Arsenal Football Club is open to receive applications for the position of TEAM MANAGER. He must be experienced and possess the highest qualifications for the post, both as to ability and personal character. Gentlemen whose sole ability to build up a good side depends on the payment of heavy and exhorbitant [sic] transfer fees need not apply.
Athletic News. 11.05.25
Athletic News. 11.05.25
Herbert Chapman was a genius. There was no one else in English Football with his vision. He was a modernizing force in the game, not just as a spectacle, but as a tactically sophisticated affair. The notion of space and movement as crucial factors in the outcome of the game. The notion of thinking. The notion of preparing, not just physically, but mentally, of having a plan, of having a better plan, of having the best plan.
Season
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Div.
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Pos.
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FA Cup
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Northampton Town
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169 games 49.7% win
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1907-08
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SL
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8th
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R1
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1908-09
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SL
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winners
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R1
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1909-10
|
SL
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4th
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R2
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1910-11
|
SL
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2nd
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R2
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Leeds City
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119 games 42.85 % win
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1912-13
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Div 2
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6th
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R1
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1913-14
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Div 2
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4th
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R2
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1914-15
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Div 2
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15th
|
R2
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The 8 games Leeds City played
in 1919-20 are not included
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Huddersfield Town
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194 games 48.97% win
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1921-22
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Div 1
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14th
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winners
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1922-23
|
Div 1
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3rd
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R3
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1923-24
|
Div 1
|
winners
|
R3
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1924-25
|
Div 1
|
winners
|
R1
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Arsenal
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403 games 49.88% win
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1925-26
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Div 1
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2nd
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R6
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1926-27
|
Div 1
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11th
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Runners up
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1927-28
|
Div 1
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10th
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Semi final
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1928-29
|
Div 1
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9th
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R6
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1929-30
|
Div 1
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14th
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winners
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1930-31
|
Div 1
|
winners
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R4
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1931-32
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Div 1
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2nd
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Runners up
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1932-33
|
Div 1
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winners
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R3
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1933-34*
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Div 1
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winners
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R6
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·
Mr
Chapman died 6th January 1934
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Career
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885 games 48.47% win
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There are two kinds of visionary; those that dream of a whole new world, and those who dream of just one thing. Chapman's vision was of the greatest football team in the world. His genius was actually creating something close to that.
Bernard Joy