Roy William Stroud 1925-2015
A wartime guest for the Gunners, he played many seasons for Hendon and as an England Amateur International before trying his hand professionally at West Ham. He also had two periods as an amateur for the Arsenal.
A wartime guest for the Gunners, he played many seasons for Hendon and as an England Amateur International before trying his hand professionally at West Ham. He also had two periods as an amateur for the Arsenal.
Arthur Shaw was the 432nd player to appear for the Gunners. He was a League championship winning practical joker who was a versatile and valued squad player between 1948 and 1955
Those of you that have read an Arsenal history book will, more than likely, have noticed that the club organising an archery tournament in 1903 to raise funds. Arsenal handbooks throughout the 1970s included this statement within the club’s chronology:
Now, Edwardian England may seem a long time ago, but the medieval art of archery was very much in the decline, if not virtually non-existent at this time. On top of this, £1,200 was more than one fifth of Woolwich Arsenal’s turnover at the time. To put this into perspective, it is similar to a tournament bringing in £40 million today.
So, how was it that a tournament of this nature could greatly swell the club’s coffers? Read More →
We’re sure that most of you are aware that David O’Leary has played most first team games for Arsenal and that Thierry Henry is the club’s record goalscorer. But what about before them? Which players previously held those records? Read More →
This season we’ve been asked to write a regular page in the official Arsenal programme based on a classic match featuring the opponents for each game we play in. Programme editor Andy Exley has kindly given us permission to reproduce the match reports on our blog. We will also be including additional material that didn’t make the final edit of the programme.
Our first game is the first leg of the semi-final of the Coca-Cola Cup in the year that Arsenal became the first English team to complete the domestic cup double.
by Mark Andrews
Yesterday we attended the AISA Q&A event, which was organised with a fair degree of expertise.