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12 August 1917: Frank Boulton born. He started out with Bristol City, before moving on to Bath City, from where he was transferred to Arsenal for £700 in October 1936. He then played in the 1937/8 title winning team 12 August 1933: Winston Churchill made his first speech warning of the dangers of German rearmament. …
Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today: Fifa launches its own bank: is there no end, and will no one stop them? And now …
By Tony Attwood Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in August: All the anniversaries day by day 100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division By August 1977, Pat had played 591 games for Tottenham and his club seemed to think that at 32 he …
Here are the Anniversaries from 6 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. You might also be interested in our in-depth analysis of the first days at Highbury which continues with When Highbury opened, and “Victoria Concordia Crescit” was introduced Details of the whole list of 5000 Arsenal anniversaries and other activities …
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George Wood was born 26 September 1952 in Douglas in Lanarkshire and played as a goal keeper for Arsenal between 1980 and 1983. The story is that at Lanark Grammar he was an outfield player but his PE teacher converted him to goalkeeping duties. He went on to play junior (ie non-league – the use of the …
By Tony Attwood Before Pat Jennings we had John Rimmer who was signed by Bertie Mee, and before him Bob Wilson, backed by Geoff Barnett. Pat’s story starts amazingly – apparently he played for the under 18 team of Sharock Rovers while aged 11, and then moved across to Gaelic football. But of course he …
120 Years Ago: The only manager to relegate Arsenal takes up his first managerial job. 20 August 1904: George Morrell, the only manager who relegated Arsenal and who also was the first manager at Highbury, took up his first post prior to coming to Arsenal – as manager of Morton. 20 August 1913: Henry Norris used …
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Here are the Arsenal anniversaries for today. Details of some of our series are provided at the foot of the anniversaries article. 130 Years Ago Today 14 August 1894: Jack Butler was born in Ceylon; he played 267 games for Arsenal and was the first Woolwich Arsenal player who was born outside of the British …
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The Arsenal anniversaries for 11 August. Prepared by Tony Attwood. For details of other series please see the end of the article. 11 August 1923. It was common at this time to play just two warm up matches prior to the season – in Arsenal’s case the Reds against the Blues (primarily the …
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By Tony Attwood Highlight of the day: Henry Norris at the Arsenal is probably the most comprehensive investigation we have ever undertaken – and it is most certainly the most comprehensive review of Henry Norris’ time at Arsenal. During his time at Arsenal he was a hero both for the club and in …
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Compiled by Tony Attwood. For more details of Arsenal Independent Supporters Association please see here. A full index of all the July anniversaries of Arsenal appears here 28 July 1901: Bill Seddon born in Clapton. After playing junior football he moved to Gillingham, and had an unsuccessful trial with Villa before coming to Arsenal …
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Today’s headline relates to 1910 (when Henry Norris saved Arsenal from liquidation), 1921 (when Arsenal made its first profit and 2019 (Saliba signed). 25 July 1883: Joseph Lievesley born. He played in goal for Poolsbrook United, and Sheffield United and was the unfortunate keeper to be in goal in an FA Cup …
Today’s headline comes from 1939. 5 July 1910: Harry Logan signed for Arsenal from Sunderland, having previously played for Shettleston, in the East End of Glasgow. His first match was on 3 September against Bury (although some sources quote a later date), in a 1-1 draw, playing initially at inside left, and later in the …
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By Tony Attwood We have now got Untold Arsenal back online. The layout is not perfect as yet but the site is back and functioning, so this site can return to its function of covering Arsenal’s history on this day. 21 June 1919: Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, fearful that the German fleet might …
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Today’s Arsenal’s anniversaries. There are more details of our articles on the home page and at the bottom of this page. 12 June 1945: Pat Jennings born. In his early years he played for Shamrock Rovers and Newry Unite, and had a spell playing Gaelic football before joining Watford in 1963. 12 June 1946: Bobby …
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Compiled by Tony Attwood 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 Details of our other series can be found on the home page Today’s headline comes from …
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Compiled by Tony Attwood 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 Details of our other series can be found on the home page Today’s headline comes from 1935 22 …
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Read More “26 February 1983: Arsenal man became the first to play 1000 first class games”
Today’s anniversary comes from 2015 The 1919 Affair: How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. 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 …
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Today’s headline story comes from 2022 The 1919 Affair: How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of Arsenal’s election. 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 …
Read More “9 January: Arsenal have not one shot on target in an entire game”
Today’s headline anniversary headlines come from 1921 A complete index of Arsenal’s anniversaries for the month can be found here. Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in …
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Today’s headline anniversary comes from 1902. A complete index of Arsenal’s anniversaries for the month can be found here. Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in …
A complete index of Arsenal’s anniversaries for the month can be found here. Today’s anniversary comes from 2003. Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. …
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A complete index of Arsenal’s anniversaries for the month can be found here. Today’s anniversary comes from 1996 Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Henry …
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A complete index of Arsenal’s anniversaries for the month can be found here. Today’s anniversary comes from 1994. Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Henry …
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