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Anniversary video index:an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in September: Over 600 Arsenal events day by day 100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division 4 September 1956 by Tony Attwood Donald George Beaumont Roper was seen as a schoolboy by Southampton, playing for Bitterne Nomads, …
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 Phil Brown, the football manager, seemed something of a curious fellow when he was managing in England. On 17 March 2009 as Hull City’s manager he claimed that he had …
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Don Roper: the key dates… 14 December 1922 Don Roper born in Botey, Hampshire 11 August 1947: Dan Roper signs from Southampton (See background article here) 23 August 1947: League Debut for Archie Macauley and Don Roper. Arsenal 3 Sunderland 1. 4 September 1956: Final Arsenal match for Don Roper 8 January 1957: Don Roper …
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 1915 …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: How Arsenal outsmarted all of the media in one clever move Today’s anniversary comes from 1992. Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: How Arsenal are already managing the rest of this season Today’s headline comes from 1969 Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Arsenal v Porto No one comments on the ref so we can only hope How the new Arsenal system has put Arsenal top of the league Arsenal are top so time for the media to start knocking them Arsenal anniversaries on 12 March. Today’s headline comes from 1900 12 March …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: Could Burnley’s home scoring bonanza help save them against Arsenal? Today’s headline comes from 1974. Below are the Arsenal anniversaries for today. 16 February 1886: Andy Ducat born. It was his transfer from Arsenal after 175 league games that signalled that the club would sell any player in order …
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Arsenal Anniversaries of the Day for 1 February: the strange case of Aubameyang 1 February 2022: After a prolonged dispute with the club Aubameyang had his Arsenal contract terminated and the player was moved to Barcelona. He made just 18 appearances for them before being moved again to Chelsea the following day where …
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By Tony Attwood The present system of transfer windows was introduced for the 2002/03 season and at first there was little fuss made about the closing of the window on 31 January 2003. In fact, Arsenal made one purchase that day: Guillaume Warmuz coming in from Lens. The whole issue of transfer windows …
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Arsenal 3 Newcastle 0; 29 January 2008 This match saw Arsenal go top of the league, and was part an unbeaten run that started on 16 December 2007 when Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0. The one defeat of the season so far had come against Middlesbrough on 9 December 2007 (2-1 away), and the …
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On 27 January 1934 Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 7-0 in the FA Cup. The crowd was recorded as 56,177. Alex Wilson played his first game for Arsenal on this day, and the result was not especially remarkable for on that day five of the FA Cup games had six goals or more in …
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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 day of the year Join …
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Today’s headline stories come from 1917, 1925 and 2012 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 …
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Today’s headline story comes from 1910. Details as ever are below with all the anniversaries for this day also listed. More details about the 1910 affair can be found by following the links for that year. The Arsenal History Society blog contains hundreds of articles concerning the history of the club since its …
Today’s headline stories comes from 1961 and 2022. Details as ever are below with all the anniversaries for this day also listed – and for these two stories there is more to be found by following the link in each case. The Arsenal History Society blog contains hundreds of articles concerning the …
The Arsenal History Society blog contains hundreds of articles concerning the history of the club since its foundation in 1886. You can find a complete record for January throughout the club’s history here You might also enjoy… The 1919 Affair: How Arsenal were promoted to the first division – the only complete and detailed history of …
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Today’s headline comes from 2001. Arsenal in the 1930s: The most comprehensive series on the decade ever Arsenal in the 1970s: Every match and every intrigue reviewed in detail. The full index of November’s anniversaries is available here. 4 November 1893: FA Cup 2nd prelim round: Arsenal beat Clapton 6-2 in front of 2,500. The club finally went out …
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Here are the Arsenal stories from 29 October through the club’s history. Details of some of our major series are given at the foot of the page. The headline story is from 2012 and 2019 30 October 1897: Woolwich Arsenal beat St Albans 9-0 in FA Cup. This time there was only one …
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Here are the Arsenal stories from 29 October through the club’s history. Details of some of our major series are given at the foot of the page. The headline story is from 1925. 29 October 1892: Royal Arsenal almost emulated their FA cup record victory with a 10-1 defeat of City Ramblers. Booth, …
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Here are the Arsenal stories from 25 October through the club’s history. Details of some of our major series are given at the foot of the page. Today’s headline comes from 2020. Today’s headline anniversary comes from 25 October 1919: Arsenal 1 Bradford C 2. League debut for Fred Pagnam, the man who refused …
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If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you value our work not just in recording Arsenal’s history but also in …
If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s comings and goings please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you value our work in engaging with the club over issues relevant to …
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Ensure that your voice is heard within Arsenal If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you value our work not just in …
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