Arsenal spent the summer with a Premier League trophy to fawn over for the first time in 22 years, so this pre-season was never going to carry the usual nerves for a fanbase that had grown used to being the top-flight’s nearly men. Mikel Arteta’s side ended a long wait by finishing top with 85 … Read more
Arsenal had never faced Coventry City until the September of 1967, when Jimmy Hill’s newly promoted Sky Blues arrived at Highbury as First Division new boys. Coventry’s ‘Sky Blue Revolution’ had just carried the club into the top-flight for the first time in their history and the visit to Arsenal was amongst their earliest fixtures … Read more
Arsenal claimed their 18th win in the Community Shield on Sunday as they eased to a 3-0 win against FA Cup winners Man City. The Gunners were favourites to defend their Premier League title before this game and on the evidence of the 90 minutes in Cardiff, they will take some stopping. Many view the … Read more
Twenty years. That’s how long the Emirates has been home now, and it still feels odd to write it. For anyone who remembers the move from Highbury as a recent event, the stadium has quietly accumulated two decades of history, more than 550 competitive men’s first-team matches, and a set of records that tell you … Read more
Arsenal, then still known as Woolwich Arsenal and based across the river from their current location, in Plumstead, first met Hull City in an FA Cup tie in the January of 1908. It ended in a draw, before Hull won the replay at their own ground, gaining a notable scalp for a club playing only … Read more
Arsenal and Manchester City first played each other way back in 1893, although back then it was billed as Woolwich Arsenal versus Ardwick. The Gunners got the upper hand that day, winning 1-0, but of course in the 21st century it has very much been the Manchester outfit that has come out on top. That … Read more
Football fans, managers, players and pundits will spend much of the next month focused on the World Cup. But for those in the employ of professional clubs, at least at the highest level, work never stops. Mikel Arteta will of course be watching the events in North America, though he may not have been too … Read more