Pubs showing (Arsenal) football

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Champs League 2002 (ITN News etc)
Sky Digital
ITVDigital

Pubs for Champs League 2002

Matches which are on ITV2 are accessible to pubs with Sky Digital, Terrestrial Digital, and cable.

For matches that are on ITN News, things are more complicated. The pub needs to have cable, and the right kind of cable. We have been told that the following venues will be showing the games, but at the time of writing it's hard to be certain. If you don't want to waste a journey please call the venue and ask them first. It would also be worth calling other venues listed below.

Please please please, do not take our word for it. This list is intended to help, but it is NOT definitive.

The Sports Cafe, Haymarket (this one has been phoned and confirmed they'll show the game)
F3K (West Kensington), also a definite
Provoke (Ilford), another definite
Lion & Unicorn (Kentish Town), another definite
Spanish Arch, Belmont Circle, Harrow, Middx (0208 9093269), this is definite
The James Joyce, 89 Kenton Road, Harrow, Middlesex (0208 907 9237), also definite
The Twelve Pins, 263 Seven Sisters Rd
Old Queen's Head, Essex Road
Vasco da Game, 152 Old South Lambeth Rd (showed the Newcastle game on the first week, commentary in Russian or something like that. It's not a big place and was packed!)
Falcon Kitchen, Falcon Rd, Clapham Jn (definitely showed the Newcastle game in week 1)
Frog & Firkin, corner of Ladbroke Grove/Westbourne Park Rd
JD Sports Bar, Mornington Crescent
Brewery Tap, Brentwood
Innes Free, Ballards Lane, Finchley. (have confirmed they will NOT be showing the game)
The Tavern, Welwyn High St (NOT Welwyn Gdn City)
White Hart in South Woodford E18
the Royal Oak in Loughton Essex
Kerrigans, Bell Lane, Hendon, Middx (02083492577), have said they won't find out till the day
What else you can do My recommendation is use the SportsPubs site (and WSC etc), see FAQ to find football-showing pubs in your area, then ring them.

If you can add to or correct any of the information here, please get in touch

Pubs showing Sky Digital

The following list was put together for the UEFA Cup campaign of 1999-2000.
All these pubs have been known to show the Arsenal matches that are only available (in the UK) on Sky digital
We cannot guarantee that they'll be showing any specific game, but they're all very much worth ringing to check (see also comments on specific pubs).
If you can add any pubs to this list, please email me with as much info as you can
This list is only for UK venues. There are other sites that deal with venues in other countries better than we ever could. See Non-UK TV FAQ for lots of links and other info on watching football abroad.

London

The Twelve Pins, 263 Seven Sisters Rd: 3 big screens (plus tellys). Sky digital, ITVdigital, other sports channels (including Saturday games on Scandinavian telly). Show all Arsenal games.
The Gunners, Blackstock Rd: Multiple screens, some big. Gets pretty packed, naturally. See Perdy's pub guide below for more
Pitchers sports bar Lewisham SE13: (shown all the other Arsenal games so far)
Stamford Arms, Stamford St (Waterloo)
The Bush Hill in Bush Hill Park, Enfield.
Duke of Wellington, Morning Lane Hackney: (near the new Tesco) No big screen, 2 little ones.
The Albion, Goldsmiths Row: Shows ITVDigital as well as Sky and Sky Digital games. They also do Saturday afternoon and other premiership games using foreign channels. For example they showed the Leicester game on 23/01/02 despite the fact that we didn't think it was on telly anywehere... using a Luxembourg channel. Goldsmiths Row runs from Hackney Road (by the City Farm) to Broadway Market.
Whittington Cat, Highgate Hill
Yucatan Bar, Stoke Newington High Street: Big pub with lots of screens. Always heaving with Arsenal fans when they're playing. Bedlam.
White Horse, South End Green: (corner of Fleet Rd and Pond Street). Big TV as opposed to big screen, if you see what we mean.
Crosby Head, Old St (nr Old St Tube)
Queens Arms, Orford Rd, Walthamstow
Forest Hill Hotel, Forest Hill
Ye Old Monken Holt, High St Barnet: "Barnet's Arsenal pub"
King of Bohemia, Hampstead: (on the hill down to Belsize Park)
Jack Stamp's Beer House, Turnham Green: on Chiswick High Rd.
Kerrigan's, Hendon: (Bell Lane)
The Approach Tavern, Bethnal Green: 3 mins from Bethnal Green tube. Landlord is ST holder (previous was Tottenham fan!). Only 1 TV though.
Sportsman, City Rd N1: Halfway between Angel and Old St. Big screen etc, "fully goonered up"!
The Bailey, Holloway Rd: 3 normal size screens.
Wig & Gown, Holloway Rd: Big screen & many wide screens.
King William IV, Shenley: (home of the Arsenal training ground)
Assembly House, Kentisdh Town: Turn right out of the tube, it's on the first junction you come to.
Firkin, Muswell Hill Broadway: Big screen, lots of tellys, Nice surroundings too (old converted church)
Tramshed, Highbury Corner
Inn on the Green, Palmers Green: Green Lanes, Near The Triangle,
2 mns from Palmers Green BR, buses 121, 329 & W6.
Two big screens plus other tvs; gets a bit crowded when The Arse are on.
The Cavalier Whetstone N20: this pub has sky digital & a big screen as well also a top Arsenal pub
The Jolly Butchers - 204 Stoke Newington High St, N16: Arsenal catchment area, Arsenal bias. One big screen (although the picture quality on this is poor) and several TVs. Can be a cracking atmosphere if full, and a good view if not. (Also shows live Sat afternoon games - whatever's the main match scheduled for MOTD - fed from Turkish telly).
Highbury Barn, Higbury Park (or whatever it's called at that point): See Perdy's pub guide (link below)
Sports Cafe, bottom of Haymarket: (nearest tube: Leic. Sq / Picadilly) Loads of TV's (showing two or three games at once), three big screens - gets packed with Gooners
Nelson Arms, Merton High St, SW19: Has shown all the AFC games in the UEFA over and above any others on the same night (not sure if the landlord is a Gooner or not). Nice pub, top Thai food can be ordered as well if desired
Ned Kelly's Pub, Willesden Green: Nick Griffiths writes: "Four massive screens, good beer and they always show Arsenal regardless of who else is playing (the landlord is a Gooner) on SKY, ITVDigital and any other dodgy satellite station you'd care to mention. They also show Premier League on Saturdays which is nice if you can't wait for MOTD or can't get a ticket for the game."
Spanish Arch, Harrow: Belmont circle. Also has ITVDigital.
the TUP, Liverpool Rd

Outside London

Brighton: Royal Oak and Temple Bar: March 2006. Ian Eiloart writes to tell us that the Royal Sovereign on Preston Street, where the Gooner landlord used to do free sarnies and peanuts when Arsenal were on telly, sadly no longer has Sky, but offers the following alternatives: "the Royal Oak on St. James' Street, or the Temple Bar on Western Road. No particular Arsenal affiliations, but they both have Sky."
Plymouth: Millbridge Inn: At 23 Moleworth Road, Plymouth, PL2. Edd writes: "One of the main Gooner pubs in Plymouth, run by gooner
1 big and 1 small screen, no ITVDigital but Sky/ITV/BBC (sic)
Cheap Pizza on Wednesdays/Curry Thursdays
The original Firkin pub (Firkin Brewery nicked it off them!)"
Brighton: Duke of Wellington: On Upper Gloucester Rd, near the train station. Neil MacAninch writes, "Definitely has On Digital, not sure about Sky Digital. Fairly small but cosy local pub."
Seaford (E.Sussex): the Crown Inn: Arsenal-dedicated pub run by a diehard gooner and BHA fan (who also holds many charity events for Albion). 5 screens, shows every match he can!
Croydon: Heroes: Multiple screens, one big one. Bottles of Becks are sometimes only a pound for 5 minutes afetr every goal!
Windsor: The Star: bottom of Peascod Street (the main shopping street opp. the castle).
Hertford: The Golden Griffin.: opposite Sele School near Hertford North train station. (The pub landlord is an Arsenal fan)
Burwell (Cambs?): The Anchor
Bristol: The White Hart: (the one off Park Street)
Bristol: Quinton House: Park Place, Clifton. 0117 9077858. Has ITVdigital
Bristol: Dog & Duck: Whiteladies Rd, Clifton. 0117 9738857. Has ITVdigital
Cambridge: The Red Bull
Cambridge: The King St Run, King St.
Laleham: The Feathers: (Laleham is near Staines in Middx) Landlord is a "friendly Sunderland fan"
Bishop's Stortford: the Star
Exeter: Vixtoria Inn: Prince of Wales Rd.
Watford: Wishing Well: St Albans Rd
(have confirmed that they're showing Lens vs Arsenal on 20th April)
St Albans: Rats Castle
St Albans: The Peacock
Brentwood (Essex): Scruffy Murphy's: on Kings Road and a minute's walk from the railway station - has been showing all the recent UEFA away games. Plenty of Gooners and good Guinness too!
Bagshot (Surrey): Fighting Cocks: In the High St (and Bagshot is J3 off the M3).
Patrick Bingley writes: "Shows all the games on a big screen. Great pub to watch all games but with one small problem. There will always more opposition fans present. With the pub being in Surrey you'd expect this for Man Utd games etc but I have a strange feeling it'll be rammed with Shakhtar fans for the away leg. Expect Chester the German Shepherd to wander around growling and the barman from Leeds to ring the last orders bell everytime Arsenal score.... Just leave the lucky table at the front alone please."

Pubs showing ITVDigital

All these pubs have been known to show the Arsenal matches that are only available (in the UK) on ITVDigital
We cannot guarantee that they'll be showing any specific game, but they're all very much worth ringing to check (see also comments on specific pubs).
If you can add any pubs to this list, please email me with as much info as you can

info kindly provided by Henry Wallis & Luke Salaman.

The Twelve Pins, 263 Seven Sisters Rd: 3 big screens (plus tellys). Sky digital, ITVdigital, other sports channels (including Saturday games on Scandinavian telly). Show all Arsenal games.
Rat + Parrot (also known as the Duck), N11: Top of Colney Hatch Lane. Very Arsenal pub, showing Arsenal's CL games on big screen (2001-02) according to Daniel Bourn.
The York: Upper Street, Islington
Wishing Well, N. Finchley: 5 TVs, all ITVDigital games, good atmosphere.
Hare & Hounds, Lea Bridge Road: Near (opposite) the B&Q, between the Ice Rink & the Bakers Arms. Has a sign outside (as of March 2001) declaring that all Champs League games will be shown there.
The Old Black Lion, West End Lane, West Hampstead: Iain writes "seems to show all the games whether on OffDigital or ITV2."
The Old Queens Head, Essex Rd, Islington: The landlord at the Old Queen`s head is a rabid gooner (makes all of his staff wear Arsenal t-shirts etc ) Small TV, perfectly viewable, tends to use the radio as commenty.
The Bull, St John St, Islington: The Bull is another good option, plenty of space, and again the landlord would welcome a full pub on a Wednesday night.
Prince of Wales, Allen Rd, Stoke Newington: Definitely have ITV2, can't be sure about ITVDigital. Showed the Barcelona game on 29/09/99 on a big screen, with Man Utd on a small telly in the corner.
Maddens, East Finchley: High Rd, East Finchley. Normally shows Arsenal's European games.
Haverstock Arms: Haverstock Hill NW3. left out of Belsize Pk tube
The Gunners: Blackstock Rd, near Arsenal Stadium
Wig & Gown: Holloway Rd
Auld Triangle: Plimsoll Rd
DUBLIN: Shooters Sports Bar: Parnell St, Dublin.
(01) 872 9633
Known to show Champs League games (on ITV2)
EDINBURGH: Three Quarters Sports Cafe: on the Grassmarket, Jon McLeish writes: "how absolutely every live satelite/digital game going, they've got Sky Digital, On Digital and ITV2 (+ terrestrial of course), and every Arsenal match is shown even if thers a big Scottish match too. Nice pub (converted church), foods pretty good, good selection of beers, friendly atmosphere and a small but dedicated bunch of gooners ever-present"