100 Not Out

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100 Not Out

Postby Nonlondoner » Sun May 31, 2020 5:24 am

A historical question if I may.
Most, if not all of you, will be aware that Arsenal have been a top flight side since we were "elected" to join for the 1919/20 season.
Since then I think 4 campaigns were cancelled due to World War 2, so by my calculations 2022/23 will be our 100th year of top league football.

Is that right and more importantly do we think the club will celebrate it. I'd be delighted for the chance to buy a new maroon shirt now I no longer fit in the 2005/06 one. But obviously it shouldn't just be a marketing exercise.

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Re: 100 Not Out

Postby starmandb » Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:16 pm

No.
Season 19/20 is our 103 rd in the top flight
We played 9 seasons before world war 1 in the top flight before being relegated at the end of the 13/14 ,season. It busts the myth that we have never been relegated..
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Re: 100 Not Out

Postby Royal Gooner » Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:02 pm

Nonlondoner wrote:A historical question if I may.
Most, if not all of you, will be aware that Arsenal have been a top flight side since we were "elected" to join for the 1919/20 season.
Since then I think 4 campaigns were cancelled due to World War 2, so by my calculations 2022/23 will be our 100th year of top league football.

Is that right and more importantly do we think the club will celebrate it. I'd be delighted for the chance to buy a new maroon shirt now I no longer fit in the 2005/06 one. But obviously it shouldn't just be a marketing exercise.

Mike


They won't do another maroon shirt because it turned out that it was a mistake in interpreting the colours from the black and white photo.
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