AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
Nelson David Vivas was born 18 October 1969 in Santa Fe, Argentina with a rare ability to play anywhere in midfield or defence. After seven years as a professional in South America he came to Europe and started with AC Lugano on loan, after which Arsenal signed him for £1.6m in August 1998. However at the …
By Tony Attwood This is a day of talk about transfers and transfer records, so not a bad day to go back over the times when Arsenal broke such records – especially as two major events happened on 4 August. On August 4th 1938 George Allison, the Arsenal manager broke the British transfer record in …
Trying to keep tabs on Arsenal’s juniors and reserves is tougher these days – there seems fewer times we can watch them. My judgement as to which youngsters will make it was mostly way out when I used to see the reserves. Now I don’t, I admit I don’t have a clue. One player I …
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Alexander Rooney Forbes was born 21 January 1925 in Dundee and started with Dundee North End, before joining Sheffield United 1944, towards the end of the second world war. Alex Forbes moved to Arsenal for £12,500 in February 1948 having already become a Scottish international. Arsenal’s first season after the war was George Allison’s final …
