23 August 1958: Wing-half Tommy Docherty signed from Preston. Tommy played 90 games for Arsenal.
23 August 1958: George Swindin’s first match as manager: Preston 2 Arsenal 1. Arsenal however then won five of the next six, scoring 24 goals in the process. But he never, as Arsenal manager, won a single opening day’s match.
23 August 1986: Arsenal 1 Man U 0. George Graham started his career as Arsenal manager. Unfortunately, this was one of only two wins in the first eight. Charlie Nicholas scored.
23 August 2006: Theo Walcott became the youngest Arsenal player to play a match in a European competition, playing against Dinamo Zagreb. He was 17 years 129 days old.
