Bertie Mee OBE (25 December 1918 – October 22, 2001) was an English football player and manager, most famous for managing Arsenal to their first Double win in 1971. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... The Double is a term in football, meaning to win a countrys top division and its cup competition in the same season. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Born in Bullwell, Nottinghamshire, Mee played for Derby County as a young man, but his playing career was cut short by injury. Mee joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and trained as a physiotherapist, and spent six years, rising to the rank of sergeant. After leaving, he worked for various football clubs as a physiotherapist, before joining Arsenal in 1960, succeeding Billy Milne. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. ... Physical therapy can help restore lost functionality in many people. ... In most non-naval military organizations, a sergeant is a non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranking above privates and corporals, and below warrant officers and commissioned officers. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Billy Milne (November 24, 1895 – July 1975) was an Scottish footballer who played for Arsenal, before becoming a long-standing member of the clubs backroom staff. ...

After the sacking of Billy Wright in 1966, the club asked Mee to become manager, a highly surprising move, perhaps even to the man himself; Mee asked for a get-out clause for him to return to physiotherapist after twelve months if it didn't work out. Mee recruited Dave Sexton and Don Howe as his assistants, in order to make up for any tactical shortcomings of his own. Statue of Billy Wright outside the stand bearing his name at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Billy Wright, CBE (February 6, 1924 - September 3, 1994) was a footballer for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Dave Sexton (born April 1930 in London) was an English football manager and player. ... Donald Howe (born October 12, 1935 in Wolverhampton) is an English football player, turned highly-respected coach and manager. ...

Arsenal hadn't won a trophy since 1953, but under Mee, with a crop of players from the 1966 FA Youth Cup-winning side, such as Charlie George, John Radford and Ray Kennedy, began to show promise. Arsenal reached two successive League Cup finals in 1968 and 1969, but lost them both to Leeds United and Swindon Town respectively. However, the following season, the club won its first European trophy and its first trophy of any kind for 17 years, beating Anderlecht to claim the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 4-3 on aggregate; after being 3-0 down in the away leg, Arsenal grabbed a late consolation and then beat the Belgian side 3-0 at Highbury. 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. ... Frederick Charles Charlie George (born October 10, 1950) is an English former footballer. ... John Radford (born 22 February 1947 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire) is a former English football player. ... Ray Kennedy (born Northumberland, England, 28 July 1951) was a top footballer of the 1970s who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Liverpool. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds. ... Swindon Town Football Club are an English football team. ... Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... The facade of the East Stand, which looms over Avenell Road Arsenal Stadium has been the home ground of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. ...

The Fairs Cup was only the warmup for the main act, namely the FA Cup and League Double win in 1971. The League title was won at White Hart Lane, home of their deadly rivals Tottenham Hotspur, on the last day of the season; five days later Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley after extra-time, the winning goal scored by Charlie George. The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... White Hart Lane White Hart Lane is the home of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. It is situated in Tottenham, North London and has a capacity of 36,240. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a London football club. ... Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) is an English football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside; the current champions of Europe, they are also the most successful English football team to date. ... Old Wembley Stadium (1923-2000) Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt. ...

Mee's Arsenal could not build on this success, however, they lost the 1972 Cup final to Leeds and gradually drifted into mid-table obscurity. Mee announced his resignation as Arsenal manager in 1976. He would later join Watford as assistant to Graham Taylor in 1978 in charge of scouting (where he was credited with discovering John Barnes), and later became a director of the Hornets before retiring in 1991. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Watford Football Club is an English Football League team located in Watford, Hertfordshire. ... Graham Taylor (born September 15, 1944, Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born November 7, 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born English football player. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mee was made an OBE in 1984 for services to football. He died at the age of 82, in 2001. [[LinItalic textItalic textBold text--144. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...