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by Tony Attwood This article is part of the series “Henry Norris at the Arsenal” The previous chapter is published at Arsenal in the Summer of 1926: the summer tour and the start of the bus affair. Details of the whole series be found at Henry Norris at the Arsenal ————– Although Arsenal entered the 1926/7 …
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Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Arsenal in the Summer of 1926: the summer tour and the start of the bus affair The next article in the series will be published later today. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete …
Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Arsenal in the Summer of 1926: the summer tour and the start of the bus affair Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal …
Read More “He’d only ever played 17 first team games and cost £2000. Our greatest ever player.”
Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Arsenal in the Summer of 1926: the summer tour and the start of the bus affair Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal …
Read More “When the aggression was so bad the ref backed off and let the players get on with it”
This article is part of the series “Henry Norris at the Arsenal” The previous chapter is published at April 1926: Arsenal come 2nd. Details of the whole series be found at Henry Norris at the Arsenal *** This article was updated 8 October 2018 to incorporate a point I missed in the convoluted bus affair. My apologies; …
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Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society April 1926: Arsenal come 2nd – the best performance yet – and the National Strike is called A new article will follow later today. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over …
Read More “Arsenal’s chief scout cycles by a playing field, and offers one player a contract”
These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 1970 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society April 1926: Arsenal come 2nd – the best performance yet – and the National Strike is called Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for …
Read More “When the players fought at the meal table rather than on the pitch”
These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1993 and 1931 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society April 1926: Arsenal come 2nd – the best performance yet – and the National Strike is called Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries …
Read More “Osama bin Laden in the Arsenal shop, the Royal Navy goes on strike”
by Tony Attwood Arsenal opened the final full month of Chapman’s first season at Arsenal in second place in the league while recognising that following their recent stumbles in terms of results they now had no realistic chance of stopping Huddersfield getting their third title in a row. However Arsenal were still in a good …
These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1925 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society March 1926: The title slips away from Arsenal but second place looks a real possibility. A new article on the last stages of the season will appear later today. Below are the Arsenal …
Read More “Arsenal’s most local derby ever – and it wasn’t against Tottenham”
These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 2009 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society March 1926: The title slips away from Arsenal but second place looks a real possibility. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from …
These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Here’s a clue to the question. Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1953 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society March 1926: The title slips away from Arsenal but second place looks a real possibility. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two …
These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1922 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society March 1926: The title slips away from Arsenal but second place looks a real possibility. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from …
After the Europa League draw, many Arsenal supporters were left stupefied as to who some of their opponents in the competition are. So, rather than bore our readers with another explanation of Qarabag and FC Vorskla, we will delve into Arsenal’s history with some players from the same country as their Europa League opponents. FC …
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These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 2016 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society March 1926: The title slips away from Arsenal but second place looks a real possibility. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from …
Read More “4 bookings in 8 minutes and Santi Cazorla scoring in the 4th minute of time added,”
by Tony Attwood March 1926 opened with the champions of the last two years at the top of the league. Pos Team P W D L F A GAv Pts 1 Huddersfield Town 30 15 10 5 65 46 1.413 40 2 Sunderland 31 16 6 9 74 55 1.345 38 3 Arsenal 30 15 …
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These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1969 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Feb 1926: Injuries, shock team selections, Arsenal slip up Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 …
Read More “When only 24,000 turned up for an Arsenal European game (but we won the cup)”
These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1979 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Feb 1926: Injuries, shock team selections, Arsenal slip up Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 …
Read More “How Arsenal’s crowd dropped to 16,000 not long after winning the Double”
These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1991 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Feb 1926: Injuries, shock team selections, Arsenal slip up Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 …
Today’s Arsenal Anniversary Files are dedicated to the memory of our good friend Ian Snelling who died earlier this year. In remembrance of this site’s good friend Ian Snelling – Gf60. Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1890, 1913 (twice) and 1986 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Feb 1926: Injuries, shock team …
Read More “1st game at the new ground (twice), fake shirts, and the man who turned on Arsenal”
By Tony Attwood Ian Snelling, also known in the blog world as Gf60, passed away in June this year. Ian was very much a contributor to this site, in that from the moment I started the anniversary files he began to email me on issues concerning various dates and details that we were publishing. At …
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By Tony Attwood By the start of February 1926 the league table showed a very tight situation at the top Pos Team P W D L F A GAv GD Pts 1 Arsenal 26 14 5 7 56 42 1.333 14 33 2 Sunderland 28 14 5 9 65 50 1.300 15 33 3 Huddersfield …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1882 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society January 1926: Arsenal top of the league and winning in the Cup, Norris walking away The next episode will be published later today. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries …
Read More “The difference between Arsenal and Tottenham, even in their foundations.”
The Arsenal Anniversary Files Today’s headline anniversaries come from 2000 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society January 1926: Arsenal top of the league and winning in the Cup, Norris walking away Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of …
Read More “He played over 100 times for his country, was cover for Tony Adams, and derided by fans”
By Tony Attwood 1925 had ended with an unprecedented event: Arsenal were top of the league Pos Team P W D L F A GAv Pts 1 Arsenal 23 13 4 6 52 36 1.444 30 2 Sunderland 23 12 5 6 54 40 1.350 29 3 Huddersfield Town 21 10 8 3 43 33 …
Read More “January 1926: Arsenal top of the league and winning in the Cup; Norris walking away”
