AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
October 31, 2009 The video of this most amazing goal straight from a Tottenham kick off comes courtesy of Facebook – just click on the link below for the entire sequence from kick off to goal – in around five seconds. Before the game the league table looked like this… Team P W D …
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Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. By Tony Attwood 30 October 2012: Reading 5 Arsenal 7 Just looking at the score from this league cup match in 2012 makes one still think there must be a misprint. So here is a video to remind you …
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 (this series is still under construction – stories are listed from 1 December onward). 100 Years: the complete story of Arsenal’s promotion in 1919 …
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 (this series is still under construction – stories are listed from 1 December onward). 100 Years: the complete story of Arsenal’s promotion in 1919 …
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 (this series is still under construction – stories are listed from 1 December onward). 100 Years: the complete story of Arsenal’s …
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26 October 2003: A forgotten, but staggering Henry goal scored on this day in the unbeaten season When we think of the unbeaten season we tend not to think of going 1-0 down to Charlton, but it is worth remembering now just to see the Henry equalizer. And his attempt before that was pretty amazing …
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Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Sammy Nelson: made his Arsenal debut against Ipswich on this day in 1969 On 25 October 1969 Sammy Nelson made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Ipswich. He went on to play 245 league …
Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. By Tony Attwood On 24 October 1936, The East Stand, Highbury opened for the game against Grimsby. It had cost the club £130,000; less than the weekly wage of a player by 2020! With the West …
Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. On 23 October 1994, Freddie Ljungberg made his debut for Halmstads – the start of his senior footballing career. In all, he played 79 games for the team before moving to Arsenal in 1998. As …
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Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. On 22 October 1949 Arsène Wenger was born. Happy birthday Mr Wenger. He went on to become Arsenal’s first permanent non-British manager, the club’s longest-serving manager, the Arsenal manager who won the most trophies, the …
Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. By Tony Attwood; AISA Arsenal History Society 1922/3 was Arsenal’s third season at Highbury, and their third season back in the first division after the league was expanded at the end of the first world war. …
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By Tony Attwood On this day in 2022:A staggering Arsenal victory, and media proclaim Tottenham to be “miserable” Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. 20 October 1990: Man U 0 Arsenal 1 – Arsenal deducted two points. Arsenal started the 1990/1 …
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Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. 19 October 1974: when Arsenal and Tottenham were the bottom two in the 1st Division. The autumn of 1974 was not a good time to be a fan of a north London club. On 16 October the …
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Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. 18 October 1997. Arsenal were top of the league. But then… Premier League table after close of play on 18 October 1997 Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts …
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Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. 17 October 1970 League Match 17 in the 1970/71 season on 17 October. Arsenal beat Everton 4-0. Kennedy got two, Kelly got one and Storey the penalty. But this was not just another victory; this was …
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Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. 16 October 1974 by Tony Attwood On this day Arsenal, lingering at or near the foot of the table all season, faced Manchester City away. The result was disappointing, being Manchester City 2 …
Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. 15 October 1932: George Male’s first appearance as a right back v Blackburn. The story is that Male didn’t believe he could play right back but a chat with Chapman convinced him he …
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Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. By Tony Attwood On 14 October 1997 Jason Crowe who played 3 times for England’s under 20s, came on as a sub and was sent off 33 seconds into his debut in a league …
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Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year By Tony Attwood On 13 October 1928 David Jack was purchased by Herbert Chapman for £10,890 – a world record. That much is undeniable, but quite how the event came about is not so certain, because three completely …
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Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year 12 October 1996: Arsene Wenger takes control of his first match. https://www.premierleague.com/video/single/1412121 Wenger’s first match in charge of Arsenal was against Blackburn Rovers. Arsenal won with two goals from Ian Wright, making it four wins in a row during the …
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by Tony Attwood Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year 11 October 1986: Arsenal 3 Watford 1. Why a defeat of Watford might be considered to be a major event is something that needs explaining. For in the context of what had happened before and what then happed after, …
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Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year 10 October 1936: Arsenal slip to 17th. In the 1930s Arsenal won the league five times and the FA Cup twice and thus we think of the 1930s as a time of endless glory – but just as now, Arsenal …
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Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year by Tony Attwood I think that some supporters (and indeed journalists) imagine that when Herbert Chapman took over Arsenal it was immediate glory and trophies, just as it was when Arsene Wenger joined the club. But in fact, although the …
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Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year 8 October 1932: Final appearance of Tom Parker – the club’s first trophy winning captain. In March 1926 Tom Parker signed for Arsenal, having made 275 appearances for Southampton, and he played on April 3 against Blackburn in front …
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Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year 7 October 1920: Arsenal purchase Harold Walden – a music hall star! Harold Walden had been Bradford City’s top scorer in their 1911/12 campaign, which sounds very impressive but in effect, it meant a total of 11 goals. …
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