“Everton were so ordinary they made Arsenal look average.” What year was that?

Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 10 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Man U take over from Arsenal at the bottom of the League A new article will appear later today. The current series:  Covering all aspects …

First Arsenal man to play 300 games, 1st to play for England, 1st to play 8 consecutive seasons

Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 9 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Man U take over from Arsenal at the bottom of the League The current series:  Covering all aspects off the life and work of the …

Man U take over from Arsenal at the bottom of the League

By Tony Attwood This is part of our continuing investigation into Henry Norris at the Arsenal.  Links to the series appear at the end of the article.  We take up the story with Arsenal having won two and lost one of their three games in November 1921 – a significant improvement, but not enough to …

10 Arsenal games without victory and 6 without scoring. But who was the manager?

Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 8 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in November 1921: the fog, the goal rush, the resignation. The current series:  Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man …

Answers to this weekend’s Arsenal History Quiz

Our quiz based on last week’s anniversaries asked these questions In each case we gave four possible answers… 1: In Britain in the era after the first world war an issue arose several times which caused away teams in London significant difficulty in completing their away fixtures.  What was it?   2: In the 1930s Arsenal …

When Arsenal asked Tottenham to change the date of a game, and they said no

Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 7 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in November 1921: the fog, the goal rush, the resignation. The current series:  Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man …

“Arsenal season in ruins”. Press headline on this day in the Unbeaten season

Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 6 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in November 1921: the fog, the goal rush, the resignation. The current series:  Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man …

Arsenal in November 1921: the fog, the goal rush, the resignation.

By Tony Attwood One question hangs over the opening of the 1920/21 season and the fact that Arsenal won only two of their first 12 games in the league from August up to the end of October.  What was the cause of such a decline in a club that had ended the previous season in …

The day Chapman resigned from Arsenal and was told to go back to work

Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 5 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… When Arsenal hit rock bottom of the League. October 1921 The current series:  Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who …

Poor crowds at Arsenal? 30 years ago today 19,341 turned up at Highbury.

Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 4 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… When Arsenal hit rock bottom of the League. October 1921 The current series:  Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who …

When Arsenal played Tottenham at home but the Arsenal fans didn’t turn up

Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 3 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… When Arsenal hit rock bottom of the League. October 1921 The current series:  Covering all aspects off the life and work of the man who …

When Arsenal hit rock bottom of the League. October 1921

By Tony Attwood This article is dedicated with the deepest love and affection to the memory of my mother and father Arthur and Margaret Attwood, who many, many, many years ago, when I was a schoolboy, gave me my first ever book of historic league tables.  Quite why this article in particular is selected should …

Have you heard the story about the lowest league crowd? It’s not quite as a it seems.

Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 2 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Why did Arsenal manager Knighton turn down Man City but not buy players? Summer of 1921. The current series:  Covering all aspects off the life …

Arsenal ban radio commentary from the stadium.

Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 1 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Why did Arsenal manager Knighton turn down Man City but not buy players? Summer of 1921. The current series:  Covering all aspects off the life …