| LC control no. | n 50002800 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Arsenal Football Club |
| Variant(s) | Arsenal (Soccer team) Gunners (Soccer team) |
| See also | Predecessor: Woolwich Arsenal (Soccer team) |
| Beginning date | 1914 |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Associated place | Holloway (London, England) Highbury (London, England) |
| Located | London (England) |
| Address | Arsenal Football Club Highbury House 75 Drayton Park London England N5 1BU |
| Field of activity | Soccer |
| Found in | Mowbray, G. Gunners on the target, 1961. Wikipedia, 1 August 2013 (Arsenal Football Club, originally named Dial Square, in 1886, and shortly afterwards was renamed Royal Arsenal, it became a limited company in 1893, with a name change to Woolwich Arsenal. In 1914 it dropped "Woolwich" from its name to become Arsenal Football Club) ; 17 May 2019 (Arsenal F.C.; Arsenal Football Club; professional football club based in Islington, London, England; nickname: the Gunners; ground: Emirates Stadium in Holloway, London; Arsenal Stadium, widely referred to as Highbury, in Highbury, London, was the club's home from September 1913 until May 2006) Wikipedia, viewed 17 May 2019: under History of Arsenal F.C., 1886-1966 (Royal Arsenal Football Club changed its name to Woolwich Arsenal in 1893 when it formed a limited liability company to raise capital to purchase the Manor Ground; Woolwich Arsenal moved to a new stadium in Highbury, north London in 1913; name changed to "The Arsenal" in April 1914, becoming plain "Arsenal" in November 1919) Arsenal Football Club website, 1 August 2013: The club page (Arsenal Football Club, Highbury House, 75 Drayton Park, London, N5 1BU) ; 17 May 2019: home page (Arsenal [in badge]) Info. from 678 field, converted 2013-08-13 (soccer club; the Gunners; founded as the Royal Arsenal F.C., in 1886) |
| Associated language | eng |
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