Laying the Foundations
In late 1886, a gaggle of workers from the Woolwich Arsenal Armament Factory decided to form a football team. They called themselves Dial Square as a reference to the sundial atop the entrance to the factory.
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ARSENAL'S HERITAGE
![Herbert Chapman](/sites/default/files/styles/link_image_extra_large/public/images/bust_chapman.jpg?auto=webp&itok=flz3wltK)
Highbury
Arsenal Stadium, known almost universally by its original name of Highbury, was the Club’s home from 1913 until 2006. Find out more about 'The Home of Football'.
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ALSO IN HISTORY...
![Highbury 1936](/sites/default/files/styles/link_image_extra_large/public/images/highbury_1936_0.jpg?auto=webp&itok=hzybaahY)