by Tony Attwood June 1921 was not exactly a time of fun and laughter in the UK. In politics the Parliament of Northern Ireland assembled for the first time as the Irish war continued. In a Westminster by-election and “Anti-Waste” candidate (meaning against any government involvement in industrial redevelopment, supporting the poor etc) won the …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 27 March The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest articles on Henry Norris are May/June 1921: Knighton the fantasist. The fourth allegation. Arsenal and the League 1920/1: the crowds and Arsenal’s team The full index to “Henry Norris at the Arsenal” …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 26 March The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest articles on Henry Norris are May/June 1921: Knighton the fantasist. The fourth allegation. Arsenal and the League 1920/1: the crowds and Arsenal’s team The full index to “Henry Norris at the Arsenal” including …
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By Tony Attwood We can now have a look at the attendance figures from 1920/1 and compare them with earlier times. All the figures are taken from European Football Statistics. Below that there is the usual list of players who played 10+ games in the league in the season. A quick look back at how …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 25 March. The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris is May/June 1921: Knighton the fantasist. The fourth allegation. The next episode, with further revelations about Leslie Knighton, the man who sought to destroy Henry Norris’ reputation will …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 24 March. The headline story comes from 2012. The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris is May/June 1921: Knighton the fantasist. The fourth allegation. The next episode, with further revelations about Leslie Knighton, the man who sought to …
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by Tony Attwood This article updated 15 June 2018 with the addition of the London Combination table and commentary thereon. Arsenal played five games in May, the home and away league games against Liverpool and three friendly games. It was also a month in which an interview with the manager Leslie Knighton appeared in a …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 23 March. The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris is April 1921: Strikes, the best run of the season, and a film of a 1921 game. The next episode, with further revelations about Leslie Knighton, the man who …
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This article is part of an ongoing series on Arsenal’s history from 1910 to 1927 – the Henry Norris years. Details of the articles are given at the end. by Tony Attwood Arsenal started April 1921, with its usual busy Easter programme, sitting in 9th in the First Division league of 22 clubs, but …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 22 March. The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris is Arsenal’s worst home defeat, but a quick recovery pulls things around. March 1921 The next episode will be published later today (all being well!) The answer to the …
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Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 21 March. The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris is Arsenal’s worst home defeat, but a quick recovery pulls things around. March 1921 Apologies for non-appearance of the anniversary files for last few days as I have travelled …
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Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 18 March. The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris is Arsenal’s worst home defeat, but a quick recovery pulls things around. March 1921 18 March 1893: Building towards entering the league Arsenal beat Middlesbrough Ironopolis 3-0. The …
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Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 17 March. The full index to what is on this site is here. The headline comes from 2009. 17 March 1888: Royal Arsenal 5 Ascham 0. Part of the 11 match unbeaten run at the end of season 2 during which Royal Arsenal scored 43 goals. The Ascham …
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Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 16 March. The full index to what is on this site is here. 16 March 1896: Arsenal Reserves played Thames Ironworks at Canning Town in what is believed to have been Arsenal’s first floodlit game. Arsenal won 5-3. Gas lamps were strung over the pitch to provide …
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By Tony Attwood This article continues our series of Henry Norris at the Arsenal. 5 March 1921 was a designated FA Cup day and with Arsenal out of the cup but their scheduled opponents for the day still involved, they had no game to play. And so in keeping with the tradition of the time, …
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Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 15 March. The full index to what is on this site is here. Our headline story is from 1884 Meanwhile, the latest episode in our series of articles about Henry Norris at the Arsenal is now published: The 3rd Knighton allegation against Norris: did he sell …
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Arsenal lost the League Cup final at Wembley in humbling fashion. They were knocked out of the FA Cup by Nottingham Forest, and finished in a disappointing sixth position in the league. The Gunners stuck with their manager that summer and the next season they won the league for the first time in over …
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Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 14 March. The full index to what is on this site is here. Our headline story is from 1908 Meanwhile, the latest episode in our series of articles about Henry Norris at the Arsenal is now published: The 3rd Knighton allegation against Norris: did he sell …
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Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 13 March. The full index to what is on this site is here. “Boring Boring Arsenal” came from 1993 (see below) and our manager who died on this day was George Allison part of the collective of four successive managers who between them won seven league titles and …
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Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 12 March. Our headline story comes from 12 March 2012 The full index to what is on this site is here. Meanwhile, the latest episode in our series of articles about Henry Norris at the Arsenal is now published: The 3rd Knighton allegation against Norris: did he …
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By Tony Attwood My prime reason for writing this long series about Henry Norris at the Arsenal has been to investigate whether the stories about him as a cheat and conspirator, which began to emerge after the Hill-Wood dynasty took over the club from Norris, were actually true. They have certainly been repeated and enlarged …
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Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 11 March. There is only one day that our headline story could concern (as you might well have guessed if you are a regular reader) and that is 10 March 1919. The most in-depth analysis of what happened on that day that has ever been published is provided …
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By Tony Attwood Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 9 March. There is only one day that our headline story could concern (as you might well have guessed if you are a regular reader) and that is 10 March 1919. The most in-depth analysis of what happened on that day that has ever been …
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By Tony Attwood Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 9 March. The latest episode in our series of articles about Henry Norris at the Arsenal is now published: The first north London derbies, Knighton gets another star; Highbury’s top crowd: Jan 1921 9 March 1889: Tottenham 0 Arsenal 1. Thus far Arsenal had won two …
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By Tony Attwood My apologies for the error with the anniversaries. Yesterday I published the 7 March anniversaries for the second time. Thanks to everyone who pointed it out – trouble is because I am in Australia I didn’t get to read the emails until it was too late. Here are the 8 March …
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