89 tells the incredible story of one of football’s greatest triumphs: when against all odds Arsenal snatched the Championship title from Liverpool at Anfield in the last minute of the last game of the 1988/89 season. It’s a universal tale of a band of brothers who, led by a charismatic and deeply respected manager, came together to defy the odds and create history.
Editing
Seamless weave of archive footage and present-day player reflections.
Direction
Stewart builds unbearable tension even when you know the ending.
Director
Dave Stewart
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The match was delayed ten minutes because of crowd trouble — those extra minutes literally changed football history.
This was the last title decided on goals-scored tiebreaker; the Premier League later introduced goal difference, making this specific drama mathematically impossible to repeat.
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