Herbert Chapman's Arsenal: 100 years on

Herbert Chapman at ArsenalJune 11, 2025 marks 100 years to the day that Herbert Chapman became Arsenal manager – thereby launching a new era for the club that laid the foundations for all that has followed since.

The visionary manager brought our very first major honours to the club, helped revolutionise the way football is seen and played in this country, and put Arsenal well and truly on the map – literally in regards to the London Underground.

Chapman was our manager for eight and a half years, taking charge of 403 games and remaining in the post until he died from pneumonia in January 1934.

Here we recap that glorious period in the 1930s that Chapman instigated, and look at the ongoing…