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Elsewhere on this site (and there are more below) The 1919 Affair: How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Day by Day the stories– a key moment in Arsenal …
Read More “18 September… 25 years ago today Henry scores his first Arsenal goal.”
The 1919 Affair: How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. 17 September 1894: Arsenal 0 WBA 1. In 17 days at the start of the season Arsenal played six games, three of them friendlies as was this one. Arsenal won two of the friendlies but lost …
The first TV game was on this day in 1937 and Vieira played his first Arsenal game in 1996 16 September 1893: Although Arsenal were now playing in the League they also continued to play a regular set of friendly games. On this day the game was Arsenal 5 Chatham 0 (Shaw, Elliot, Heath …
. . Arsène Wenger’s tenure at Arsenal FC, spanning from 1996 to 2018, marked a transformative period in the club’s history. Wenger’s influence extended beyond mere managerial duties; he played a critical role in reshaping Arsenal FC’s playing philosophy. His approach struck a delicate balance between traditional values and modern innovations, which significantly impacted both …
. The bottom of the table clash was on 14 September 1974 when hooliganism was the great discussion point in the media. Details are below – and links to our main series are given at the foot of the page. 14 September 1891: Billy Heath took the first-ever penalty in a league game, scoring …
Data compiled by Tony Attwood Today’s headlines come from 1977 and 1997. There are more details about articles on this site at the end of the anniversaries for today. 13 September 1890: H. Simmons played for Royal Arsenal Reserves at centre forward for the first time, despite having only one arm. 13 September 1909: Ray Bowden …
The Arsenal anniversaries for 11 September 11 September 1893. The first ever league win. Woolwich Arsenal 4 Walsall Town Swifts 0; John Heath scored the first ever Arsenal hat-trick in the Football League. See also here. 11 September 1900: Jimmy Brain born. He played for Ton Pentre having worked previously as a coal miner and at …
The 1919 Affair: How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Day by Day the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Henry Norris …
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——————– The 1919 Affair: How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Day by Day the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Henry …
Read More “130 years ago today the league started. 40 years ago today Arsenal topped the league”
Compiled by Tony Attwood Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Day by Day the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Details of some more series can be found at the foot of his article and others are on …
Read More “On this day 50 years ago, just 23,586 turned up for a league match”
Compiled by Tony Attwood Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Day by Day the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Details of some more series can be found at the foot of his article and …
Read More “On this day, the first Arsenal match at Highbury was played”
Some of our major series are detailed below. There are more on the home page. The 1919 Affair: How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Day by Day the …
Read More “4 September: a memory of just how bad Arsenal could get”
The 1919 Affair: How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Day by Day the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Henry …
Read More “Arsenal’s first ever league match: 2nd September”
Anniversary research by Tony Attwood Arsenal anniversaries for 1 September. Today’s headline is from 2009. 1 September 1888: The first recorded pre-season friendly involving just Arsenal, in which Arsenal first team (The Probables) played the reserves (The Improbables). A second match was arranged one week later, after which the matches against other clubs began. …
Anniversary research by Tony Attwood Arsenal anniversaries for 31 August. Today’s headline is from 2003. 31 August 1906: Percy Sands signed as a professional, although he had been playing with Arsenal as an amateur since 1902, while also working as a teacher. He played for the club for 17 years, playing 327 games. 31 …
On this day in 1919 Arsenal played the first match of the 1919/20 season, having been elected by other clubs in the league to join the expanded first division on its re-commencement after the first world war. A significant campaign across the years to try and suggest that there was something amiss …
Read More “30 August: Arsenal start the longest run of any club ever in the top division”
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On this day Dennis Bergkamp scored the most amazing hattrick ever. The video is here A full list of August anniversaries can be found here. 27 August 551BC: Birth of Confucius. 27 August 1908: Newspaper talk shows Arsenal manager Morrell very satisfied with his team’s progress as they prepared for the first game …
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A full list of August anniversaries can be found here. Today’s headline comes from 1928. 25 August 1867: Death of Michael Faraday, the first man to understand electromagnetism. 25 August 1899. The chairman and benefactor of Woolwich Arsenal George Leavey warned his players about drinking too much before a match. “No man with a …
120 Years Ago: The only manager to relegate Arsenal takes up his first managerial job. 20 August 1904: George Morrell, the only manager who relegated Arsenal and who also was the first manager at Highbury, took up his first post prior to coming to Arsenal – as manager of Morton. 20 August 1913: Henry Norris used …
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120 years ago today 19 August 1904: Woolwich Gazette reported Archibald Leitch was engaged in work on the Manor Ground building refreshment bars utilising the back of the Abbey Wood End slope. It was probably the first job since the Ibrox disaster for the man who went on to design Highbury. 19 August 1939: On the …
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A day to celebrate in Arsenal’s history Just how important the Vieira / Wenger combination was can be seen in the simple statistic from the anniversary of this day in 2002 (see details below) with Vieira taking over as captain.. But also note that one year earlier again on this day Arsenal broke …
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On this day in 2003 Arsenal played the first game of the unbeaten season. Details are below. Here’s the full set of anniversaries. 16 August 1513: The Battle of the Spurs. It did not take place in Tottenham but at Thérouann, as part of Henry VIII attempt to fight holy wars. The “Battle of the …
Read More “16 August: 1st game of the unbeaten season – Arsenal down to ten after 25 minutes”
Today’s headline comes from 2009 15 August 1886: Charles Lewis born in Plumstead, (then a small town in Kent). He played for East Wickham, Eltham and Maidstone United before joining Arsenal in 1907 – making his debut on December 28. 15 August 1869: Charlie Booth born. He played in Arsenal’s first ever league game and was …
Here are the Arsenal anniversaries for today. Details of some of our series are provided at the foot of the anniversaries article. 130 Years Ago Today 14 August 1894: Jack Butler was born in Ceylon; he played 267 games for Arsenal and was the first Woolwich Arsenal player who was born outside of the British …
Read More “The birthday of Arsenal’s first foreign-born player & start of last season at Highbury”
