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How a single newspaper comment can be the basis of received wisdom

Posted on 15 January 2019 by Tony Attwood

The Anniversaries … 15 January 1891: the day one local newspaper reported on a bad journey to Arsenal. That one set of comments became repeated and repeated until it was generally assumed that it was by and large impossible to get from central London to Plumstead. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally …

Drawing with Port Vale, losing to Walsall and drugging the team before the game.

Posted on 14 January 2019 by Tony Attwood

The Anniversaries … 14 January: the day we drew with Port Vale before going on to do the Double (1998), the day Chapman’s Arsenal lost to Walsall (1933 – and it is worth reading the match report to see what conditions were like) and played WHU in 1925 as part of the notorious drugs’ scandal. …

Mo Elneny: player of the month

Posted on 13 January 2019 by Tony Attwood

The Anniversaries … Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. You will also find links to the month by month listing of anniversaries in the right hand column of this …

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
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2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
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Category: Arsenal

How a single newspaper comment can be the basis of received wisdom

Drawing with Port Vale, losing to Walsall and drugging the team before the game.

Mo Elneny: player of the month

Jeremy Corbyn talks to Arsenal supporters about the club’s past and future.

Arsenal man not guilty in court of law, but guilty in an FA kangeroo court.

Tottenham held by Orpington and Arsenal on drugs

Arsenal: Eight games, no wins, two goals. And it wasn’t that long ago!

Today is the anniversary of the first ever game for Royal Arsenal FC

When the greatest is knocked out at the first attempt

“McLintock’s too old and Wilson’s too slow.” Who said it and why?

Arsenal win the court case but the consequences are disturbing

Arsenal fans who abuse Arsenal players

Arsene Wenger drops in to see Arsenal

When Tony Adams became captain – just for one day.

This is the way the year ends… Arsenal stories from 31 December

Losing to Wimbledon at home and the departure of Ramsey

Arsenal plan to close the academy and should also abolish the knife and fork

The Arsenal man who lost four League Cup Finals

The FA decide, no matter what happens, the players are responsible, not the club.

Winning 10-1 on Boxing Day, Henry’s first hattrick and a team talk on the pitch.

Playing Tottenham in the League on Christmas Day. Not a good idea

The forgotten hero who started Arsenal’s greatest ever run.

“Look at that, oh look at that”.

Arsenal play like a draught horse

When Stoke were top and Arsenal were heading for relegation. But when?