Did Arsenal really hold an archery tournament to boost the club\u2019s finances?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Sir Henry Norris call a snap election to get Arsenal promoted to the First Division in 1919?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Sir Henry Norris bribe the chairmen of other clubs to ensure Arsenal were promoted in 1919?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Football League president, John McKenna, give a speech recommending that clubs vote for Arsenal at the 1919 election?<\/a><\/p>\n Are Arsenal the only team to be promoted to the top flight of English football not on playing merit? No, Blackburn and Newcastle in 1898, Bury and Notts County in 1905, and Chelsea in 1919 were also elected to the top flight.<\/a>\u00a0And finally,\u00a0Sunderland in 1990<\/a>.<\/p>\n Why did Tottenham poll so few votes in the 1919 election?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Henry Norris buy Arsenal in 1910?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Henry Norris try to merge Woolwich Arsenal with Fulham? Did Henry Norris try to get Woolwich Arsenal to groundshare with Fulham? Did Arsenal deliberately lose games in 1927-28 to get Tottenham relegated?<\/a><\/p>\n Did George Elcoat manage Arsenal?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Sam Hollis manage Arsenal?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Arsenal finish 5th or 6th at the end of the 1914-15 season?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Eddie Hapgood succeed Tom Parker as Arsenal captain and lead the team to glory throughout the 1930s?<\/a><\/p>\n Was Gillespie Road underground station renamed Arsenal on 5 November 1932?<\/a><\/p>\n Did fans of Oporto build a monument to commemorate their team beating Arsenal in a friendly in 1948?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Arsenal change their name from Royal Arsenal to Woolwich Arsenal when they turned professional in 1891?<\/a><\/p>\n Were Arsenal elected to the Football League in 1893 as an afterthought following the resignation of other clubs?<\/a><\/p>\n Is Tony Adams Arsenal\u2019s youngest ever captain?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Arsenal programme editor Harry Homer come up with Arsenal\u2019s motto \u2013 Victoria Concordia Crescit?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Herbert Chapman really drop \u201cThe\u201d from The Arsenal?<\/a><\/p>\n Did Herbert Chapman instigate the tradition of all members of the Arsenal team wearing the same length sleeves? Did John Lukic survive the Munich air crash in 1958? Was Arsenal Chairman Sir Henry Norris banned from football in 1929 for bribing a Sunderland player?<\/a><\/p>\n Was Arsenal\u2019s ground closed due to crowd trouble?<\/a><\/p>\n We\u2019re Robert Buist and Peter Connolly offered professional contracts by Derby in 1891, proving to be the catalyst for Royal Arsenal turning professional?<\/a><\/p>\n Was this Arsenal\u2019s first crest, adopted around 1888?<\/a><\/p>\n Is it true that Arsenal have never been relegated?<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n Copies of our books\u00a0Royal Arsenal \u2013 Champions of the South<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Arsenal: The Complete Record 1886-2018<\/a>\u00a0are still available from the publishers.<\/p>\n Over the last few years we\u2019ve discovered that much of Arsenal\u2019s history isn\u2019t what it seems. 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\nNo. It was originally believed that Norris tried to merge Arsenal with Fulham but it was vetoed by the Football League. However, a report in the Athletic News on 30 May 1910 stated that this was never put forward to the Football League Management Committee.<\/p>\n
\nYes, but Arsenal chairman George Leavey refused to sanction the move insisting that the club remain in Plumstead while he was on the board.<\/p>\n
\nNo.\u00a0Arsenal never had a short-sleeved kit option until 1957<\/a>, 23 years after Chapman\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
\nNo. This was a popular trivia question in the late 1990s. Someone found out that a woman who survived the crash had the name Lukic and told everyone it was John\u2019s mother who was pregnant with him at the time. John has confirmed that it wasn\u2019t his mother. There was also a 22 month gap between the air crash and John\u2019s birth.<\/p>\n![\"Woolwich](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thearsenalcollection.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Woolwich-arsenal-crest-1904-5.jpg?resize=300%2C210&ssl=1\")
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