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Official Website: arsenal.com Description: The club was formed as Dial Square, a workshop within the Royal Arsenal armaments factory in Woolwich, a neighborhood in south London. The name soon changed to Royal Arsenal and five years later to Woolwich Arsenal to reflect its growing popularity. They joined the Football League in 1893 and were for several years decades the only major club from London in the northern-dominated league. In 1914, they moved to the north London neighborhood of Highbury and dropped the Woolwich part of their name. The Gunners nickname is a reference to the cannon in the club's emblem and their origins in an armaments factory. The red jerseys were adopted after a charitable donation from similarly red-clad Nottingham Forest. The white sleeves were introduced by legendary manager Herbert Chapman in the 1930s. Arsenal fans are often referred to as Gooners, a pun on the typical Gunners nickname. They are the only English club to finish a top division season undefeated, that happening in 2003-04. Arsenal featured in the first English match broadcast on both radio and television. The rivalry with arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur is known as the North London Derby. The stadium is named for its sponsor, Emirates Airlines. Previous stadiums - Plumstead Common (1886-87), Sportsman Ground (1887-88), Manor Ground (1888-90), Invicta Ground (1890-93), Manor Ground (1893-1913), Highbury (1913-2006).
1st Level Seasons: 91
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Full Name: Arsenal Football Club
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