Arsenal in February 1917: Arsenal on the up, George Allison’s contribution.

By Tony Attwood Although this is primarily a history of Arsenal, and its chairman Henry Norris, who by February 1917 had been promoted to the rank of Captain in the British army, I am including brief elements of the war, as this obviously dominated the news and affected everything that happened. And it has always …

After two Arsenal wins in eight, not many people will predict winning the Double.

This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day  files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society.   Below are the Anniversaries from  October 18.   Our headline story comes from 1997 18 October 1919: First match for Stephen Dunn – a 1-1 home draw with Everton.  He was a goalkeeper who …