By Tony Attwood 100 Years since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5: A new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield …
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100 Years since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5: A new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield 9: Arsenal wait for …
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By Tony Attwood 100 Years since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5: A new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful …
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The story so far… 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5: A new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield? 9: Arsenal wait for the right moment 10, …
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Palace, like Everton, are focussed on defence which tells us how the League Cup game will go Did Arsenal’s title hopes really take a knock yesterday? With Untold Arsenal still having technical issues notes about forthcoming and current events are being published on this site. The problem has now been fixed but I’m …
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By Tony Attwood Unfortunately, Untold Arsenal is down yet again, so here’s the article we were to have published there. When we can get onto the site we are working to overcome this problem – but rather obviously it is taking a very long time. “Arsenal’s title hopes take another knock after goalless …
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The article below, by Tony Attwood, is part 12 of our series, “100 Years Since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal”. In relation to this series, you might also find interesting the article Henry Norris, the founder of the modern Arsenal. The story so far in this series 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a …
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I regret that Untold Arsenal continues to be suffering technical problems, and so here is the article we intended to publish at this time on that site. By Tony Attwood There is a headline above an article published by the British Psychological Society which reads: Lack of information doesn’t discourage confident decisions Now if …
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Sadly someone out there really doesn’t like the sort of revealtions and thoughts we come up with on Untold Arsenal and so the site is down once more. As promised here is what we were intending to publish this morning if we had been able to. ———- And so as a result of the …
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Untold Arsenal went down earlier today and so I published the article with the headline above, here. That site is now running again and you can read the article at https://untold-arsenal.com/archives/109904
The article below, by Tony Attwood, is part of our series, “100 Years Since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal”. In relation to this series, you might also find interesting the article Henry Norris, the founder of the modern Arsenal. The story so far… 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at …
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Part 10: Why Knighton had to go and why Chapman was the man to replace him The story so far… 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5: A new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and …
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Previously in this series: 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5 A new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, concern at Arsenal 8: Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield for failing Arsenal? …
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This series prepares the way for the forthcoming anniversary: “100 Years Since Chapman Arrived at Arsenal.” which will occur in the summer of 2025. The series is written by Tony Attwood, of the AISA Arsenal History Society. You can find more about AISA on our website. Previously in this series: 1: Taking over from …
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This series commemorates 100 Years Since Chapman Arrived at Arsenal. The series is written by Tony Attwood, of the AISA Arsenal History Society Previously in this series: 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5 A new manager …
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Previously in this series: 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5 A new manager This is part of a series of articles that looks at the life and times of Herbert Chapman, looking at Chapman’s time at Arsenal …
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Next season – 2025/26 – will be the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Herbert Chapman at Arsenal. In this series we are looking back at the surprise arrival of Chapman, and his time at Arsenal. By Tony Attwood Part 5: Arsenal advertise for a new manager Previously in this series: 1: Taking over …
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Next season – 2025/26 – will be the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Herbert Chapman at Arsenal. In this series we are looking back at the surprise arrival of Chapman, and his time at Arsenal. By Tony Attwood Previously in this series: 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of …
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Next season – 2025/26 – will be the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Herbert Chapman at Arsenal. In this series we are looking back at the surprise arrival of Chapman, and his time at Arsenal. By Tony Attwood Previously in this series: 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at …
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We are searching for information on women’s football in the early parts of the 20th century, but have got nothing. The FA editct banning league clubs from allowing their grounds to be used for women’s football appeared in 1921 – and as far as I know this was the death knell for the game, …
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Arsenal Football Club’s tactical journey is a fascinating tale of innovation and adaptation. From the 1920s to the present day, the Gunners have undergone significant changes in their approach to the game. These tactical shifts have not only defined eras but also shaped the club’s identity over the years. The evolution of Arsenal’s tactics …
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26 April 1913 – Arsenal’s last game in Plumstead By Tony Attwood Previously in this series: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. By Tony Attwood Retracing our steps for a moment, Arsenal had struggled financially at Plumstead (the picture left is of Plumstead high street four years before Arsenal FC was …
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Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Day by Day the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year For today’s stories from Arsenal please see Untold Arsenal By Tony Attwood 100 years since the arrival of Chapman …
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Today’s headline comes from 2009 Details of some of our in-depth investigations and series are given at the end. 130 years ago today 4 October 1894: Woolwich Arsenal beat Casuals 8-0 in a friendly. This is one of the matches that shows that the old story that Arsenal were banned by the regional FA …
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Details of some of our other series are given at the end of the anniversaries Today’s headline anniversary comes from 1979 3 October 1896: Arsenal played their second game in the United League – a 2-2 home draw against Luton Town – with a not insignificant crowd of 8000 – very high for the …
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