Today of all days

Arsenal’s history one day at a time

This series takes a look at what was happening to Arsenal and in the world around them on this day at one point in Arsenal’s past.

31 March 2001: silence for David Rocastle, and then taking Tottenham apart

28 March 2006: Arsenal 2 Juventus 0; the video


Arsenal anniversaries 28 March – 3 April

28 March 1896: The local derby

28 March 2006: Arsenal 2 Juventus 0; the video

29 March 1973: Marc Overmars birthday

29 March 2008: Two goals down and Diaby sent off, but Bolton get their comeuppance

30 March 1915: Henry Norris, Arsenal’s chairman, put forward the idea of Supporters Battalions.

31 March 1919: The victory cup

31 March 2001: A minutes’ silence for David Rocastle, then taking Tottenham apart (the video)

1 April 2006: Arsenal knock in five against Villa – the video

2 April 1915: The day the greatest match-fixing scandal of all time in the league, began

3 April 1991: Platt goes in goal and Arsenal win – the video

Arsenal anniversaries 21 March – 27 March

21 March 1966: Martin Hayes born

22 March 1976: Bertie Mee announces he will leave the club at the end of the season

23 March 1910: When Tottenham tried to buy Arsenal

23 March 2004: Arsenal v Everton – the video

24 March 1951: Dave Bowen made his first team début 

25 March 1932: Looking for another trophy

25 March: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 3 the video – and how players used to celebrate

26 March 1927: The start of the journey towards being the most successful cup club of all time.

26 March 2019: Arsenal 3 Al Nasar 2 – the video

27 March 1909: The tale of the Arsenal man who ran away to Scotland

27 March 1983: Arsenal beat Villa in the cup – the video

16 March 2014: The wonderful Rosicky screamer against Tottenham – the video

14 March: When Arsenal needed two but knocked in three (the video)

Arsenal anniversaries 14 – 20 March

14 March 1908: When fans set fire to the stadium

14 March: When Arsenal needed two but knocked in three

15 March 1884: When studying Arsenal, beware the single source

15 March 2018: Beating Milan – the video

16 March 1962: Beware the untried manager!

16 March 2014: That wonderful Rosicky screamer against Tottenham

17 March 1949: Pat Rice’s birthday

17 March 2002: Beating Villa away – the video

18 March 1910: Arsenal call in the liquidators

18 March 2006: Henry gets angry as Arsenal smash Charlton

19 March 1992: Remembering the passing of Jack Kelsey

19 March 2016: Beating Brighton away

20 March 1937: Bob John’s last game

20 March 2004: Did the unbeatables do ordinary? Apparently not

11 March 2017: Arsenal v Lincoln, the video