On This Day February 25th

February 25th 1897: Woolwich Arsenal played their first ‘official’ match against future north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

After only playing friendlies before this date, this was a United League fixture at White Hart Lane. James Brock and Adam Haywood scored the goals that earned the Arsenal a point in a 2-2 draw.



February 25th1983: Eduardo da Silva celebrates his birthday today. He was born in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil. 

He joined Arsenal from Dinamo Zagreb in 2007 for £7.5m and played 67 matches, scoring 20 goals. He was sold to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2010 for £6m.



February 25th 1995: Selhurst Park was the venue where Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 0-3. Paul Merson scored and Chris Kiwomya netted twice for the points.

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