Arsenal set new record for consecutive scoring on this day. No one is impressed

    By Tony Attwood On 2 February 2002 Arsenal drew 1-1 at home with Southampton.  It was considered a poor result since it left Arsenal 3rd in the table, whereas a win would have left them second.  For Southampton it meant that they were 13th – and the table showed them as a club …

Arsenal anniversaries 2 February: Wenger appeals against charge of violent and threatening behaviour

    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 Arsenal today:  Everton v Arsenal this saturday lunchtime, what are Everton up to? The anniversaries for 2 February… 2 February …

2 February: Arsenal knock the stuffing out of Palace on this day.

Today’s anniversary game is available on Arsenal Player: Arsenal 2 Palace 0 https://player.arsenal.com/video/arsenal-2-0-crystal-palace-february-2-2014 Contact Arsenal History Society at Tony@schools.co.uk You can read extended details of one of today’s stories on “Today of All Days” 100 Years in the First Division: the absolute complete story of Arsenal’s promotion in 1919. Henry Norris at the Arsenal:  There is a full index …

Whatever happened to Kim Kallstrom

Kim Kallstrom was one of many Arsenal signings who discovered just how much the media would make up negative stories about Arsenal players – in this case the story that after Arsenal signed him he injured himself playing beach football.   In fact, Arsenal had a deal in which they would only pay the player when …

The first man forced out of Arsenal by fan power; Wenger appeals against 12 match ban

Here are the anniversaries for Arsenal FC for 2 February. 2 February 1896: Burnley 6 Arsenal 1.  Some Arsenal handbooks have this date listed but the game was actually played on Saturday 1 February. 2 February 1898: Birth of Harry Storer Jnr.  His father was the the first man to be forced out of Arsenal …

Wenger’s 12 match ban for violent and threatening behaviour against the ref

The latest post from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal January 1920: Arsenal’s solid start as a 1st division team falters   Below is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day  files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society.   We expect to add 1000 new anniversaries to our files …