30 April 1908: The end of the craziest Arsenal tour ever!

Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day  Today in the world of Arsenal: West Ham v Arsenal – the portents …

29 April 1950: Arsenal win the FA Cup

By Tony Attwood Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day  Say “The 1930s” to any football fan who knows his/her …

28 April 1934: Remembering the wonderful Joe Shaw

By Tony Attwood Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day  On 28 April 1934 Arsenal went into their penultimate match …

27 April 2004: Henry is, of course, player of the year

Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day  by Tony Attwood On this day Thierry Henry was voted PFA Player of …

26 April 1975: Watch Arsenal beat Tottenham in a relegation battle

Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day  by Tony Attwood The end of the 1974/5 season was not exactly exciting …

25 April 2004: Arsenal win the league at WHL – for the second time!

by Tony Attwood Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day  Arsenal won the League, at White Hart Lane, for the …

24 April 1989: making it 11 goals in two games across six days

By Tony Attwood Henry Norris at the Arsenal:  There is a full index to the series here. Arsenal in the 1930s: The most comprehensive series on the decade ever Arsenal in the 1970s: Every match and every intrigue reviewed in detail. 100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division In 1998/9 Arsenal played in three high scoring games.  On …

23 April 1997: Arsenal player Dennis Compton CBE died on this day

By Tony Attwood Henry Norris at the Arsenal:  There is a full index to the series here. Arsenal in the 1930s: The most comprehensive series on the decade ever Arsenal in the 1970s: Every match and every intrigue reviewed in detail. 100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division Dennis Compton CBE died on this day, the first day …

22 April 2018: Our Arsenal banner makes Match of the Day

by Tony Attwood With Arsene Wenger having announced that he was leaving Arsenal, “Match of the Day” on BBC TV featured the “Football should be an art” banner, at the Arsenal Stadium, in its opening sequences for the Arsenal match against West Ham United, which Arsenal won 4-1. The banner was organised by AISA members and …

21 April 1930: Leicester 6 Arsenal 6

By Tony Attwood Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day  This game took place five days before Arsenal’s FA Cup …

20 April 2018:Arsène Wenger announced his departure from Arsenal.

By Tony Attwood Henry Norris at the Arsenal:  There is a full index to the series here. Arsenal in the 1930s: The most comprehensive series on the decade ever Arsenal in the 1970s: Every match and every intrigue reviewed in detail. 100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division The simplest way to measure a manager’s success or …

19 April 1975: On this day in history – QPR 0 Arsenal 0; Arsenal 17th in the league

By Tony Attwood Henry Norris at the Arsenal:  There is a full index to the series here. Arsenal in the 1930s: The most comprehensive series on the decade ever Arsenal in the 1970s: Every match and every intrigue reviewed in detail. 100 Years in the First Division At a time when many fans are complaining about Arsenal being …

18 April 1998: Arsenal 5 Wimbledon 0

By Tony Attwood Henry Norris at the Arsenal:  There is a full index to the series here. Arsenal in the 1930s: The most comprehensive series on the decade ever Arsenal in the 1970s: Every match and every intrigue reviewed in detail. 100 Years in the First Division So, a 5-0 win over Wimbledon on this day – a …

17 April 1926: Chapman new beats Chapman old!

By Tony Attwood Henry Norris at the Arsenal:  There is a full index to the series here. Arsenal in the 1930s: The most comprehensive series on the decade ever Arsenal in the 1970s: Every match and every intrigue reviewed in detail. 100 Years in the First Division 1925/6 was Herbert Chapman’s first season at Arsenal, having left Huddersfield …

16 April 1977: It’s Freddie’s birthday

Henry Norris at the Arsenal:  There is a full index to the series here. Arsenal in the 1930s: The most comprehensive series on the decade ever Arsenal in the 1970s: Every match and every intrigue reviewed in detail. 100 Years in the First Division Freddie Ljungberg was born on 16 April 1977 in Sweden and was spotted as …

15 April 1921: Arsenal contemplate getting to an away game during the rail strike

By Tony Attwood Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day  1921 was a time of great industrial unrest in Britain, …

14 April 1914: The Times gets Arsenal’s name wrong

By Tony Attwood Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day  On this day in 1914 The Times, known as the …

14 February 1925: the first trial of the new offside rule

Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day   Although crowds after the first world war were much higher than those before …

13 April 1895: the first ever Arsenal player to get representative honours

by Tony Attwood Fans can turn on players – it has happened over the years.  Indeed it has happened all the way through the history of the club right back to the 19th century. Probably the first man to receive this treatment was Harry Storer who was born on 24 July 1870 and died aged just …

12 April 1913, 2014, 2018: Arsenal’s memorable day throughout history

Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day  By Tony Attwood On 12 April 1913 Arsenal were almost relegated – although …

11 April 1977: Arsenal beat Tottenham – Tottenham get relegated.

by Tony Attwood On 11 April 1977 with 47,432 in the crowd the score was Arsenal 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0.   The result edged Tottenham closer to the second division and took Macdonald, who scored, a little closer to the Daily Express’ prize of £10,000 to be given to the first player to get 30 …

10 April 1948: Arsenal win the league for the sixth time

by Tony Attwood Arsenal won the First Division Championship by drawing with Huddersfield 1-1 with four games to go.  Arsenal then lost one and drew two of the remaining games before winning the final match 8-0. After the game (and remember this was the era of two points for a win, not three) Arsenal had …

9 April 1943: Remembering Jimmy Ashcroft – Arsenal’s first great goalkeeper

Day by Day: the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day: the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal in April – all the anniversaries day by day  James (Jimmy) Ashcroft is a player of enormous importance in the history of …

8 April 1970: Arsenal 3 Ajax 0: Fairs Cup semi final first leg. 

By Tony Attwood Arsenal 3 Ajax 0.  Fairs Cup semi final first leg.  (George 2, Sammels) We remember this day because it was a major step on the road to the first trophy since 1953. But perhaps we had realised that this might be the end of the drought right back on 18 March with …

Arsenal v Brighton: four historic vidoes

The Arsenal History Society has collected hundreds of historic videos of the club’s games, which are sorted In Date Order: An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  In Order of the Clubs Played: 300+ Historic Videos Today we’ve picked out four games against Brighton….   26 January 2013 25 January …