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Arsenal's first ever silverware was won as the Royal Arsenal in 1890. The Kent Junior Cup, won by Royal Arsenal's reserves, was the club's first trophy, while the first team's first trophy came three weeks later when they won the Kent Senior Cup. [7] [8] Their first national major honour came in 1930, when they won the FA Cup. [9]
The Arsenal Football Club, commonly known as simply Arsenal, is a professional football club based in Holloway, North London, England. They compete in the Premier League , the top tier of English football .
Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri (born 21 March 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal.. Born in North London, Nwaneri joined through the Arsenal Academy at a young age.
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]
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Arsenal fans parading a banner commemorating the 49-game unbeaten run, in 2014. The teams then faced each other once more in the FA Cup Final at the end of the season. The match was largely uneventful as it finished 0–0 after normal and extra time thus taking it to a penalty shoot-out , the first in Cup Final history . [ 69 ]
Arsenal's 2019–20 campaign had seen defensive frailties and a lack of creativity lead to a disappointing eighth-place finish in the league, the club's lowest for a quarter of a century, but a successful FA Cup run and increasing promise under new coach and former cup-winning captain Mikel Arteta gave them increased optimism for the season ahead.
On 5 October 2023, Arsenal announced that Myles Lewis-Skelly had signed his first professional contract with the club. [9] He made his senior debut for the club on 22 September 2024 in a 2–2 draw away at Manchester City , coming on for Jurriën Timber in second-half injury time.