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Highbury in the 1980s
Viv Anderson
Defender1984–1987
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Already a club legend at Nottingham Forest and the first Black footballer ever to play for the England senior team (a milestone reached in 1978, some years before he arrived at Highbury) Anderson brought a wealth of big-match experience to the Arsenal defence.
At Arsenal
Appearances
150
Goals
15