Royal Arsenal defeated the Royal Engineers Training Battalion 8-0 on October 8, 1891.
On October 8, 1910, Arsenal suffered a 0-3 road loss to Bradford City, ending their seven-game winning streak and goal scoring streak in the league.
The launch of the new share issuance on October 8th, 1914, transformed The Arsenal Football and Athletic Company Limited into The Arsenal Football Club Limited. The club’s new name did not appear in public for the first time (other from on the new shares) until the 26th of October, when the programme for the Football League vs. Southern League representative match (played at Highbury) went on sale.
Arsenal lost to Sunderland on October 8th, 1921. Arsenal, who had won their first game of the month, had suddenly dropped to the bottom of the table and appeared to be headed for relegation.
In front of 25,000 spectators, Arsenal defeated Sheffield Wednesday on October 8, 1930, to win the Charity Shield for the first time. After defeating Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup final the year before in April, Arsenal entered the game.
The club’s first captain to win a title, Tom Parker, made his final appearance on October 8th, 1932. He took on the role of player-manager at Norwich City, leading them to the 3rd Division (South) title in 1933–1934. In total, he played 258 league games for Arsenal, in addition to 246 for Southampton, setting a club record for consecutive league games played. Later, he was in charge of Southampton before going back to Norwich for a second stint. In 1987, he passed away at the age of 89.
Pat Beasley sold to Huddersfield on October 8th for £750. Later, he changed clubs and joined Fulham, where he earned a second division champions medal. He also served as player manager for Bristol City and Birmingham from 1950 to 1958.
Jimmy Bloomfield’s final senior game was on October 8, 1960. He was moved to Birmingham, where he lasted four years. He played in a second Fairs Cup final, losing twice, before helping Birmingham win the league cup in 1963 by scoring in the championship game.
Jimmy Carter joined from Liverpool on October 8th for £500,000. Carter played with Arsenal for 3.5 years during which time the team won three different cups, however he only played in 25 games, scoring twice, and didn’t participate in any of the finals. In the league cup on this day, Arsenal defeated Leicester 2-0.
Wimbledon defeated Arsenal 3–1 on October 8 in the Premier League. Since the advent of international breaks, this was the final game Arsenal ever played on October 8th, at least until 2023. Wright, Smith, and Campbell scored the goals, with Wimbledon’s Vinne Jones also scoring.
Born on October 8, 1997: Ben White.
Dejan Iliev was loaned out to Shrewsbury Town on October 8, 2020. He now competes for Veikkausliiga team HJK.
Just six weeks after the majority of the media called for Arteta to be fired from the club, Arteta is awarded manager of the month on October 8, 2021.
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