As the death toll mounts Arsenal keep playing: October 1914

by Tony Attwood By October 1914 the new life of Henry Norris in war time was taking shape.  The recruitment of young men at football matches was developing and the committee meetings and events such as that on 1 October at which Henry and his wife Edith and George Peachey went to a “patriotic concert” at …

Chapman’s first game and Arsenal’s first XI beaten by Rotherham

Here are the Anniversaries from 29 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is The newly named The Arsenal start their first season and go top of the League   29 August 1921: Dan Burgess (generally known as Dick) played his final game: a 2-3 away …