Arsenal: A Complete Record

Arsenal: The Complete Record is the authoritative narrative of one of English football's pioneering institutions, fully updated with details from the 2017/18 season. Josh James, Andy Kelly, and Mark Andrews compiled an exhaustive research that covers every game, campaign, player, and manager in Arsenal's history. The club, founded by munitions workers in Woolwich in 1886, relocated from south-east London to Highbury in the capital's north in 1913 and established itself as one of the game's giants with the appointment of the renowned Herbert Chapman in 1925. The team won an extraordinary five league titles in the 1930s, two before Chapman's untimely death in 1934 and three more under the guidance of Joe Shaw and George Allen. Other famous managers followed: Bertie Mee won the club's first league and cup double in 1971, while George Graham, a former player, won two league titles, a cup double, and the European Cup Winners Cup in the 1980s and 1990s. When Arsène Wenger took over in 1996, he shifted the focus from defence to attack, and his magnificent Arsenal teams exemplified the Premier League's revolutionary impact on English football. His reign began with two league and cup doubles, followed by an undefeated season in 2003/04 led by Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, and Patrick Viera. Arsenal became the most successful club in FA Cup history in 2017 with their twelfth win, with Wenger remaining in charge. This record chronicles every moment of one of English football's most historic names from 1886, including season-by-season summaries of each campaign, player profiles, and every imaginable detail of the Gunners' legendary history. This is a must-have for any Arsenal fan's collection.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Josh James has written for Arsenal's matchday program since 2001, but he has always been a fan of the club. Josh is a regular matchday reporter and pundit for Arsenal.com's first-team games, as well as the club's resident statistician. He has also edited the official guidebook for the previous 17 seasons. He has contributed to a number of titles, including Arsenal Opus, The Immaculate Season, and Kings of Cardiff. Mark Andrews has been an Arsenal fan since the early 1970s and writes a column for the Arsenal matchday programme and official magazine about the club's history. He co-runs thearsenalhistory.com with Andy Kelly and has published several books about the club, most of which focus on the Plumstead period. Andy Kelly Andy, who was born into an Arsenal-supporting family, began watching the Gunners in the mid-1970s while standing on the terraces with his father and older brother. He has been gathering material about the club for almost 40 years and has authored and contributed to numerous books regarding The Gunners' history.
Publisher: De Coubertin Books
Published: October 15, 2018
Price: £12.99.00
ISBN-10: 1909245755
ISBN 13: 978-1909245754
Dimensions: 17.78 x 2.54 x 25.4 cm
Hardcover: 632 pages