Herbert Chapman at the Arsenal: Success did not come at once

  1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5:  A  new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield 9: Arsenal wait for the right moment 10: Why Knighton had to go …

Herbert Chapman at the Arsenal: the changes made for the 1st season

    Here is the story so far… 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5:  A  new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield 9: Arsenal wait for the …

How Arsenal moved from 20th to 2nd in one season under Chapman

100 Years since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal Here is the story so far… 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5:  A  new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave …

Chapman leaves Huddersfield and replaces Knighton at Arsenal

    By Tony Attwood This is part 19 of the series Herbert Chapman at the Arsenal produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Chapman joining Arsenal in the summer of 1925.   The articles published so far are… 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left …

100 years of Chapman part 18: Chapman wins the league at Huddersfield

  Celebrating 100 years since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5:  A  new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield 9: Arsenal wait …

Chapman banned from football for life, but football goes on

  The 2025/26 season maks the 100th anniversary of Herbert Chapman’s arrival at Arsenal.  This series of articles covers the great man’s years in football. By Tony Attwood Previously in this series 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5:  A  new …

100 Years since Chapman joined Arsenal part 17: very dubious dealings

  Previously in this series 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5:  A  new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield 9: Arsenal wait for the right moment 10: Why …

100 year since Herbert Chapman: part 16 – what went wrong at Leeds?

  By Tony Attwood 100 Years since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5:  A  new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield …

100 Years of Chapman. 15: The making of Huddersfield Town

  100 Years since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5:  A  new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield 9: Arsenal wait for …

Herbert Chapman 14: He reforms Leeds City and is banned from football for life

    By Tony Attwood 100 Years since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5:  A  new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful …

100 years of Chapman part 13: the man of revolutions in an era of no rights

  The story so far… 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5:  A  new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal 8. Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield? 9: Arsenal wait for the right moment 10, …

Arsenal in the League Cup. Why it doesn’t bother the south that much.

    Palace, like Everton, are focussed on defence which tells us how the League Cup game will go Did Arsenal’s title hopes really take a knock yesterday? With Untold Arsenal still having technical issues notes about forthcoming and current events are being published on this site.   The problem has now been fixed but I’m …

Arsenal slip again, but the unbeaten home record stays in tact

    By Tony Attwood Unfortunately, Untold Arsenal is down yet again, so here’s the article we were to have published there.   When we can get onto the site we are working to overcome this problem – but rather obviously it is taking a very long time. “Arsenal’s title hopes take another knock after goalless …

100 years of Chapman, part 12: what made him such an amazing manager

    The article below, by Tony Attwood, is part 12 of our series, “100 Years Since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal”.    In relation to this series, you might also find interesting the article Henry Norris, the founder of the modern Arsenal. The story so far in this series 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a …

How come most pundits, managers and supporters get it so wrong most of the time?

  I regret that Untold Arsenal continues to be suffering technical problems, and so here is the article we intended to publish at this time on that site. By Tony Attwood There is a headline above an article published by the British Psychological Society which reads: Lack of information doesn’t discourage confident decisions Now if …

Fulham v Arsenal, the Untold predicitons and line up

  Sadly someone out there really doesn’t like the sort of revealtions and thoughts we come up with on Untold Arsenal and so the site is down once more.   As promised here is what we were intending to publish this morning if we had been able to. ———- And so as a result of the …

Chapman, the player who moved from club to club to club…

    The article below, by Tony Attwood, is part of our series, “100 Years Since Herbert Chapman Joined the Arsenal”.    In relation to this series, you might also find interesting the article Henry Norris, the founder of the modern Arsenal. The story so far… 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at …

100 years since Chapman joined Arsenal: 10, Why Knighton had to go

  Part 10: Why Knighton had to go and why Chapman was the man to replace him The story so far… 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5:  A  new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, and …

Herbert Chapman at Arsenal 9: Arsenal wait for the right moment

  Previously in this series: 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5  A  new manager 6: What happened to Chapman at Leeds? 7: Success at Huddersfield, concern at Arsenal 8: Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield for failing Arsenal? …

Chapman at Arsenal: 8. Why did Chapman leave successful Huddersfield for failing Arsenal?

    This series prepares the way for the forthcoming anniversary: “100 Years Since Chapman Arrived at Arsenal.” which will occur in the summer of 2025.  The series is written by Tony Attwood, of the AISA Arsenal History Society.   You can find more about AISA on our website. Previously in this series: 1: Taking over from …

Chapman 7: success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal

    This series commemorates 100 Years Since Chapman Arrived at Arsenal.  The series is written by Tony Attwood, of the AISA Arsenal History Society Previously in this series: 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5  A  new manager …

100 Years Since Herbert Chapman: 6 – What happened to Chapman at Leeds?

  Previously in this series: 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of mega-importance. 3: The Arsenal that Knighton left behind 4: Knighton is removed 5  A  new manager This is part of a series of articles that looks at the life and times of Herbert Chapman, looking at Chapman’s time at Arsenal …

100 years since Herbert Chapman joined Arsenal. Part 5 – a new manager

    Next season – 2025/26 – will be the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Herbert Chapman at Arsenal.   In this series we are looking back at the surprise arrival of Chapman, and his time at Arsenal. By Tony Attwood Part 5: Arsenal advertise for a new manager Previously in this series: 1: Taking over …

100 years since Chapman arrived at Arsenal. Part 4. Knighton is removed

  Next season – 2025/26 – will be the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Herbert Chapman at Arsenal.   In this series we are looking back at the surprise arrival of Chapman, and his time at Arsenal. By Tony Attwood Previously in this series: 1: Taking over from failure 2: Approaching a 100th anniversary at Arsenal of …