ARSENAL FACTFILE


Arsenal F.C.

Manager: Arsene Wenger
Chairman: David Dein
Ground: Arsenal Stadium Capacity: 38,500
Address: Avenell Road, Highbury, London N5 1BU
Telephone: 0171-354-5404
Nickname: The Gunners
Sponsor: SEGA
Honours:
Division 1/Premiership Champions: 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1970-71, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1997-98
FA Cup Winners: 1929-30, 1935-36, 1949-50, 1970-71, 1978-79, 1992-93, 1997-98
League Cup Winners: 1986-87, 1992-93
UEFA Cup Winners: 1969-70
ECWC Winners: 1993-94

Formed: 1886 Entered League: 1893
Record Attendance: 73,295 v Sunderland, Div 1, March 1935
Record Victory: 12-0 v Loughborough Town, Div 2, March 1900
Record Defeat: 0-8 v Loughborough Town, Div 2, December 1896
Record Fee Paid: £11million for Thierry Henry, from Juventus, August 1999
Record Fee Received: £22.5 million for Ni***as An**ka to Real Madrid, August 1999
Former names : Dial Square F.C., Royal Arsenal, Woolwich Arsenal
Turned professional : 1891
Former stadia : Plumstead, S. London.
Joined football league : 1893
First honours : 1929-30 F.A. Cup, 1930-31 League
First Euro honour : 1970 Fairs (now UEFA) Cup
League and Cup doubles (2) : 1970-71, 1997-98


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