Arsenal Football Club is a professional English football club that plays in the Premier League, the top level of English football. Arsenal have a long and proud history having been formed in 1886 and joining The Football League in 1893. Arsenal have enjoyed top-flight football since 1904, giving them the record for the longest streak in the top division. They have also accumulated the second highest number of points during their time in the English Division One and Premier League.
The first club to join The Football League from the south of England, Arsenal were originally based in Woolwich but since 1912 have been based in the borough of Islington in North London. One of the best supported clubs in the Premiership, the club now plays at the Emirates Stadium, formerly being based at Highbury Stadium. Known by fans as ‘The Gunners’ or ‘The Arsenal’, they have a long-standing rivalry with their North London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur.
Quick Facts
Full Name | Arsenal Football Club |
Nickname | The Gunners |
Stadium | The Emirates Stadium |
Mascot | Gunnersaurus |
Home Kit | Red and white |
Away Kit | Yellow and blue |
Third Kit | Blue and yellow |
Rivals | Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Manchester United |
Year Founded | 1886 |
Team Owner | Arsenal Holdings PLC |
News
Arsenal News
- Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool have ‘no chance’ to win the Premier League after ‘disappointing’ Everton lossby Callum McAvoy on April 24, 2024 at 9:54 pm
- Premier League table 2023-24: Latest standings, fixtures and resultsby Standard Sport on April 24, 2024 at 9:10 pm
- ‘You don’t have the full facts’ – Ben White’s agent defends Arsenal star after England snub criticismby Ewan Roberts on April 24, 2024 at 5:49 pm
- Mauricio Pochettino issues apology after Chelsea’s 5-0 defeat to Arsenalby Chris Davie on April 24, 2024 at 3:56 pm
- ‘He has been exposed’ – Bacary Sagna fires warning over Arsenal star heading into Premier League title finaleby Tony Mogan on April 24, 2024 at 2:56 pm
- Tottenham vs Arsenal: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, oddsby Alex Young on April 24, 2024 at 2:13 pm
- Chelsea legend John Terry predicts where Arsenal will finish after taking lead in title race againby Tony Mogan on April 24, 2024 at 1:50 pm
- Barcelona scalp was new high for Emma Hayes and shows extent of Chelsea’s progress in Europeby Jessy Parker Humphreys on April 24, 2024 at 12:50 pm
- Ian Wright criticises two Chelsea players for ‘disappearing’ during Arsenal thrashingby Louis Sealey on April 24, 2024 at 10:42 am
- Havertz was unbelievable against Chelsea - Artetaon April 24, 2024 at 10:40 am
- When we have bad days, we are so bad – Pochettinoon April 24, 2024 at 10:13 am
- Arsenal: Why Kai Havertz was happy to celebrate scoring against Chelseaby Nizaar Kinsella on April 24, 2024 at 10:01 am
- Arsenal: Mikel Arteta knows his perfect north London derby team after five-star Chelsea thrashingby Simon Collings on April 24, 2024 at 9:26 am
- Ben White admits he ‘didn’t realise’ how good Kai Havertz was before he joined Arsenal from Chelseaby Louis Sealey on April 24, 2024 at 9:14 am
- ‘Men against boys’ – Rio Ferdinand slams Chelsea after being ‘absolutely destroyed’ by Arsenalby Sean Kearns on April 24, 2024 at 8:55 am
- Chelsea’s stance on sacking Mauricio Pochettino after heavy Arsenal defeatby Chris Davie on April 24, 2024 at 8:53 am
- Conor Gallagher reacts to young Chelsea fan’s ‘I don’t want your shirt’ banner after Arsenal drubbingby Tom Olver on April 24, 2024 at 8:38 am
- ‘Mismatch – Ally McCoist says Chelsea duo were exposed during embarrassing Arsenal defeatby Louis Sealey on April 24, 2024 at 8:01 am
- Nicolas Jackson avoids red card for Takehiro Tomiyasu foul in 'one of worst referee decisions of season'by Alex Young on April 24, 2024 at 7:54 am
- Mikel Arteta sends message to Mauricio Pochettino after Arsenal hammer Chelseaby Chris Davie on April 24, 2024 at 7:01 am
Blogs
Arsenal Blogs
- Episode 780- Demolition Derbyby arseblog on April 24, 2024 at 10:00 am
- Arsenal 5-0 Chelsea: Odegaard pulls the strings as Gunners destroy hapless bluesby arseblog on April 24, 2024 at 6:25 am
- ARTETA DECKS HIS FOOTBALL DADDYby Pedro on April 24, 2024 at 5:02 am
- Arsenal v Chelsea – live blogby arseblog on April 23, 2024 at 6:21 pm
- Chelsea preview – Timber returns – Live pod announcementby arseblog on April 23, 2024 at 6:49 am
- DADDY ISSUES, AGAIN?by Pedro on April 23, 2024 at 5:01 am
- RUNNING ON TITLE FUMESby Pedro on April 22, 2024 at 3:29 pm
- Arsecast Extra Episode 581 – 22.04.2024by arseblog on April 22, 2024 at 10:32 am
- VAR: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing …by arseblog on April 22, 2024 at 6:47 am
- Wolves 0-2 Arsenal: Tense, but impressiveby arseblog on April 21, 2024 at 7:18 am
- WALKING IN A TROSSARD WONDERLANDby Pedro on April 21, 2024 at 5:01 am
- Wolves v Arsenal – live blogby arseblog on April 20, 2024 at 5:51 pm
- MATCH DAY BLOG – WOLVESby Pedro on April 20, 2024 at 5:13 pm
- Wolves preview: Lots of reaction, not too many changesby arseblog on April 20, 2024 at 7:28 am
- FIGHTING TALK FROM ARTETAby Pedro on April 19, 2024 at 9:08 pm
- To the leftby Tim Stillman on April 19, 2024 at 12:00 pm
- No feeling sorry for ourselves, ‘war chest’ cracks open, FA Cup replaysby arseblog on April 19, 2024 at 5:21 am
- Arsecast Extra Episode 580 – 18.04.2024by arseblog on April 18, 2024 at 9:38 am
- Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal: A narrow defeat that told us a lotby arseblog on April 18, 2024 at 6:24 am
- BAYERN OUTCLASS ARSENAL – HERE’S THE COPIUMby Pedro on April 18, 2024 at 5:01 am
Forums
Arsenal Forums
History
Arsenal History
Arsenal was founded in 1886 and were originally known as Royal Arsenal. This was a combination of the name of the pub where they met (the Royal Oak) and their place of work, the Arsenal Munitions Factory in Woolwich. By 1891 they had changed their name to Woolwich Arsenal, finally dropping the Woolwich in 1912 when the team moved from Woolwich in South East London to Highbury in the North London borough of Islington.
This saw the team began its longstanding rivalry with Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs), another North London club. As well as being based geographically close to each other, the rivalry was made even worse when football resumed after the break it had during the war. Controversially, Arsenal who had finished in fifth position in the Second Division were promoted instead of their rivals Spurs who had finished a position higher. Amazingly the Arsenal chairman managed to convince league officials to give Arsenal preferential treatment because of their longer history.
Arsenal have remained in the top tier of English football ever since. Unlike some other clubs such as Manchester United whose success have come in particular periods or their history, Arsenal’s achievements have been widely dispersed. After five league title in the 1930s, Arsenal won just three over the next 50 years.
The most famous and most successful manager in recent years has been Arsene Wenger who became manager of the club in 1996 and is currently the club’s longest ever serving manager. During Wenger’s reign, Arsenal have had some of the best players to play in the Premiership amongst their ranks including Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira, Cesc Fabregas, Marc Overmars and Thierry Henry. It’s been a relatively successful time too at Arsenal under Wenger with them winning three Premier League titles 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04, six FA Cups (1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2014–15) and six Community Shields (1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2015).
Wenger’s reign has also seen Arsenal move from their traditional home of Highbury to the brand new Emirates Stadium in 2006. One of the most sophisticated and technologically advanced stadiums in world football, it has come in for some criticism from fans mainly due to its perceived lack of atmosphere and high ticket prices. However despite these concerns, Arsenal remain a strong force in English football and consistently finish in the top six and regularly qualify for European football.
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Arsenal fans who yearn the passing of Highbury Stadium can always go to League One Fleetwood Town’s ground of the same name. However, despite playing in the same colours as Arsenal, the stadium is named after the street it is situated on and not the former Arsenal stadium.
- Arsenal hold the record for the most consecutive unbeaten league matches unbeaten with a staggering 49 games.
- Arsene Wenger was the first foreign manager to ever win the Premiership title when he led Arsenal to it in 1998.
- With 185 goals in 288 games, Ian Wright will always be an Arsenal legend. But he came to professional football relatively late and spent several years playing non-league football before being picked up by Crystal Palace and then Arsenal.
- Unlike most English managers, Arsene Wenger never played top-flight football and holds a degree in economics.