Day: 31 August 2017

By Tony Attwood In the last article, covering October 1914, we saw the football season at home continuing, while the war evolved in Europe.  There was no conscription but there was a lot of recruiting of volunteers going on. By 1 November the war had reached the eastern Pacific where a Royal Navy squadron was …

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Here are the Anniversaries from 31 August – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is As the death toll mounts Arsenal keep playing: October 1914 Meanwhile if you are fascinated by the headline quote – it comes from a match on this day… in the Unbeaten Season. …

Read More ““the worst 45 minutes [by Arsenal] that any of their fans could remember”.”