AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
Here is the video 2 September 1666: Outbreak of the Great Fire of London. 2 September 1893: Woolwich Arsenal 2 Newcastle Utd 2. This was the first ever league match of the club, with the goals coming from Shaw and Elliott. Also see this report And the original reports in the press. Not one of the Arsenal players this day …
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Here are the anniversaries… 1 September 1888: The first recorded pre-season friendly involving just Arsenal, in which Arsenal first team (The Probables) played the reserves (The Improbables). A second match was arranged one week later, after which the matches against other clubs began. 1 September 1893: Kentish Mercury reported Jack Humble, the Woolwich Arsenal chairman, had …
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Here are the anniversaries 31 August 1906: Percy Sands signed as a professional, although he had been playing with Arsenal as an amateur since 1902, while also working as a teacher. He played for the club for 17 years, playing 327 games. 31 August 1909: the FA agreed that professional players could be members of the …
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30 August 2008 Arsenal v Newcastle United. Here are the anniversaries – mostly of Arsenal, and one or two others. 30 August 1797: Mary Shelly, author of Frankenstein, was born. 30 August 1913: The first ever match played at the Gillespie Road ground, later renamed Highbury. It was the third training match of the pre-season, with …
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Notice all the policemen standing there watching the crowd! And the empty terracing. This day in 1987. Here are the rest of the anniversaries… 29 August 1920: Rioting in Northern Ireland continued with 11 dead and many more injured in street battles in Belfast. Meanwhile Great Britain played its one and only game in the …
Below is our selected video for this day in history, along with all the Arsenal anniversaries of interest that we can find. This is published by The Arsenal History Society, 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 …
There’s a choice of videos today. If you want the quick version of Leicester 3 Arsenal 3 from 1997 just click here. But if you want the real thing (and why not, because this was the game when Bergkamp delivered three goals of the season all in one game) here it is below. https://youtu.be/_eknNh0V_NM And …
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Below is our selected video for this day in history, along with all the Arsenal anniversaries of interest that we can find. This is published by The Arsenal History Society, 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 …
Below is our selected video for this day in history, along with all the Arsenal anniversaries of interest that we can find. This is published by The Arsenal History Society, 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 …
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Below is our selected video for this day in history, along with all the Arsenal anniversaries of interest that we can find. This is published by The Arsenal History Society, 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 …
Read More “Video: Arsenal smash Middlesbrough with 4 staggering goals on this day”
Below is our selected video for this day in history, along with all the Arsenal anniversaries of interest that we can find. This is published by The Arsenal History Society, part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association – a body which gives positive support to the club, and has regular meetings with directors and senior …
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On this day in 2004 Arsenal beat Middlesbrough 5-3. Here’s the video Here are the anniversaries for this day, mostly of Arsenal but a few others as well. 22 August 1485 Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England was killed at the Battle of Bosworth. 22 August 1642: The English civil war began. 22 …
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That was Arsenal’s first home game of the season, and a defeat to Leeds – worth listening to the commentary! But it was not doom and gloom for long – we were on our way to the third double. The anniversaries for today are below, but first a note about who we are… The Arsenal …
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Bruce Rioch was by no means the man with the shortest spell as Arsenal manager, but most of those who have managed for a shorter period of time have done so because they were temporary appointments: James McEwen (2 games), Pat Rice (4), Freddie Ljungberg (6)… Beyond doubt the most successful of the short term …
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The opening game of the season played on this day in 1989 saw Arsenal, the champions, defeated by last season’s 11th placed team Manchester United, 4-1. Prior to the game the new Man U chairman appeared on the pitch complete with football, performed a very decent keepy-upy and then slammed a ball into the net. …
On this day in 2001 Thierry Henry, Robert Pires and two from Dennis Bergkamp started Arsenal’s great away games run which went on for 22 away games without defeat after a season in which the media went on and on and on about Arsenal’s poor away form. The club had come runners’ up in the …
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 …
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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 …
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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