It is a varied mix for 22 November at Arsenal including a change of name from our fourth name (The Arsenal) to the fifth (Arsenal)
22 November 1899: Alexander Main signed from Hibs
22 November 1913: Last senior game for Roddy McEachrane
22 November 1913: Last senior game for Joseph Fidler
22 November 1919: Programme for Arsenal versus Notts County has the club name as “The Arsenal”, for the last time
22 November 1924: Sidney Hoar purchased from Luton for £3000 in the era of “no transfer over “£1000″! Another expose of the fantasies in the the Knighton autobiographies
22 November 1930: Arsenal 5 Middlesbrough 3. The second five goal games in 3.
22 November 1947: The 17th match unbeaten at the start of Tom Whittaker’s reign
22 November 1962: Raphael Meade born
22 November 1963: James Furnell signed from Liverpool
22 November 1977: Arsenal 1 Tottenham 3, Pat Rice Testimonial
22 November 1986: League Debut of Paul Merson. Arsenal 3 Man City 0
22 November 1997: Sheffield Wednesday 2 Arsenal 0. Game 15 of the 2nd Double Season.
22 November 1989: Arsenal lose 1-3 to Oldham in league cup.
22 November 2000: Spartak Moscow 4 Arsenal 1; but Arsenal still eventually go through to the knock out stage.
22 November 2003: Birmingham 0 Arsenal 3. The 13th league match of the unbeaten season – a new Premier League record.
22 November 2005: Arsenal beat Thun 0-1 in Bern to win the group stages with a game spare.
22 November 2010: Henri Lansbury goes on loan to Norwich City
22 November 2010: Following irate comments after a defeat to Tottenham, we look back at other disasters – with a surprising result.
22 November 2011: Chuks Aneke loan to Stevenage
The November Anniversaries are here
The books
- Woolwich Arsenal: The club that changed football – Arsenal’s early years
- Making the Arsenal – how the modern Arsenal was born in 1910
- The Crowd at Woolwich Arsenal
