Arsenal get player of the month, goal of the month and manager of the month

  Today’s headline comes from this day in 2023.  Details below. 30 September 1892: “Redshirt” who wrote Woolwich Football Notes in the Woolwich Gazette, complained about his lot as a football journalist just one year into the job proclaiming, “No matter what you say, someone condemns you for a fool.” 30 September 1893: Arsenal let in …

Arsenal anniversaires 29 September. 60 years ago today Ray Kennedy made his first appearance.

  130 Years Ago today 29 September 1894: First game for Roy Buchanan, a 4-2 win over Manchester City.   This was in a period in which Arsenal, having lost the first three games of the season, scoring 3 and conceding 11, then went on to three consecutive wins, scoring 13 and conceding six.  See also here. …

28 September 2002:  Leeds 1 Arsenal 4.   Arsenal beat the record of 22 away games without defeat. 

  More details on our headline story below listed under 2002. Research by Tony Attwood The 1919 Affair:  How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day the stories– a key …

25 September: Ian Wright scores on his first game, and 27 away games without defeat

  Today’s headline comes from 1991 – details below. The 1919 Affair:  How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. 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 …

Today is the annivesrary of the first ever Arsenal goal in the first division

    Today’s anniversary comes from 120 years ago 24 September 1894: While today games through the season are mostly league or cup matches, in the 1890s many were friendlies.  The result on this day, Arsenal 6 Renton 1 was Arsenal’s 4th friendly of September.  Meanwhile they had also played four league games. 120 years ago …

When the man with 123 centuries in first-class cricket played for Arsenal

      Elsewhere on this site (and there are more below) The 1919 Affair:  How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. 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 …

18 September… 25 years ago today Henry scores his first Arsenal goal.

    Elsewhere on this site (and there are more below) The 1919 Affair:  How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. 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 …

Arsenal anniversaries 17 September: Wenger announced as manager, Raya’s first Arsenal game

  The 1919 Affair:  How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. 17 September 1894: Arsenal 0 WBA 1.  In 17 days at the start of the season Arsenal played six games, three of them friendlies as was this one.  Arsenal won two of the friendlies but lost …

16 Sept: Arsenal play twice in the first ever TV game, and Vieira played his first Arsenal game

  The first TV game was on this day in 1937 and Vieira played his first Arsenal game in 1996 16 September 1893: Although Arsenal were now playing in the League they also continued to play a regular set of friendly games.  On this day the game was Arsenal 5 Chatham 0 (Shaw, Elliot, Heath …

Balancing Tradition and Modernity: Arsène Wenger’s Influence on Arsenal FC’s Playing Philosophy

. . Arsène Wenger’s tenure at Arsenal FC, spanning from 1996 to 2018, marked a transformative period in the club’s history. Wenger’s influence extended beyond mere managerial duties; he played a critical role in reshaping Arsenal FC’s playing philosophy. His approach struck a delicate balance between traditional values and modern innovations, which significantly impacted both …

50 years ago today Chelsea v Arsenal was a bottom of the table clash and hooliganism was the discussion of the day

  . The bottom of the table clash was on 14 September 1974 when hooliganism was the great discussion point in the media.   Details are below – and links to our main series are given at the foot of the page. 14 September 1891: Billy Heath took the first-ever penalty in a league game, scoring …

On this day: farewell to the wonder George Armstrong and Ian Wright breaks the record, on this day

    Data compiled by Tony Attwood Today’s headlines come from 1977 and 1997.  There are more details about articles on this site at the end of the anniversaries for today. 13 September 1890: H. Simmons played for Royal Arsenal Reserves at centre forward for the first time, despite having only one arm. 13 September 1909: Ray Bowden …

Fabregas, Ljungberg, Davis join and play on the anniversary of Arsenal’s first ever league win 

    The Arsenal anniversaries for 11 September 11 September 1893.  The first ever league win.  Woolwich Arsenal 4 Walsall Town Swifts 0; John Heath scored the first ever Arsenal hat-trick in the Football League. See also here. 11 September 1900: Jimmy Brain born.   He played for Ton Pentre having worked previously as a coal miner and at …

9 September: The day of Arsenal’s first ever defeat in the League

  The 1919 Affair:  How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. 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 Henry Norris …

130 years ago today the league started. 40 years ago today Arsenal topped the league

  ——————– The 1919 Affair:  How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. 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 Henry …

On this day 50 years ago, just 23,586 turned up for a league match

    Compiled 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 Details of some more series can be found at the foot of his article and others are on …

On this day, the first Arsenal match at Highbury was played

        Compiled 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 Details of some more series can be found at the foot of his article and …

4 September: a memory of just how bad Arsenal could get

    Some of our major series are detailed below.  There are more on the home page. The 1919 Affair:  How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day the …

Arsenal’s first ever league match: 2nd September

    The 1919 Affair:  How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. 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 Henry …

Arsenal anniversaries 1 September: when the media finally proved it could influence matches

  Anniversary research by Tony Attwood Arsenal anniversaries for 1 September.  Today’s headline is from 2009. 1 September 1888: The first recorded pre-season friendly involving just Arsenal, in which Arsenal first team (The Probables) played the reserves (The Improbables).  A second match was arranged one week later, after which the matches against other clubs began. …