AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood. Please note that as I’m currently travelling the time at which the files appear each day may vary considerably from the norm. The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal The first north London derbies, Knighton gets another star; Highbury’s top crowd: …
Read More “5 without a win, 6 without a win (twice), 7 without a win. Oh Arsenal!!!”
By Tony Attwood Continuing our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal. At the end of 1920 the top of Division 1 looked like this… Pos Team Pld W D L F A GAv Pts 1 Burnley 21 13 5 3 43 17 2.529 31 2 Bolton Wanderers 22 10 7 5 44 28 1.571 …
The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood. Please note that as I’m currently travelling the time at which the files appear each day may vary considerably from the norm. The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal meet the king, Ireland split in two, Scotland says no. December …
Read More “Six defeats in a row, Arsenal concede 27 goals. But who was the manager?”
The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood. Please note that as I’m currently travelling the time at which the files appear each day may vary considerably from the norm. The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal meet the king, Ireland split in two, Scotland says no. December …
The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood. Please note that as I’m currently travelling the time at which the files appear each day may vary considerably from the norm. The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal meet the king, Ireland split in two, Scotland says no. December …
The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood. Please note that as I’m currently travelling the time at which the files appear each day may vary considerably from the norm. The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal meet the king, Ireland split in two, Scotland says no. December …
Read More “The player who kept putting Totts 1-0 up only to find them keep going 2-1 down”
By Tony Attwood Post war Britain, in 1920, was (as you might expect with the war having finished only one year before) in a dreadful mess with many of the institutions of the 19th century completely unable to cope with the reality of 3 million men returning from the the battlefields, or with the new …
Read More “Arsenal meet the king, Ireland split in two, Scotland says no. December 1920.”
The latest article on the Henry Norris years When Arsenal were willing to criticise the press; Arsenal in November 1920. Yesterday’s anniversaries From the first step to creating the first league, to three doubles all on one day. Here is a list of Arsenal’s anniversaries for 3 March 3 March 1900. Loughborough T 2 Arsenal …
Read More “12 consecutive matches in which neither team scored more than one.”
The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood The latest article on the Henry Norris years When Arsenal were willing to criticise the press; Arsenal in November 1920. Yesterday’s anniversaries Arsenal man imprisoned and told to wear a tag Here is a list of Arsenal’s anniversaries for 1 March 2 March 1888: Aston Villa …
Read More “From the first step to creating the first league, to three doubles all on one day.”
The latest article on the Henry Norris years When Arsenal were willing to criticise the press; Arsenal in November 1920. Yesterday’s anniversaries Hanging on to a win against Charlton. Here is a list of Arsenal’s anniversaries for 1 March 1 March 1913: The Football League rejected appeals by Tottenham to prohibit Arsenal from moving to …
The latest article on the Henry Norris years When Arsenal were willing to criticise the press; Arsenal in November 1920. Yesterday’s anniversaries Arsenal player suffers serious assault and is then jeered by local nutters Here is a list of Arsenal’s anniversaries for 28 February 28 February 1891: Royal Arsenal 3 Clapton 2. London Senior …
By Tony Attwood The month of November 1920 started with the table looking like this Pos Club P W D L F A GAv Pts 15 West Bromwich Albion 12 3 6 3 14 18 0.778 12 16 Arsenal 12 3 5 4 13 17 0.765 11 17 Oldham Athletic 12 2 5 5 15 …
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The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood. Please note that as I’m currently travelling the time at which the files appear each day may vary considerably from the norm. The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal hire a music hall star as their new centre forward. October …
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The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal hire a music hall star as their new centre forward. October 1920 Today’s headline story comes from 1927 26 February 1887: After a goal total of 39 goals in their first seven …
The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal hire a music hall star as their new centre forward. October 1920 Today’s headline story comes from 2001. 25 February 1886: Wally Harding born in Greenwich. Aside from playing for Arsenal he …
Read More ” Henry Bergkamp and Vieira all play and we still lose 6-1.”
by Tony Attwood Arsenal entered October 1920 just two points and a couple of goals off the relegation places in 15th Pos Team P W D L F A GAvg Pts 1 Aston Villa 8 6 0 2 19 12 1.583 12 2 Bolton Wanderers 8 5 1 2 19 7 2.714 11 3 Huddersfield …
Read More “Arsenal hire a music hall star as their new centre forward. October 1920”
The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal’s second season back in the 1st division: Aug/Sep 1920. This daily review of Arsenal anniversaries is from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. We expect by the end …
The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal’s second season back in the 1st division: Aug/Sep 1920. This daily review of Arsenal anniversaries is from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. We expect by the end …
Read More “When the match was replayed because Arsenal had won.”
The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal’s second season back in the 1st division: Aug/Sep 1920. This daily review of Arsenal anniversaries is from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. We expect by the end of this year to have approaching 6000 entries in …
Read More “As recompense for Liverpool’s match fixing, Chelsea elected to the 1st Division.”
The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal’s second season back in the 1st division: Aug/Sep 1920. This daily review of Arsenal anniversaries is from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. We expect by the end of this year to have approaching 6000 entries …
Read More “The media gets excited with the sensational new Arsenal strip”
By Tony Attwood And so we come to the start of Arsenal’s second season back in the First Division. It was also the moment in which the Third Division was launched, being made up primarily of clubs from the old Southern League with the addition of clubs from the north of the country planned for …
Read More “Arsenal’s second season back in the 1st division: Aug/Sep 1920.”
The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Exposing the second libel against Henry Norris: the summer of 1920. This daily review of Arsenal anniversaries is from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. We expect by the end of this year to have approaching 6000 …
Read More “How low does a manager have to sink to want to libel a deceased club owner?”
The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Exposing the second libel against Henry Norris: the summer of 1920. This daily review of Arsenal anniversaries is from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. We expect by the end of this year to have approaching 6000 …
Read More “When Ian Wright alleged racial abuse against him by Schmeichel”
The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Exposing the second libel against Henry Norris: the summer of 1920. Today’s headline is taken from this day in 1901. 18 February 1888: Arsenal v Erith – continuing the development of Royal Arsenal through the club’s first full season. This is the first …
Read More “The Arsenal “penalty king” who only ever took two penalties”
By Tony Attwood If you have been following this series of articles you will know that I’ve gone to some lengths to expose the first libel against Henry Norris – that he somehow managed illicitly to fix the election of Arsenal into the first division in 1919. That was such a gross libel that has …
Read More “Exposing the second libel against Henry Norris: the summer of 1920.”
