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1944 Letter from George Allison to George Bradley

23 February 2017 arsenalcollection

During World War 1 and World War 2, first class football was suspended. With players away on active duty, clubs…

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Fantastic piece of Arsenal History just added to t Fantastic piece of Arsenal History just added to the website. End of year accounts for 1903-04, 1920-21 & 1935-36. These show how Arsenal grew into the biggest club in the world. There's a great quote from Sir Henry Norris in 1921 about transfer fees 😁 Collections ➡️ Other Publications ➡️ Finances #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #WoolwichArsenal #Football #FootballHistory #1930s #1920s #1930s
Legendary Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman wrote re Legendary Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman wrote regularly for the Sunday Express. When he died in 1934, these articles were collated and published in a book called: Herbert Chapman On Football You can now read the whole of that book on The Arsenal Collection #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #footballhistory #1930s #1920s #VCC #Highbury
To commemorate Arsenal going an entire Premier Lea To commemorate Arsenal going an entire Premier League season unbeaten 17 years ago today, we've just uploaded every programme from the 2003-04 season to the website. #Arsenal ##AFC #2004 #Football #FootballHistory #Invincibles #premierleague
On this day in 1971, Arsenal and Liverpool played On this day in 1971, Arsenal and Liverpool played the FA Cup final replay at Hillsborough. Wait! What? Not really, but a programme was produced for the game. Virtually all were destroyed thanks to Charlie George's winner in extra-time. We've got a copy on the website under Programmes - > 1970-71 #Arsenal #AFC #vcc #Liverpool #LFC #YNWA #FACup #Football #FootballHistory #FootballProgrammes #1971
106 years ago today, The Arsenal played their last 106 years ago today, The Arsenal played their last game outside of the top flight of English football. The programme for that game, which Arsenal won 7-0, is now on our website. #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #NottinghamForest #NFFC #footballhistory #Football #FootballProgrammes #1910s #WW1
New on the website today: 1894-95 Woolwich Distri New on the website today: 1894-95 Woolwich District Football Handbook. Our oldest item so far. Published by Woolwich Arsenal director George Lawrance, it has a few pages on loads of clubs in the Woolwich area plus other clubs such as Millwall and Luton. Collections - > Other Publications - > Handbooks #Arsenal #AFC #ArsenalFC #Woolwich #Millwall #Lions #Luton #MFC #LTFC #LutonTown #Football #FootballHistory #History #1890s
New on The Arsenal Collection: Frank McLintock - New on The Arsenal Collection: Frank McLintock - That's The Way The Ball Bounces Frank's first autobiography published in 1969. Collections - > Other Publications - > Books #Arsenal #AFC #ArsenalFC #Gunners #FrankMcLintock #McLintock #Football #FootballHistory #1960s
Just added this lovely book to the website. It's a Just added this lovely book to the website. It's a history of The Arsenal up to 1931 written by renowned journalist Ben Bennison. It's very difficult to find so we're quite proud to have made a copy available. Collections - > Other Publications - > Books #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #footballhistory #Gunners #1930s #1931
Been scanning in some 1930s magazines. Loads of ca Been scanning in some 1930s magazines. Loads of caricatures including these on the front covers. Lovely, ain't they? #Arsenal #AFC #ArsenalFC #1930s #Football #FootballHistory #AlexJames #CliffBastin #Lonsdale #GeorgeMale
John Robertson's 1985 history of the club simply t John Robertson's 1985 history of the club simply titled "Arsenal" is now on the website. From the main page - > Collections - > Other Publications - > Books #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #Football #FootballHistory
It's Leeds away this weekend. We've got 40 program It's Leeds away this weekend. We've got 40 programmes from games against them on our website. Here are covers for the away programmes we have available so far. #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #Leeds #LeedsUnited #LUFC #Football #FootballProgrammes #footballhistory #ellandroad #lufcafc
Just added this great item to the collection. 20 Just added this great item to the collection. 20 October 1917 v West Ham. Arsenal World War One programmes are incredibly rare so we're chuffed to have this one. Collections - > Programmes - > 1917-18 #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #WestHamUnited #WestHam #WHUFC #ww1 #FootballHistory #Football #footballprogrammes
Arsenal season ticket holders hit with 12.5% incre Arsenal season ticket holders hit with 12.5% increase in season ticket prices in 1948! #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #1940s #Football #FootballHistory
73 years ago today Arsenal played their only compe 73 years ago today Arsenal played their only competitive game in June, away at Sheffield United. This was due to a backlog of postponed games and a ban on midweek games. It was also Tom Whittaker's first game as manager. On the same day the reserves beat Coventry City in the semi-final of the Football Combination Cup. Their season would finish the following week. Football in mid-June - whatever next? These programmes, and 2000+ more, available to view on our website. #Arsenal #AFC #ArsenalFC #footballhistory #FootballProgrammes #sheffieldunited #sufc #blades #coventrycity #coventrycityfc #ccfc
Just added to The Arsenal Collection - three Arsen Just added to The Arsenal Collection - three Arsenal Regeneration Newsletters from 2004-06. Loads of good Arsenal and Islington content with photos not published elsewhere. Collections > Other Publications > Arsenal Regeneration Newsletters #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #Islington #London #Emirates
ARSENAL! ARSENAL! Following the double win of 197 ARSENAL! ARSENAL! Following the double win of 1970-71, Arsenal commissioned a book to commemorate this great achievement. This is one of the best Arsenal books ever. Now available to view, completely free, on The Arsenal Collection. Collections > Other Publications > Books #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #footballhistory #Football #AFC
An Imperfect Match was one of the first Arsenal fa An Imperfect Match was one of the first Arsenal fanzines. It was issued at irregular intervals for almost six years. All 18 issues are now available to read on our website. Collections > Other Publications > Fanzines #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #Football #footballfanzines #1980s #1990s
The 1982 Arsenal FC Official Annual is now on The The 1982 Arsenal FC Official Annual is now on The Arsenal Collection website. It features Pele, Bobby Charlton, Jack Kelsey, Steve Davis and the legendary Arsenal strikers Ray Hankin and John Hawley! Collections > Other Publications > Books #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #1980s #Football #FootballHistory
50 years ago today @Arsenal completed their league 50 years ago today @Arsenal completed their league season with a 0-1 defeat at White Hart Lane. The game was originally scheduled for 15 April (as shown on the ticket) but was postponed due to Arsenal's involvement in the European Fairs Cup semi-finals. #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #TottenhamHotspur #THFC #Spurs #1970 #Football #FootballProgrammes #FootballHistory
This seminal Arsenal history book was published in This seminal Arsenal history book was published in 1988. It has a well-researched extensive written history and statistical history including details of first team and junior teams in almost 600(!) pages. Plenty here for every Arsenal fan. We can't recommend it highly enough. Now available on The Arsenal History. Collections > Other Publications > Books. #Arsenal #ArsenalFC #AFC #Football #FootballHistory
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