Arsenal in the 30s. November 1931: Chapman’s exasperation with keepers

By Tony Attwood This is the 16th episode in our series on Arsenal in the 1930s.  There is a full index of the previous articles at the end of this piece. Having won the FA Cup in 1930 and the League in 1931 with a record number of points, Arsenal had entered the 1931/2 season …

October 1931: Arsenal lose to Grimsby.

By Tony Attwood There was a positive feeling around Highbury by the end of September 1931 – that opening run without a win was now well and truly behind the club, and although the early league leaders Everton were marching ahead, they had been a second division team last season, and a very poor first …

September 1931; the champions recover from a poor start.

by Tony Attwood After the disappointing August, Arsenal were now looking to re-establish themselves in September.  Parker took over in goal and we were back with the same outfield players who started, and indeed ran the show during the previous season. For anyone who took notice of very early league tables Arsenal were indeed in …

Arsenal in shock: July and August 1931

By Tony Attwood Arsenal played a month of friendlies after the end of the season – eight games in all back in England around 4 June.  Whether that made a difference to the way the team opened the 1931/2 season can’t be ascertained, but one thing is certain – they didn’t repeat the escapade at …

Arsenal in the summer of 1931. The records are totted up and the Scandinavian tour.

By Tony Attwood This is the 12th article in the series Arsenal in the 1930s.  The index to all the articles in the series can be seen at the foot of the article. On 2 May 1931 Arsenal ended their first ever League Championship season beating Bolton 5-0 to set up a record 66 point league …

How Arsenal won the League for the very first time.

This is the 11th article in the series Arsenal in the 1930s.  The index to all the articles in the series can be seen at the foot of the article. By Tony Attwood April opened with a very curious incident for on 1 April 1931 Arsenal wrote to the BBC banning all future radio broadcasts from Highbury. …

Arsenal in the 30s part 10. March 1931: hope, defeat, hope

This series is currently being updated ahead of its publication as a book on Kindle. The table at the end of the February had looked like this P W D L F A GAv Pts 1 Arsenal 30 20 7 3 101 46 2.20 47 2 Aston Villa 32 18 8 6 102 62 1.65 …

Arsenal in the 30s, part 9. February 1931; the goals just won’t stop coming

By Tony Attwood This is part of a series of articles covering the whole of Arsenal’s history throughout the 1930s.  The series is now complete (there is an index at the foot of this page) and is now being updated and expanded.  It will soon appear as a book on Kindle. Arsenal finished January 1931 in …