The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal 1886-2009

This official history charts Arsenal’s story from its inception in 1886 right up to the dramatic 2008/09 season. It details how Dial Square became Woolwich Arsenal, the move to Highbury, Herbert Chapman’s inspirational leadership, the famous Double of 1971, the exciting title race of 1989, the second Double of 1998, the unbeaten season of 2003/04 and the move to their current home.The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal 1886-2009 also includes a complete statistical record of every game played in European and domestic competitions and in-depth features on North London derbies, the stars of the 1930s, Arsenal internationals, the team of 1971 and the modern French connection.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hamlyn
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 5 Oct. 2009
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0600619990
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0600619994
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.61 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 24.9 x 2.4 x 28.5 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 215 in Arsenal FC 6,144 in Sports Coaching (Books) 6,570 in Ball Games
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This official history charts Arsenal’s story from its inception in 1886 right up to the dramatic 2008/09 season. It details how Dial Square became Woolwich Arsenal, the move to Highbury, Herbert Chapman’s inspirational leadership, the famous Double of 1971, the exciting title race of 1989, the second Double of 1998, the unbeaten season of 2003/04 and the move to their current home.The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal 1886-2009 also includes a complete statistical record of every game played in European and domestic competitions and in-depth features on North London derbies, the stars of the 1930s, Arsenal internationals, the team of 1971 and the modern French connection.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hamlyn
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 5 Oct. 2009
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0600619990
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0600619994
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.61 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 24.9 x 2.4 x 28.5 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 215 in Arsenal FC 6,144 in Sports Coaching (Books) 6,570 in Ball Games
Customer reviews: 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });