Football Focus ~ London Calling

 STADIA VISITED

Grounds:  8

Matches:  14

Teams: 15

FULL BREAKDOWN OF VISITS TO LONDON FOR FOOTBALL MATCHES SINCE 1986:

Ground 1: HIGHBURY STADIUM

1986 - ARSENAL  0  CELTIC  2 - DAVID O'LEARY TESTIMONIAL

1991 - ARSENAL  2  CELTIC  2 - PAUL DAVIS TESTIMONIAL

Ground 2: SELHURST PARK

Visit 1
1993 - Wimbledon  1  Manchester United  2 - Premier League

Visit 2:
1994 - Wimbledon  1  Manchester United  0 - Premier League

Ground 3:  WEMBLEY STADIUM (old)

 1994 - MANCHESTER UNITED  1  OLDHAM ATHLETIC  1 - FA CUP SEMI FINAL

1996 - GERMANY  2  CZECH REPUBLIC  1 - UEFA EURO 1996 FINAL

Ground 4:  WEMBLEY STADIUM (new)

 2009 WEMBLEY CUP TOURNAMENT

Ground 5:  EMIRATES STADIUM

 

2016 - Arsenal  3  Sunderland  1 - FA Cup 3rd Round

Ground 6:  The TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM

 

2019 - Tottenham Hotspur  1  Inter Milan 1 - Friendly

Ground 7:  LOFTUS ROAD

2020 - Queens Park Rangers  0  Bristol City  1 - Championship

Ground: 8:  LONDON STADIUM

 

2023 - West Ham United  1  Manchester United  0 - Premier League

MATCH 1924 - Saturday 3 June 2023

SEASON 2022/23

SCOTTISH CUP FINAL

Venue:  HAMPDEN PARK

CELTIC  3  INVERNESS CT  1

Scorers:  Kyogo, Abada, Jota;  Mackay

Celtic won their 41st Scottish Cup, completing the domestic treble for an eighth time.  Celtic had not previosly beaten a highland side at Hampden in three meetings with Inverness and Ross County however Inverness arrived at the final as a mid-table Championship side so were always unlikely to cause an upset.  Despite defending stoutly Kyogo scored his fifth cup final, in only his third final, to give Celtic the lead just before half time.  Abada made it two and although Mackay scored for ICT with a few minutes to go their were no dramas as Jota completed the scoring on 90 minutes.

Personal note:

• 4th time seeing this fixture in the Scottish Cup - 2 wins each, 2 at Celtic Park and 2 at Hampden
• My 19th Scottish Cup final - 18 including Celtic
• Last match for me this season - total games attended 47 - 38 Celtic, 1 Celtic-B and 8 non-Celtic