AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
By Tony Attwood; AISA Arsenal History Society Arsenal were elected to the first division of the Football League in 1919 upon its expansion to 22 clubs, following the conclusion of the First World War. Arsenal had come fifth in Division 2 in the last season before professional football was suspended for the duration, although …
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How an analysis of the last time Arsenal came runners up three times running helps us understand the Arteta approach today As you will know, Arsenal have just come runners-up three times running. But this is not the first time Arsenal havve come runners up three times in succession, so I thought it might …
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Herbert Chapman at Arsenal. How his arrival affected the crowds AISA’s Chapman Celebration Day: the personal reflections and pictures The celebration of Chapman in his resting place: a wonderful, wonderful day By Tony Attwood If you follow such things, you may have noticed that we have made a bit of a fuss about …
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By Tony Attwood If you have kindly followed the series on 100 years of Herbert Chapman at Arsenal, you will have noticed that I stopped the series when we got to Chapman joining Arsenal in 1925, as I waited for our celebration of the 100th anniversary of the great man’s arrival before now picking …
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