The Arsenal Anniversary Files Our headline story today comes from 1942 Just published by the Arsenal History Society Oct 1924. The press attack Knighton (wrongly), an Arsenal star is born, and changing the offside law Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Our headline story today comes from 2009 Just published by the Arsenal History Society Oct 1924. The press attack Knighton (wrongly), an Arsenal star is born, and changing the offside law Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal entered October 1924 in a very pleasing position in the league. Yes they had slipped down the 7th, but that was still much higher than their normal position a couple of months into the season, and they were just two points behind the top club and with a better goal average. …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Our headline story today comes from 1996 Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The …
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By Tony Attwood And so we move on to 1924/5 – a monumental season in the history of Arsenal – and one that can surely not be overplayed in terms of its impact not just on the club in the 1920s but in terms of the club for all time. September 1924 was also a …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The …
Read More “Pre-season begins with a 7-0 thrashing & 400 go on an Arsenal away day.”
The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The …
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By Tony Attwood For Arsenal the 1924/5 season did not end with the escape from relegation, but instead it had an extension through another tour of Europe – this time to Germany. The group left England on 8 May, but unfortunately we do not have details of the tour beyond the match results and the …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Concerning that headline you might want to look at 12 July 1998. Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Concerning that headline you might want to look at 11 July 2003 and then think of what happened next. Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. …
Read More “Defeat to Peterborough, draw with Barnet. It’s not going to be good…”
By Tony Attwood Before we jump into the football allow me to take you back to the source of Sir Henry Norris’ fortune: property development. His company had built much of Fulham, working on the tried and tested approach that continued at least until the latter part of the 20th century, of building blocks of …
Read More “Arsenal in the spring of 1924. Relegation is avoided; Chapman wins the League”
The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The current …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The current …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The current …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The current …
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By Tony Attwood As we approached March 1924 in the last article Arsenal were being saved from relegation only by the fact that there were two teams having even worse runs than the Reds. Here’s the foot of the table at the start of the month. Pos Club P W D L F A G.Av Pts …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files 6 July: one of the days that almost defeats me in terms of finding Arsenal’s anniversaries. In fact I can only find two actual real anniversaries – a third is a date which is used to help trace what Henry Norris was up to during the first world war. Obviously July …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The current …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The current …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The current …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Below are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The current …
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