The Woolwich Arsenal Subbuteo Team
197: John “Jacky” Mordue
Jacky Mordue
Kit from 1907/1908 season
Position: Outside Right
William Elcoat – Woolwich Arsenal Manager 1898 – 1899
Arsenal had been in existence for 11 years before the directors finally succumbed and appointed the club’s first manager in March 1897. That man was Thomas Mitchell, one of the biggest names in the game who had led Blackburn Rovers to FA Cup wins in 1890 and 1891 as well as being a leading light in the foundation of the Football League.
Mitchell’s tenure only lasted a year before falling out with the directorate, and his successor remained something of a mystery man until a few years ago.
The Woolwich Arsenal Subbuteo team
165: Percy Robert Sands
The Captain: Percy Sands
Kit from 1903/1904 promotion season
Position: centre/half back
When The Arsenal Clock Was Placed On The North Bank
We’ve written before about how Arsenal’s famous clock moved around Highbury on a number of occasions during the 1930s. We were never 100% certain of when it first appeared at the back of the North terrace / Laundry End / North Bank; the best we could manage was some time during December 1931. We’ve now come across some more information, including a photograph from the first game when it re-appeared.
The Arsenal Clock – 6 January 1934
The Woolwich Arsenal Subbuteo team
161: Stephen “Steve” William Theobald
Steve Theobald: a true Arsenal stalwart
Kit from 1908/1909 season
Position: half back
The Woolwich Arsenal Subbuteo team
67: Caesar Augustus Llewellyn Jenkyns
Jenkyns framed
Kit from 1895/1896 season
Position: centre / half back
470: Thomas Henderson Docherty 1928-2020
Tommy Docherty: The Arsenal 1958-61
An irrepressible character, Tommy Docherty joined Arsenal for the highest player fee the club had paid to that point. Quickly becoming a central and highly popular figure in the team he left a few years later to embark on a long nomadic management career for an eye watering list of sides.
John Ollerenshaw 1925-2020
John Ollerenshaw: The Arsenal 1945-1950
John Ollerenshaw was a post-World War Two addition to the club, who made a couple of first team appearances during the transition wartime season, but unfortunately for John these games are not classed as first class matches. Thereafter, he appeared almost exclusively for the ‘A’ team.
Theodore Cornelius Foley 1937-2020
Theo Foley: The Arsenal 1986-1990
The right-hand man of George Graham who played a huge part in the resurgence of Arsenal in the 1980s. Read More →
489: David Reno Bacuzzi 1940 – 2020
Dave Bacuzzi: The Arsenal 1958-1964
The 489th player in the first team, he was a steady full back during the early sixties, though more regularly a reserve he made over 200 appearances for the club at various levels.