AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
Ordinary is Pointless By Tony Attwood This is the chronology of the move of Arsenal FC from Plumstead to Islington which took place in 1913 – part of the ISLINGTON 100 project run by the Arsenal History Society. Some dates are obvious ones that must be included – such as the first league match at …
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By Tony Attwood If Arsenal FC had asked me to produce for them a phrase for the 125 year celebrations “Ordinary is Pointless” is the sort of thing I would have given them. Because a) it is true (there is no point in being ordinary in this life) and because b) Arsenal, from the very …
By Tony Attwood and Andy Kelly Britain’s Greg Rutherford has won the Olympic gold medal in the long jump on Saturday. And we mention this because Greg is the great grandson of Woolwich Arsenal, The Arsenal and Arsenal star player Jock Rutherford. Full details of Jock Rutherford are of course incorporated into the book Woolwich …
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—————- Who invented away support? ——————— By Tony Attwood On August 4th 1938 George Allison, the Arsenal manager broke the British transfer record in signing Bryn Jones from Wolverhampton, for £14,500. So outrageous was the fee seemed (and what with this being Arsenal) questions were asked in Parliament. 74 years later to the day, as …
—————- Who invented away support? ——————— By Tony Attwood August 3 1999 – what a day. Henry arrives (for the first time). What on earth can we say about Thierry Henry that has not already been said? Maybe the story that when he was 13 the scout of Monaco went to watch him play in …
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By Tony Attwood A couple of years back I mentioned to Ivan Gazidis the idea that Arsenal might collect the memories of fans who have been to watch matches over the years. He was enthusiastic, but unfortunately it is one of those things that has never been able to get off the ground. The idea …
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By Tony Attwood, chairman, Arsenal History Society. I have been writing recently to the effect that the Arsenal History Society, part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association, had proposed to Arsenal FC a series of events to commemorate the move from Plumstead of Highbury. The move started in1912 when Henry Norris began the search for …
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