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Tony Attwood I raised the issue the other day that there should be a statue of Herbert Chapman somewhere at the stadium that we can all see and enjoy. As we established in the subsequent correspondence there is not just one bust of the great man, but three busts spread around, but nothing on display so that your [...] By Tony Attwood OK, I know there is a bust, and it used to be in the marble halls at Highbury. Now it is at the Directors’ Entrance at Emirates Stadium and (according to the club) “greets the thousands of guests which visit the stadium each year.” Well, yes, up to a point. (Apart from the fact [...] So after two weeks meandering through the history books, here for the first time in 100 years, is the team that started the 1910/1911 season for Woolwich Arsenal. There’s a piece about each one of them on this site. Goal: – E Bateup The keeper we signed and lost 2: Right Back – A Gray [...] By Tony Attwood This is a continuation of the series of articles about players who played for the opening match of the Arsenal season 100 years ago. This piece is about a player whose career was so similar to Pat Rice’s you will be amazed! The player is… Joseph Ebenezer Shaw – a name to conjure with, although [...] Editor’s note: on 31 May I’m taking a short holiday, and so won’t be tending the site. I’ll be back shortly. Woolwich Arsenal was born in 1891, and after two years of playing friendlies against those who ignored the FA ban on playing them, they were admitted to the Football League to play their first league [...] Sam Hollis was, or maybe was not, the manager of Woolwich Arsenal from 1894 to 1897 Was Sam Hollis the manager? Not according to some books – “Arsenal The Complete Record” has the manager for the period as “None”, but there are other opinions, so I’m giving him the credit of the job, just because it is [...] |
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