Day: 5 October 2013

By Tony Attwood Arsenal played its first ever FA Cup match on 5 October 1889 against Lyndhurst at home in the first qualifying round.  It was played at the Manor Ground. But against whom did they play? Following a lead from a BBC article from 2002 I reached the view that they played Lyndhurst FC …

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Jeffrey Paul Blockley was born on 12 September 1949.  He played for Arsenal for three seasons, and made one appearance for England.  He started out with Coventry City in the 1968/9 season and during his spell there played for England under 23s. It was on the back of this success, and during the period where Arsenal …

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