AISA Arsenal History Society: preserving Arsenal's heritage
By Tony Attwood Let me admit it from the start, with Christopher Wreh I just don’t get it. Here was a man who kept Ian Wright out of the Cup Final, and then was… well, in football terms, nothing. How come? I’m not a footballer, never have been. I work in the arts, as a …
Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. Today’s headline relates to 1891 when Arsenal offered to resign from the local football associations. For decades the club handbook then reported that Arsenal were thrown out of the local associations …
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Data compiled by Tony Attwood. Details of some of our special reports and investigations into Arsenal’s history are given on the home page. How times have changed. It is interesting that at a moment where depending on Arsenal’s results and those of Manchester City one of the two clubs will win the league. …
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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 this day …
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Today’s headline anniversary headline comes from 2007. Also on this day Herbert Chapman resigned as Arsenal manager, but his resignation was rejected. 5 April 1890: Royal Arsenal beat Old Westminsters 3-1 in the London Charity Cup Final. Although the competition continued until the 1970s Arsenal only entered it twice, in 1890 and 1891. …
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Today on Untold Arsenal: How one team has attempted to manipulate the spending rules this season Join Arsenal Independent Supporters Association for free – see below. Arsenal anniversaries on 10 March. Today’s headline comes from 11 March 1915 11 March 1893: Woolwich Arsenal beat Dumbarton in a friendly in front of 6,000. This was a …
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Arsenal History Society: The Woolwich Walk and visiting the original stadium 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: Why this season will be better than …
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Arsenal History Society: The Woolwich Walk and original stadium visit 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: Arsenal and Man City moving in completely different …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal today: Arsenal v Brighton: Only a minority of this ref’s games are home wins Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. The anniversaries… 16 May 1881: Teddy Bateup, …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Arsenal today: Arsenal v Brighton: Only a minority of this ref’s games are home wins Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. The anniversaries… 14 May …
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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: Comparing Arsenal today with the Unbeaten Season The anniversaries 18 April 1884: Gordon Rahere Hoare born. In his footballing life he …
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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 Football today: The absolute proof that the media is anti-Arsenal The anniversaries 5 April 1890: Royal Arsenal beat Old Westminsters …
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————– 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 Football today: Fifa to face trial on grounds of holding ureasonable monopoly 100+ Years:the complete story of Arsenal’s promotion in …
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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 100 Years: the complete story of Arsenal’s promotion in 1919 which launched 100+ consecutive years in the top division. Here are the …
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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 13 September 1997: Ian Wright broke Cliff Bastin’s goalscoring record with a hattrick against Bolton Ian Wright …
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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 August: All the anniversaries day by day 100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division 9 August 1998: Arsenal beat Man U 3-0 in Charity Shield, winning it for the ninth time Overmars, Wreh and Anelka scored. The …
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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 in July: All the anniversaries day by day The Arsenal videos: club by club By Tony Attwood The season 1999/2000 …
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By Tony Attwood On this day in 1998 the second double was completed. And there was a big shock in the team for without Bergkamp, Arsenal played Christopher Wreh as centre forward rather than Ian Wright. Wreh had scored the only goal of the semi-final against Wolverhampton in the semi-final. But it could so easily …
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By Tony Attwood Henry Norris at the Arsenal: There is a full index to the series here. Arsenal in the 1930s: The most comprehensive series on the decade ever Arsenal in the 1970s: Every match and every intrigue reviewed in detail. 100 Years in the First Division So, a 5-0 win over Wimbledon on this day – a …
by Tony Attwood For more on the Arsenal History Society and our free video collection, please see the notes at the foot of this article. 1997/8 was Arsène Wenger’s first complete season at Arsenal, and as you might remember (if you are of a certain vintage) Mr Wenger set himself an impossibly high bar to …
By Tony Attwood To read about the free Arsenal video collection and about the Arsenal History Society, please see the note at the foot of this article. On this day the result was Tottenham 1 Arsenal 1. The result left Arsenal in sixth and Tottenham in 19th Team P W D L F A GD …
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We have two copies of the 1998 Community Shield video – the first just gives the highlights but is of poorer quality. The second gives the whole match starting with film inside the tunnel The full match is available here https://youtu.be/LFGACmpX-9o Today’s anniversaries are below. Meanwhile you might also like to note the collection of club …
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Today’s anniversaries are below. Meanwhile you might also like to note the collection of club videos (each article bringing together a series of videos of our famous matches against each individual club) and our videos of the day, celebrating a match from Arsenal’s past. You will find full details and links on our home page. The …
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Welcome to the daily blog of the AISA Arsenal History Society. You can read more about AISA at AISA.org There are links to our most recent videos and the club series on the home page. An index of 260+ historic videos is here Contact Arsenal History Society at Tony@schools.co.uk 100 Years in the First Division: the absolute complete story …
There are links to our most recent videos and the club series on the home page. An index of 260+ historic videos is here Contact Arsenal History Society at Tony@schools.co.uk 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 to the series here. Arsenal …
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