of their tops for the 1923 Challenge Cup Final. Back home in Britain, numbered shirts didn't appear until August 1928 when Arsenal and Chelsea ran out for the new season, but that little experiment only lasted two League games and they didn't become...
02 November 2006
1960's away signed by Hurst, Peters, Martin and Redknapp Early 1960's home number 6 1970's 1975 FA Cup quarter-final (Arsenal) 1975 FA Cup final 1976 Charity Shield 1976-80 admiral home and away 1976 Cup Winners Cup final match worn (by Paddon) number 8...
20 October 2006
telecoms. As well as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid ( Siemens Mobile) Chelsea ( Samsung Mobile) Manchester United (Vodafone Arsenal ( Telefonica's 02) FC Porto ( Portugal Telecom) and Borussia Dortmund ( E.On) are among the teams on our list of the most...
13 October 2006
support Man United earlier, or Real Madrid of late, you were footballing dork. The slightly discerning always fell for Arsenal. But back then, it was much like rock music much, much before MTV came home. You were to fall in love with football just as...
03 September 2006
Arsenal's new strip for their last season at Highbury may not be to everyone's taste but expert John Devlin is a redcurrant fan When Second Division Woolwich Arsenal moved into their state-of-the-art Arsenal Stadium in 1913 it cost around £10m (in...
26 August 2006
little to limit the use of official club logos. In 1990, following the National League Baseball Association example, Arsenal were one of the first clubs to register its name, to stop traders outside the football ground selling the club logo at an...
25 August 2006
most people now are encouraged to think, for example, that Vodafone somehow 'stands for' Manchester United these days. Arsenal for many years had only one shirt sponsor, JVC, before moving on to Sony. Today more and more high tech industries have moved...
24 August 2006
Bundesliga, Spain's La Liga, Italy's Serie A. In addition, The Premier League in England features familiar teams known as Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United. The highlight exhibits in this zone include a pen-and-ink drawing of David...
23 August 2006
imposed in August 2003. LAUNCH PRICE OF REPLICA SHORT-SLEEVE SHIRT England (2005-7): £29.95 Manchester Utd (2004-6): £39 Arsenal (2004-5): £39 Chelsea (2004-5):£34.99 Liverpool(2004-6): £39.99 Celtic (2005-6): £39.99 Source: Football Association/club...
22 August 2006
For Arsenal’s last season at Highbury, the Club’s home since 1913, the players will wear, for home matches, a special commemorative strip. The shirt, redcurrant in colour, matches the shade of the team’s strip in the Club’s first season at Highbury....
22 August 2006
