by Andy Kelly
A recent April Fool’s joke said that Tottenham were scrapping plans to build a new stadium and would become tenants at Arsenal’s Ashburton Grove.
Needless to say, some fans took the bait and were up in arms at such a suggestion. Read More →
The Arsenal History recounts a classic, no holds barred, encounter between the North London rivals.
By Mark Andrews
Daily Mirror 1 January 1920
by Andy Kelly and Mark Andrews
We continue our series of Arsenal’s name changes by explaining what happened following the move to Highbury.
by Andy Kelly and Mark Andrews
In part 3 of our series we look at the events that led to Royal Arsenal Football Club morphing into Woolwich Arsenal Football Club.
During the 1892-93 season the relationship between most of the Royal Arsenal committee and the club’s landlord, George Weaver, began to deteriorate. It culminated in a failed attempt by Weaver and three members of the Royal Arsenal committee to take control of the club. The full story is told in the opening chapter of Woolwich Arsenal – The Club That Changed Football. Towards the end of the season the members of the club voted to vacate the Invicta Ground and move back to the Manor Field, where Royal Arsenal had played between 1888 and 1890. Read More →
Fun and fireworks at Trent Bridge
Notts County versus Woolwich Arsenal: Saturday December 17th 1904
by Mark Andrews and Andy Kelly
Arsenal and Bristol City draw a hard fought cup tie
Re-appearance at the Manor Ground of an old “friend”
Woolwich Arsenal versus Bristol City: Saturday February 4th 1905
by Mark Andrews and Andy Kelly
