Latest articles by Jon Spurling
Arsenal From misfiring strikers to hapless centre-backs: Jon Spurling on the transfers that Arsenal fans would really rather forget
Harry Redknapp Well, so says Jon Spurling anyway, who continues our series of FFT writers picking their No.1 man for England’s top job
Jon Spurling recalls some memorable instances of cash being splashed
FFT 100 Greatest Inter’s controversial, goalscoring superstar led Italy to World Cup glory in 1934 and 1938
FFT 100 Greatest The German bestrode European football like an elegant colossus, redefining what a defender could do and winning it all for club and country
Arsenal October 7, 2016 marks the centenary of Roose's death. Jon Spurling remembers the maverick goalkeeper who enchanted early 20th-century football
He won't be the next MK Dons boss, but his playing career is now officially over. Reds history suggests good things for the 36-year-old – but it's probably not a good idea to give Princess Anne a squeeze, writes Jon Spurling
Arsenal Our selection of the greatest Gunners to have ever donned the shirt...
Lists Some poor gaffers have it hard from the start – and most find that they never even stood a chance in the first place. Behold…
Arsenal Agree with our list of standout Gunners shirts? Jon Spurling adjudicates
Arsenal Jon Spurling, author of Highbury: The Story of Arsenal in N5, on the impact of Arsenal's innovative, influential moderniser...
Arsenal It may have been a tidy bit of business for Arsene Wenger, but the saga surrounding the prodigious young striker’s transfer left a shadow over his career
Sheffield United Sure, Leyton Orient finished their 3pm kick-off at 6:50pm on Saturday – but they got there in the end. Jon Spurling recalls the strange tales of games that didn't get that far for all manner of reasons
Arsenal What do the club, and their manager, want to be? Jon Spurling says they must make up their minds quickly to avoid being left by the wayside for good in years to come...
Arsenal Twenty years on from Graham's Highbury heave-ho, Jon Spurling argues it’s not just Arsenal fans who should remain eternally grateful to him for shaping the Gunners in his own vision...
UEFA Europa League Valencia have become a bogey team for the Gunners over the years, but Unai Emery has shown he is capable of guiding underperforming teams to Europa League success
Top 10 Huddersfield could break records by being relegated this weekend. But could they do something even more incredible? Jon Spurling recalls the teams who memorably defied the drop...
Arsenal Jon Spurling explains why Arsene Wenger’s men should embrace Thursday nights and go all out for victory in Europe's secondary competition this term
Arsenal Both Mesut Ozil and Granit Xhaka have found themselves out of favour this season. Arsenal have a history of freezing out first-team players, but a spell out in the cold doesn't always spell the end
Arsenal With Arsenal in the middle of their US pre season tour, Jon Spurling explains how ex-vice chairman David Dein's obsession with stateside soccer helped transform an ailing club
Arsenal Jon Spurling on the controversial figure who took Arsenal to Highbury over a hundred years ago
Arsenal The hard-nosed Scot gets a bad rep for his ill-fated season at Highbury, but Jon Spurling says plenty of good was done too...
Action Replay Hapless title holders, unlikely contenders at the top and a glut of mid-ranking sides upsetting the established order – the 1937/38 season was mental from start to finish
Arsene Wenger has dismissed suggestions of first-team assistant Boro Primorac leaving as "fake news" – already a buzzword of 2017 thanks to a certain White House incumbent. But as Jon Spurling discovers, mistruths in the game were being reported long before Donald Trump got up in grills. Sad!
