Name: Arsenal Football Club
Founded: 1886
Professional from: 1891
Colors: Red shirt,white trim - white shorts - red and white stockings
Nickname: The Gunners
Stadium: Highbury. Capacity 38,500

Arsenal Football Club began life when a group of workers at the Woolwich Arsenal Armament Factory decided to form a football team in late 1886.

The Club played under the name of Dial Square. Their first match was a 6-0 victory over Eastern Wanderers, on December 11th, 1886. Soon after, the name Royal Arsenal was adopted and the Club continued playing in friendlies and local cup competitions for the next few years. In 1891 the Club turned professional and changed its name to Woolwich Arsenal, finally joining the Football League in 1893.