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The last I heard of Phillipe Senderos he was playing for Houston Dynamo in the USA but I suspect he finished his contract there last year and has now retired. His reputation among Arsenal fans was not of the highest, but I saw him in a more positive light, as obviously did the Swiss national …
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The story of Arsenal’s title win on this day in in 1938, their 5th in eight years, required not only their win, but a defeat for Wolverhampton Wanderers – with which they duly obliged. But this was nothing compared to what happened at the foot of the table. Manchester City, the champions of the …
It is interesting just how much of Arsenal’s history, beyond the strictly factual accounts of who played and what the score was, is down to the testimony of one man. On this day I am reminded of another such case as Charlie Buchan’s name turns up twice – in 1910 and 1928. Many know that …
Read More “How the untrue stories about Charlie Buchan and Arsenal have grown and grown”
By Tony Attwood If there are days with more Arsenal anniversaries of importance to celebrate, this surely has to be up there with the best of them. But I do actually think this is the biggest day of them all. Bigger than the founding of the original club, bigger than – well everything. Just consider, …
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There are many series of articles on this site about Arsenal’s history – you can see an index on the right side of this article under “Pages”. Three of the main series are Henry Norris at the Arsenal: There is a full index to the series here. Arsenal in the 1930s: The most comprehensive series on the …
Read More “Celebrating Freddie Ljungberg’s birthday and all he’s done for Arsenal.”
One of the interesting effects in gathering together all the Arsenal anniversaries for a single day is the contrasts it can offer up. In 1977 under Terry Neill’s management Arsenal had seven consecutive league defeats – the all time club record. But also during this run Arsenal lost (on this day in the FA …
Read More “7 league defeats in a row plus exit from the cup. And beating Tottenham 5-2”
To be fair, I can’t say that the 1910 criticism of the referee in a cartoon in the Woolwich Gazette was the first such suggestion of referee corruption but there were not too many such comments around in the early days. As for Arsenal at Buckingham Palace, this was certainly the first time a squad …
While the first Arsenal double in 1971 is of course remembered as a core part of the club’s history, what happened thereafter is rarely mentioned. Bertie Mee stayed in office and attempted to introduce a military style approach to managing footballers – footballers who now were immortalised and feted after their achievements. Tension was …
Looking for a lost Arsenal player? See our article here. The Anniversaries … Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. You will also find links to the month by month listing …
Read More “Arsenal beaten 5-1 by Tottenham, and why it didn’t matter a jot.”
The Anniversaries … Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. You will also find links to the month by month listing of anniversaries in the right hand column of this …
Read More “When Tony Adams became captain – just for one day.”
Here are the anniversaries, our headline comes from 1919: also the moment of Highbury’s largest crowd to date. Arsenal had previously been Dial Square, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich Arsenal and The Arsenal Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the files of over 6000 Arsenal …
Read More “When Arsenal changed its name for the 5th and final time – and 50,000 turned up.”
Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to all the monthly Anniversary files can be found in the right column of this site under “Pages” on the right …
Latest article from the current series: Henry Norris at the Arsenal Summer 1927: Sir Henry Norris leaves the Arsenal Special features Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Meeting a player you have admired can be such a very strange experience.: Brian Talbot comes to the Arsenal Independent Supporters …
Read More “The newspaper tells Arsenal fans, “Abuse of officials and players is not argument.””
Latest article from the current series: Henry Norris at the Arsenal Sir Henry Norris prepares to leave Arsenal, his job complete. May/June 1927 Special features Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Meeting a player you have admired can be such a very strange experience.: Brian Talbot comes to …
Read More ““I took off my shirt and threw it in the manager’s face””
Latest article from the current series: Henry Norris at the Arsenal Sir Henry Norris prepares to leave Arsenal, his job complete. May/June 1927 Special features Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Meeting a player you have admired can be such a very strange experience.: Brian Talbot comes to …
Read More “If we can’t criticise his football we can criticise his English. The media & Pirès”
The Arsenal Anniversary Files Our headline story today comes from 1934; today we mark the 84th anniversary of the death of Sir Henry Norris, the man who rescued Arsenal in 1910, moved the club to Highbury and built the new ground, steadied the club’s shaky finances, and finally brought in Herbert Chapman to revolutionize …
Read More “Commemorating the passing of Sir Henry Norris, without whom there would be no Arsenal”
The Anniversary Files Here are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The current …
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The Anniversary Files Here are the Arsenal (and occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries which appear on the Arsenal History Society website. An index to the Anniversary files can be found in the left column of this site under “Pages” The current …
The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal Sept 1922: the first Hill-Wood arrives, Spurs seriously warned, Arsenal debts reduced Here are the anniversaries of today. The headlines come from 1938 7 May 1910: King Edward VII died; the mourning period throwing a spanner in the works of Arsenal’s attempt …
Read More “When Arsenal won the league and last season’s champions were relegated.”
The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Norris breaks free, transfer fees spiral, terrorism returns, fixtures look awful. Arsenal – Summer of 1922. Here are the anniversaries for today. Our headline comes from 1928. 5 May 1893: Royal Arsenal needed to become a limited company to join the Football League …
Read More “Why today’s Arsenal fans would have demanded Chapman’s dismissal after 3 seasons”
The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Norris breaks free, transfer fees spiral, terrorism returns, fixtures look awful. Arsenal – Summer of 1922. Here are the anniversaries for today. Apologies for publishing yesterday’s again earlier! 3 May 1893: George Lawrence signed the documents to turn Royal Arsenal formally …
Read More “The day the modern Arsenal was formed. 78 years later to the day we won at WHL”
Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 16 April The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris at the Arsenal is… Arsenal in Feb 1922. Norris missing, Cup success, relegation threatens, and a monkey The current series: Covering all aspects off the life and work of …
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Below are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 24 March. The headline story comes from 2012. The full index to what is on this site is here. The latest article on Henry Norris is May/June 1921: Knighton the fantasist. The fourth allegation. The next episode, with further revelations about Leslie Knighton, the man who sought to …
Here are the anniversaries of Arsenal for 12 March. Our headline story comes from 12 March 2012 The full index to what is on this site is here. Meanwhile, the latest episode in our series of articles about Henry Norris at the Arsenal is now published: The 3rd Knighton allegation against Norris: did he …
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The anniversary files are edited by Tony Attwood The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Arsenal hire a music hall star as their new centre forward. October 1920 Today’s headline story comes from 1927 26 February 1887: After a goal total of 39 goals in their first seven …
