Swindin’s Darkness
The Darkness is our name for that era of nine years in which Arsenal did not finish once in the top four, and failed to win the FA Cup. The managers were Swindin and Billy Wright, and this series deals with the opening of the Swindin years.
There is a full index to the Arsenal Managers series at The Arsenal Managers
Introductory articles
- George Swindin – one of Arsenal’s great keepers
- Into the darkness: Swindin leads us into the nine dead years
- Into the darkness: Swindin’s teams and signings
- The nine dead years of Arsenal
Player articles
- Joe Haverty – a brief beacon of light
- Jimmy Bloomfield – great player, great manager
- Vic Groves – the man of all positions
- Danny Clapton – played two games on one day
- Dave Bowen, the man who should have become our manager
- Gerry Ward
- Dennis Evans
- Bill Dodgin
- Stan Charlton
- Billy McCullough
- Mel Charles
Games
Arsenal lose to Rotherham 18 Jan 1960
