Arsenal anniversaries 10 August. 2003: Media predict Arsenal will finish 5th

    Arsenal History Society: The Woolwich Walk and visiting the original stadium Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today:  Arsenal v Forest: Can we actually get into the …

Arsenal anniversaries 9 August: 1997 – the start of the second double season

      Arsenal History Society: The Woolwich Walk and visiting the original stadium Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today:  Why this season will be better than …

Arsenal anniversaries 8 August: the signing of the wonderful Jimmy Brain

      Arsenal History Society: The Woolwich Walk and visiting the original stadium Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today:   The 56 players tipped to join …

Arsenal anniversaries 7 August: 1999 – Thierry Henry makes his first appearance

    Arsenal History Society: The Woolwich Walk and original stadium visit  Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today:   Arsenal and Man City moving in completely different …

Arsenal History Society: The Woolwich Walk and stadium visit 5 August 2023

      Arsenal Anniversaries 6 August: After 591 games for Tottenham, Jennings signs for Arsenal By Tony Attwood On 5 August 2023, I was delighted to join in a walk around part of south London to discover the places where Arsenal first began playing; an event arranged by Arsenal Independent Supporters Club (AISA) which has …

Arsenal Anniversaries 6 August: After 591 games for Tottenham, Jennings signs for Arsenal

      Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today:   Fifa launches its own bank: is there no end, and will no one stop them? And now …

Arsenal Anniversaries 5 August. The last friendly before the unbeaten season

      Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today:   Fifa launches its own bank: is there no end, and will no one stop them? And now …

Arsenal anniversaries 4 August: Arsenal sell Anelka at 47,000 times the amount paid for him two years before

      Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today:  Arsenal’s growing injury concerns, increasing fees, and a problem on the horizon And now on with the Arsenal …

Arsenal anniversaries 3 August: Henry signs; we defeat BT anti-AFC rhetoric

    Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today:  Arsenal’s growing injury concerns, increasing fees, and a problem on the horizon And now on with the Arsenal …

Are Arsenal Really Going To Pay £40 Million For A Back Up Keeper?

        Arsenal fans are patiently watching the transfer rumour mill to see who might be manager Mikel Arteta’s next capture this summer following on from the arrivals of West Ham United’s Declan Rice, Chelsea’s Kai Havertz and Ajax’s Jurrien Timber. There are still names in the frame although at this moment in …

Arsenal anniversaries 2 August. Bellerin’s career launched in the Emirates Cup

    Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today:  Supercomputer predicts 2023/4 league table, and gets it wrong! And now on with the Arsenal anniversaries of today… (and as …

Arsenal Anniversaries 1 August – Arsenal become the first team to win the FA Cup in August!

    Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today: Arsenal’s task now is stability in a rapidly changing league And now on with the Arsenal anniversaries of …

Arsenal anniversaries 31 July: 100 years in the top division celebrated

    Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today:  The 52 players Arsenal are looking to sign and the 25 who are leaving And now on with …

Arsenal anniversaries 30 July: the passing of the man without whom there would be no Arsenal

      Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today: Infantino in the dock once again And now on with the Arsenal anniversaries of today… (and as ever one …

How we persuaded Arsenal that the stadium needed statues – and the result

    Pictures by Drew Grey (member of the Arsenal Advisory Board), Text by Tony Attwood (AISA Arsenal History Society). Making the Arsenal stadium iconic has always been part of Arsenal’s thinking – right from the moment when Arsenal moved from Plumstead to north London in 1913.  As we have recorded on this site, the …

Arsenal anniversaries 29 July. MacDonald signs, MacDonald retires.

      Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today:“Yes, no, obviously”. Kane on the move, and that big question: “Why?” And now on with the Arsenal …

Wenger’s statue is being erected at the Emirates Stadium

      Arsenal anniversaries 28 July: Arsenal sign Gilberto Silva for just £4.5m By Tony Attwood I have mentioned a number of times before that the idea of statues around the Emirates Stadium was set out in a meeting between three committee members of Arsenal Independent Supporters Association and Ivan Gazidis. At a meeting …

Arsenal anniversaries 28 July: Arsenal sign Gilberto Silva for just £4.5m

      Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today: How many players does a club need and how much of a problem do injuries bring? And …

Arsenal anniversaries 27 July: the anniversary of the return of the Highbury clock

    Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today: Arsenal 5 Barcelona 3.  The video and the report. And now on with the Arsenal anniversaries of today… 27 …

Arsenal anniversaries 26 July: 13 years ago today we campaigned for a statue of Wenger. And now…

      Preface: it appears that a statue to Arsene Wenger will be installed at the Emirates Stadium any moment now.  Today is the 13th anniversary of a meeting in which we first put the idea of statues to Arsenal’s then managing director, Ivan Gazidis. Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal …

Arsenal anniversaries: 25 July. The ultimate Invincible signed for £1.5m

    Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Arsenal Today:  Arsenal’s new weapon: certainly not secret but still highly effective And now on with the Arsenal anniversaries of  today… …

Arsenal anniversaries 24 July: It’s Martin Keown’s birthday

      Apologies for publishing the wrong set of anniversaries yesterday – this has now been corrected at Arsenal anniversaries 23 July. The day we launched the statue campaign Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for …

Arsenal anniversaries 23 July. The day we launched the statue campaign

      Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Arsenal Today:  What do Arsenal pre-season games tell us about the future?  Unfortunately quite a lot And now on …

Arsenal anniversaries 22 July: Parlour leaves after winning nine trophies

      Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Arsenal Today:  Arsenal v Manchester United today at 10pm And now on with the Arsenal anniversaries of  today… 22 …

Arsenal anniversaries 21 July. The birthday of Tom Whittaker

    Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Arsenal Today:  How Arsenal and Manchester City have followed the same path, but others have not And now on with …