AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
After the Europa League draw, many Arsenal supporters were left stupefied as to who some of their opponents in the competition are. So, rather than bore our readers with another explanation of Qarabag and FC Vorskla, we will delve into Arsenal’s history with some players from the same country as their Europa League opponents. FC …
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These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 2016 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society March 1926: The title slips away from Arsenal but second place looks a real possibility. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from …
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by Tony Attwood March 1926 opened with the champions of the last two years at the top of the league. Pos Team P W D L F A GAv Pts 1 Huddersfield Town 30 15 10 5 65 46 1.413 40 2 Sunderland 31 16 6 9 74 55 1.345 38 3 Arsenal 30 15 …
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These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1969 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Feb 1926: Injuries, shock team selections, Arsenal slip up Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 …
Read More “When only 24,000 turned up for an Arsenal European game (but we won the cup)”
These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1979 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Feb 1926: Injuries, shock team selections, Arsenal slip up Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 …
Read More “How Arsenal’s crowd dropped to 16,000 not long after winning the Double”
These are the anniversary files of Arsenal FC Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1991 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Feb 1926: Injuries, shock team selections, Arsenal slip up Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 …
Today’s Arsenal Anniversary Files are dedicated to the memory of our good friend Ian Snelling who died earlier this year. In remembrance of this site’s good friend Ian Snelling – Gf60. Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1890, 1913 (twice) and 1986 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Feb 1926: Injuries, shock team …
Read More “1st game at the new ground (twice), fake shirts, and the man who turned on Arsenal”
By Tony Attwood Ian Snelling, also known in the blog world as Gf60, passed away in June this year. Ian was very much a contributor to this site, in that from the moment I started the anniversary files he began to email me on issues concerning various dates and details that we were publishing. At …
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By Tony Attwood By the start of February 1926 the league table showed a very tight situation at the top Pos Team P W D L F A GAv GD Pts 1 Arsenal 26 14 5 7 56 42 1.333 14 33 2 Sunderland 28 14 5 9 65 50 1.300 15 33 3 Huddersfield …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1882 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society January 1926: Arsenal top of the league and winning in the Cup, Norris walking away The next episode will be published later today. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries …
Read More “The difference between Arsenal and Tottenham, even in their foundations.”
The Arsenal Anniversary Files Today’s headline anniversaries come from 2000 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society January 1926: Arsenal top of the league and winning in the Cup, Norris walking away Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of …
Read More “He played over 100 times for his country, was cover for Tony Adams, and derided by fans”
By Tony Attwood 1925 had ended with an unprecedented event: Arsenal were top of the league Pos Team P W D L F A GAv Pts 1 Arsenal 23 13 4 6 52 36 1.444 30 2 Sunderland 23 12 5 6 54 40 1.350 29 3 Huddersfield Town 21 10 8 3 43 33 …
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The Arsenal Anniversary Files Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1988 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Dec 1925: Arsenal’s winning run comes to an end but they stay top of the League. The next article will be published later today. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two …
Read More “Arsenal were 7th in the league after 7 games. And then what?”
The Arsenal Anniversary Files Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1893, 1912 and 2013 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Dec 1925: Arsenal’s winning run comes to an end but they stay top of the League. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from …
Read More “The first and last game in Plumstead and the most unexpected signing of all.”
The Arsenal Anniversary Files Today’s headline anniversaries come from 1934 Latest article published by the Arsenal History Society Arsenal reach the top of the 1st division for the first time ever. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over …
Read More “The Arsenal manager who won his first home game with the club 8-1.”
