The Arsenal History
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The Arsenal History
1y ago
How Much Did Arsenal Really Pay For Charlie Buchan? You can find out the answer on our other website: The Arsenal Collection Copies of our books Royal Arsenal – Champions of the South and Arsenal: The Complete Record 1886-2018 are still available from the publishers ..read more
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2y ago
New Crest paraded in front of fans on 2 February 2002 v Southampton. “The afternoon had got off to an inauspicious start. Arsenal unveiled a new-look club crest, all part of a drive to rake in even more money to the Highbury coffers. However, if the reaction of the Clock End yesterday was anything to … Read More ..read more
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2y ago
536: Raymond ‘Ray’ Kennedy 1951-2021 “One of the most successful players ever to kick a football” (Seventy One Guns by David Tossell p235) Ray Kennedy formed a lethal partnership upfront with John Radford, an integral aspect of the double side of 1971, together they scored the majority of the goals in that amazing season as the … Read More ..read more
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2y ago
Samuel Udoka Oji: 1985-2021 A strong physically imposing defender who played in over 60 youth games and a handful of reserve outings for The Arsenal around the start of the Millennium. Born on 9 October 1985 in Westminster, Sam was spotted as a youngster, and as a schoolboy made eight and nine appearances for the Arsenal … Read More ..read more
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2y ago
599: Paul Mariner 1953-2021 An old school centre-forward, and occasional emergency centre-half, the England international revitalised Arsenal at the end of 1983-84 and was part of a great attacking team at the start of 1984-85. Born 22 May 1953 at Farnworth, Bolton he was a no nonsense target man, with a rare ability to bring other … Read More ..read more
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2y ago
637: Alan John Miller 1970-2021 A popular reserve keeper at Highbury, he was equally admired at all his clubs, and in particular by both fans and his fellow professionals at Plymouth, Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion. Born on 29 March 1970 in Epping, Miller played for Essex Schoolboys, was an England Schoolboy international, and a graduate … Read More ..read more
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2y ago
474: Peter John Goy 1938-2021 The first ever Arsenal youth team goalkeeper, his chances at Arsenal in the first team were stymied as the side had a surfeit of top class keepers, in particular, Jack Kelsey. Peter Goy was born in Beverley, Yorkshire on 8 June 1938. He played football for Brumby Secondary Modern School … Read More ..read more
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2y ago
Glenn Victor Roeder 1955-2021 Glenn Roeder made a handful of youth team appearances at Arsenal before leaving the club in 1972, returning to the Gunners for an impromptu cameo at the end of the 1977/78 season. Subsequently in a long career he went onto make over 600 competitive appearances as a player. An elegant, cultured ball-playing … Read More ..read more
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537: Geoffrey Colin “Geoff” Barnett 1946-2021 The long term deputy for Bob Wilson and Jimmy Rimmer in the first half of the 70s, Barnett appeared in the 1972 FA Cup final. Born in Northwich, Cheshire on 16 October 1946 he was spotted early as a huge talent and became keeper for Mid-Cheshire schoolboys, Cheshire schoolboys … Read More ..read more
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2y ago
Over Land And Sea And Lockdown: Arsenal 2020/21 – By Darren Berry Book signing event at the Tollington before the Villa game on Friday 22 October from 16:00 If you haven’t bought Over Land And Sea And Lockdown yet please do. It’s brilliant, Darren Berry is one funny f*cker and a great writer. I love … Read More ..read more