6 January: commemorating the passing of the man remembered in the Emirates statue

By Tony Attwood To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the new Arsenal Day by Day series, please see the note at the foot of this article. Today we commemorate the passing of Herbert Chapman on this day in 1934 In our own way, the AISA Arsenal History society can say we’ve …

5 January 2002: Doing ok, until we just keep on winning and winning and…

By Tony Attwood To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the new Arsenal Day by Day series, please see the note at the foot of this article. The league table on 5 January 2002 looked promising Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Leeds United 21 11 8 …

Arsenal on 4 January 1992: History don’t mean nothing

By Tony Attwood To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the new Arsenal Day by Day series, please see the note at the foot of this article. The defeat of Arsenal by Wrexham of the fourth division on 4 January 1992 was not just portrayed as a big piece of giant-killing, it …

3 January 1953: the start of the journey to winning the league on the final day

by Tony Attwood To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the new Arsenal Day by Day series, please see the note at the foot of this article. We are all familiar with Arsenal winning the league on the last match of the season.  George Graham’s team beating Liverpool 0-2 away, and Bertie …

2 January: When the Arsenal manager was found guilty in court

By Tony Attwood To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the new Arsenal Day by Day series, please see the note at the foot of this article. On 2 January 1903, Harry Bradshaw, the Arsenal manager was charged with “keeping the Manor Ground for the exercise of a lottery,” found guilty and …