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Arsenal is an international professional football club which is based on Holloway London, England. Its nick name is The Gunners. Here is the complete history of this club with its stadiums and current team squad. The club has won title of English Premier League also First Division tournament 13 times. Arsenal has also won 10 FA Cup tournaments. The club was officially formed in the year of 1886. At that time it was called Dial Square.
| Arsenal | |
| Formed in | 1886 |
| Nickname | The Gunners |
| Full Name | Arsenal Football Club |
| Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood |
| Owner | Arsenal Holdings plc |
| League | English Premier League |
| Manager | Arsene Wenger |
History OF Club
As discussed earlier the club was called as Dial Squares in 1886 by employees at the Royal Arsenal in Wool-Wich, south-east London, & was renamed Royal Arsenal shortly after. The club was renamed once more to Wool-Wich Arsenal once turning into a company in 1893.
The club became the primary southern member of the conference in 1893, beginning call at the Second Division & won promotion to the primary Division in 1904. The club’s relative geographic isolation resulted in lower attendances than those of alternative clubs, that crystal rectifier to the club turning into encumbered in monetary issues & effectively bankrupt by 1910, after they were seized by businessmen Henry writer & William Hall.
In the year of 1925, Herbert Chapman was selected as the manager of the club. He played a major role for the success of the club. His strategies & teams selection raised the level of the Arsenal. He selected Alex James & Cliff Bastin who made the strong base. Arsenal won their 1st biggest tournament of FA Cup in 1930 under his direction.
But Pneumonia stuck Chapman & he died in 1934. His work was successfully continued by George Allison & Joe Shaw. Both of them had major role of wining the titles of FA Cup of 1933-34, 1934-35, 1936 & 1937-38.
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| The North Bank | Ashburton Grove | |
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| Full Name | Arsenal Stadium | Ashburton Grove Emirates Stadium |
| Opening Date | 06-09-1913 | 22 July 2003 |
| Owner | Arsenal Holdings plc | Arsenal F.C. |
| Location | Highbury, London | London |
| Cost of Construction | £ 125,000 | £ 390M |
| Audience Capacity | 38,419 (73,000 highest) | 60,361 |
| Operator | Arsenal | Arsenal F.C. |
| Architect | Archibald Leitch, C.W. Ferrier & Populus | Populus |
| Dimensions | 100m x 67m | 105m x 68m |
Arsenal Current team Squad |
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| Number | Name | Position | Age | Year Period |
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny | Goal Keeper | 23 | 2009-2014 |
| 21 | Lukasz Fabianski | Goal Keeper | 28 | 2007-2013 |
| 24 | Vito Mannone | Goal Keeper | 25 | 2011-2014 |
| 4 | Per Mertesacker | Centre Back | 28 | 2011-2015 |
| 5 | Thomas Vermalen | Centre Back | 27 | 2009-2015 |
| 6 | Laurent Koscienly | Centre Back | 27 | 2010-2017 |
| 18 | Sebastien Squillaci | Centre Back | 32 | 2010-2013 |
| 17 | Nacho Monreal | Left Back | 27 | 2012-2017 |
| 28 | Kieran Gibbs | Left Back | 23 | 2007-2018 |
| 3 | Bacary Sanga | Right Back | 30 | 2007-2014 |
| 25 | Carl Jenkinson | Right Back | 21 | 2011-2018 |
| 22 | Francis Coquelin | Defender Midfield | 21 | 2010-2015 |
| 2 | Abou Diaby | Central Midfield | 26 | 2005-2015 |
| 8 | Mikel Arteta | Central Midfield | 31 | 2011-2015 |
| 10 | Jack Wilshere | Central Midfield | 21 | 2009-2018 |
| 16 | Aaron Ramsey | Central Midfield | 22 | 2010-2018 |
| 7 | Thomas Rosicky | Attacking Midfield | 32 | 2006-2014 |
| 19 | Santi Cazorla | Attacking Midfield | 28 | 2012-2016 |
| 9 | Lukas Podolski | Left Wing | 27 | 2012-2016 |
| 14 | Theo Walcott | Right Wing | 24 | 2005-2016 |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade Chamberlain | Right Wing | 19 | 2011-2018 |
| 27 | Gervinho | Right Wing | 25 | 2011-2015 |
| 23 | Andrey Arshavin | Secondary Striker | 31 | 2011-2013 |
| 12 | Oliver Giroud | Centre Forward | 26 | 2012-2017 |
