26th February 1977

[erimus74]

David Mills scored his 2nd & final Boro hat trick, the clubs 14th FAC hat trick, as he followed up his treble against Aston Villa in the league with a treble against Arsenal in a 4-1 win in the FAC 5th at Ayresome Park

A full house seen the mighty Boro carry on from the excellent 3-0 win against Arsenal in midweek
David Armstrong scored our 4th goal

Big Jack had kept faith with pat Cuff in goal with the following team

Pat Cuff
John Craggs
Terry Cooper
Graeme Souness - Replaced in the 2nd half by Tony McAndrew
Stuey Boam
Willie Maddren
Phil Boersma
David Mills
Peter Brine
Alf Wood
David Armstrong













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[Johnny Thunder]

That is a game that really sticks in the memory.

It was an absolute fuckin war that day in Clive Road and the stand.


We triumphed on pitch and off.