Tag: Herbert Chapman

13th April 1932: Arsenal Football Club Manager Herbert Chapman (centre), chats with a key member of his team , Alex James (right), on the pitch at Wembley before the FA Cup final. (Photo by J. Gaiger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

How Arteta, Guardiola, Klopp and Xavi are embracing Herbert Chapman’s tactics

Discover how top managers like Arteta embrace Herbert Chapman's W-M formation, highlighting its lasting influence on modern football tactics.
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Why doesn’t Herbert Chapman get talked about like Busby and Shankly?

Herbert Chapman is an Arsenal legend, but shouldn't he be a footballing one all fans know?
1927, 1930 and 1932 FA Cup final kits

90 years ago: Arsenal’s first FA Cup final win

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.

10 July, 1950: Italian national team want Arsenal manager

The Northern Whig, on this day in 1950, reported that the Arsenal manager Tom Whittaker was very much in demand with the Italian national team.
Arsene Wenger

How many managers have Arsenal had?

Arsene Wenger was at Arsenal for 20 years but before him and Unai Emery, we had numerous other managers - though not as many as Spurs!
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says goodbye to the Arsenal fans after 22 years at the helm at the end of the Premier League match between Arsenal and Burnley at Emirates Stadium on May 6, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Love Arsenal? Check out this pod talking Sunday’s goodbyes, Leicester City, the Herbert Chapman...

If you don't already know, Daily Cannon's podcast host, Matthew Wade, was handpicked from the Arsenal blogger and podcast world to talk all things...

Wenger is the last of his kind and his era is over

As pressure grows, again, on Arsene Wenger to call it a day on Arsenal, the Arsenal manager represents the last of his kind - a long-term club man in a world that has moved on without him.
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OTD 1934 Herbert Chapman died

On this day in 1934, one of the most important managers in Arsenal's history, Herbert Chapman, died of pneumonia aged 55 at his home in Hendon.
Wilf Copping, Eddie Hapgood, George Male, Ted Drake

Arsenal hit 1934/35 scoring high

Arsenal are scoring at a rate of 2.4 goals per game this season – a ratio they have not managed since 1934/35.

Watch: Arsenal 1932 FA Cup Final team make TV appearance

We have been known as 'The Arsenal' for quite some time. Herbert Chapman was the man who put the club on the map, and his...