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The Arsenal Football Club, commonly known as simply Arsenal, is a professional football club based in Islington, North London, England. They compete in the Premier League , the top tier of English football .
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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 ...
Arsenal and Chelsea are the most supported football clubs in Africa. [37] Arsenal are the most popular club in East and North Africa, with Twitter research from 2015 conducted by the BBC finding that Arsenal were the most popular club in Algeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda. [38]
The club was formed in Woolwich in 1886 as Royal Arsenal before it was renamed Woolwich Arsenal in 1893. [1] They became the first southern member admitted into the Football League in 1893, having spent their first four seasons solely participating in cup tournaments and friendlies. [2]
Arteta's men crossed the capital to face Crystal Palace again in the Premier League on 21 December. They wore black armbands in remembrance of George Eastham, [147] who served as Arsenal captain between 1963 and 1966 and was a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad, [148] following the earlier news of his passing. [149]
The Arsenal Supporters' Trust is the official supporters' trust of Arsenal Football Club, as recognised by Supporters Direct. The group, like other supporters' trusts, seeks to strengthen the influence of supporters over the destiny of their clubs through democratic supporter ownership.