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31Dec 2018

Peter Hill-Wood – The Arsenal Obituary 2018

by Andy Kelly

Peter Denis Hill-Wood 1936 – 2018

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Peter Hill-Wood: The Arsenal 1962-2013

Arsenal director for almost 51 years and chairman for 31 of them – both terms being the longest by any Arsenal director. Read More →

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31Dec 2018

Sir Roger Gibbs – The Arsenal Obituary 2018

by Andy Kelly

Sir Roger Geoffrey Gibbs 1934 – 2018

Sir Roger Gibbs: The Arsenal 1980-2006

Arsenal director for 26 years during which time the club enjoyed a prolonged period of success. Read More →

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31Dec 2018

Edward Brown – The Arsenal Obituary 2018

by Mark Andrews

Edward “Eddie” Brown 1933 – 2018

Eddie Brown: The Arsenal 1954-1957

An Arsenal reserve and A team player he was unlucky in the timing of his national service call up while at Highbury, but found his feet at Bangor City. Read More →

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31Dec 2018

Ralph Prouton – The Arsenal Obituary 2018

by Mark Andrews

Ralph Oliver Prouton 1926 – 2018

Ralph Prouton: The Arsenal 1949-52

An Arsenal reserve and ‘A’ team player just after WW2, he also appeared in the County Championship for Hampshire. Read More →

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31Dec 2018

John Murray MBE – The Arsenal Obituary 2018

by Mark Andrews

John ‘JT’ Murray MBE 1935 – 2018

John Murray: The Arsenal 1953-56

An England cricketer, he made a couple of appearances for the Gunners ‘A’ team before choosing the summer sport over football. Read More →

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31Dec 2018

Edmund Davies – The Arsenal Obituary 2018

by Mark Andrews

Edmund ‘Eddie’ Davies 1927 – 2018

Eddie Davies: The Arsenal 1948-1950

A reserve and ‘A’ team forward just after the Second World War in Tom Whittaker’s reign as manager. Read More →

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31Dec 2018

Branko Kubala – The Arsenal Obituary 2018

by Mark Andrews

Branko Kubala 1949 – 2018

Branko Kubala: The Arsenal 1965

Reverse of the press photograph above.

A teenager who trained at Highbury playing in the youth and ‘A’ teams during Billy Wright’s time as manager. Read More →

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07Dec 2018

An Arsenal Book List

by Mark Andrews

Arsenal Book List by the Highbury Librarian

On twitter recently talk turned to books and The Highbury Librarian offered to send out his list for fellow book enthusiasts to mull over.

Here it is and for the record my favourite autobiography is Peter Storey’s.

If you know of any other Arsenal books, let us know and we will add them to the list to make it as comprehensive as possible. Read More →

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26Nov 2018

Arsenal in Plumstead

by Mark Andrews

The Arsenal in Plumstead

To coincide with Arsenal’s first game on 11 December – The Arsenal History will be holding an event to celebrate Arsenal’s time in Plumstead.

Royal Arsenal Champions of the South event 

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25Nov 2018

Book Review: ‘Double Double’ by Dave Seager and Poorly Drawn Arsenal

by Mark Andrews

Arsene’s Double Double: A Cool Cat In His Magic Hat – published by Legends

A poetic tribute by Dave Seager, illustrated by Poorly Drawn Arsenal

Buy here

“The long-standing record equalled and surpassed, A modern Arsenal legend replaced one from the past”

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