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'The gaffer just told us to get showered and get on the coach in 10 minutes and let's get out of here. 'I scored in the first half and we were cruising, then it was wham-bam at the end and they nicked it. 'We were champions and they were bottom of the pyramid,' he says. Smith also tasted the other side of the FA Cup, scoring Arsenal's goal in the 2-1 defeat at Wrexham in the third round in 1992. Wrighty would stick one in at one end and the back four would keep a clean sheet at the other.'Īlan Smith now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, having retired from football in 1995 'One-nil to the Arsenal came in during the 93-94 season in the Cup Winners' Cup. Ever-modest, he shifts the spotlight on to Ian Wright and the defensive unit. One year on, Smith was scoring the only goal of the European Cup Winners' Cup final against Parma, and his status as an Arsenal legend was enhanced. I didn't play in the first game but I was picked for the replay, should have scored and didn't play particularly well but I've got the medal.' Kick-off was delayed because an accident on the M1 caused problems for the Sheffield Wednesday fans. 'It wasn't how you imagined winning the Cup, in a replay on a wet Thursday night. 'It's lovely to pick up the medal and read the engraving 'FA Cup winners' but I don't look back on that final with hugely fond memories. 'Whatever people say, the FA Cup still retains a bit of magic,' he says.

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He was one of George Graham's first signings and a great success at Highbury, winning the Golden Boot twice and completing a full set of domestic trophies with the FA Cup in 1993. Leicester paid £22,000 for Smith, who they sold to Arsenal five years later for £850,000. He always said he planned to come back but snow postponed the game he was coming back to, and Leicester were always the keenest and most ardent admirers.'

Smith recalls: 'Ron Atkinson was the Manchester United manager and turned up in his Rolls-Royce and an expensive sheepskin coat one night we played. Leicester paid £22,000 for Smith, who they sold to Arsenal five years later for £850,000 He scored 21 goals as they finished runners-up in the Southern League Midland Division and he soon had the scouts flocking to Lye Meadow. Coming home we'd stop at three or four pubs and he'd be sorting out with the publicans to give us afters.' My wife's dad was a publican and he would sort out the pubs on the way back. 'Football wasn't their main source of income so there was an element of enjoyment but when they went out they were serious. Reg Edwards was our goalkeeper, nicknamed Randy Reg from Rugeley. Chrissy Birch was our centre half, who was always singing in the dressing room. 'We had some great characters in that team, a few Black Country lads. 'It rekindled all those memories of cutting my teeth in senior football,' says Smith. There are 41 online users, including 3 registered users and 38 guests.Smith revealed how he met his wife Penny playing for Worcestershire Cup minnowsĪlvechurch, of the Southern League Premier Division Central, are the lowest-ranked team left in the competition. #4 - Stockport County v Salford City (103 views) #2 - Bournemouth v Manchester United (158 views) #1 - Nottingham Forest v Arsenal (188 views) Top 20 people worked with by Jamie Carragher Top 20 teams worked on by Jamie Carragher Top 20 channels worked on by Jamie Carragher Twitter : 5 matches worked on by Jamie Carragher ( see all) Date

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James Lee Duncan Carragher ( born 28 January 1978) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender for Premier League club Liverpool during a career which spanned 17 years.