Arsenal won their first FA Cup in 1930 and, ahead of the FA Cup final against Chelsea this weekend, I was looking through reports on Arsenal’s previous finals when I stumbled upon a story about a coach trip to the final that went very wrong.
Today, thanks to Arsène Wenger’s influence, Arsenal are FA Cups kings with 13 but Arsenal’s first FA Cup came 90 years ago, in the 1929/30 season.
Last year, Terry Neill spoke about his ‘special win’ with Arsenal vs Manchester United in 1979’s FA Cup final, something worth reading ahead of Chelsea.
Former Arsenal academy defender Fin Stevens is joining Brentford, signing his first professional contract with the promotion-chasing Championship club.
Mesut Ozil was pictured training with the Arsenal squad ahead of their last Premier League game of the season but there will be no goodbyes for the man who was supposed to herald a new era but turned out to be something else instead.
Emiliano Martinez put in another superb display against Watford on Sunday at the Emirates, giving Mikel Arteta a big headache ahead of the new season and reinforcing what Ian Wright had been saying about the keeper.
Kieran Tierney has already made himself a fan favourite with the Arsenal faithful and even former player and manager, Terry Neill, has been singing his praises.
Former Gunner Denis Suarez rates Arsenal youngster Eddie Nketiah so highly he actually tried to get his new club to sign the striker.
La Liga club Villarreal CF confirmed Unai Emery as their new head coach on Thursday, using an edit of his Arsenal announcement photo to do so.
Santi Cazorla reached an agreement to join Qatari club Al Sadd SC this week, after providing an assist in his final game for Villarreal.
Emma Mitchell and Danielle Carter have both joined Reading.
Unai Emery is apparently all lined up to take up the Villarreal job this summer as it seems he’s away back to La Liga.
Santi Cazorla will say goodbye to Villarreal on Sunday as the midfielder makes his way to the next chapter of his life.
Nacho Monreal and Santi Cazorla had a heartwarming reunion ahead of the game between Villarreal and Real Sociedad on Tuesday night.
Known by some as Mystic Weg, Arsene Wenger spoke in 2015 about the death of FFP and here we are in 2020 with the Court of Arbitration for Sport finally putting it’s rotting carcass on display for all to see.
Arsenal academy graduate Joao Virginia is a beneficiary of the recent increase in Premier League substitutes, consistently making the Everton first-team squad.
On 23rd November 1896, as Arsenal’s right-back went to kick a high ball during a game against Kettering Town aged just 26, he could have no idea it would cost him his life.
Cliff Holton played almost 200 times for Arsenal, scoring 83 goals, winning the First Division with the Gunners, but did you hear the joke he told when the Arsenal manager signed his papers to discharge him from the army?
As Arsenal play Spurs this weekend, I thought it might be fun to look at press reports from some of their earliest meetings, but I didn’t expect to find two games that went unnoticed by stat collectors.
Santi Cazorla is reportedly close to joining Qatari side Al Sadd, holding advanced talks with the club over a move this summer.