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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 22 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… April 1922: Arsenal and Man U fight against relegation. Only one survives. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 21 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… April 1922: Arsenal and Man U fight against relegation. Only one survives. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
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By Tony Attwood You may recall that through much of the early part of 1922 we have been reporting that Sir Henry Norris was out of the country recuperating from an illness first in Italy and then in France. In the days before antibiotics (Alexander Fleming did not discover penicillin under 1928) heading for the …
Read More “April 1922: Arsenal and Man U fight against relegation. Only one survives.”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 20 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… March 1922: Desperate times for Arsenal, Norris returns and another allegation overturned The next episode will be published later today. The current series: Covering …
Read More “When Arsenal said a truly heartfelt thank you to Stoke City.”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 19 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… March 1922: Desperate times for Arsenal, Norris returns and another allegation overturned The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the …
Read More “The Arsenal man who sued Arsenal, and when the club had debts of £5000”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 18 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… March 1922: Desperate times for Arsenal, Norris returns and another allegation overturned The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
Read More “It took Arsenal six attempts to beat Wimbledon at home”
By Tony Attwood Arsenal entered March 1922 with the League table looking rather parlous. The one hopeful bit of news was that although Manchester United had of late climbed above Arsenal, they had played two games more and had a worse goal average, so a win in one of those two games in hand would …
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 17 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in Feb 1922. Norris missing, Cup success, relegation threatens, and a monkey The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work …
Read More “When the Football League didn’t have a clue how to calculate the league table”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 16 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in Feb 1922. Norris missing, Cup success, relegation threatens, and a monkey The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
Read More “The season Arsenal scored 13 goals against Leeds”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 15 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in Feb 1922. Norris missing, Cup success, relegation threatens, and a monkey The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
Read More “Commemorating Arsenal’s smallest ever goal keeper.”
By Tony Attwood Arsenal’s position had recovered a little in January 1922 and the club, although still in trouble, were at least above the relegation zone. Pos Club P W D L F A GAv Pts 18 Blackburn Rovers 27 6 9 12 35 40 0.875 21 19 Birmingham City 25 9 3 13 30 …
Read More “Arsenal in Feb 1922. Norris missing, Cup success, relegation threatens, and a monkey”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 14 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in January 1922. progress resumes The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who rescued Arsenal from extinction, …
Read More “When The Times reported Arsenal had changed its name; but they hadn’t.”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 13 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in January 1922. progress resumes The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who rescued Arsenal from …
Read More “When the press reported that football was being flagrantly manipulated by TV”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 12 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in January 1922. progress resumes The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who rescued Arsenal from extinction, …
Read More “1995: One win in seven, and 5 points off relegation. Life just before Wenger.”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 11 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in January 1922. Norris returns, progress resumes The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who rescued Arsenal …
Read More “When both Man U and Arsenal had a chance of the double as the season neared its end”
By Tony Attwood 1922 saw the British Empire at its absolute height covering about a quarter of the world and ruling over a quarter of the world’s population. It grew no further. And it was a country undergoing changes. 70,000 new cars a year were being produced and the number was increasing dramatically as the …
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 10 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Man U take over from Arsenal at the bottom of the League A new article will appear later today. The current series: Covering all aspects …
Read More ““Everton were so ordinary they made Arsenal look average.” What year was that?”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 9 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Man U take over from Arsenal at the bottom of the League The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the …
By Tony Attwood This is part of our continuing investigation into Henry Norris at the Arsenal. Links to the series appear at the end of the article. We take up the story with Arsenal having won two and lost one of their three games in November 1921 – a significant improvement, but not enough to …
Read More “Man U take over from Arsenal at the bottom of the League”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 8 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in November 1921: the fog, the goal rush, the resignation. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man …
Read More “10 Arsenal games without victory and 6 without scoring. But who was the manager?”
Our quiz based on last week’s anniversaries asked these questions In each case we gave four possible answers… 1: In Britain in the era after the first world war an issue arose several times which caused away teams in London significant difficulty in completing their away fixtures. What was it? 2: In the 1930s Arsenal …
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 7 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in November 1921: the fog, the goal rush, the resignation. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man …
Read More “When Arsenal asked Tottenham to change the date of a game, and they said no”
Every day we publish an array of Arsenal anniversaries. But have you been taking notice of the AISA Arsenal History Society daily anniversary files? Indeed, maybe you feel you know all there is to know about the history of football and don’t need to. So if that is the case, here are five questions based …
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 6 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in November 1921: the fog, the goal rush, the resignation. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man …
Read More ““Arsenal season in ruins”. Press headline on this day in the Unbeaten season”
By Tony Attwood One question hangs over the opening of the 1920/21 season and the fact that Arsenal won only two of their first 12 games in the league from August up to the end of October. What was the cause of such a decline in a club that had ended the previous season in …
Read More “Arsenal in November 1921: the fog, the goal rush, the resignation.”
