By Tony Attwood
Just look at these events all of which took place on 3 July.
The revolution in tactics
3 July 1925: Charles Buchan, the man who helped develop WM, re-signed by Arsenal in £100/goal deal
An England goal by the man who challenged the whole “retain and transfer” system
3 July 1966: George Eastham scored for England in his 19th and final international
The signing of the genius
3 July 1995: Dennis Bergkamp signs for £7.5m – a record
The signing of the Player of the Year – and the man who enabled Henry to thrive
3 July 2000: Robert Pires signed from Marseille.
The signing of Sol
3 July 2001: Sol Campbell signed after 11 years with Tottenham
Just follow the links for each story.
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The books
- Making the Arsenal – by Tony Attwood – how the modern Arsenal was born
- Woolwich Arsenal: The club that changed football – the most detailed account of Arsenal south of the river – by Tony Attwood, Andy Kelly and Mark Andrews
- The Crowd at Woolwich Arsenal – an in depth study of who went to the matches at Plumstead and how they behaved – by Mark Andrews
For all today’s Arsenal anniversaries just click here
20 June 1995
21 June 1995
3 July 1995
You’ve got Dennis Bergkamp signing on 3 different dates.
Patrick there is a note about the confusions that occur over signings – they are reported as different dates in different places. In this case 20 June looks like the signing and 21 June the arrival in London, with 3 July being wrong. What I am doing as I work through these days is gradually update them and remove the anomalies – I missed the 3 July, so thanks for pointing it out. And please do send in any others you see.