FOOTBALL - ARSENAL FC GEORGE ALLISON 1934 AUTOGRAPH LETTER ON ARSENAL EMBOSSED LETTERHEAD   George Frederick Allison (24 October 1883 – 13 March 195

FOOTBALL - 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.   EARLY POST HERBERT 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 FOR 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 CONDITION.