AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
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AISA Arsenal History and Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything ———————————- By Tony Attwood If there is one thing that the 125 celebrations taught us, is that if we are to have any influence on Arsenal’s decisions on what to celebrate and how to celebrate it, we …
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By Tony Attwood For something that started out as little more than an idea at the AGM of the Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association just two and a half years ago, the AISA Arsenal History Society has come an extraordinarily long way in a very short space of time. We’ve done some interesting things along the …
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by Andy Kelly Last Friday I was one of three people (Tony Attwood and Mark Andrews being the other two) that received an e-mail from Paul Matz of AISA asking if one of us would like to attend the unveiling of the three legends’ statues on 9 December. The club had invited 100 special guests to the ceremony. …
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Follow us on Twitter @Untold Arsenal ———————————- “Making the Arsenal” – is available on Amazon, Arsenal on line, the Woolwich Arsenal site and in the Arsenal store. By Tony Attwood With all the arrogance that comes from feeling so clever in terms of being the guy who suggested to Ivan Gazidis that we should have …
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AISA Arsenal History and Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal If you like Arsenal history with a difference you really should have a copy of Making the Arsenal – or at least give it to the fan with (almost) everything ================ David Herd, by Tony Attwood 1954 was one of Tom Whittaker’s rebuilding years. Having won …
AISA Arsenal History and Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything ———————————- By Tony Attwood Victor George Groves commonly known as Vic was born on November 5th, 1932 in Stepney. He started out at Leytonstone, and those two points might make you think, “haven’t I read this before?” …
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Follow us on Twitter @Untold Arsenal ———————————- “Making the Arsenal” – is available on Amazon, Arsenal on line, the Woolwich Arsenal site and in the Arsenal store. by Tony Attwood Continuing the review of the players who were playing for Arsenal at the start of the Dark Era when we were managed by Swindin and …
Arsenal History and Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything By Tony Attwood The season 1950/51 saw the launch of the Arsenal career of two Welsh players, whose names ring through history: Jack Kelsey and Dave Bowen. David Lloyd Bowen was born in Natyffyllon, near Maesteg on 7 …
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By Tony Attwood More time has been spent by the AISA Arsenal History Society debating the exact starting date of Arsenal FC’s existence than any other single topic. We’ve looked at Dial Square Cricket Club, and the way that some members wanted to have a football part of the club, we’ve looked at the supposed …
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by Tony Attwood About a year ago I met with Ivan Gazidis at a private meeting arranged by Arsenal Independent Supporters Association, and put forward my thoughts on what could be done to commemorate Arsenal’s history, both generally and in the coming 125 year anniversary. One of the ideas I put forward both at that …
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By Tony Attwood Gerry Ward was born October 5, 1936 in Stepney and joined Arsenal as a trainee in 1952 during Tom Whittaker’s regime. In his time as a junior Arsenal won the league (1952/3) but the number 11 position proved a problem after Don Roper was forced to move to outside right – which …
Making the Arsenal – the Xmas present for people with everything Arsenal Arsenal History on Twitter @Untold Arsenal ————————————– By Tony Attwood Dennis Evans was a stalwart for Arsenal, playing 207 games (189 in the league) and scoring 12 goals (10 in the league). He was a left back who only played left back …
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By Tony Attwood Emmanuel Eboue Sad to report that the former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboué was repeatedly pelted by missiles while playing for Galatasaray. There is no report that this was a racist attack, but rather a protest against Eboue who is seen as a player who dives. Bottles, cigarette lighters and the like were …
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——————————- “Making the Arsenal” – the book of Arsenal’s rebirth Follow us on Twitter @UntoldArsenal —————————————- By Tony Attwood This series of articles considers the Swindin/Wright period of Arsenal’s history in which we not only won nothing, we also failed even to enter the top four in the 1st division. Having looked at Swindin himself …
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—————————————– “Making the Arsenal” – the book of Arsenal’s rebirth —————————————– By Tony Attwood 1958/9 was the last season that Arsenal made it into the top four until Bertie Mee achieved this in 1968/9. Not only was Arsenal outside the elite challenging clubs, we also failed to win either the FA Cup or League Cup …
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—————————————– “Making the Arsenal” – the book of Arsenal’s rebirth —————————————– Arsenal.com have today picked up Walter’s “Jenkinson” article in their Media Watch section. Congratulations all round to Walter from everyone at Untold Towers By Tony Attwood In October 1956 Tom Whittaker, the club’s manager, died of a heart attack. He had won the league …
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Arsenal History and Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal ———————————- The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything By Tony Attwood Today it is seen as an undeniable truth that the barest minimum for Arsenal to achieve each year is 4th position in the Premier League. No matter that other teams have far more money …
By Tony Attwood Amusing piece turned up on the Fifa web site about the term ‘gol olímpico’ (Olympic Goal), which they says is used to describe a goal scored directly from a corner. The site then claims to have a “look back at the history of the corner-kick goal and some of the players who have …
“Making the Arsenal” – the book of Arsenal’s decline and rebirth Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal —————————————– Sign the petition to make sure YOU are not helping fund Tottenham’s new stadium By Tony Attwood This is the last article in the series about players who played in the first game at Highbury in the first …
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By Tony Attwood An England cap won by Alf Common is being auctioned tomorrow. Apparently it will get over £1000 – the amount Alf cost Middlesbrough. Alf Common was a Middlesbrough player when he won the red England cap. MIDDLESBROUGH FC caused a sensation when it became the first football club to pay £1,000 for …
—————————————– “Making the Arsenal” – the book of Arsenal’s decline and rebirth Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal —————————————– by Tony Attwood Continuing our series of post 1919 players, Harry White as he is known on the Arsenal database, or Henry Albert “Bert” White as other sources have it, played for Arsenal between 1919 and 1923 …
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“Making the Arsenal” – the book of Arsenal’s decline and rebirth Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Tony Attwood This series of articles focusses on the team that started the first post war season for Arsenal in 1919. Inevitably however some of these players have already been the subject of articles on this site – …
—————————————– The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything Untold Arsenal and Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal —————————————– By Tony Attwood Clement Ross Voysey (known as Clem) was born in New Cross on 27 December 1899 and died in 1989. He played for Royal Naval Air Service and made one war time appearance for …
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By Tony Attwood John Alexander “Alex” Graham (11 July 1890 – April 1943) was another of Arsenal’s Scottish players, who was with the club as football resumed after the first world war. He was born in Ayrshire and played for clubs in Lanarkshire, including Hurlford (but not the present Hurlford United, which is in the …
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