AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in 2014 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from November 10. 10 …
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By Tony Attwood And so the war ground on, and the crowds at the football matches being played in the London Combination grew smaller and smaller. Quite why this was so I have not been able to find out. Was it because Arsenal were now losing games? That is certainly possible because by the end …
Read More “Arsenal at the end of 1917. Crowds collapse, results poor, the war drags on.”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in 1907 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from November 9. 9 …
Read More “The first ever London derby in the football’s top division.”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in 2003 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from November 8. …
Read More ““Another stumbling performance.” How the press saw the Unbeaten Season”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from November 7. 7 November …
by Tony Attwood Leaving aside the awful events happening in the world around them and focusing just on football, Arsenal entered the autumn of 1917 in a good mood. The new London Combination season had started with four wins and one defeat – the best run for Arsenal in the wartime league. Better, they had …
Read More “October 1917: Arsenal slip into sharp decline; Norris gains a new appointment”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in 1964 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from November 6. 6 …
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This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in 1932 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from November 5. …
Read More “New name agreed for Arsenal station, but no game in sight.”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in 2001 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from November 4. …
Read More “Arsenal’s worst home league defeat under Wenger. But look at what then happened.”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from November 3. …
Read More “3 wins in the first 13 games of the season. But who was the Arsenal manager?”
By Tony Attwood If we pause here for a moment at this point in the history of Henry Norris at the Arsenal what we can see is that Lt Colonel Sir Henry Norris was now a man who was being pulled in all directions. True, his business of building and developing houses in Fulham was …
Read More “September 1917: Arsenal’s form definitely on the up.”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in 1977 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from November 2. …
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in 1983 and 2000. Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from November …
Read More “Arsenal: The debut of a great leader, the passing of a great hero.”
By Tony Attwood In recent articles we have noted that Henry Norris has been given a knighthood in recognition of his work in forming and paying for the Footballers Battalion, plus his exemplary work in running his recruitment office in a way that few other local authorities were able to do. We have also noted …
Read More “Sir Henry Norris promoted to Lt Colonel in recognition of his work in the War Office”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in 1998 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from October 31. 31 …
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By Tony Attwood If you have been reading this series from the beginning you will know that Henry Norris spent a huge sum of money recruiting two football battalions drawing on players initially from the London area and then beyond, after the outbreak of war. However you may have been a little confused in that …
Read More “Henry Norris is knighted for setting up the Footballers’ Battalion. June 1917”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from this day in 1909. Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from October 30. 30 …
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This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from 1973 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from October 29. 29 October 1892: Royal …
Read More “Journalists berate bi-lingual Arsenal player for speaking poor English!”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from 1912 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from October 28. 28 October 1893: Arsenal …
Read More “Two Arsenal players suspended for playing an unofficial game”
by Tony Attwood With thanks for the list of players and their games played in 1916/17 to Andy Kelly. The figures for games played and goals this season come from TheArsenalHistory website. 1916/17 was the second season for the wartime leagues, and the first in which a London league (known as the London Combination) had …
Read More “Norris at the Arsenal: Arsenal Players in the wartime league, 1916/17”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from 1951 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from October 27. 27 October 1892: Royal …
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This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from 26 October 2002 and then 2003. In 2002 Arsenal did have their worst start for 15 years. One year later they were top of the league and into …
Read More “Arsenal: From the worst start in 15 years, to the best possible start 1 year later”
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from 25 October 2004 Special feature: Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Below are the Anniversaries from October 25. …
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Photographs by Richard Smith, text by Tony Attwood; AISA Arsenal History Society. Arsenal’s move to Highbury has been covered in detail on this site – but I am returning to this topic now and pulling the articles we have published on this together because a member of Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association has just made available …
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This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Our headline is taken from 24 October 2004 Below are the Anniversaries from October 24. 24 October 1883: George Allison born in County Durham. Bernard Joy said “he lacked the professional’s …
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