11 September 1893 – the anniversary of our first ever league win.
By Tony Attwood It is curious that Arsenal’s first ever league win should be against the team that ultimately caused our most celebrated disaster of a defeat: Walsall. In 1893/4 when Arsenal entered the league, Walsall were called Walsall Town Swifts being an amalgamation of Walsall Town and Walsall Swifts – both clubs pre-dating the …
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