This index is still under construction. Previous indexes in this series are
- Part One: 1886 and on to the first world war
- Part Two: – from the first world war into the 20s
- Part Three – the 1930s
- Part Four: The 1940s:
- Part Five: The 1950s
Jon Sammels: wonderful player, victim of the 1960s Anti-Arsenal “fans”
Ron Greenwood at the Arsenal: was he the cause of the failure from 1958 to 1961?
20 August 1960: Alan Skirton plays his first game for Arsenal
5 December 1921 & 1960: women’s football banned, and the London Cup final
1962: When the Arsenal manager was sacked but told to carry on
16 March 1962. Arsenal appoint a novice manager – with disastrous results
16 July 1962: Joe Baker signed for Arsenal.
Tommy Caton 1962-1993
24 February 1964: William Garbutt – Arsenal’s original Herbert Chapman
Arsenal v Blackburn 1964, and the promise of a heated pitch
12 February 1966: Joe Baker played his last game for Arsenal.
5 May 1966: just 4,554 turn up for an Arsenal home league game
1966 – the early days of Mee and only seeing half the pitch
100 seasons in the top division. The rebirth of Arsenal 1967-68
21 March 1966: Martin Hayes, season top scorer, was born
1967/68 League Cup Campaign: when the rebirth of Arsenal began
29 May 1968 Sammy Nelson’s first team debut in a 4-0 victory over Japan
Arsenal anniversaries 15 March: in 1969 one of the darkest days in Arsenal’s history
17 December 1969: when we started to wake up that something was happening.
100 seasons in the top division – 1969/70, and building a new team
Arsenal in the 70s, part 1: the re-birth of the club. 1969/70#
100 seasons in the top division: cracks appear in late 1970
8 April 1970: Arsenal 3 Ajax 0: Fairs Cup semi final first leg.
Arsenal in October 1970, the great march forward begins.
The 1970s
Arsenal anniveresaries: 24 February. When 36,000 was a good crowd (in the 1970s)
24 August 1971: Arsenal 0 Sheffield United 1
How did Arsenal collapse so quickly after the first double of 1971
Arsenal on 16 January, and Arsenal in 1970/1 (according to ITV!)
20 November 1971: The double champions slip towards the lower parts of the table
Arsenal march on towards the 1971 double
Arsenal head for the first double: January / March 1971
2 March 1971: A 0-3 thrashing of Wolves and the great Arsenal revival begins
3 May 1971: Arsenal won the league at WHL (for the first time)
8 May 1971 Arsenal win the Double for the first time
20 April 1971 and 1974. From almost the title to almost relegation in 3 years
Celebrating the title in 1971 and the wait of 18 years before doing it again.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Arsenal (9th Dec. 1972) Relive the game on video
Beating Tottenham away in 1972 – the film of the match.
100 seasons in the top division: 1971/2 and 1972/3
Watch Arsenal beat Tottenham in 1972
Which sublime genius of an Arsenal footballer made his debut on 6 October 1973?
Arsenal on 22 December 1973: the strike, the chaos, the win…
14 September 1974: the end of football as we know it
2 November 1974: memories of Arsenal from days gone by
26 April 1975: Watch Arsenal beat Tottenham in a relegation battle
The media claim there are too many foreigners in English football – in 1975
19 April 1975: On this day in history – QPR 0 Arsenal 0; Arsenal 17th in the league
2 July 1975: Charlie George sold to Derby
8 July 1975 David O’Leary became a professional at Arsenal.
17 January 1976: Arsenal relegation a distinct possibility
March 11 1972; Newcastle United 2 Arsenal 0
17 January 1976: relegation is a real possibility for Arsenal
Arsenal in the 70s part 18: July to Dec 1976. Neill takes control
22 March 1976: Bertie Mee finally agrees to leave the club
4 May 1976: Bertie Mee leaves Arsenal
Arsenal in the 70s part 16. Jan to June 1976: the end of Mee
Arsenal’s 100 seasons in the top division: signs of improvement. 1976/7
11 April 1977: Arsenal beat Tottenham – Tottenham get relegated.
16 April 1977: It’s Freddie’s birthday
100 seasons in the top division: 1977/78 – the return begins
Arsenal in the 70s, Part 21: Jan to June 1978
26 February 1977: Arsenal so bad you couldn’t make it up
Arsenal in the 70s Part 20: July to Dec 1977 – signs of recovery.
The 1970s: Arsenal’s sixth consecutive defeat, only 19,000 in the ground.
10 February 1979: Arsenal rise to second in the league. Double incoming?
