Cup fans waited all night and still the thousands arrive . A crowd of enthusiastic supporters shivered through the night outside the Arsenal ground at Highbury , London for today ' s third cup " battle " and London " Derby " when Arsenal meet Tottenham Hotspur . So many thousands were waiting for the gates to open that it was decided to do so at 10.30 this morning - and still the crowds arrived . Picture shows ; The road to the cup . A mass of people surging down the road approaching the Arsenal ground at Highbury , three hours before the game started today . 8 January 1949