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By Tony Attwood This is part of the history of Arsenal during the time of Henry Norris’ involvement with the club. A full index of the articles so far presented, appears at the foot of this page. The month began with dispiriting news as a night-long German Zeppelin raid on the West Midlands on 1 February resulted …
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This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Below are the Anniversaries from 25 September. The one we’ve highlighted comes from the very first year of Untold Arsenal when we did indeed suggest we would sign a midfielder for £40m. In …
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This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. These are the Anniversaries from 24 September. There are two anniversaries that stand out to me today. One is the signing of Gordon Nutt, who then played for the club within a …
Here are the Anniversaries from 23 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. There are two anniversaries that stand out to me today. One is the headline story of the match on 23 September 1922 which ended with a Tottenham player suspended for a month. The other is 23 September 2008 when Arsenal …
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By Tony Attwood This is part of the history of Arsenal during the time of Henry Norris’ involvement with the club. A full index of the articles so far presented, appears at the foot of this page. Although it would not have been noticed in January 1916, as the war raged across the western world, …
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Here are the Anniversaries from 22 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Yesterday’s anniversaries were: “Nobody is ridiculous in this job as we know anything can happen.” A. Wenger. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history… November / December 1915: the match fixing scandal comes to the fore: Norris is armed 22 …
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Here are the Anniversaries from 20 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Yesterday’s anniversaries were: “Nobody is ridiculous in this job as we know anything can happen.” A. Wenger. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history… November / December 1915: the match fixing scandal comes to the fore: Norris is …
Here are the Anniversaries from 20 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Yesterday’s anniversaries were: The ultimate Arsenal genius plays his first game and Arsenal take on the media – at last. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history covers October 1915 November / December 1915: the match fixing scandal comes …
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By Tony Attwood By November 1915 more and more of everyday life in the UK had been rearranged to cope with the war. It was clear to everyone that conscription was going to happen, and no one spoke about the war being concluded in a short space of time. During November the 177th and 182nd artillery brigades that …
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Here are the Anniversaries from 19 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history covers October 1915 Arsenal in wartime: Norris’ genius for administration comes to the fore but reduces Arsenal’s playing staff. Later today: The match fixing is revealed – November/December 1915. 19 September …
Here are the Anniversaries from 18 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history covers October 1915 Arsenal in wartime: Norris’ genius for administration comes to the fore but reduces Arsenal’s playing staff. 18 September 1930: William Harper returned for second spell with Arsenal having …
Read More “He received the ball with his back to goal, 20 yards out, turned and shot.”
By Tony Attwood Arsenal began the second month of wartime football with a home game against Clapton Orient on 2 October with a crowd of 6000 present. Among the Arsenal side were two guest players: Ducat from Aston Villa, Chipperfield from Luton Clarence the Athenian League team. The inclusion of the latter suggests that Arsenal …
Here are the Anniversaries from 17 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is Arsenal move into the London Combination in September 1915 A new article follows later today covering October 1915 17 September 1896: Andrew Young born. He played originally for Blyth Spartans …
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Here are the Anniversaries from 16 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. You might also enjoy “In other news” which appears after the Arsenal anniversaries. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is Arsenal move into the London Combination in September 1915 16 September 1912: Arsenal lost 0-3 at home …
Read More “Arsenal reserves on TV, the players fight in the restaurant, TV pundit as linesman.”
Here are the Anniversaries from 15 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is Arsenal move into the London Combination in September 1915 15 September 1890: Arthur Hutchins born. He played for Croydon Common of the Southern League before the 1st world war, a …
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Here are the Anniversaries from 14 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is Arsenal move into the London Combination in September 1915 14 September 1901: Alex James born in Lanarkshire. He joined Raith Rovers in 1922 and played almost 100 league games for them before …
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By Tony Attwood The final game of the 1914/15 season had taken place on 24 April, and a curious affair it was too. Arsenal’s manager had already left, and the players had been told that their contracts would end after this game. There was no talk at that time of keeping football going, although it …
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Here are the Anniversaries from 13 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is Norris promoted, the League loses interest but football pulls itself back together. 13 September 1890: H. Simmons played for Royal Arsenal Reserves at centre forward for the first time, despite having only …
by Tony Attwood The summer of 1915 saw two changes that concern us in this history of Henry Norris and the Arsenal through these years. First, having ended the League season and played the FA Cup final, professional football had shut down. Eventually a new set of leagues appeared, but it took a while to …
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Here are the Anniversaries from 12 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is New revelations concerning perhaps the most important month in Arsenal’s history 12 September 1878: Jimmy Ashcroft, Woolwich Arsenal’s first England player, born. He played for Wilbyn’s United, Garston Copperworks, Everton and Gravesend …
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Here are the Anniversaries from 11 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is New revelations concerning perhaps the most important month in Arsenal’s history 11 September 1893. The first ever league win. Woolwich Arsenal 4 Walsall Town Swifts 0; John Heath scored the first …
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By Tony Attwood As we have seen in previous chapters, Arsenal’s challenge for promotion to the first division in 1914/15 had more or less faded away through February and March 1915, and with April 1915 being, it was now agreed, the last month of professional football, until the end of the war, one might have …
Here are the Anniversaries from 10 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is Arsenal in February and March 1915: the abandonment of football is announced and the result is… curious 10 September 1904: Arsenal’s first home match in the First Division. Arsenal 0 …
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Here are the Anniversaries from 9 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is Arsenal in February and March 1915: the abandonment of football is announced and the result is… curious 9 September 1893: Arsenal’s first defeat in the league: Notts County 3 Woolwich Arsenal …
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by Tony Attwood This is part 30 of the review of Henry Norris at the Arsenal. A list of all the preceding articles can be found at the end. With The Arsenal out of the FA Cup and the crowds declining apace, no one seemed much in the mood for friendlies through the late …
