ARSENAL FC GEORGE ALLISON 1934 AUTOGRAPH LETTER ON ARSENAL EMBOSSED
LETTERHEAD
George Frederick Allison (24 October 1883
– 13 March 1957) was an English football journalist, broadcaster and manager. He
was the BBC’s first sports commentator and Arsenal’s second longest serving
manager. After his move to London in 1906, Allison soon became associated
with Woolwich Arsenal. He became the club's programme editor and continued his
association with the team after they moved to Highbury and renamed themselves
"Arsenal". He became a member of the club's board of directors soon
after the end of the First World War; he was at first club secretary and then
managing director. Following the sudden death of legendary Arsenal boss
Herbert Chapman earlier in January 1934, Allison was appointed Chapman's
full-time successor in the summer of that year. Under Chapman and caretaker
manager Joe Shaw, Arsenal had already won the League Championship twice in
a row, in 1932-33 and 1933-34, and Allison made it a hat-trick, winning a third
successive title in 1934-35. He also won the FA Cup in 1935-36 and the
League again in 1937-38.
RARE VERY EARLY POST CHAPMAN ERA ORIGINAL ONE PAGE TYPED AUTOGRAPH
LETTER TO THE RENOWNED AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR LESLIE FREWER DATED 26TH
MARCH 1934 ON ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB HEADED PAPER WITH DECORATIVE
EMBOSSED CLUB CREST, UNUSUAL DUE TO THE TIMING, BECAUSE ALLISON HAD JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED AS ARSENAL
MANAGER AS OF THE FOLLOWING SEASON, BUT WAS OTHERWISE IN FULL CONTROL AT THE
CLUB FOLLOWING HERBERT CHAPMAN’S UNTIMELY DEATH ON THE 6TH JANUARY.
JOE SHAW WAS APPOINTED CARETAKER MANAGER UNTIL AUGUST 1934, HOWEVER, CHAPMAN’S
NAME IS STILL PRINTED ON THE LETTERHEAD UNDER THE TITLE MANAGER. BEAUTIFULLY AUTOGRAPHED
BY GEORGE ALISON IN BLACK INK. VERY GOOD CLEAN CONDITION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED IMAGES ABOVE.
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