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Most happy 63rd Birthday to former #Arsenal defender Chris Whyte, a local Islington boy who joined the club aged 15 in 1977 as a schoolboy.

One of the trailblazers of black players, Chris stayed at the club til 1986 and featured 113 times for the Gunners scoring eight goals.

"Wherever James went, three Leeds men were sure to go"

On this day 1929 The #Arsenal debut for the great Alex James as the Gunners defeated Leeds United 4-0 at the Highbury.

261 games, captain of the club, four League titles, two FA Cups & truly one of the greatest ever Gunners.

That is something I'm not aware of. If that's the case, I'll remove my post.

En edes tiennyt koko tapahtumasta ja kun itse kerran lapsuudessani kävin, täysi tupa ja hieno tunnelma.

One day I'll come and visit you and we'll have a beer there.

Beautiful, stunning.. What can I say?

Are you like there..?

75 years ago today Jack Kelsey's #Arsenal journey began as he was signed from Winch Wen. Now, I wasn't lucky enough to meet him at a club shop, but so many of you have met him, chatted with him and everything I've read, heard of him telss me that Jack was really a lovely person.

Top10 #Arsenal keepers' clean sheet % (min. 10 games):

1. David Raya 51.1%
2. Geoff Barnett 46.9
3. David Seaman 42.2
4. Emi Martinez 42.1
5. Bob Wilson 40.5
6. Manuel Almunia 40.0
6. Jens Lehmann 40.0
8. Wojciech Szczesny 39.8
9. George Burdett 39.3
10. Petr Cech 38.8

The #Arsenal 's best ever win% in League history:

1. 2023/24: 73.7 (Arteta)
2. 1970/71: 69.1 (Mee)
3. 2022/23: 68.4 (Arteta)
3. 2003/04: 68.4 (Wenger)
3. 2001/02: 68.4 (Wenger)
6. 1930/31: 66.7 (Chapman)
7. 2004/05: 65.8 (Wenger)
8. 2013/14: 63.2 (Wenger)
8. 1990/91: 63.2 (Graham)

On this day 1936:

Great photo of fans queuing up at Highbury, three hours before kick-off for the season opening League match as The #Arsenal faced Everton.

Arsenal have been more open and allowed more chances since Thomas Partey came back into the team so I took a look at Expected Goals Against figures in 2024 with and without the Ghanaian.
With Partey starting 0.97 xGA per game
Without Partey starting 0.48 xGA per game

YouTube video by Rave Footage Ian Wright - Do The Wright Thing (1993)

On this day 1993 The #Arsenal striker Ian Wright's 'Do The Right Thing' entered the charts at #43 and stayed there for two weeks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjFk...

Good.

On loan from The #Arsenal, goalkeeper Karl Hein, 22, has started both of Real Valladolid's League games in La Liga. The Estonian kept a clean in his first game as Valladolid beat Espanyol 1-0, kept his place and tasted the atmosphere of Bernabéu as Real Madrid defeated Valladolid 3-0.

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I just love old photos, they're magnificent.

And here's you and your parents?

Never seen this photo of young Joe Hulme - born on this day 120 years ago in 1904 - at Blackburn. For The #Arsenal, Joe played 374 games and scored whopping 125 goals between 1926-37. He won three League titles and twice the FA Cup and later became a journalist with The People.

RIP Sven

We get a red for a throw-in.

I never ever thought that there would be a day that I join Instagram.. But today it happened as it was the route to have an account on Threads. I feel sad that Twitter is seen so toxic that people are leving that platform. Anyway, you can find me on Threads at hente_afsc if so.

The #Arsenal players' goal involvement per 90min in the PL since 2022/23:

Trossard: 105min per goal/assist
Saka: 118
Havertz: 128
Jesus: 137
Odegaard: 160
Martinelli: 165
Nketiah: 181

Orbinho @orbinho.bsky.social‬, next up Brighton, is it officially #BRI or BHA?

Next up for The #Arsenal is Brighton at home on Saturday. Now, the Seagulls have been tricky enough visitors for the Gunners since they got promoted in 2017. In all competitions the two clubs have met eight times at the Emirates with Brighton winning four times against The Arsenal's three. #ARSBHA

On this day 1928 The #Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman introduced shirt numbering for the first time as the Gunners lost a League game 2-3 away at Sheffield Wednesday. Chapman was however immediately told afterwards by the FA to desist. Sorry about the poor quality in paper clip.

Including the non competetive matches, on this day 1973 David O'Leary, 15, played his very first of his incredible 1,005 games for The #Arsenal as the Gunners visited Brighton in a South East Counties League.

Arsenal: Why the hearts of Dial Square FC fans still sing for the club across town Three years ago, they walked away from Arsenal. Now, a Premier League title challenge has drawn them, reluctantly, back.

During the summer I bought a tiny share of the club called Dial Square FC. So what is this club all about? Well, here's a great article by Daniel Gallan:
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Tricky fixture for the Gunners tonight as since Aston Villa got promoted back to the Premier League for the 2019/20 season, they've faced The #Arsenal 10 times with both clubs winning five times.

#AVLARS

The very first time [Woolwich] #Arsenal and Aston Villa met in a competetive match was 120 years ago in October 1904. Newly promoted into the top flight for the first time, the Gunners won 1-0 and this match marked the all time record crowd at Manor Ground; 32,850. #AVLARS