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The 2006–07 season was Arsenal Football Club's 15th season in the Premier League and their 81st consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2] It was the first season in which home matches were played at the over-60,000 capacity Emirates Stadium; the club's former ground Highbury was to be redeveloped as a residential development.
The 2005–06 season was Arsenal Football Club's 14th season in the Premier League and their 80th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2] It was the final season in which home matches were played at the club's Highbury stadium after 93 years; Arsenal intended to move to its new 60,000 capacity Emirates Stadium in time for the following season.
David O'Leary has played 722 times for Arsenal, more than any other player. Arsenal Football Club , an association football club based in Islington , London, was founded in 1886 as Dial Square. They became the first southern member [ nb 1 ] admitted into the Football League in 1893, having spent their first four seasons solely participating in ...
The club support a number of charitable causes directly and in 1992 established The Arsenal Charitable Trust, which by 2006 had raised more than £2 million for local causes. [216] An ex-professional and celebrity football team associated with the club also raised money by playing charity matches. [217]
When Arsenal was founded in 1886 by munition workers' from Woolwich, the club resisted the lure of professionalism and remained an amateur side. [12] Success in local cup competitions soon followed, and a tie against Derby County in the FA Cup on 17 January 1891 led to the opposition approaching two of Arsenal's players, in view of offering them professional contracts. [12]
Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.He represented England at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2012 and won 47 caps, scoring eight goals. [4]
The PFA Players' Player of the Year award for 2006 was won by Steven Gerrard. [10] The shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award was as follows: Thierry Henry (Arsenal) Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) Joe Cole (Chelsea) Frank Lampard (Chelsea) John Terry (Chelsea)
Arsenal Football Club, an association football club based in Islington, London, was founded in 1886 as Dial Square. They became the first southern member [ nb 1 ] admitted into the Football League in 1893, having spent their first four seasons solely participating in cup tournaments and friendlies . [ 3 ]