The Woolwich Arsenal Subbuteo team
161: Stephen “Steve” William Theobald

Steve Theobald: a true Arsenal stalwart
Kit from 1908/1909 season
Position: half back
Steve Theobald: a true Arsenal stalwart
Kit from 1908/1909 season
Position: half back
Jenkyns framed
Kit from 1895/1896 season
Position: centre / half back
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.
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 →
Alan Bass: The Arsenal 1960-68
The Arsenal medical adviser for much of the 1960s, Alan Bass worked at Arsenal with managers George Swindin, Billy Wright, and Bertie Mee.
Joe Murrell in his Kent cricket cap
Kit from 1899/1900 season
Position: full back
Joe Shaw with his sleeves rolled up
Kit from 1912/13 season
Position: full back
Hugh MacDonald being framed
Kit from 1909/10 season
Position: goalkeeper
The latest instalment in Leonard Evans’ series of Arsenal Football Programme Collectors Handbooks covers home and away reserve and youth team matches between 1980 and 2020.
Why did Tottenham poll so few votes in 1919?
If you’re not already aware, following the end of World War One the members of the Football League decided to increase the size of both the First Division and Second Division by two teams. At a meeting held on 10 March 1919, Chelsea were unanimously elected back into the top flight as it was felt that they had been unjustly relegated due to an incident of match fixing between Liverpool and Manchester United players.