AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
By Tony Attwood 1930/31 Arsenal were FA Cup holders (for the first time) as they entered the 1930/31 campaign, having finished just 14th in the League the previous season. They also added the new 45 minute clock to the stadium’s entertainment early in the season, although the League made them cover it up after just …
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Today is the anniversary of the first match of the Unbeaten season. The team we put out for the home game v Everton was… Jens Lehmann Ashley Cole Sol Campbell Kolo Toure Lauren Patrick Vieira Fredrik Ljungberg Gilberto Sylvain Wiltord Thierry Henry Robert Pires The subs were Martin Keown (30) and Ray Parlour (70) SUBS NOT USED …
By Tony Attwood Each day the AISA Arsenal History Society publishes a list of Arsenal events that took place on this day throughout history – today’s list is below. But quite often as I come to publish the list for the day I find myself wondering about other Arsenal events for which I can’t find …
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When I first started to create the Arsenal anniversary files on a daily basis, I wondered if there was indeed an Arsenal anniversary for every day of the year, but time has shown that even in the summer there are anniversaries galore. It was only later that I thought of adding a few dates of …
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The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. For advertising contact Snack Media …
Read More “That eternal desire the League and FA has to stop certain people playing football”
The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. You can read about …
The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. You can read about …
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The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. You can read about …
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Error strewn stories about Arsenal FC are commonplace, and often easy to spot because of inconsistencies in the account, and the fact that information can be checked and be found to be inaccurate. Of course in the past it was harder to check such matters, as when Arsenal’s ex-manager Leslie Knighton wrote his autobiography in …
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The drive behind Henry Norris’ take over of Arsenal in 1910 was first to pay off all the debts and second to make it a profitable club, and then third to make it a club that would challenge for trophies. The first aim was met in 1910, as all the debts were honoured (including some …
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While the AISA Arsenal History Society naturally focuses primarily on events in Arsenal’s history (which is why we have 18 such events that happened on this day in history listed below), we do like to note one or two other events each day. And today it is indeed the anniversary of the first penalty shoot …
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The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. For advertising contact Snack Media …
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The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. For advertising contact Snack Media …
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The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. For advertising contact Snack Media …
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The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. For advertising contact Snack Media …
Read More “The time when clubs really couldn’t be bothered with playing in Europe”
The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. For advertising contact Snack Media …
Read More “Why Arsenal were elected to the First Division in 1919.”
The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. For advertising contact Snack Media …
Read More “The passing of Sir Henry Norris, the man who saved Arsenal.”
The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. For advertising contact Snack …
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The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. For advertising contact Snack Media …
Read More “How clubs spend crazy money on players that don’t get games”
The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. For advertising contact Snack Media …
Read More “Paying record fees for players: does it really help?”
The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. Below you will find …
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The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. Below you will find …
The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. Below you will find …
Read More “The multi-million pound lesson showing that big signings don’t guarantee success”
The Arsenal History Society is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior officials of the club to represent the views of its members to the club. You can read more about AISA on its website. Below you will find …
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