Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia
To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
21st, 22nd & 23rd March 2025
Lot 1161
Estimate: £100/150
Arsenal v Southampton 2003. Official programme for the F.A. Cup Final played at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on 17th May 2003. The programme has been professionally bound in red boards, titles in gilt to front board ‘The F.A. Cup Final. Arsenal v Southampton. Saturday 17th May 2003. Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Kick Off 3.00pm’. To the front end paper is a pre-printed sheet laid down with the ink signatures of thirty four members of the Arsenal playing staff and officials very nicely signed. Players’ signatures include Seaman, Cole, Viera, Keown, Pires, Ljungberg, Bergkamp, Wiltord, Henry, Campbell, Kanu, Toure etc. also Arsene Wenger (Manager), Pat Rice (Assistant) etc. Very good condition. This bound programme with signatures of the Arsenal team is probably a unique item.
Arsenal beat Southampton 1-0 in the final, the first in the competition’s history to be staged ‘indoors’, the Millennium Stadium roof being closed for the weather. Robert Pires scored the only goal. The attendance was 73,726.