2nd April 1926 – That man, the controversial Clem Voysey played his last game for Arsenal. Read all about him here. 

2nd April 1927 – Joe Hulme made his England debut against Scotland in Glasgow. England won 2-1 in front of over a small crowd of just the 111,000 fans. No mention of whether or not the goalposts were broken.

2nd April 1934 – Arsenal 4-2 Derby on the way to another league title.

2nd April 1974 – The comically named Jimmy Rimmer signed for Arsenal from Manchester Utd.

2nd April 1977 – Arsenal 3-0 Leicester. Graham Rix’ first game and first goal before he turned out to be a bit of a wrong ‘un, went to Chelsea, prison aaaaaand back to Chelsea.

2nd April 1989 – Man United 1-1 Arsenal. Tony Adams scored at both ends in a draw with Man United at Old Trafford. We had already beaten United at Highbury that season, 2-1. Not sure what happened at the end of the 1989 season, but perhaps come back on the 26th of May to find out.

2nd April 2011 – Manuel Almunia’s last game at Arsenal, a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw with Blackburn at home before moving on to play for West Ham. He would later retire due to a heart problem. He was found to be suffering from Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, a disease which can cause sudden death for sportsmen, definitely no good in a penalty shootout after the scores of the first five penalties are tied.

2nd April 2016 – Arsenal 4-0 Watford. Match report here.

2nd April 2017Arsenal 2-2 Man City. We twice came from behind to get a draw with Man City, Theo Walcott and Mustafi on the scoresheet as one Arsene Wenger struggled to keep hold of his job at the club.

 

All Arsenal games on this day:

02/04/1892 Chatham H Friendly 5-3
02/04/1894 Nottingham Forest H Friendly 1-3
02/04/1896 Stockton H Friendly 2-0
02/04/1898 Burnley H Division 2 1-1
02/04/1900 Millwall A. H Southern District Combination 0-1
02/04/1904 Burnley A Division 2 0-1
02/04/1906 Nottingham Forest H Division 1 3-1
02/04/1910 Bristol City A Division 1 1-0
02/04/1915 Hull City A Division 2 0-1
02/04/1920 Bolton Wanderers A Friendly 2-4
02/04/1921 Sheffield United A Division 1 1-1
02/04/1923 Blackburn Rovers H Division 1 1-1
02/04/1924 Liverpool A Division 1 0-0
02/04/1926 Aston Villa A Division 1 0-3
02/04/1927 Huddersfield Town H Division 1 0-2
02/04/1929 Newcastle United H Division 1 1-2
02/04/1930 Liverpool H Division 1 0-1
02/04/1932 Chelsea H Division 1 1-1
02/04/1934 Derby County A Division 1 4-2
02/04/1938 Charlton Athletic H Division 1 2-2
02/04/1945 Brentford A Football League (South) 1-3
02/04/1949 Birmingham City A Division 1 1-1
02/04/1955 Huddersfield Town A Division 1 1-0
02/04/1956 Huddersfield Town H Division 1 2-0
02/04/1960 West Ham United A Division 1 0-0
02/04/1977 Leicester City H Division 1 3-0
02/04/1980 Norwich City A Division 1 1-2
02/04/1983 Southampton H Division 1 0-0
02/04/1988 Chelsea A Division 1 1-1
02/04/1989 Manchester United A Division 1 1-1
02/04/1994 Swindon Town H Premier League 1-1
02/04/2005 Norwich City H Premier League 4-1
02/04/2008 Liverpool H Champions League 1-1
02/04/2011 Blackburn Rovers H Premier League 0-0
02/04/2016 Watford H Premier League 4-0
02/04/2017 Man City H Premier League 2-2

< On This Day – 1st April

Put together using some data from the Arsenal History Society Anniversary Files

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