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Arsenal Star Suspended – Involved With Betting Organisation

16 November 2024 arsenalcollection 1 Comment

Proven Innocent Not Good Enough For The FA In the mid-1920s a legendary Arsenal player was suspended by the Football…

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THE MAGNIFICENT ARSENAL CUP – OPORTO 1948

20 February 2024 arsenalcollection

The Arsenal Cup – Oporto 1948 As Vic and Bob would say: Look at the size of that trophy !!!

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Megs Wilson – The Arsenal Obituary 2023

1 January 2024 arsenalcollection

Megs Wilson Born on 30 May 1942 Margaret “Megs” Wilson (née Miles) was the co-founder with Bob Wilson of the…

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John Hollins – The Arsenal Obituary 2023

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John Hollins MBE Born on 16 July 1946 in Guildford, Surrey, Jonn William Hollins was the 576th player picked to…

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Fred Ollier – The Arsenal Obituary 2023

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Fred Ollier Born in Crewe, Fred first visited Highbury in 1946 and regularly attended matches thereafter. He began his statistical…

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Peter Davies – The Arsenal Obituary 2023

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Peter Davies Born on 8 March 1936 in Dafen, Wales, Peter played for Dafen and then Llanelly before being signed…

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David Hogwood – The Arsenal Obituary 2023

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David Hogwood David was born on 22 January 1944 in Islington, he started his career at Arsenal with the youth…

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Kevin Connolly – The Arsenal Obituary 2023

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Kevin Connolly Kevin edited the Arsenal programme from August 1983 to November 1998. At that point he was the second…

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Arsenal’s Youngest Goalscorers

4 December 2023 arsenalcollection

Following on from our other lists, we now have a list of Arsenal’s 32 youngest goalscorers in a competitive first…

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The Origin of Arsenal’s Red Shirts – A New Twist!

3 November 2023 arsenalcollection

Who gave who a set of shirts? One of the many mis-told stories in Arsenal’s history is that of the…

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Arsenal and the Archery Tournament That Wasn’t

2 July 2023 arsenalcollection

The Archery Tournament – Or Was It? Those of you that have read an Arsenal history book will, more than…

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How Arsenal’s Name Changed – Arsenal

28 April 2023 arsenalcollection

by Andy Kelly and Mark Andrews In the fifth part of our series we look at a subtle change to…

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How Arsenal’s Name Changed – The Arsenal

23 April 2023 arsenalcollection

by Andy Kelly and Mark Andrews We continue our series of Arsenal’s name changes by explaining what happened following the…

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How Arsenal’s Name Changed – Woolwich Arsenal

20 April 2023 arsenalcollection 1 Comment

by Andy Kelly and Mark Andrews In part 3 of our series we look at the events that led to…

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Lists

15 April 2023 arsenalcollection

It’s come to our attention that everyone likes a list. So, here is a list of articles on this site…

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Arsenal’s Hat-trick Heroes

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Complete List of Arsenal Players to Score Three or More Goals in a Game Following the Arsenal v Basel Champions…

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How Arsenal’s name changed – Dial Square

14 April 2023 arsenalcollection

by Andy Kelly and Mark Andrews With the recent proposed name change of Hull City to Hull Tigers* a discussion…

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Every Arsenal Goalscorer In Chronological Order

30 January 2023 arsenalcollection

As regular visitors to our website will be aware we have a list of every Arsenal player to have played…

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Ted Drake’s Great Grandson and Arsenal Togetherness

26 January 2023 arsenalcollection

Liam Harding, great grandson of Arsenal Legend Ted Drake, took part in The Arsenal Togetherness project which has resulted in…

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Every Arsenal Player In Chronological Order

1 January 2023 arsenalcollection

Whenever a new Arsenal player makes his debut, the question “how many players have played for Arsenal?” usually gets asked.…

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Dave Smith – The Arsenal Obituary 2022

31 December 2022 arsenalcollection

Dave Smith, 1972-1974 Dave Joined Arsenal on 12 July 1971 as reserve coach in what can only be described as…

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Steve Braddock – The Arsenal Obituary 2022

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Steve Braddock 1964 – 2022 Born on 6 February 1964 in Hatfield, Steve was one of the most influential football…

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Terry Neill – The Arsenal Obituary 2022

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485: William John Terence ‘Terry’ Neill – 1959-1970 and 1976-1983 Ulsterman Neill was something of a cup specialist during his…

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Ray Barr – The Arsenal Obituary 2022

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Raymond ‘Ray’ Barr 1949-1952 Ray was born on 5 June 1931 in Dromore, County, Down, Northern Ireland, who was spotted…

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Steve Rowley – The Arsenal Obituary 2022

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Steve Rowley 1980-2017 Born on 2 December 1958 in Romford, Steve spent 37 years at Arsenal as assistant youth development…

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Con Sullivan – The Arsenal Obituary 2022

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452: Cornelius Henry ‘Con’ Sullivan 1954-59 Born on 22 August 1928 in Bristol, Con was a Gloucestershire youth football player,…

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Steve Burtenshaw – The Arsenal Obituary 2022

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Steve Burtenshaw Born in Portslade on 23 November 1935, Burtenshaw came from a footballing family with two of his older…

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Victoria Concordia Crescit – The Origin of Arsenal’s Famous Motto

22 November 2022 arsenalcollection

Ingrained within the heritage of The Arsenal is the long standing Latin motto “Victoria Concordia Crescit”. Over the years there…

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How Much Did Arsenal Really Pay For Charlie Buchan?

19 November 2022 arsenalcollection

After 12 years of financial austerity due to paying off the construction costs of their new ground at Highbury and…

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Posted in: Latest News, Uncategorized Filed under: 1925-26, Charlie Buchan, Sunderland

10 March 1919 – The Arsenal 18 Tottenham Hotspur 8

10 March 2020 arsenalcollection 2 Comments

Why did Tottenham poll so few votes in 1919? If you’re not already aware, following the end of World War…

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Introducing The Arsenal Collection

17 February 2017 arsenalcollection

The Arsenal History have just launched a sister website – The Arsenal Collection. It is an online collection of Arsenal memorabilia…

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