1887/8 was Arsenal’s second year in football. It was a year in which they were an amateur team, playing friendlies under the name Royal Arsenal. And it was a season in which, for the very first time Arsenal played Tottenham. Unfortunately we know very little about this momentous occasion other than the date, the score …
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Arsenal edge towards relegation and bankruptcy – by Tony Attwood In 1908/9 Arsenal under George Morrell had achieved their highest ever position in the league – 6th. Yet the following season, under the same manager they slipped to 18th – a near disaster since clubs ending up 19th and 20th were relegated. The danger signs …
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