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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 1973 and 2001 31 March 1890: Arsenal 3 Mr WH Loraine’s XI 1. Who was Mr WH Loraine? Regrettably, at this moment we don’t know – although we have found a picture which suggests WH Loraine had a shop in Stockton on Tees around this time. But …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 1915 30 March 1880: Birth of Tommy Shanks – the man who became the first Arsenal player to score 20 goals in a season, but then mysteriously left for non-league Brentford, before playing for Leicester Fosse. 30 March 1888: Royal Arsenal 3 Millwall Rovers 0. This game against the …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 1973 29 March 1913: Only once during the entire league season did Arsenal score more than one goal in a game – in a 2-5 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 29 March. 29 March 1918: Good Friday, the start of the regular run of three football matches in …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 2004 28 March 1887: Royal Arsenal ended Season 1 with an away defeat to 2nd Rifle Brigade. During this short season the club won 7, drew 1 and lost 2. Royal Arsenal scored 36 and conceded 8. 28 March 1896: Millwall 1 Arsenal 3. This was the 18th …
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Today’s anniversary headline comes from 1909 27 March 1909: Sunderland 1 Arsenal 0. James Maxwell’s final appearance. After the game, annoyed by his lack of appearances, Maxwell met up with his wife, absconded from the team, headed north and played in Scotland. Arsenal extracted a £50 transfer fee from him, after a tribunal settled …
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Today from Untold Arsenal: At this moment all we can do is pray Today’s anniversary headline comes from 1896 26 March 1896: Tottenham 1 Arsenal 3. The crowd was 3000; the largest so far for a game between the two teams – but within three years a crowd of 14,500 was recorded for this …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Allegations of where Manchester City’s money actually came from Today’s anniversary headline comes from 1910 25 March 1893: Millwall Athletic 0 Arsenal 1. See also here 6000 turned up for the game, as Arsenal prepared to enter the Football League. Millwall stayed outside that League, but did ultimately join the United League …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Who might Arsenal face next season: 1 Leicester City Who might Arsenal play next season 2: Leeds United Who might Arsenal play next season 3: Ipswich Town Today’s anniversary headline comes from 2009 24 March 1888 Cup Final Day. Arsenal went on to play two more games before their own first …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Saka withdraws, corruption on the up, Leicester sue two leagues at once Today’s anniversary comes from 1910 23 March 1875: Adam Haywood born. He joined Arsenal in 1896 and went on to play 84 league games for the club, Woolwich Arsenal being his first professional club. 23 March 1890: Arsenal won …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Who might Arsenal face next season – 1: Leicester City Today’s anniversary comes from 2005 22 March 1888: The first recorded meeting of clubs that were to become the founders of the Football League took place. Arsenal joined the League five and a half years later. 22 March 1899: …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Why is there still no live football on Saturday afternoons on TV Today’s anniversary comes from 1913 Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: How football journalists are bending the news to suit their agenda Today’s anniversary comes from 1992. Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: How Arsenal outsmarted all of the media in one clever move Today’s anniversary comes from 1992. Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: How Arsenal outsmarted all of the media in one clever move Today’s headline comes from 1949 and 1964 Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely …
Today on Untold Arsenal: Five months ago Tottenham were top. What went wrong? Today’s headline comes from 2002 Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a …
Today on Untold Arsenal: Does buying and selling players bring success Today’s headline comes from 1962 Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: How Arsenal are already managing the rest of this season Today’s headline comes from 1969 Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: The link between the fans and Ødegaard is worth 20 points a season Today’s headline comes from 1908. Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely …
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Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you value our work not just in recording Arsenal’s history but …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Arsenal v Porto No one comments on the ref so we can only hope How the new Arsenal system has put Arsenal top of the league Arsenal are top so time for the media to start knocking them Arsenal anniversaries on 12 March. Today’s headline comes from 1900 12 March …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: How one team has attempted to manipulate the spending rules this season Join Arsenal Independent Supporters Association for free – see below. Arsenal anniversaries on 10 March. Today’s headline comes from 11 March 1915 11 March 1893: Woolwich Arsenal beat Dumbarton in a friendly in front of 6,000. This was a …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: How one team has attempted to manipulate the spending rules this season Join Arsenal Independent Supporters Association for free – see below. Arsenal anniversaries on 10 March. Today’s headline comes from 1919. It has long been argued by those against Arsenal that Arsenal were elected to the First Division as a …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: The figures that show PGMO are not up to the job Join Arsenal Independent Supporters Association for free – see below. Today’s headline comes from 2008 Arsenal anniversaries on 9 March. Today’s headline comes from 2008 9 March 1889: Tottenham 0 Arsenal 1. Thus far Arsenal had won two and lost one …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: The form ahead of the Brentford game Join Arsenal Independent Supporters Association for free – see below. Arsenal anniversaries on 8 March. Today’s headline comes from 1977. We remember the first double at the start of the 70s, but the decade turned very sour indeed. More details below. 8 …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: How an ex-Arsenal player is scoring more goals now and why it doesn’t matter Join Arsenal Independent Supporters Association for free – see below. Arsenal anniversaries on 7 March. Today’s headline comes from 2007 7 March 1891. Arsenal won the London Senior Cup It was at the time the most prestigious trophy …
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