This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society.
Here are the stories from this day in history…
19 December 1903: Arsenal 5 Grimsby 1. The score meant Arsenal had scored 25 goals in six games, which left Arsenal second, two points behind league leaders Preston. In fact the season finished with Preston as champions, just one point ahead of Arsenal as Arsenal gained promotion.
19 December 1933: Jim Fotheringham born. He joined Arsenal as an amateur in 1949 and after Bill Dodgin was dropped as keeper Jim got 39 games in the 1953/4 season before himself being dropped in favour once more of Dodgin.
19 December 1959: Jimmy Magill debut. Sheffield W 5 Arsenal 1. He began his career with Portadown but moved to Arsenal in May 1959. He went on to play 116 games before moving to Brighton and Hove, his final club.
19 December 1970: Man U 1 Arsenal 3, making it five consecutive wins in League match 22 of the first Double season. But despite the victories Arsenal’s progress was matched by Leeds who still led Arsenal by two points.
19 December 1988. Alexis Sánchez born in Tocopilla, Chile
19 December 1989: Rangers 1 Arsenal 2, Zenith Data Systems Challenge Cup between the champions of Scotland and England. Arsenal won 2-1. There is a video on You Tube.
19 December 1990: Tony Adams imprisoned for four months for drink driving. He gained 50% remission for good behaviour, and subsequently dedicated much time to his charity which supported sports people with addictions.
19 December 2012: Gibbs, Jenkinson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, and Wilshere, all signed new contracts, as Arsenal spoke about the value of having young British players in the team.
The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal
Arsenal, 11 – 31 December 1918. A 9-2 victory, the chairman becomes an MP, footballers unionise.
Yesterday’s anniversaries:
The passing of the player who was the first chair of Woolwich Arsenal and a director until 1927.
Special feature:
Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium.
What’s on the Arsenal History Society site
An index to the various series that contain over 1,700 articles on this site concerning the history of Arsenal appears on our home page.
