The Arsenal first wore a golden Yellow shirt in the FA CUP final in 1950 and again in the 1971 final. From elder fan’s I have spoke to the “she wore a yellow ribbon” song was sung in the late 50’s but took until the 70’s to really become popular.
Like all football songs old and new they are ripped off from a popular song and ‘she wore a yellow ribbon’ comes from a 1949 John Wayne’s film of the same name. It become a song that was sung in different army regiments as well as other football clubs, West Ham and Villa have a claret version, but it was The Arsenal that made the song our own with 3 cup finals in a row 1978/79/80.
What did she wear ??
She wore, she wore,
She wore a yellow ribbon,
She wore a yellow ribbon,
In the merry month of…
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