AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
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 …
Read More “Wenger’s second ability: selling for a mega profit.”
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 “It was 20 years ago today that Arsenal made a rather special signing”
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 “Arsenal have played in over 15% of all the FA Cup finals in history”
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 …
Read More “Malcolm Macdonald: all that could have been if not for one injury”
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 …
Read More “Celebrating the pre-season when we won every match”
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 …
Read More “The death of Hotspur, birth of the saviour, match fixing, the signing of Brady”
One of the traits that Arsenal are regularly said to have is a “lack of ambition” – this is revealed, we are told, in the players that are brought in. Minor players who won’t make any difference to the club. Players we can get on the cheap. Players such as… Rob Holding. For this was …
Read More “Why Arsenal’s supposed lack of ambition might be nothing of the kind”
by Tony Attwood Although every Arsenal supporter must know about Herbert Chapman (not least because of the statue of Chapman that the Arsenal History Society persuaded Arsenal FC to erect at the new stadium, “looking up at the stadium as if to say ‘I did that’,”) not everyone knows of the Chapman team, and how …
Read More “When Arsenal had four title winning managers one straight after the other”
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 “Selling Adebayor at a mega profit. Why Man City is so helpful to Arsenal”
Over the last ten years or so we have managed to help a number of relatives of ex-Arsenal players get in touch with each other. Unfortunately I don’t have the resources to link people together and preserve the anonymity of those who wish to stay anonymous, but there is still a way you can get …
Read More “Finding lost long relatives via Arsenal History Society”
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 danger of the footballer who becomes a journalist: Arsenal anniversaries 18 July”
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. We currently have two …
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. We currently …
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