November 5 – Mind the Gap and Huddersfield Shanked

Herbert Chapman gets the better of the London Underground and Bill Shankley’s managerial career gets a leg up in Yorkshire.

1932 – Mind the Gap

IF you had to pin down Arsenal’s current position at the sharp end of football to just two men, one would have the be Arsene Wenger. The other, without a doubt would be Herbert Chapman. Read what he was up to today here.

1956 – Huddersfield Shanked

WITH Huddersfield wallowing around in the third flight of English football it’s easy to forget that two of the greatest managers of all-time have sat in the dug-out at their former Leeds Road home. The first was Herbert Chapman, who led them to three successive titles in the 1920s and the other was Bill Shankly, who was appointed today in 1956. Read more.

“All good pals and jolly good company.” Quite.