1904-05: Arsenal’s First Season in the Top Flight of English Football

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1904-05 Woolwich Arsenal in the Top Flight of English football

1904-05

A postcard of the team courtesy of @N5_1BU

The previous season had seen Woolwich Arsenal promoted, amidst ordnance supplied fireworks and a pitch invasion, after a draw in the final home match of the season which saw the top flight guaranteed for the very first time. The pitch invasion managed to break much of the fencing surrounding the pitch, and this was the cue to allow the club to embark upon a major upgrade of the Manor Ground, in part to accommodate the extra crowd expected to witness the club in the highest league.

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The Herbert Chapman Club

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The HC Club or the “Pals of Chapman”

No doubt you are aware that today is the anniversary of the tragic early passing of Herbert Chapman. Shortly after the publication of Patrick Barclay’s biography of the great man, we discovered the story of twelve men who paid tribute to Chapman in their own special way. Here is their story.

Ever wondered who commissioned the famous Bust of Herbert Chapman, Arsenal’s greatest ever manager, that sat in the Highbury marble hall?

Bust of Chapman 1

One of the four Herbert Chapman busts

Well wonder no more, because it was a band of supporters collectively called the “Pals of Herbert Chapman”

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Classic Match Report: FA Cup Final 2014

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To begin we give you one of the wonderful artistic interpretations of the 2014 FA Cup win by Tasha as part of #OpAa

For those of you not aware #OpAa is a brilliant organisation run by Dan which brings together artists working on Arsenal related art. They co-operate and combine to present the OpAa events which showcase a whole variety of Gunners works.

We are eagerly awaiting details of OpAa3.

It's Aaron Ramsey by Tasha - #OpAa

It’s Aaron Ramsey by Tasha – #OpAa

This and other Arsenal items are available on the OpAa website

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Classic Match Report: Arsenal v QPR 31 August 1968

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Arsenal v QPR

Bertie Mee began to impose his style on the team, with 8 of the Fairs Cup and Double winners in the side as…”we were top of the League, we said we were top of the League”.

1968-09-31 QPR programme cover

Arsenal 2                            Queens Park Rangers 1

McLintock 54,                                       Wilks 67

Neill (pen) 60 

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