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Here’s the video https://www.facebook.com/Arsenal/videos/10154443645602713 And here are the anniversaries… 2 December 1899: Arsenal 2 New Brighton Tower 0 – NBT were one of the clubs created to fill a stadium – but never succeeded in doing so.  They resigned from the league in 1901. 2 December 1907: The Professional Footballers’ Association set up.  The first …

Read More “Gilberto Silva captains Arsenal to wonderful win over Tottenham: the video”

You can find the latest video each day on the home page of this site.   You can also find videos for previous days by clicking the articles in the left column of this page under “Recent Posts” or by clicking on the mauve headline at the top of the screen on the right, which will take …

Read More “One of those staggeringly brilliant wins on this day in the Unbeaten season”

Click on that link to see one of the all time magnificent Arsenal performances, and one of  the most brilliant Henry goals.  Better still it was against Tottenham, on this day. You can find the latest video each day on the home page of this site.   You can also find videos for previous days by clicking …

Read More “Arsenal slam five past Tottenham on this day; extended video highlights”

11 November 1989, Arsenal beat Millwall away You can find the latest video each day on the home page of this site.   You can also find videos for previous days by clicking the articles in the left column of this page under “Recent Posts” or by clicking on the mauve headline at the top of the …

Read More “Arsenal beat Millwall at the Den. Watch the video.”

By Tony Attwood I’d already put up a video for today when I opened an email from Jim Orr who had kindly forwarded this video – which is far too good to leave until 31 October next year. Arsenal’s big defeat had come in the match against Stoke, where we lost 5-0. Thereafter things had …

Read More “Arsenal in the double season: beating Derby on this day (the video)”

You can find the latest video each day on the home page of this site.   You can also find videos for previous days by clicking the articles in the left column of this page under “Recent Posts” or by clicking on the mauve headline at the top of the screen on the right, which will take …

Read More “Today’s video: the Ox has fun with the Reading defence.”

      We publish a new Arsenal match video each day with the anniversary list.   You can find the latest each day on the home page of this site.   You can also find videos for previous days by clicking the articles in the left column of this page under “Recent Posts” or by clicking on …

Read More “Videos of Arsenal in Europe on the anniversary of the first ever Arsenal TV game”

We publish a new Arsenal match video each day with the anniversary list.   You can find the latest each day on the home page of this site.   You can also find videos for previous days by clicking the articles in the left column of this page under “Recent Posts” or by clicking on the mauve headline …

Read More “Two different ways for Arsenal to win: watch the videos”

Today’s video is the one the media described as a surreal free for all. We publish a new Arsenal match video each day with the anniversary list.   You can find the latest each day on the home page of this site.   You can also find videos for previous days by clicking the articles in the left …

Read More “The video of the Tottenham Arsenal game the media called a surreal free for all.”

Bruce Rioch was by no means the man with the shortest spell as Arsenal manager, but most of those who have managed for a shorter period of time have done so because they were temporary appointments: James McEwen (2 games), Pat Rice (4), Freddie Ljungberg (6)… Beyond doubt the most successful of the short term …

Read More “Bruce Rioch’s short spell at Arsenal – comings and goings on this day”

By Tony Attwood It is a tradition, and a worthy one I must admit, that one does not speak ill of the dead.  But sometimes one comes across people who in one act have done so much harm to others, that there is nothing one can do except point out the awful things they did. …

Read More “The man who single handedly destroyed Arsenal’s reputation”

Arsenal won the 1941-2 London League; one of the leagues played during the second world war, and it seems appropriate that this league season ended on this day, while we are still thinking about VE Day. This season he played 23 league games and scored 42 goals!  These included a run of seven games in …

Read More “The impossible Reg Lewis: 42 goals in 23 games for Arsenal”

All told Paul Davis played 447 times for Arsenal and scored 37 goals. Paul left Arsenal in 1995 and had a spell in Norway before making a final bow with five appearances for Brentford, retiring in 1995. The following season he joined Arsenal as a youth coach and stayed in that position until 2003 when …

Read More “Whatever happened to Paul Davis?”

Mr Wenger once touted Mark Randall as a really important player for Arsenal with a huge potential.  But it never happened for him, and he has moved regularly from club to club.   And yet despite that constant urge to move on he has (according to the latest figures) played over 230 matches almost all in …

Read More “The curious case of ex-Arsenal man Mark Randall”

In the “Whatever happened to” series, which is written to coincide with an anniversary, we are often dealing with players who simply didn’t make it at Arsenal, or simply didn’t make it at all. And Luke Ayling has the look of one of these players having never played for Arsenal.  But for him, his first …

Read More “Whatever happened to Luke Ayling?”

  After playing for Roma and LA Galaxy on 21 January 2019, Cole joined Derby County then managed by Frank Lampard.  He was released at the end of the season and on 18 August 2019 announced his retirement. Among his many other achievements, on 27 February 2011, Cole shot a 21-year-old student on work experience …

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This is the website of the Arsenal History Society.  You might also enjoy… Untold Updates videos We’re back with our videos: do take a peek at Untold GoonerNews Football corruption and scandals. Why is it all so under reported? Part 1 Football corruption and scandals. A few stories that did get reported. Part 2 Football …

Read More “Where are they now? Kanu, Kerrea Gilbert, Mark Randall, Samuel Galindo”

Latest news: We are developing our own video channel.   It’s still at the experimental stage but you can get a feel here… Untold Gooner News   Historians can’t just accept what is passed down as the truth across the generations – they need some evidence.   But the reality is that most people who write about …

Read More “Finding the elusive Eastern Wanderers, Arsenal’s first opponents”

In both the world wars the Football League was rearranged as a regional affair, with clubs permitted to use loan players where their own players were unable to play for their own club. In the season 1944/45 Arsenal played in the Football League South and on 12 occasions in that season used Stan Mortensen of …

Read More “The man who scored 18 goals for Arsenal in just 12 games”

According to the Daily Express this week Arsenal have this season suffered their worst start to a season for over 30 years. Interestingly on this day in 2014 when Arsenal suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United the press also made much of Arsenal’s “poor start” to the season of four wins, three defeats …

Read More “Arsenal’s worst start to the season for 30 years. Maybe.”

The Petroleum Authority of Thailand Rayong Football Club, has probably not been mentioned on this site before but that is where we now find ex-Arsenal player and England international at under 17 and under 19 level, Jay Emmanuel Thomas. PTT Rayong play in the Thai League and as the name suggests is a company sponsored …

Read More “From England under 19 international and Arsenal hopeful to Thailand.”

By Tony Attwood One of the most interesting things about gathering together all these anniversaries is that there can be a very curious mix of connections emerging on one particular day. And of course a lot of the time I am discovering these things as I go along.  The court case mentioned in the headline …

Read More “Szczesny’s son called Liam, FA bypass court rulings, Grimandi with Vieira, Bin Laden banned by Arsenal”

By Tony Attwood This was the day in 1924 when the ball hit Arsenal centre forward Jimmy Brain on the head and knocked him out, as it made its way into the goal.  I doubt that such an event has ever happened again – (as in brain, head, goal) and for the sake of player …

Read More “Ball hits Brain, knocks player out, goes in net. You couldn’t make it up.”

On this day in 2014 Hector Bellerín made his Champions League debut for Arsenal having made the briefest of league cup appearances for Arsenal the season before. Following this game, and after a 2-0 defeat by Chelsea on 5 October Arsenal were in 8th position and again there was the usual ill-informed talk of the …

Read More “When the critics turned on Bellerin and said he should never play for Arsenal again.”

In 1952/3 Arsenal won the first division title under Tom Whittaker’s management.  It meant he had won the league title twice as Arsenal’s manager, and won the FA Cup – exactly the same as achieved by Herbert Chapman and George Allison before him.  What’s more in his six years as manager the club had never …

Read More “When one of the great Arsenal sides inexplicably fell apart”