Day: 17 September 2018

This article is part of the series “Henry Norris at the Arsenal”   The previous chapter is published at April 1926: Arsenal come 2nd.   Details of the whole series be found at Henry Norris at the Arsenal *** This article was updated 8 October 2018 to incorporate a point I missed in the convoluted bus affair.  My apologies; …

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Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society April 1926: Arsenal come 2nd – the best performance yet – and the National Strike is called A new article will follow later today. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over …

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