or ask box (plain prose only in the ask box; anything with links or an email address will get eaten by Tumblr filters) with corrections or additions.

Wagner, Das Rheingold (Fricka) at the Teatro Real, Madrid, January 17 through February 1, 2019. In a production by Robert Carsen; conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado. Co-stars include Greer Grimsley (Wotan) and Sophie Bevan (Freia) among others.

[New! Deferred broadcast] As of this writing, the Teatro Real has announced that there will be a deferred broadcast of Das Rheingold on RNE Radio Clásica; the date remains TBD.

Berlioz, L’Enfance du Christ with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, February 15, 2019. Sir Andrew Davis conducts; the other vocal soloists in the all-Brit, all-excellent lineup are Andrew Staples, Roderick Williams, and Matthew Brook.

[New! Broadcast] The program is scheduled for live broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

[New! Livestream] The program is also scheduled for video livestreaming on the orchestra’s website.

Recital with Julius Drake at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, March 5, 2019. Works by R. Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, A. Mahler, and Zemlinsky.

Recital with Julius Drake at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, March 7, 2019. I don’t see the repertoire mentioned on the theater’s website as of this writing, but presumably it will be similar to the works presented in Amsterdam and Philadelphia in the duo’s other recitals this month.

Recital with Julius Drake at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, March 11, 2019. Works by Brahms, Wolf, Roussel, Debussy, and Zemlinsky.

Recital with Julius Drake at Wigmore Hall, London, March 15, 2019. Contrary to my earlier guess, Connolly and Drake are not repeating material from their recitals in Amsterdam and Madrid, but rather are preparing a completely different program for the Wigmore. It is described by Dame Sarah’s agency, Askonas Holt, thus: “On 15 March 2019, Sarah offers Dominick Argento’s cycle from Virginia Woolf’s posthumously published A Writer’s Diary, which won the composer the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, and Schumann’s moving late settings of texts attributed to Mary Stuart. She is partnered by pianist Julius Drake and actor Emily Berrington, who will intersperse the songs with reading from Woolf’s diaries and also from Schiller’s ‘Mary Stuart’, in a new translation made especially for the event.” Dame Sarah adds on Twitter, “There will be more songs in the second half.”

[New! Livestream] The recital will be livestreamed on the Wigmore Hall website and will presumably become part of the archived video library afterward.

Recital with Julius Drake at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, March 22, 2019. Sponsored by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Repertoire includes works by Brahms, Wolf, Roussel, Debussy, and Zemlinksy.

Recital with Robin Tritschler and Malcolm Martineau at the Wigmore Hall, London, April 24, 2019. The program features Robert Schumann’s Myrthen song cycle.

[New!] Recital with Joseph Middleton at the Festival Katowice Kultura Natura, May 14, 2019. Works by Schumann, Debussy, Zemlinsky, Wolf, and Roussel.

Berlioz, Les nuits d’été at the Chipping Campden Music Festival, May 21, 2019. In a program with orchestral works by Fauré and Mendelssohn. Thomas Hull conducts the Academy Orchestra. The Festival’s website says, “Currently, the only way to make a booking is by postal application. Online booking will be available from early February 2019 after all postal applications have been processed.” Application forms are available on the website.

Recital at the Internationaal LiedFestival Zeist (Netherlands), May 25, 2019. With Sholto Kynoch. Songs by Brahms, Wolf, Debussy and Zemlinsky.

Elgar, The Dream of Gerontius with the Hallé and three choruses at Victoria Hall, Leeds, June 1, 2019. Barry Banks and David Soar are the other vocal soloists; Simon Wright conducts.

[New!] Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde with the Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester at the Grieghallen Bergen, June 5, 2019. With Toby Spence singing the tenor part and Edward Gardner conducting. As of this writing, the orchestra’s website still lists Ekaterina Gubanova as the mezzo soloist for this concert, but the engagement appears in Dame Sarah’s diary on her own website as well as on her agent’s website.

Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn (extracts) and Janáček, Glagolitic Mass at the Maison de la Radio, Paris, June 20, 2019. With the Orchestre National de France and the Choeur de Radio France, conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste. The other vocal soloists for the Glagolitic Mass are Simona Šaturová, Mati Turi, and Christof Fischesser.

[Broadcast] This concert will be broadcast live on France Musique.

[New!] Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde at the Festival d’Aix, Aix-en-Provence, July 13, 2019. With the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Ingo Metzmacher; Andreas Schager sings the tenor part.

[New!] Michael Betteridge, Across the Sky (community opera) at the Cheltenham Music Festival, July 14, 2019. The performance is only an hour long and the nature of Dame Sarah’s participation is not totally clear to me from the festival’s website; she is not specifically named as a vocal soloist.

Recital with Malcolm Martineau at Wigmore Hall, London, July 23, 2019. Part of Dame Sarah’s yearlong residency at the Wigmore. Repertoire to include works by Robert Schumann, Gustav Mahler, Frank Bridge, and Benjamin Britten.

Berlioz, La damnation de Faust (in concert, presumably) at the Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester, July 27, 2019. With Peter Hoare, Christopher Purves, and David Ireland. Tickets go on sale to the general public on April 24. Update: Dame Sarah has been replaced in the program by Susan Bickley. I have not seen an explanation given.

Bob Chilcott, A Christmas Oratorio (premiere) at the Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester, August 1, 2019. With Nick Pritchard and Neal Davies. Note that this is an afternoon concert, not the main evening concert for August 1. (Multi-mezzo fans may want to stick around to hear Anna Stéphany do Les nuites d’été in the evening.) Tickets go on sale to the general public on April 24.

[New!] Berlioz, Les Nuits d’été with the National Youth Orchestra of the USA at the Konzerthaus, Berlin, August 6, 2019. Part of a concert conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano. Tickets are available via the link above or on the Konzerthaus website.

[New! Details TBA] Performance with The English Concert at Exeter Cathedral, October 15, 2019. The Two Moors Festival has published a post-event survey intended for 2018 Festival attendees, but available to anyone on the web. The intro blurb to the survey offers respondents “the chance to win two tickets to see Dame Sarah Connolly and The English Concert perform at Exeter Cathedral on Tuesday 15th October 2019.” Keep an eye on the websites for the Two Moors Festival and The English Concert for their full season announcements.

[New!] Mahler, Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London, October 19, 2019. With Sofia Fomina, the London Philharmonic Choir, and the Philharmonia Chorus. Vladimir Jurowski conducts a concert also comprising Colin Matthews’ Metamorphosis.

[New!] Max Reger, “An die Hoffnung” with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, at Usher Hall, Edinburgh, November 1, and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, November 2, 2019. Part of a concert also featuring Reger’s “Serenade” and Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony, conducted by Neeme Järvi. For details, see the PDF season brochures for Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively.

[Details TBA] Recital with Julius Drake at Temple Church, London, November 25, 2019. I cannot find any reference to this recital on the Temple Music website but the website Seen and Heard International, apparently going on a press release from Temple Music, mentions that Connolly and Drake will perform together on this date. (It also mentions various other concerts confirmable on the Temple Music website, so I assume the website simply is not as comprehensive as the press release.)

[New!] Elgar, Sea Pictures with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican, London, December 12, 2019. In a concert conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano that also includes instrumental works by Tippett and Vaughn Williams. (At the time of this writing, the Barbican lists Sir Mark Elder as the conductor for this concert, but that seems to be an error.)

[New!] Oskar Fried, Verklärte Nacht with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican, London, March 13, 2020. With Stuart Skelton; Edward Gardner conducts.

[New! Details TBA] Recital at Wigmore Hall, London, March 19, 2020. Repertoire and accompaniment remain TBA. Listed in the Wigmore Hall preview brochure for the ’19-’20 season.

[New!] Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London, April 30, 2020. The piece is being billed as The Song of the Earth but there is no indication that it will be sung in translation as well. Andreas Schager sings the tenor role; Xian Zhang conducts the concert, which includes a Mozart symphony in the first half.

[New!] Mahler, Symphony No. 2, Resurrection with the Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, De Doelen, Rotterdam, May 14, 15, and 17, 2020. Chen Reiss sings the soprano part; Lahav Shani conducts.

[New!] Wagner, Götterdämmerung (Waltraute, Zweite Norn) at the Opéra national de Paris, November 13, 17, 21, and 28, and December 6, 2020. Part of a new complete Ring Cycle production directed by Calixto Bieito. The 2019-2020 season will include the first two Ring Cycle operas, with Siegfried and Götterdämmerung to follow in October and November 2020; the complete cycle will then be performed sequentially twice in “festival” format during November and December 2020. (The festival performances are being ticketed as a four-opera package; curiously, at the upper end of the price scale, a festival ticket gives you a small discount as compared with buying the four operas separately, but at the lower end of the scale, you pay a premium for the festival. Concise ticket price information can be found on page 168 of the season brochure PDF.) Dame Sarah’s co-stars in Götterdämmerung include Andreas Schager (Siegfried), Ricarda Merbeth (Brünnhilde), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Gunther), and Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Alberich).

[Unconfirmed / details TBA] Handel, Agrippina at the Dutch National Opera. In June 2018, opera critic Hugh Canning tweeted the news that the Royal Opera is planning to offer Barrie Kosky’s new production of Agrippina with Joyce DiDonato in the title role during the ’19/’20 season; in a reply that has now been deleted, Dame Sarah mentioned that she and Alice Coote would do the same production in Amsterdam and Munich. (If you are a member of the Sarah Connolly fan group on Facebook, you can scroll back in time to June and see a screenshot there.) Subsequent discussion revealed that Coote would get the Munich gig (in July 2019), so Connolly must be the Amsterdam Agrippina. Agrippina appears in neither the ’18-’19 season nor ’19-’20 at the DNO, so presumably we must look farther ahead.

[Unconfirmed / details TBA] Brett Dean, Hamlet (Gertrude) at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, sometime in 2021-22. Allan Clayton, who starred in the title role of Brett Dean’s Hamlet at Glyndebourne in 2017, mentioned in an interview with the Telegraph that he would be reprising the role at an unspecified date and venue in the US. When prompted on Twitter, Dame Sarah indicated that she would be participating in the revival, too (“I shall be misunderstanding my confused boy again”). In a later interview with Opera News, Clayton reportedly specified that he would reprise Hamlet at the Met. The Future Met Wiki places the production at the Met in the 2021-2022 season (as does this New York Times article). Hat tip to Christopher Lowrey, who sang Guildenstern in the original production at Glyndebourne, whose tweet praising Allan Clayton brought the Telegraph interview to my attention. (No indication whether Lowrey will also be cast in the American revival.) Additional hat tip to the Tumblrer who submitted information on this topic via the ask box.

Previous versions of this list can be found under the schedule tag on this blog. This list published January 20, 2019. Edited January 21 to add Das Lied at the Festival d’Aix. Edited January 23 to add the Wigmore recital in March of 2020 and the Exeter performance with The English Concert. Edited January 28 to add the broadcast of L’Enfance du Christ. Edited February 13 to add the livestream of the March 15 Wigmore Hall recital. Edited February 14 to add the livestream of L’Enfance du Christ. Edited February 20 to add Resurrection with the LPO, Das Lied with the Philharmonia, Les Nuits d’été with the National Youth Orchestra of the USA, and Oskar Fried’s Verklärte Nacht wth the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Edited February 21 to add Sea Pictures with the LSO. Edited February 24 to add the Rotterdam Mahler 2 concerts. Edited February 26 to add the recital in Katowice. Edited March 6 to add the Paris/Bieito Götterdämmerung, and again on March 8 to update details on same. Edited March 13 to replace the leaked Opéra de Paris season brochure PDF with a link to Götterdämmerung on the official website. Edited March 19 to add the Bergen Das Lied. Edited March 21 to add Michael Betteridge’s community opera at the Cheltenham Music Festival. Edited March 24 to add the Max Reger piece with the RSNO. Edited March 26 to reflect the replacement of Sarah Connolly with Susan Bickley in The Damnation of Faust at the Three Choirs Festival. I may continue to edit this list as I receive new information.

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forsoothsayer · 7 years

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The Long Voyage by Malcolm Cowley

Not that the pines were darker there, nor mid-May dogwood brighter there, nor swifts more swift in summer air; it was my own country, having its thunderclap of spring, its long midsummer ripening, its corn hoar-stiff at harvesting, almost like any country, yet being mine; its face, its speech, its hills bent low within my reach, its river birch and upland beech were mine, of my own country. Now the dark waters at the bow fold back, like earth against the plow; foam brightens like the dogwood now at home, in my own country.

#malcolm cowley #born on this day #american poetry

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theleaderdotinfo-blog · 6 years

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The hoard from the hoares has been published at http://www.theleader.info/2019/03/16/the-hoard-from-the-hoares/

New Post has been published on http://www.theleader.info/2019/03/16/the-hoard-from-the-hoares/

The hoard from the hoares

What a day was had not only we were celebrating Chris and Margaret Hoare’s 50th wedding anniversary but celebrating a great day’s golf with bottles galore and some tremendous score with over 80 percent scoring over 30 points with the best score of the day coming from a guest Michael Grant “now a member” of 42 points. Having been at Bonalba last week as well this must have helped with the scores and the course improving but some very slick greens to contend with. First Division was won by Sylvia Evans with a great 39 points tied second but winning on countback was Malcolm Monti over Michael Taylor both on 36 points. Second Division again in the Frame with a great 38 points was past captain Arthur Sullivan “no 3 for 5 points this week though” closely followed by the limping Peter Gibson “Beware the injured golfer” who’s ball hit fair and square against a tree returning back to him via his shin, with 36 points, third was Susan Harrison with 34 Four nearest the pins were won by David French on holes 4 and 8 Malcolm Monti on hole 10 and Glynn Bradley in hole 14. Monti 2s comp and scooping the kitty was Sylvia Evans on hole 4 The football Card funds going straight into the charity pot was won with Cardiff by Michael Taylor All golfer taking home at least a single bottle from this week’s sponsor Thanks Chris and Margaret for a great day’s golf and some great wines we will look forward to your next big one.

#Orba Warblers Golf Society

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arsenalhistory · 7 years

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May 17th In Arsenal's History

On this day in 1901 Tommy Briercliffe signed for Second Division Woolwich Arsenal from Stalybridge Rovers. He went on to make 133 appearances and score 34 goals before leaving in 1905 and joining Blackburn Rovers.

In a friendly at Stamford Bridge today in 1919 Arsenal lost 2-1 to Chelsea. Wally Hardinge got the Arsenal goal in a match that saw Clement Voysey made his first appearance for the club. He played 37 times and scored 6 goals before he left in 1926.

In 1928 today Arsenal were in Denmark. James Shaw, Harold Peel and Sid Hoar all scored as the Gunners beat a Danish FA XI.

Legend Cliff Bastin signed for Arsenal on this date in 1929. Before leaving the club in 1946 he had notched up 396 matches and 178 goals. In his hometown of Exeter, Devon he rightly has a street named after him.

Arsenal were back to play a Danish XI again in 1931. With goals from Jimmy Brain, Ray Parkin, Leonard Thompson and Cliff Bastin adding to an own goal it ended 1-5 to the Gunners.

On this day in 1939 right back Eddie Magill was born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. He signed for Arsenal in 1959 and stayed for six years and made 131 appearances before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 1965.

West Ham United were at White Hart Lane today in 1941 to play Arsenal in the London War Cup. Leslie Compton scored and Ted Drake got two in a 3-0 victory. 1950 and a trip to Ireland for a couple of friendlies. The first of which was today against Bohemians Select XI. Arsenal won the match 3-5 thanks to two from Peter Goring and a hat trick from Doug Lishman.

In 1962 Arsenal beat a Skane Alliance team 0-4 in a friendly in Sweden. Two goals from Alan Skirton and one each for John Barnwell and Vic Groves did the business.

In Arsenal's tour of South Africa today in 1964 Arsenal breezed past a Natal XI. David Court and Alan Skirton both scored while Geoff Strong, Joe Baker and Jon Sammels both scored two a piece in a 2-8 demolition.

Highbury was in use on this date in 1968 as England took on Young England in a Representative match. The youth side beat the seniors 1-4.

The Gunners were in Asia in 1975 and today they took on a Singapore National XI. In a 2-3 Arsenal victory Alex Cropley, John Radford and Brian Kidd all scored.

In 1977 today when Arsenal played Rotenborg in Germany Malcolm Macdonald got a hat trick and Frank Stapleton scored to make it 0-4 at the end.

Today in 1983 saw the last match for two Arsenal players. Dublin born John Devine (who had played his final league match only three days prior) and full back John Hollins both wore the shirt for the last time. It was a testimonial for Bill Collins at Prestfield Stadium. Brian McDermott's two goals and one from Alan Sunderland were enough for a 1-3 win. John Hollins left on a free transfer after this final match in the season and rejoined Chelsea after playing 173 time for the Gunners.

In 1989 on this date in Division 1 Wimbledon visited Highbury and took home a point after holding the Gunners to a 2-2 draw. Paul Merson and Nigel Winterburn goals got the vital point and Arsenal would go to Anfield for the last match of the season needing to win by two clear goals against Liverpool to win the league.

Liverpool were the opponents today in 1991 when they and Arsenal played each other for the Caltex Cup in Singapore. It ended in a 1-1 draw with Nigel Winterburn scoring again for the Gunners.

It was time to say goodbye to another Arsenal legend on this day in 1993 when a match against Manchester United was the last for record appearance holder David O'Leary . The David O'Leary Farewell Match ended in a crowd pleasing 4-4 draw. One for the eponymous hero of the match and one each for Kevin Campbell, Paul Merson and Paul Dickov made up Arsenal's tally. Back in Asia today in 1995 and Andy Linighan goal was not enough as Arsenal were beaten 2-1 by Guo An when they played the exhibition match for the London Export Euro-Asia Cup.

Real disappointment today in 2000 as Arsenal lost in the UEFA Cup final in Copenhagen after a penalty shoot out against Galatasaray that followed the preceding goalless 120 minutes.

2003 meant a trip to the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff for the FA Cup final. The opponents were Southampton and thanks to a Robert Pires 38th minute goal the Gunners became the first club to retain the trophy since 1962. 73,726 supporters were there and witnessed keeper David Seaman's last appearance for the club. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRGiMoRforg

Another testimonial match today in 2004. Retiring as an Invincible this benefit match was for centre back Martin Keown. The opponents were an England XI and they failed to score while Arsenal helped themselves to six goals. Ashley Cole hit one, Jeremier Aliadiere bagged a brace and Jose Antonio Reyes nipped in with a hat trick. Arsenal said goodbye to another legendary player.

Heartbreak was the result on this day in 2006. Arsenal travelled to the Stade de France, Paris for the Champions League final. A goal from Sol Campbell in the 37th minute was not enough and it was Barcelona that lifted the trophy after their 1-2 victory and Arsenal fans left France bitterly disappointed.

Finally, no heartbreak on this date in 2014 however. After a decade of hurt and despair (for some) Arsenal finally lifted a trophy after beating Hull City at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup final. They did it the hard way going 2-0 down to Steve Bruce's side. Goals from Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla and Laurent Koscielny though made it a 3-2 win and the long wait was over. It was a final appearance for right back Bacary Sagna. The Frenchman finally left with a winners medal after signing from Auxerre in 2007 for €3m and playing 284 matches in Arsenal colours. With his contract up and talks about a one year extension not working out, Sagna left on a free to join former team mates Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri at Manchester City. Lifting the trophy would be the last act as captain for Thomas Vermaelen who would be sold to Barcelona after 138 appearances. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K5j4mMfBK0

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