Here are the Anniversaries from 8 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. And you might enjoy the review of Lady Chatterley in “elsewhere on this day”, below. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is January 1915: Arsenal players start to leave their club for their country 8 September 1888: The …
Here are the Anniversaries from 6 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is January 1915: Arsenal players start to leave their club for their country 7 September 1896 Arsenal 3 Rushden Town 2. The first ever United League match for Woolwich Arsenal. The club entered …
Here are the Anniversaries from 6 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is January 1915: Arsenal players start to leave their club for their country 6 September 1902: League debut for Tim Coleman against Preston North End. He had joined after periods with Kettering …
By Tony Attwood I most certainly think it is fair to say that by the start of the new year everyone knew that this was going to be the last football season until the war was over. Of course with very limited coverage of the conflict in the press because of wholesale censorship there was …
Here are the Anniversaries from 5 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is December 1914: The Footballers’ Battalion formed by Arsenal chairman and others 5 September 1891: Gavin Crawford’s debut for Royal Arsenal and he is reputed to have been the first professional …
Here are the Anniversaries from 4 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is December 1914: The Footballers’ Battalion formed by Arsenal chairman and others 4 September 1891: Fred Pagnam born. He was one of those rare men who while playing for Liverpool refused to …
by Tony Attwood The war, the population of the UK had been told in August 1914, would be over by Christmas. But as December dawned it was very clear that this was nonsense. It was also becoming very clear that this truly was indeed a world war. A war on a scale never perceived …
Here are the Anniversaries from 3 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is November 1914: The Times journalist goes to a reserve match without realising it.. The December 1914 report will follow later today. 3 September 1898 John Dick played his first league game …
Here are the Anniversaries from 2 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Might I particularly recommend “Also on this day” below, if you like a chuckle. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is November 1914: The Times journalist goes to a reserve match without realising it.. 2 September 1893: Woolwich Arsenal 2 …
Here are the Anniversaries from 1 September – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is November 1914: The Times journalist goes to a reserve match without realising it.. 1 September 1888: The first recorded pre-season friendly, in which Arsenal first team (The Probables) played the reserves …
By Tony Attwood In the last article, covering October 1914, we saw the football season at home continuing, while the war evolved in Europe. There was no conscription but there was a lot of recruiting of volunteers going on. By 1 November the war had reached the eastern Pacific where a Royal Navy squadron was …
Here are the Anniversaries from 31 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is As the death toll mounts Arsenal keep playing: October 1914 Meanwhile if you are fascinated by the headline quote – it comes from a match on this day… in the Unbeaten Season. …
Here are the Anniversaries from 30 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is As the death toll mounts Arsenal keep playing: October 1914 30 August 1913: the first ever match played at the Gillespie Road ground, later renamed Highbury. It was the third training match …
by Tony Attwood By October 1914 the new life of Henry Norris in war time was taking shape. The recruitment of young men at football matches was developing and the committee meetings and events such as that on 1 October at which Henry and his wife Edith and George Peachey went to a “patriotic concert” at …
Here are the Anniversaries from 29 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is The newly named The Arsenal start their first season and go top of the League 29 August 1921: Dan Burgess (generally known as Dick) played his final game: a 2-3 away …
By Tony Attwood As we saw in the previous article in this series, the FA took it first preliminary decision that football should continue for the 1914/15 season as soon as war was declared in 1914, and the League concurred, probably both influenced by the commonly held view that the war was going to be …
Here are the Anniversaries from 28 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is The newly named The Arsenal start their first season and go top of the League In 2011 Arsenal on this day lost 8-2 to Manchester United (see the anniversary files below). …
Here are the Anniversaries from 27 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is Arsenal at the end of the world: May to August 1914. 27 August 1908: Newspaper talk shows Morrell very satisfied with his team’s progress as they prepared for the first game on …
Here are the Anniversaries from 26 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is Arsenal at the end of the world: May to August 1914. 26 August 1893: The start of the infamous Tennant-Macfarlane Case in which James Tennant was tricked into signing for East Stirlingshire …
Here are the Anniversaries from 25 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is Arsenal at the end of the world: May to August 1914. 25 August 1899. Chairman and benefactor George Leavey warns his players about drinking before a match. “No man with a …
Here are the Anniversaries from 24 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is Arsenal at the end of the world: May to August 1914. 24 August 1878: Believed date of birth of Archi Gray although there is considerable doubt. He joined Arsenal in …
By Tony Attwood We left Arsenal in last episode of this series (an index to the whole series is shown at the foot of the page) having missed out on promotion on goal average. The club had performed well in 1913/14 – far better than might otherwise have been expected given the poverty of results …
Here are the Anniversaries from 23 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is The end of Woolwich Arsenal and of the first season at Highbury. 23 August 1920: Lionel Smith born. He played for various local non-league clubs and signed for Arsenal as an …
Here are the Anniversaries from 22 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is The end of Woolwich Arsenal and of the first season at Highbury. 22 August 1914: Tottenham 1 Arsenal 5. This was the only pre-season friendly recorded for the season, although …
Here are the Anniversaries from 21 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is The end of Woolwich Arsenal and of the first season at Highbury. 21 August 1954: Last of 57 league appearances for Arthur Shaw. He later captained Gravesend to win the Southern …
