Arsenal: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives
Arsenal: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives tells the history of the Gunners 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.
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Arsenal: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives
Arsenal: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives tells the history of the Gunners 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.
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Arsenal: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives

Arsenal: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives

by Anton Rippon
Arsenal: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives

Arsenal: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives

by Anton Rippon

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Arsenal: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives tells the history of the Gunners 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781526767745
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication date: 09/09/2020
Pages: 232
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

ANTON RIPPON is an award-winning newspaper columnist, journalist and author of over 30 books including Gas Masks for Goalposts: Football in Britain During the Second World War; Hitler’s Olympics: The Story of the 1936 Nazi Games; and Gunther Plüschow: Airmen, Escaper and Explorer. Rippon was named Newspaper Columnist of the Year in the 2017 Midlands Media Awards.

Table of Contents

Introduction viii

David Danskin 1

George Leavey 3

Harry Bradshaw 5

John Dick 8

Andy Ducat 10

Roddy McEachrane 12

George Morrell 14

Sir Henry Norris 16

Leslie Knighton 19

Bob John 22

Jimmy Brain 24

Dan Lewis 26

Herbert Chapman 29

Jack Lambert 34

Joe Hulme 36

Tom Parker 38

David Jack 40

Herbie Roberts 42

Frank Moss 44

Joe Shaw 46

George Allison 48

George Male 51

Eddie Hapgood 53

Cliff Bastin 55

Alex James 57

Ray Bowden 59

Ted Drake 61

Wilf Copping 63

Jack Crayston 65

Bernard Joy 67

Reg Lewis 69

Leslie Compton 71

Bryn Jones 73

Ronnie Rooke 75

Tom Whittaker 77

George Swindin 79

CliffHolton 81

Doug Lishman 83

Jack Kelsey 85

David Herd 87

Geoff Strong 89

George Eastham 91

Frank McLintock 93

The Hill-Woods 95

Peter Storey 97

Bertie Mee 99

Sammy Nelson 101

Bob Wilson 103

John Radford 105

Pat Rice 107

Ray Kennedy 109

Charlie George 111

George Armstrong 113

Alan Ball 115

Liam Brady 117

Frank Stapleton 119

David O'Leary 121

Graham Rix 123

Malcolm Macdonald 125

Pat Jennings 127

Alan Sunderland 129

Brian Talbot 131

Kenny Sansom 133

Tony Adams 135

Charlie Nicholas 137

David Rocastle 139

Viv Anderson 141

Paul Merson 143

George Graham 145

Nigel Winterburn 147

Alan Smith 149

Steve Bould 151

Lee Dixon 153

David Seaman 155

Anders Limpar 157

Ray Parlour 159

Ian Wright 161

Martin Keown 163

Dennis Bergkamp 165

David Platt 167

Patrick Vieira 169

Emmanuel Petit 171

Marc Overmars 173

Freddie Ljungberg 175

Thierry Henry 177

Kanu 179

Robert Pires 181

Cesc Fabregas 183

Lauren 185

Sol Campbell 187

Jens Lehmann 189

Robin van Persie 191

Kolo Toure 193

Jack Wilshere 195

Mikel Arteta 197

Laurent Koscielny 199

Arsene Wenger 201

Ivan Gazidis 203

David Dein 205

Stan Kroenke 207

Unai Emery 209

Bibliography 211

Index 214

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