Day: 8 September 2017

by Tony Attwood This is part 30 of the review of Henry Norris at the Arsenal.  A list of all the preceding articles can be found at the end.   With The Arsenal out of the FA Cup and the crowds declining apace, no one seemed much in the mood for friendlies through the late …

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Here are the Anniversaries from 8 September  – part of our regular daily look at Arsenal’s history.  And you might enjoy the review of Lady Chatterley in “elsewhere on this day”, below. Our most recent article on Arsenal’s history is January 1915: Arsenal players start to leave their club for their country   8 September 1888: The …

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