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By Tony Attwood At the end of February Arsenal were top of the league by two points with a superior goal average to those chasing below. At the foot of the table Arsenal’s were old rivals, and serious challengers for the league title last season, Tottenham Hotspur. P W D L F A GAv Pts …
By Tony Attwood . At the end of January 1935 the league positions had swung around once more with Arsenal winning all three league games, and now taking a two point lead (and superior goal difference) at the top of the table. Pos Team P W D L F A GA Pts 1 Arsenal 26 …
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by Tony Attwood Here is how the table looked at the end of 1934. Arsenal, the champions for the last two seasons were now in third, largely due to a sudden collapse in their away form wherein they had only won one game. P W D L F A GAv Pts 1 Sunderland 23 13 …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal started December in second place P W D L F A GA Pts 1 Sunderland 16 9 4 3 31 16 1.94 22 2 Arsenal 16 8 5 3 46 22 2.09 21 3 Stoke City 16 10 1 5 35 23 1.52 21 4 Grimsby Town 16 7 5 4 …
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AN AFTERNOON WITH FORMER ARSENAL PLAYER JOHN BARNWELL ABOUT HIS YEARS AT HIGHBURY by John Sowman I travelled to Nottingham on a beautiful last day of September to meet up with our ex-Arsenal player John Barnwell. John lives with his wife Eileen high up in their luxury suite overlooking the River Trent. From their balcony, …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal had suffered a defeat to Sunderland at the end of October which had taken some commentators by surprise, and as a result of this, and the latest Stoke City win, Stoke had risen to the highly unlikely position of top of the league – not least because of the remarkable abilities …
Read More “November 1934: vying for the top of the league, and the Battle of Highbury”
By Tony Attwood Arsenal had finished September in third place in the league, in a frantic month which included seven league matches (following the one at the end of August) as well as two high profile friendlies. Following such a start to the season October represented calmer times with four league games all played on …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal opened their season as successive champions, and George Allison opened his managerial career, with an away game against Portsmouth on 25 August. The team was Moss Male Roberts John Hill Copping Hulme Bowden Drake James Bastin Arsenal had only won one of the last three openers, and the trend continued with a …
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