Has Arsenal ever had a mascot, and other questions.

By Tony Attwood This is one of those articles that really has nothing to say, other than the question in the headline. Mascots these days are people dressed up in silly costumes.  We have Gunnersaurous, although I have probably not got the spelling right, and most clubs have those. But in the past there were …

The History of Arsenal Year by Year: day one of building our chronology

This is the start of a chronology of Arsenal FC built by Andy Kelly, Mark Andrews and Tony Attwood, of the AISA Arsenal History Society.  There is a long way to go, but every journey starts with a single step (Lao-Tzu). So here we go – please write in the comments and add the ones …

Christmas Scheduling Past: when Arsenal played four games in five days

By Mark Andrews The upcoming threat of a tube strike has led to the Boxing Day game being postponed for 24 hours. However while travelling to the rescheduled Wolves game, spare a thought for the players, officials and fans in 1904. With Woolwich Arsenal having been promoted to the first division for the first time, …

History in the making – why we keep changing the Arsenal story

By Tony Attwood Occasionally we get emails (both on this blog and directly to the AISA Arsenal History Society) pointing out that we are changing the story.  One day we have said x, the next day y. And yes, that is perfectly true. We do change the story, and we do this because the Arsenal …

Joe Haverty: a beacon of light in an era of Darkness

Joe Haverty (17 February 1936 – 7 February 2009) played for Home Farm FC and St Patrick’s Athletic in Ireland (reaching the country’s Cup final), and then signed for Arsenal in 1954 joining the side on 25 August 1965 aged 18.  At 5 feet 3 inches he is one of the smallest players ever for …

Players from the Dark Era: Jimmy Bloomfield

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After 125, what is the next special celebration for Arsenal? We reveal all…

AISA Arsenal History and Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything ———————————- By Tony Attwood If there is one thing that the 125 celebrations taught us, is that if we are to have any influence on Arsenal’s decisions on what to celebrate and how to celebrate it, we …

The Statues are a triumph for the AISA Arsenal History Society but what do we do next?

By Tony Attwood For something that started out as little more than an idea at the AGM of the Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association just two and a half years ago, the AISA Arsenal History Society has come an extraordinarily long way in a very short space of time. We’ve done some interesting things along the …

Arsenal History Society at The Unveiling of Arsenal’s Legends’ Statues

by Andy Kelly Last Friday I was one of three people (Tony Attwood and Mark Andrews being the other two) that received an e-mail from Paul Matz of AISA asking if one of us would like to attend the unveiling of the three legends’ statues on 9 December. The club had invited 100 special guests to the ceremony. …

Looks like I guessed the statues wrong, but they are still a great idea

Follow us on Twitter @Untold Arsenal ———————————- “Making the Arsenal” – is available on Amazon, Arsenal on line, the Woolwich Arsenal site and in the Arsenal store. By Tony Attwood With all the arrogance that comes from feeling so clever in terms of being the guy who suggested to Ivan Gazidis that we should have …

The Players in the Dark Era: David Herd

AISA Arsenal History and Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal If you like Arsenal history with a difference you really should have a copy of Making the Arsenal – or at least give it to the fan with (almost) everything ================ David Herd, by Tony Attwood 1954 was one of Tom Whittaker’s rebuilding years.  Having won …

In darkness – the players who played for Swindin. Vic Groves

AISA Arsenal History and Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything ———————————- By Tony Attwood Victor George Groves  commonly known as Vic was born on November 5th, 1932 in Stepney.  He started out at Leytonstone, and those two points might make you think, “haven’t I read this before?”  …

DR Clapton: played two games in one day

Follow us on Twitter @Untold Arsenal ———————————- “Making the Arsenal” – is available on Amazon, Arsenal on line, the Woolwich Arsenal site and in the Arsenal store. by Tony Attwood Continuing the review of the players who were playing for Arsenal at the start of the Dark Era when we were managed by Swindin and …

Dave Bowen: the man from the Dark Era who should have been our manager.

Arsenal History and Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything By Tony Attwood The season 1950/51 saw the launch of the Arsenal career of two Welsh players, whose names  ring through history: Jack Kelsey and Dave Bowen. David Lloyd Bowen was born in Natyffyllon, near Maesteg on 7 …

Happy 125th birthday Arsenal. 1 December, today’s the day

By Tony Attwood More time has been spent by the AISA Arsenal History Society debating the exact starting date of Arsenal FC’s existence than any other single topic. We’ve looked at Dial Square Cricket Club, and the way that some members wanted to have a football part of the club, we’ve looked at the supposed …