AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
Today’s Arsenal’s anniversaries. There are more details of our articles on the home page and at the bottom of this page. 12 June 1945: Pat Jennings born. In his early years he played for Shamrock Rovers and Newry Unite, and had a spell playing Gaelic football before joining Watford in 1963. 12 June 1946: Bobby …
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11 June: The day Herbert Chapman arrived at Arsenal as manager, and the day on which Arsenal started to become a serious challenger for football honours Prior to Chapman’s arrival at Arsenal on this day in 1925, Arsenal’s best ever league performance had come in 1908/9 when the club finished 6th. The season …
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Today’s headline comes from 1925 10 June 1910: Local press reports in SE London confirmed that Henry Norris was willing to sell his Woolwich Arsenal shares to local people. But it was also confirmed that the last share issue itself had failed because local people were not taking up the offer. This failure to buy was …
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Arsenal’s anniversaries on 6 June Today’s headline comes from the first story below, in 1891. 6 June 1891: Alf Singleton (who was himself a competent referee) was elected top of the poll to the Committee of Royal Arsenal FC. One year later, as a result of his expression of his views on the future …
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Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. Our headline story today comes from 2013. 5 June 1903: Fred Dwight signed for Arsenal. He played for Chesham Town from 1899 until 1901 when he moved to Fulham, and then after a further two years moved …
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Today’s headline comes from 4 June 1925 4 June 1902: Joseph Williams born in Rotherham on 4 June 1902, He started playing for Rotherham County and in September 1929 moved to Arsenal making his Arsenal debut in the 5–2 defeat by Aston Villa on 25 September 1929. 4 June 1915: Henry Norris launched a recruitment campaign …
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Today’s headline and the answer is to be found under 2007. Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. 1 June 1940: Arsenal 5 Southampton 0 in the final wartime League South “C” Division game. Because of the abandonment of …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. 31 May 1890: Royal Arsenal won a five a side competition in Islington. It is the first known link between Arsenal and their ultimate long-term home. 31 May 1893: Woolwich Arsenal elected to Division …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. 10 years ago on this day Arsene Wenger signed an extension to his contract, and the following season, again on this day, Arsenal won the FA Cup final to become the most …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. 25 Years ago today Oleg Luzhny joined Arsenal. Today’s headline comes from 2023. Here are the anniversaries 28 May 1914: Frank Bradshaw signed from Everton. He played in the final pre-war season and then …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. The headline of course comes from 2017 27 May 1926: Innsbruck Select XI 2 Arsenal 4 (scorers not recorded). The sixth and final game of Herbert Chapman’s first summer tour. 27 May …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. The headline of course comes from the famous match in 1989 in which Arsenal beat Liverpool 0-2 away with a goal in the dying seconds at a time when Liverpool were …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. 100 Years Ago Today: With Arsenal attendances more than double those of the league average, Arsenal start spending the money on transfers, On this day in 1914, with Arsenal’s first season at Highbury …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. Today’s headline comes from 1912 24 May 1890: Ernest Williamson born. He was signed by Arsenal from Croydon Common after that club became the only Southern League club that failed to return to …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. Today’s headline comes from 1891 23 May 1891: The first press report emerged of the AGM of Royal Arsenal wherein professionalism was proposed. This was to make Arsenal the first fully professional team …
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Today’s headline comes from this day in 2009 Please join our association: it’s free! If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you …
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Please join our association: it’s free! If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you value our work not just in recording Arsenal’s …
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Please join our association: it’s free! If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you value our work not just in recording Arsenal’s …
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Please join our association: it’s free! If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you value our work not just in recording Arsenal’s …
Please join our association: it’s free! If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you value our work not just in recording Arsenal’s history …
Read More “18 May: Henry Norris offered to buy Arsenal and pay off their debts… but…”
Please join our association: it’s free! If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you value our work not just in recording Arsenal’s …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. Today’s headline relates to 1891 when Arsenal offered to resign from the local football associations. For decades the club handbook then reported that Arsenal were thrown out of the local associations …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. Today’s headline of course comes from 2004. 15 May 1916: The hated “entertainment tax” was introduced to help pay for the war, the tax raising the cost of entry to football matches …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. How times have changed. It is interesting that at a moment where depending on Arsenal’s results and those of Manchester City one of the two clubs will win the league. …
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