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To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the Arsenal History Society, please see the note at the foot of this article. Arsenal v Leeds: Seven amazing videos The passing of Arsenal’s founding father – Jack Humble Jack Humble, one of the founding fathers and the first-ever chairman of Woolwich Arsenal FC, died …
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To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the Arsenal History Society, please see the note at the foot of this article. Arsenal v Leeds: Seven amazing videos ——— On this day in the third round of the Fairs Cup Arsenal drew 0-0 draw in the first match, away to Rouen in front …
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To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the Arsenal History Society, please see the note at the foot of this article. ——— by Tony Attwood When I heard that Thomas had signed for Liverpool on this day in 1991 I thought it was a joke – a stupid wind-up. Thomas, the man …
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To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the Arsenal History Society, please see the note at the foot of this article. ——— by Tony Attwood 62 goals in 19 games but not top of the league! It was approaching a year since Chapman had died (January 6) and Arsenal as a …
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By Tony Attwood To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the Arsenal History Society, please see the note at the foot of this article. ——— Today’s Game: Arsenal v West Ham- the videos of past matches ——————— This was the day in 1889 when Arsenal were ordered to play two “first team” …
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To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the Arsenal History Society, please see the note at the foot of this article. ——— On 13 December 2012 Sky Sports News carried an interview with Stewart Robson in which he described Arsene Wenger as “a dictator” adding, “Tactically Arsenal are all over the place …
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——— To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the Arsenal History Society, please see the note at the foot of this article. ——— Ronnie Rooke signed for Arsenal aged 35 from Fulham on this day in 1946. Before signing for Arsenal he had never played in the top division of English …
Read More “12 December: Arsenal sign a 35 year old who became a goalscoring sensation”
by Tony Attwood Two events for the price of one: 11 December 1881 Thomas Tindal Fitchie was born. Five years later on the same day, Arsenal’s first and only game under the name Dial Square was played, with Dial Square beating Eastern Wanderers 6-0. So let’s start with the latter and then take ourselves on …
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From The Courier, Plumstead, Thursday, December 10, 1908 (page 6)… “Greenaway, the young Coatbridge forward, has nearly set the grass on fire at Woolwich Arsenal, where he would seem in peril of being spoiled by praise. He was one of Manager Morrell’s discoveries, and cost the Arsenal next to nothing. Greenaway, being a modest lad, …
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9 December 1973. On this day, as far as I can tell, we saw the first-ever mention of an Arsenal back four who were drilled to move forward and back together to catch the opposition offside. On 8 December Arsenal played Derby County in a mid-week game with a 2.15pm kick off. It was Arsenal’s …
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By Tony Attwood Between 20 October 2012 and 1 December 2012 Arsenal played eight games of which they won two – an astonishing 5-2 win over Tottenham and a 1-0 win over QPR. They lost three (to Norwich, Manchester United and Swansea) and drew with Fulham, Aston Villa and Everton. Ahead of the game on …
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7 December 1940 On 7 December 1940: Jack Lambert, then Arsenal’s reserve coach, died in car accident aged 38. He had played 143 league games for Arsenal and scored an amazing 98 league goals making him the most prolific goal scorer who played over 100 games, in Arsenal’s entire history. And yet Jack Lambert was an …
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by Tony Attwood On this day Arsenal beat Newcastle U away 1-0. Nothing much in that you might say, but it was part of a sequence in which the club won only two out of eight. Must have been a pretty shocking season you might now be saying. We yes, it was, up to a …
Read More “6 December 1997: the day when no one even contemplated a second double.”
NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Two anniversaries for the price of one today. Monday, 5 December 1921 was a very black day in the history of football in England, for on this day the FA cited opinions (ie fantasies) about football’s unsuitability for females and instructed clubs belonging …
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NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. In the match day programme for this day Sir Henry Norris threw down the gauntlet to the FA in public over the way it had treated our player Tom Whittaker, who had suffered a career-ending injury while playing for England …
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——————————————————————————————————– ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters …
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By Tony Attwood On this day Pat Rice made his debut as a sub in 1-0 defeat to Burnley but had to wait until 1970/71 to become a regular in the first team. Pat Rice MBE was born on 17 March 1949 and I feel very much moved to write about Pat because my dad told …
By Tony Attwood Ask most Arsenal supporters how many times Arsenal have done the double, and you will almost certainly be told three. Because we think of The Double as being victory in the FA Cup and the League Championship in the same season. And yes we have won three of those doubles. But in …
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On Saturday 28 November 1925 Arsenal were top of the league for the first time in history and Athletic News (the leading weekly sports newspaper of the time) on 30 November marked the occasion big-time, celebrating the work of individual players such as Bob John at left-back, and the tactics of the team deployed by …
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On 29 November 1924, Bolton beat West Ham 5-0, and at once you are probably saying, “so what?” In fact, this is noteworthy as Arsenal’s manager Leslie Knighton claimed 22 years later that WHU were the most fearsome team of the era, and suggested that he had had to drug the Arsenal team to get …
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By Tony Attwood This was the day of Arthur Milton’s only international appearance as a footballer. That might not be something we would normally mention here except that he also played six test matches for England at cricket. Twelve men have played for England at cricket and football: Alfred Lyttelton, Billy Gunn, Leslie Gay, Reginald …
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Dr Leigh ‘Dick’ Roose was born 27 November 1877 and died in action on 7 October 1916 He joined Woolwich Arsenal as a goalkeeper from Aston Villa in September 1911 – it was his final season in football. His transfer was as much a publicity stunt as anything else, for Dick Roose was just …
Read More “27 November: one of our most eccentric players and a war hero, was born.”
By Tony Attwood On 26 November 1995 Arsenal played out a dire goalless draw at home to Blackburn. A very disappointing result given that we had just beaten Sheffield Wednesday 4-2. Mind you the result before that was a 2-1 away defeat to Tottenham so perhaps we shouldn’t have been too surprised. This was the …
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By Tony Attwood 25 November 2003: Internazionale 1 Arsenal 5 in the Champions League. Henry (2) Ljungberg, Edu, Pires each scored in one of the most memorable Arsenal nights in Europe. It was called “One of Arsenal’s most mature performances” producing what was said to be “one of the greatest results in their history.” …
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——————————————————————————————————– ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the order we published them, plus our 21 golden great videos please see here. The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a …
Read More “24 November: Arsene Wenger’s first north London derby.”
