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By Tony Attwood By the end of September the League was starting to take shape, Arsenal having had four wins and a draw in the last five. Only unbeaten Villa looked to be a challenge at this stage. P W D L F A GAv Pts 1 Aston Villa 7 5 2 0 18 6 …
By Roger Stark Arsenal can be pretty unpredictable. They can win convincingly against some of the most powerful teams in the world, but they can also suffer a terrible defeat at the hands of a club that competes in the lower leagues. We all remember the great victory against Villa in the final of …
By Tony Attwood Arsenal had started the 1932/3 season in August with a win and a defeat – making some fans wonder if the League and Cup wins of 1930 and 1931 were to be one-offs. This view was emphasised by the fact that then as now few teams retained the league title. In fact …
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Arsène Wenger’s story is a truly remarkable one. The fact that His name resembles the name of the club we love so much might be a coincidence, but the story of Arsène and the story of Arsenal FC of the past two decades are so tightly connected that it is very difficult to imagine the …
By Tony Attwood The sponsorship news for the coming season in Spain is that the top two tiers of Spanish soccer have been rebranded for next season after the operating body for both leagues failed to secure a new title sponsor. How different from the Premier League where all clubs including for …
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By Tony Attwood As Arsenal prepared for 1932/3 season there was no doubting that their fortunes were on the up. Season Pos P W D L F A G.Av Pts FAC Manager 1931-1932 2 42 22 10 10 90 48 1.88 54 F Chapman 1930-1931 1 42 28 10 4 127 59 2.15 66 4 …
Read More “Arsenal in the 30s. August 1932: preparing for the ultimate greatness.”
By Tony Attwood May 1932 began with the league title won by Everton with two games to spare. P W D L F A GAv Pts 1 Everton 40 26 3 11 116 63 1.84 55 2 Arsenal 41 21 10 10 86 48 1.79 52 3 Sheffield Wednesday 41 22 6 13 95 79 …
By Tony Attwood This is episode 21 in our series on Arsenal in the 1930s. An index to the articles so far is at the foot of this piece. Latest Arsenal Odds Arsenal had played 7 games in March and now found themselves playing 8 games in 29 days in April – including during this …
Read More “Film of the 1932 cup final and review of Arsenal in April 1932”
By Tony Attwood Lines for Arsenal In the 1930s the notion of team rotation was not known, and indeed clubs could be fined for not fielding their strongest XI in a league game. Meanwhile there was no time off for FA Cup matches save for the third round when everyone was involved. The Cup games …
By Tony Attwood January 1932 finished with Arsenal still lagging five points behind Everton and with a worse goal average, but now at least Arsenal sat there with the bonus of one game in hand. Something that Sheffield Wednesday in second position did not have. Newcastle however were still looking like challengers after a run …
Read More “February 1932: From a faltering team to nine wins in a row”
By Tony Attwood The year of 1931 ended with the league table looking like this… P W D L F A GAvg Pts 1 Everton 22 15 1 6 78 39 2.00 31 2 West Bromwich Albion 23 11 5 7 43 24 1.79 27 3 Aston Villa 21 11 4 6 59 37 1.59 …
Read More “January 1932: Arsenal’s return to form and a record cup score”
This article is part of our series on Arsenal in the 1930s, in which we trace the club’s history game by game. Links to all the preceding articles are given at the end of this piece. By Tony Attwood November 1931 ended with the League table looking like this P W D L F A …
Read More “Arsenal – December 1931: A scoring sensation but a dreadful Christmas”
