The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Norris breaks free, transfer fees spiral, terrorism returns, fixtures look awful. Arsenal – Summer of 1922. Here are the anniversaries for today. Our headline comes from 2004 and 2008. 4 May 1908: William Curle signed from Rutherglen Glencairn. He played three times …
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The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Norris breaks free, transfer fees spiral, terrorism returns, fixtures look awful. Arsenal – Summer of 1922. Here are the anniversaries for today. Apologies for publishing yesterday’s again earlier! 3 May 1893: George Lawrence signed the documents to turn Royal Arsenal formally …
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The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Norris breaks free, transfer fees spiral, terrorism returns, fixtures look awful. Arsenal – Summer of 1922. Here are the anniversaries for today. 2 May 1891: Royal Arsenal’s club committee held the historic Extraordinary General Meeting where they voted by 250 to 10 …
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By Tony Attwood This article covers the summer of 1922. There is an index to the main articles in the series covering the most controversial elements of Sir Henry Norris’ time at Arsenal at the foot of the page. The full index to the articles in this series appears on the page Henry Norris at …
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The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal 1922: Arsenal’s end of the season overseas tour and summary of games Here are the anniversaries. ?May 1889: Alf Singleton and Henry Stewart, two of the men who led the split away from Royal Arsenal to form Royal Ordnance Factories FC …
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The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal 1922: Arsenal’s end of the season overseas tour and summary of games Here are the anniversaries. Our headline comes from 1977 30 April 1892: Royal Arsenal 2 Rangers 3. It is possible that this early connection between Arsenal and Rangers was linked …
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The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal 1922: Arsenal’s end of the season overseas tour and summary of games Here are the anniversaries. Our headline comes from 1978 29 April 1893. The final game of Royal Arsenal. Arsenal lost 0-1 to Stoke. The club had already plotted their route …
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The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal 1922: Arsenal’s end of the season overseas tour and summary of games The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who rescued Arsenal from extinction, secured the club’s future by moving it to Highbury, and then brought in …
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by Tony Attwood On 6 May 1922, after a dismal season which included 5 consecutive defeats Arsenal rounded the league off with four wins and a draw in the last five to finish with Arsenal 1 Bradford C 0 and 17th place in the league. Here is the final table… Pos Team Pld W D …
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The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal April 1922: Arsenal and Man U fight against relegation. Only one survives. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who rescued Arsenal from extinction, secured the club’s future by moving it to Highbury, and then brought in …
Read More “When even a fire on the terraces and a pitch invasion was not enough for a club to be punished.”
The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal April 1922: Arsenal and Man U fight against relegation. Only one survives. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who rescued Arsenal from extinction, secured the club’s future by moving it to Highbury, and then brought in …
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The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal April 1922: Arsenal and Man U fight against relegation. Only one survives. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who rescued Arsenal from extinction, secured the club’s future by moving it to Highbury, and then brought …
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The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal April 1922: Arsenal and Man U fight against relegation. Only one survives. Today’s anniversaries When Tottenham had won four trophies and Arsenal had won none at all. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who rescued Arsenal …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 23 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… April 1922: Arsenal and Man U fight against relegation. Only one survives. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 22 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… April 1922: Arsenal and Man U fight against relegation. Only one survives. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 21 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… April 1922: Arsenal and Man U fight against relegation. Only one survives. The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
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By Tony Attwood You may recall that through much of the early part of 1922 we have been reporting that Sir Henry Norris was out of the country recuperating from an illness first in Italy and then in France. In the days before antibiotics (Alexander Fleming did not discover penicillin under 1928) heading for the …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 20 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… March 1922: Desperate times for Arsenal, Norris returns and another allegation overturned The next episode will be published later today. The current series: Covering …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 19 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… March 1922: Desperate times for Arsenal, Norris returns and another allegation overturned The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of the …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 18 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… March 1922: Desperate times for Arsenal, Norris returns and another allegation overturned The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal entered March 1922 with the League table looking rather parlous. The one hopeful bit of news was that although Manchester United had of late climbed above Arsenal, they had played two games more and had a worse goal average, so a win in one of those two games in hand would …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 17 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in Feb 1922. Norris missing, Cup success, relegation threatens, and a monkey The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 16 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in Feb 1922. Norris missing, Cup success, relegation threatens, and a monkey The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 15 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in Feb 1922. Norris missing, Cup success, relegation threatens, and a monkey The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal’s position had recovered a little in January 1922 and the club, although still in trouble, were at least above the relegation zone. Pos Club P W D L F A GAv Pts 18 Blackburn Rovers 27 6 9 12 35 40 0.875 21 19 Birmingham City 25 9 3 13 30 …
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