The latest posts from our series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal Summer of 1919. Widespread rioting as Arsenal prepare for division 1. Our most read reports in the last seven days The manager who sent his apology to Arsene Wenger by horse 1993: Eight Arsenal games without a win and just two goals. But …
By Tony Attwood By 1919 competition for jobs in the war-shattered economy led to a growing level of tension between Britain’s white workers and black workers. At the same time there was a constant feeling of resentment among those men called into the army who had not been demobilised. One of the big factors was …
Our most read reports in the last seven days The manager who sent his apology to Arsene Wenger by horse 1993: Eight Arsenal games without a win and just two goals. But who was the manager? Today we remember the passing of Herbert Chapman; the man who transformed Arsenal Who got a hattrick in the …
Our most read reports in the last seven days Arsenal manager charged with running an illegal lottery The manager who sent his apology to Arsene Wenger by horse Today we remember the passing of Herbert Chapman; the man who transformed Arsenal Who got a hattrick in the first match of the “49” but only played …
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. You might also enjoy our new feature on the home page: the most popular articles on this site in the past week. Here are the stories from this day in history… The answer to …
By Tony Attwood We have reached the stage in this football history wherein the war in Europe was over, the last wartime league had been completed and the future of football in England had been sorted out. But less we think that peace reigned supreme we should note that this month also marked the start …
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. You might also enjoy our new feature on the home page: the most popular articles on this site in the past week. Here are the stories from this day in history… Our headline story …
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. You might also enjoy our new feature on the home page: the most popular articles on this site in the past week. Here are the stories from this day in history… Our headline story …
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. You might also enjoy our new feature on the home page: the most popular articles on this site in the past week. Here are the stories from this day in history… Our headline …
By Tony Attwood In the last article I took the story of the Victory Cup through to its conclusion, which means we now have to go back to the start of April 1919 to catch up with the rest of the Arsenal story for this month. I will however mention the key events from the …
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Here are the stories from this day in history… Our headline story comes from 4 January 1892. 4 January 1892 (Exact date uncertain, but either 4th or 5th). The court hearing in …
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Here are the stories from this day in history… Our headline story comes from 3 January 1999. 3 January 1911: Winston Churchill the home secretary took the unprecedented step (one which has since …
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Here are the stories from this day in history… Our headline story comes from 2 January 1903. 2 January 1886: The match Selby v Woolwich United is recorded in the press as …
This is our daily review of Arsenal anniversaries taken from the Arsenal day by day files prepared by the AISA Arsenal History Society. Here are the stories from this day in history… 1 January 1896: Hastings 0 Arsenal 12. Arsenal played 29 friendlies in the course of the season in addition to their 30 league games, …