Month: February 2022

For details our Free Video Collection, and the “Arsenal Day by Day” series please see the notes below the article We have noted before that Leslie Knighton, the manager who came to Arsenal to take over after the first war world, was in many ways doing what others were all over football were doing: bringing …

Read More “4 February 1922: The Duke visits Arsenal, and asks for a cup of tea”

By Tony Attwood For details our Free Video Collection, and the “Arsenal Day by Day” series please see the notes below the article Prior to the game against Everton on this day, the story was that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a fever so having been bought for £56m he was not going to make his debut …

Read More “3 February 2018: media predict a rout and got it, but not the rout they predicted”

For details our Free Video Collection, and the “Arsenal Day by Day” series please see the notes below the article By Tony Attwood On 2 February 2002 Arsenal drew 1-1 at home with Southampton.  It was considered a poor result since it left Arsenal 3rd in the table, whereas a win would have moved us …

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For details our Free Video Collection, and the “Arsenal Day by Day” series please see the notes below the article By Tony Attwood Herbert Chapman was manager of Leeds City of Division II when the first world war broke out and having taken up a job outside of football for the duration, he returned to …

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