Arsenal 101 : a pocket guide in 101 moments, facts, characters and games / Rab MacWilliam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacWilliam, Rab, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arsenal Football Club--History.

Arsenal Football Club.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Polaris Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

Funny, irreverent, fascinating and insightful, this is the perfect handbook for Arsenal fans of all ages as Rab MacWilliam examines the key characters, matches, controversies, innovations, and dazzling moments of brilliance that have impacted the rich history of this great club.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1 Where it All Kicked off

2 Plumstead Welcomes Royalty

3 On the Road Again

4 London's First Professional Club

5 Arsenal Join the Football League

6 Life in the Second Division

7 Arsenal's First International Player

8 Bradshaw's Boys Done Well

9 Mixed Fortunes

10 Mr Norris Changes . . . Everything

11 Why Highbury?

12 First Game at Highbury

13 How did Norris Manage it?

14 Norris Calls on Knighton

15 'A Flock of Lively Lions'

16 A Footballing Revolution Begins

17 Chapman Takes Over

18 'Offside Already?'

19 Chapman's Opening Seasons

20 'Wembley, Wembley . . .'

21 Something in the Air . . .

22 Buchan Retires: Who'll Replace him?

23 Chapman's Team Comes Together

24 Arsenal Secure Their First Trophy

25 The WM Formation

26 The First Great Season . . .

27 . . . and the First Great Team

28 'The Best Laid Plans o' Mice an' Men . . .

29 Meanwhile, off the Pitch . . .

30 Back on the Pitch

31 Chapman Dies

32 A Hard Man to Follow

33 'Too Much Rough Play by Visitors'

34 Another FA Cup in the Boardroom

35 Drake Hits a Perfect Seven

36 Gunners Again Capture Title

37 The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

38 World War Two at White Hart Lane

39 'Passovotchka' at Highbury

40 Tom Whittaker Takes Over

41 'To Arsenal, the Glory'

42 Floodlights at Highbury

43 A Long Wait Until the Next One

44 What is to be Done?

45 'Busby Babes' Entertain Highbury

46 Swindin Becomes Manager

47 And now . . . Billy Wright

48 The Fairs Cup

49 It Gets Worse . . .

50 'Use the 'Ammer, 'Enry'

51 Moving on up

52 Savaged by Swindon

53 At Last, an Arsenal Trophy

54 The Double Season: Preamble

55 Season 1970/71: One to Remember

56 A Punch-up with Lazio

57 Exit from Fairs Cup.

58 But there's Still the FA Cup . . .

59 Not Stoke Again . . .

60 The League Title: Leeds or Arsenal?

61 Mullery Awarded Crown Jewels

62 And now for the Scousers . . .

63 Arsenal: 1970/71 Double Heroes

64 What Goes up Must Come Down

65 The Slide Begins

66 McLintock and Graham Exit Highbury

67 Highbury: A Brief Personal Digression

68 Welcome to the hot Seat, Tel

69 Two Seasons and Four Finals

70 A Bum Rap for Sammy

71 'The Five-Minute Final'

72 . . . and two more Finals to go

73 Four Finals . . . and one Trophy

74 George Graham Arrives Back

75 A Trophy, After Eight Years

76 George has Another go

77 'It's up for Grabs now . . .'

78 Getting Over it all

79 Time to get Moving Again

80 'Sit Down, Dalglish . . .'

81 'Ian Wright, Wright, Wright . . .'

82 The Premier League

83 Watch out, George

84 George, You've Been Caught

85 Bruce Rioch Comes and Goes

86 Who is this French Guy, Anyway?

87 What can Follow the Double?

88 'Leave the Ball, Kanu'

89 A Brief Absence of Silverware

90 Another Double for Gunners?

91 Arsene Knows

92 The Invincibles

93 Last Season at Highbury

94 Early Years at the Emirates

95 Gunners Knock out AC Milan

96 Three Trophies in Four Years

97 Au Revoir, Arsene

98 Zorte on*, Unai *(Basque for 'Good Luck')

99 An Ex-captain Returns

100 'Arsenal Fall Short . . .'

101 'Legacy Fans 1, Billionaires 0'.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-913538-46-X

OCLC:

1263025026