AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – …
Read More “7 November – when there were 11 goals in a single Arsenal game”
Compiled by Tony Attwood This website has around 350 videos of Arsenal on it and so not surprisingly we have six of victories against Watford – click below for each video Putting four past Watford 2016 Beating Watford 3-0 in 2015 Henry beats Watford 2006 On this day in Arsenal’s history: Arsenal 2 Watford 0 …
Read More “Arsenal beating Watford: six great videos from across the years”
ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – …
ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body …
Read More “4 November 2001: Four down in 20 minutes. But later…”
Today is the birthday of Ian Edward Wright MBE. We all wish Ian a very happy birthday. You can read Ian’s story below. ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION NEW: An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we …
by Tony Attwood 2 November 1974: Arsenal 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, which might hardly seem a day worth commemorating in the history of Arsenal – especially when we note that the crowd was 27,572. In the build up to the match Eddy Kelly asked for a transfer, Jimmy Rimmer asked for an assurance that Shilton …
Read More “2 November 1974: memories of Arsenal from days gone by”
1 November 2003: Leeds 1 Arsenal 4. The 11th league match of the Unbeaten season. Henry got two, Pires one and Gilberto Silva finished it off on 50 minutes. The win was welcome as Arsenal had been having something of a hiccup in a season that has now become romanticised as an endless procession …
Read More “1 November 2003: the 11th match of the Unbeaten Season, but not top of the league”
ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION Henry Norris at the Arsenal: There is a …
Read More “From beating Brighton Utd to beating Swansea: Arsenal anniversaries on 31 October”
ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION Henry Norris at the Arsenal: There is a …
Read More “31 October: A record crowd, five wins and a draw in six… but what season?”
ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION Henry Norris at the Arsenal: There is a …
Read More “All the Arsenal anniversaries for 30 October, plus over 350 Arsenal videos.”
NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. —————————————————– Reading 5 Arsenal 7 Just looking at the score from this league cup match in 2012 …
ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. Henry Norris at the Arsenal: There is a full index to the series …
Read More “All the Arsenal anniversaries for 29 October, plus over 350 Arsenal videos.”
NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. ——————————————— 29 October 1932 – by Tony Attwood On 29 October 1932 the score came in on …
Read More “29 October 1932: Arsenal and the first division, 89 years ago.”
NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year, in date order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives …
Read More “28 October 1939: ten Arsenal goals from two members of the same family”
The Arsenal video collection is now available in date order throughout the year. Please see here. We also have a video collection arranged by the clubs Arsenal played against. That’s here. Our three most popular and most detailed series are Henry Norris at the Arsenal: There is a full index to the series here. Arsenal in …
The video collection series We are building an index of videos in day order – and we are nearly at the end. Click here to see the nearly finished index Henry Norris at the Arsenal: There is a full index to the series here. Arsenal in the 1930s: The most comprehensive series on the decade ever Arsenal …
For details of our various series and collections see the home page 14 October 1995: Leeds United 0 Arsenal 3 16 April 2000: Leeds 0 Arsenal 4 21 August 2001 21 August 2001: Arsenal 1 Leeds 2. League Match 2 of the third double season – after a 4-0 away win on the opening day …
Read More “Arsenal against Leeds – videos of the best goals through history”
Here is a list of all the main Arsenal anniversaries for today, plus a few others along the way. The video collection series We are building an index of videos in day order. Click here to see how far we have got. Elsewhere Henry Norris at the Arsenal: There is a full index to the series here. …
Read More “26 October: the day football’s first rules were created – plus Arsenal’s anniversaries”
By Tony Attwood You may well have heard the tale about a youngster called William Webb Ellis picking up the ball during a football match and running with it, thus creating rugby. That is supposed to have happened in 1823. The problem is football (in terms of a game in which the ball is …
Read More “26 October 1863: Arsenal and the beginning of football”
The video collection series We are building an index of videos in day order. Click here to see how far we have got. 100 Years in the First Division: the absolute complete story following Arsenal’s promotion in 1919 The anniversaries today… 25 October 1919: Arsenal 1 Bradford C 2. League debut for Fred Pagnam, the man …
Read More “One year ago – the first signs of Arsenal’s new tactics. Today’s AFC anniversaries”
Former Arsenal, Ipswich and England striker Paul Mariner passed away on 9th July 2021 at age 68, following a brief battle with a brain tumour. Mariner spent two-and-a-half seasons with the Gunners, acting as an aerial focal point for Don Howe’s Arsenal forward line. Arsenal could do with a classic number nine right …
Read More “Celebrating the Life and Career of Gunners Hot-Shot Paul Mariner”
by Tony Attwood Sammy Nelson: made his Arsenal debut on this day in 1969 On 25 October 1969 Sammy Nelson made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Ipswich. He went on to play 245 league games for the club plus 10 appearances as a sub, and scored 10 league goals. His misfortune with Arsenal …
Read More “Arsenal History: Sammy Nelson made his Arsenal debut on this day in 1969”
24 October 1883: George Allison born in County Durham. Bernard Joy said “he lacked the professional’s deep knowledge of the game”. But he still managed to win the FA Cup and the League twice and from 1910 onwards had a continuous and deep engagement with the club up to 1947. 24 October 1896: Arsenal …
On 24 October 1936, The East Stand, Highbury opened for the game against Grimsby. Unfortunately, I don’t have a picture of that, but this is a picture of the north bank being built in 1913 – the nearest thing I’ve found! The East Stand had cost the club £130,000; less than the weekly wage of …
Read More “Arsenal open the new east stand at Highbury: today in Arsenal’s history”
The Key Games of The Invincible’s Season Truly Invincible The 2003/04 season will live long in Arsenal fans’ memories, and will also forever be written about in the annals of English football history. It may be repeated, but the likelihood is that, if it ever is, it won’t be until most, if not all …
