Football History

Following the recent appointment of Antonio Conte as Tottenham Manager, continuing the series which looks back to when he was in charge of another London club, Chelsea. For Part One, click here; and Part Two here. Having guided Chelsea to league success the previous season and come close to winning the double, hopes were high for the 2017/2018 season. However, ...

Contining the series which commemorates Antonio Conte’s appointment as Tottenham manager by looking back to when he was in charge of their West London rivals, Chelsea. For Part One please click here. Conte began the 2016 -2017 season well, winning his first three league games, but then an indifferent September followed, culminating in a three nil defeat away to Arsenal ...

Antonio Conte is back in the Premier League, having been appointed as the new manager oof Spurs, in succession to Nuno Espirito Santo who was sacked after just 17 games in charge of the North London side. He is being paid a salary reported to be in excess of £13 million, third behind Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp and has ...

Concluding the series whihc looks at some of the times that Arsenal have been on the wrong end of a cup upset. For Part One please click here; Part Two here; and Part Three here. Bradford City, League Cup 2012 In the 2012 – 2013 season, Bradford City of League Two, made a highly improbable run through to the final ...

Continuing the series which looks at some of those times when Arsenal were on the wrong end of a cup upset. For Part One please click here; and Part Two here. Real Zaragoza, UEFA European Cup Winners Cup Final 1995 In 1994, Arsenal, against the odds, had won the European Cup Winners Cup final in Copenhagen, beating a highly rated ...

The second part in the series which looks at some of the biggest Cup upsets invokving Arsenal over the years and matches their supporters would prefer to forget. For Part One, please click here. West Ham United, FA Cup Final 1980 In 1980, Arsenal reached their third FA Cup final in three years. In 1978 they had suffered a surprise ...

It is a sad fact of life for followers of any big club that, every so often, they will suffer a cup defeat at the hands of s side they were expected to beat easily. This can be due to a number of factors – complacency, lack of preparation, injury, bad luck, or just an inspired performance from their opponents ...

Concluding the series in which the rivalry both clubs share with North London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) is examined in depth. Part One to Four dealt with Arsenal. Part One can be found here; Part Two here; Part Three here, and Part Four here. Part Five looked at Chelsea and that can be found here. This article comcludes the look ...

Continuing the seres in which the rivalry both clubs share with London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs is examoned in depth). Part one to four look at Arsenal v Spurs. Part One can be found here; Part Two here; Part Three here, and Part Four here. Now the attention switches from Arsenal to Chelsea. The rivalry between Chelsea and Tottenham is ...

This is the series which looks at the common hostility that Arsenal and Chelsea have towards their London rivals Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) and some of the reasons for it. For Part One please click here; for Part Two click here; and Part Three click here. The Arsenal rivalry concludes here. The Cup Semi-Finals Although Arsenal and Spurs have never met ...