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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 our other series can be found on the home page 20 April 1895: Burton Wanderers 2 …
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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 our other series can be found on the home page Today’s headline comes from this day …
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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 our other series can be found on the home page Today’s headline comes from this day …
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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 our other series can be found on the home page Today’s headline comes from this day …
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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 our other series can be found on the home page Today’s headline comes from 1912 16 April 1894: Having finished their first …
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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 our other series can be found on the home page Today’s headline comes from 1921. 15 April 1894: Patrick O’Brien, …
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Elsewhere 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 our other series can be found on the home page Today’s anniversary comes from 1914 14 April 1894: Tommy Bryan …
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Elsewhere 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 our other series can be found on the home page Today’s anniversary comes from 1971 and 1974 13 April 1895: Harry …
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Elsewhere 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 our other series can be found on the home page Today’s anniversary comes from 1913 12 April 1895: Arsenal …
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Elsewhere 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 our other series can be found on the home page The anniversaries for 11 April 11 April 1885: Luton Town …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 1948 Today on Untold Arsenal: Arsenal v Bayern: the history between the clubs. Elsewhere 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 our …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 1988 Today on Untold Arsenal: Arsenal v Bayern: the history between the clubs. Elsewhere 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 …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 2001 Elsewhere 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 our other series can be found on the home page 8 April 1891: Arsenal …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 2007. 7 April 1900: Arsenal 5 New Brighton Tower 0. New Brighton Tower were one of the clubs created to fill a stadium (like Chelsea and Thames Association). Crowds of 4000 or less were common in the stadium that held 80,000. See also here 7 April 1902: Arsenal 2 Portsmouth 1. …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 2007. Also on this day Herbert Chapman resigned as Arsenal manager, but his resignation was rejected. 5 April 1890: Royal Arsenal beat Old Westminsters 3-1 in the London Charity Cup Final. Although the competition continued until the 1970s Arsenal only entered it twice, in 1890 and 1891. …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 1973 and 2001 31 March 1890: Arsenal 3 Mr WH Loraine’s XI 1. Who was Mr WH Loraine? Regrettably, at this moment we don’t know – although we have found a picture which suggests WH Loraine had a shop in Stockton on Tees around this time. But …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 1915 30 March 1880: Birth of Tommy Shanks – the man who became the first Arsenal player to score 20 goals in a season, but then mysteriously left for non-league Brentford, before playing for Leicester Fosse. 30 March 1888: Royal Arsenal 3 Millwall Rovers 0. This game against the …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 1973 29 March 1913: Only once during the entire league season did Arsenal score more than one goal in a game – in a 2-5 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 29 March. 29 March 1918: Good Friday, the start of the regular run of three football matches in …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 2004 28 March 1887: Royal Arsenal ended Season 1 with an away defeat to 2nd Rifle Brigade. During this short season the club won 7, drew 1 and lost 2. Royal Arsenal scored 36 and conceded 8. 28 March 1896: Millwall 1 Arsenal 3. This was the 18th …
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Today’s anniversary headline comes from 1909 27 March 1909: Sunderland 1 Arsenal 0. James Maxwell’s final appearance. After the game, annoyed by his lack of appearances, Maxwell met up with his wife, absconded from the team, headed north and played in Scotland. Arsenal extracted a £50 transfer fee from him, after a tribunal settled …
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Today from Untold Arsenal: At this moment all we can do is pray Today’s anniversary headline comes from 1896 26 March 1896: Tottenham 1 Arsenal 3. The crowd was 3000; the largest so far for a game between the two teams – but within three years a crowd of 14,500 was recorded for this …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Allegations of where Manchester City’s money actually came from Today’s anniversary headline comes from 1910 25 March 1893: Millwall Athletic 0 Arsenal 1. See also here 6000 turned up for the game, as Arsenal prepared to enter the Football League. Millwall stayed outside that League, but did ultimately join the United League …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Who might Arsenal face next season: 1 Leicester City Who might Arsenal play next season 2: Leeds United Who might Arsenal play next season 3: Ipswich Town Today’s anniversary headline comes from 2009 24 March 1888 Cup Final Day. Arsenal went on to play two more games before their own first …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Saka withdraws, corruption on the up, Leicester sue two leagues at once Today’s anniversary comes from 1910 23 March 1875: Adam Haywood born. He joined Arsenal in 1896 and went on to play 84 league games for the club, Woolwich Arsenal being his first professional club. 23 March 1890: Arsenal won …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Who might Arsenal face next season – 1: Leicester City Today’s anniversary comes from 2005 22 March 1888: The first recorded meeting of clubs that were to become the founders of the Football League took place. Arsenal joined the League five and a half years later. 22 March 1899: …
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