Rebels for the Cause
Rebels for the Cause

Author: Jon Spurling

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2012-11-02

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 178057486X

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Arsenal's on-field success has been well documented. But what has never been written before is the equally remarkable history of Arsenal's rebels, both on and off the pitch. Spanning almost 120 years, and set against a backdrop of turbulent social and political change, Rebels for the Cause assesses the legacy and impact of Arsenal's most controversial players, officials and matches. From hard men like '30s player Wilf Copping to the reformed wild ones of recent years such as Tony Adams, Jon Spurling highlights the infamous figures whose refusal to conform has made them terrace legends. Mavericks such as '80s star Charlie Nicholas and the 'King of Highbury' Charlie George are here, as are '70s lads Alan Hudson and Malcolm Macdonald. The book also focuses on the club's revolutionary founding fathers, David Danskin and Jack Humble, the terrifying '20s 'soccer Tsar' Sir Henry Norris and David Dein's controversial introduction of free-market economics to Highbury in the regressive '80s. Also investigated are the stories behind Arsenal's most infamous tabloid exposés. Featuring extensive interviews with 15 former players, Rebels for the Cause is an indispensable guide to the alternative history of Arsenal Football Club, shedding new light on the origins of the rivalry with Tottenham, on many of Highbury's cult heroes and on the struggle of several players to adapt to life outside the game.

The Wenger Revolution
The Wenger Revolution

Author: Amy Lawrence

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-09-08

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1472933893

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Arsène Wenger is leaving Arsenal at the end of the 2018 season. The Wenger Revolution is a celebration of his first twenty years with the club. In September 1996 a Frenchman, so little known in English football that fans asked “Arsène Who?”, walked into Arsenal. In the subsequent twenty years as manager he transformed the club. A total renovation of the training, stadium, style, economics of the team and the attraction of a global audience has taken place under Wenger's instruction. This fascinating era is chronicled from the very beginning with distinctive photographs taken from inside the inner sanctum of the club by official Arsenal photographer Stuart MacFarlane, who has had privileged access for many years. Award winning journalist Amy Lawrence introduces each section to set the scene. This captivating collection of images is captioned with personal anecdotes from Arsène Wenger himself as he reminisces about the significant moments and people that have defined his time at the club over the last 20 years.

Arsènal
Arsènal

Author: Alex Fynn

Publisher:

Published: 2016-09-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781907637315

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A new edition of the bestselling, seminal biography of Arsenal FC, fully revised and updated with four new chapters to bring it up to date at the end of a potentially historic season for the club. Based on unprecedented access granted to the authors, including exclusive interviews with Arsene Wenger and key board members, current and former players, Arsenal looks in detail at the club's transformation into a global superpower under the stewardship of their French manager right up to the end of the 2010/11 season.

Arsenal
Arsenal

Author: Anton Rippon

Publisher: White Owl

Published: 2020-07-30

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1526767759

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A history of the Gunners told through in-depth biographies of the team’s key players on and off the pitch, from its late 19th century beginnings to today. Arsenal: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives tells the history of the team through the biographies of key individuals associated with the club from its formation in the gas-lit days of Victorian Britain through to the present day. From David Danskin, the Scottish mechanical engineer and footballer who was the driving force behind the team raised at Dial Square, a workshop at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, to Arsene Wenger, the longest-serving and most successful manager in Arsenal’s history. The in-depth stories of the characters—players, managers, chairmen—here paint a fascinating picture of how the club—indeed, the game of football itself—has developed from workers playing for fun to today’s multi-million-pound business.

Arsenal FC Greatest Goals
Arsenal FC Greatest Goals

Author: Arsenal Football Club PLC

Publisher: Carlton Books

Published: 2015-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781780976655

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Arsenal Football Club has enjoyed a storied history at the top table of English football since its founding in 1886: in fact, the Gunners remain the only club never to have been relegated from the premier division. In that time they have picked up 13 League Championships, 11 FA Cups (including three prestigious Doubles), and two European titles - scoring a wealth of goals in the process. This book, produced with full endorsement from Arsenal FC, celebrates the 50 greatest goals in the club's history. The perception of a goal's greatness is of course subjective. Is a simple tap-in that is nevertheless a culmination of 30 passes a better, or worse, goal than a 30-yard screamer? Everyone has their favourites and this book merely presents 50 of the best in a book for the first time. Featuring great goals from the likes of Liam Brady, Ian Wright, Thierry Henry and, of course Michael Thomas, this official guide sure to be on target for all Arsenal fans.

Arsenal - The Official Biography
Arsenal - The Official Biography

Author: Steve Stammers

Publisher: Hamlyn

Published: 2008-11-07

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9780600618928

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On Christmas Day in 1886 an enthusiastic group of munitions workers met in a pub to discuss their future as a football team following their first game - a 6-0 victory in a boggy field on the Isle of Dogs. They decided to call themselves Royal Arsenal and unwittingly started a chain of events that would touch the lives of millions of people worldwide.This is the 'warts and all' story of a football club that has seen some incredible highs and lows and been at the vanguard of innovation throughout its history. As a club that has featured in so many of the game's seminal moments, Arsenal: The Official Biography examines the themes of passion and tradition, isolates key episodes that have influenced Arsenal's fate and ties together the stories of characters who have figured so prominently in its history.More than just a match-by-match history, this book gives you the complete picture of how the Arsenal came to be North London's most successful and fascinating side.

Highbury
Highbury

Author: Jon Spurling

Publisher: Orion

Published: 2015-09-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781409153061

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From Herbert Chapman to Arsène Wenger, this is the definitive history of Arsenal's time at the famous Highbury stadium. After several years of sitting in Highbury's local pubs and cafés with a Dictaphone, Jon Spurling has pooled hours of interviews with fans, programme sellers, local publicans and even those who dug the foundations of the Laundry End (and later cleared rubbish from its terraces) to meticulously construct the biography of the ground and chart the ups and downs of one of England's greatest league clubs. Spurling has also spoken to numerous players: the late greats of yesteryear (Ted Drake, George Male and Reg Lewis), as well as legends of a more recent vintage - from Bob Wilson, Charlie George and Malcolm MacDonald to Anders Limpar and various legends of the Wenger era, including Patrick Vieira. Written in the year that Arsenal moved to the Emirates, Jon Spurling has produced the definitive account of the club's 93 years at Highbury.

Arsenal!
Arsenal!

Author: Bob Bond

Publisher:

Published: 2013-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781909534131

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Wonderfully hand drawn by former Roy of the Rovers illustrator Bob Bond, Arsenal! The Comic Strip History brings the history of one of England's biggest and most famous football clubs to life in the true spirit of the great British football comics. Follow the rise of the Arsenal in glorious comic strip with every shot into the top corner from Bastin, Smith, Wright and Henry, accompanied by a great big WOOSH! and a witty speech bubble from the crowd. Full colour throughout, this brilliant book will appeal to Arsenal mad lads and Dads alike.