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Unai Emery’s first season in charge of Arsenal is coming to a close. The verdict? It was always going to be a strange one, following on from 22 years under Arsène Wenger, which brought three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups but ultimately ended in mediocrity and a sixth-place finish. While Emery wasn’t […] After the Europa League draw, many Arsenal supporters were left stupefied as to who some of their opponents in the competition are. So, rather than bore our readers with another explanation of Qarabag and FC Vorskla, we will delve into Arsenal’s history with some players from the same country as their Europa League […] Patrick Vieira: Arsenal’s Missing Rib With Arsene Wenger remaining at Arsenal as manager for another two seasons, the odds on the North London club, as shown on Ladbrokes free bet, to win the Premier League next season is high. At the time of writing Arsenal are available as a big as 16/1 and sixth in […] by Tony Attwood Finding John Storrs, who played 12 league games and four FA Cup games for Woolwich Arsenal in the club’s inaugural league season, has turned out to be a bit of a problem. We know about his football: he came into the first team on 25 September 1893 for the fourth match of […] By Andy Kelly 84 years ago today Arsenal broke the world transfer record by paying a reported £10,890 to Bolton for David Jack. I’m sure that you, dear reader, will have read the story of Jack’s transfer many times. But, did you know that there actually two versions how Arsenal came […] Updated 9 October 2018 Please note that we have been kindly provided with more information by Colin MacKenzie of the website Scottishsporthistory. What I have done here is left Andy’s original article for Arsenal History Society as it was written, and added extracts from Colin’s work at the end. The new material is published from […] Joe Haverty (17 February 1936 – 7 February 2009) played for Home Farm FC and St Patrick’s Athletic in Ireland (reaching the country’s Cup final), and then signed for Arsenal in 1954 joining the side on 25 August 1965 aged 18. At 5 feet 3 inches he is one of the smallest players ever for […] Follow us on Twitter @Untold Arsenal ———————————- “Making the Arsenal” – is available on Amazon, Arsenal on line, the Woolwich Arsenal site and in the Arsenal store. —————————————- Untold History…Untold Media … Untold Ref Reviews … Untold Economics … Untold Corruption … Untold Wenger … Untold News … Untold Fifa … […] by Andy Kelly Last Friday I was one of three people (Tony Attwood and Mark Andrews being the other two) that received an e-mail from Paul Matz of AISA asking if one of us would like to attend the unveiling of the three legends’ statues on 9 December. The club had invited 100 special guests […] By Tony Attwood Gerry Ward was born October 5, 1936 in Stepney and joined Arsenal as a trainee in 1952 during Tom Whittaker’s regime. In his time as a junior Arsenal won the league (1952/3) but the number 11 position proved a problem after Don Roper was forced to move to outside right – which […] Making the Arsenal – the Xmas present for people with everything Arsenal Arsenal History on Twitter @Untold Arsenal ————————————– By Tony Attwood
Dennis Evans was a stalwart for Arsenal, playing 207 games (189 in the league) and scoring 12 goals (10 in the league). He was a left back who only played left back […] By Tony Atttwood William “Bill” Dodgin was born on 4 November 1931 and died in June 2000 after suffering from Alzheimers. He was born in County Durham, and was himself the son of a footballer (Bill Dodgin senior – 1909 to 1999) who played for Hudderfield Town, Lincoln, Charlton, Bristol Rovers, Clapton Orient and Southampton. […] —————————————– “Making the Arsenal” – the book of Arsenal’s rebirth —————————————– Arsenal.com have today picked up Walter’s “Jenkinson” article in their Media Watch section. Congratulations all round to Walter from everyone at Untold Towers By Tony Attwood In October 1956 Tom Whittaker, the club’s manager, died of a heart […] By Tony Attwood An England cap won by Alf Common is being auctioned tomorrow. Apparently it will get over £1000 – the amount Alf cost Middlesbrough. Alf Common was a Middlesbrough player when he won the red England cap. MIDDLESBROUGH FC caused a sensation when it became the first football club to pay £1,000 for […] “Making the Arsenal” – the book of Arsenal’s decline and rebirth Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Tony Attwood This series of articles focusses on the team that started the first post war season for Arsenal in 1919. Inevitably however some of these players have already been the subject of articles on this site – […] —————————————– The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything Untold Arsenal and Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal —————————————– By Tony Attwood Clement Ross Voysey (known as Clem) was born in New Cross on 27 December 1899 and died in 1989. He played for Royal Naval Air Service and made […] ———————————- The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything ———————————- By Tony Attwood Continuing the review of Arsenal’s team as it took up its duties in the first division at the start of the 1919/20 season. Frank Bradshaw joined Arsenal in 1914 and played 29 league […] By Tony Attwood On August 30 1919, under the guidance of Leslie Knighton, Arsenal (not Woolwich Arsenal, not The Arsenal, but Arsenal) played their first match of the new era. The war had been over for almost a year, football had been restructured, after all the rows and arguments about match fixing and expansion of […] By Tony Attwood Trying to read what on earth is going on at Blackburn Rovers is hard: Sam Allerdyce was sacked for not sharing the vision of the club, and the other people are brought in – including our old chum John Jensen. On 12 January 2011 he signed a 6 month contract with Blackburn […] By Tony Attwood Continuing my occasional series about ex Arsenal players in management here is the latest on Remi Garde’s team Lyon. The club is lying second in the league after five games, having already beaten the early leaders Montpellier in August. Pos. Team Pl W D L GF GA +/- Pts 1 Montpellier HSC […] By Tony Attwood We’ve been keeping some of our past players in our sights from time to time and here is the latest that I have on Tony Adams. After a mid table position last year (although with a very strong second half of the season and a long unbeaten run) Tony seems to be […] THE BRAVE,FEARLESS AND INTELLIGENT Don McMahon This is a sort of compendium of Arsenal’s often ignored heroes and heroic events in the modern era that have contributed to our reputation as a formidable and highly respected Football club, despite the British and Spanish media’s ceaseless efforts to dismiss AFC blindly. By the way […] By Tony Attwood In writing the Arsenal Uncovered notes for the club programme this season, I find I am getting myself into areas where I think I know the answer, and then don’t. If you can help, I’d be grateful. Arsenal’s first foreign player. Of course there’s an issue of definition here, but taking it […] by Tony Attwood I am working with two great friends of this site (Andy Kelly and Mark Andrews) to produce the book WOOLWICH ARSENAL: THE CLUB THAT CHANGED FOOTBALL. Following discussions with Arsenal FC there is a chance that they will take the book and sell it through their shops and on line – it […] By Tony Attwood There are players you can’t recall at all, players you half remember, players you rather like, and legends. Jack Kelsey is in the final group. He played for Arsenal’s first team from 1950 until 1962, winning just one medal – the league in 1953. And yet he is a name that anyone […] |
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