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Arsenal is a London Underground station located in Highbury, London. It is on the Piccadilly line , between Holloway Road and Finsbury Park stations, in Travelcard Zone 2 . [ 6 ] Originally known as Gillespie Road , it was renamed in 1932 after Arsenal Football Club , who at the time played at the nearby Highbury Stadium .
Arsenal station is the closest for the northern portion of the stadium accessed via the Ken Friar bridge, with Highbury & Islington station servicing the southern end. [147] While Holloway Road station is the closest to the southern portion, it is entry-only before matches and exit-only afterwards to prevent overcrowding.
On the field, Arsenal temporarily set aside their traditional red shirts with white sleeves for the season and adopted a solid redcurrant shirt, the colour they wore during their first season at Highbury in 1913–14. Arsenal's final game at the stadium was their FA Premier League match on 7 May 2006 against Wigan Athletic, the last game of the ...
View towards Arsenal tube station, Gillespie Road, N5. Gillespie Road is a road in Highbury, North London, that runs east–west along the north side of Arsenal Stadium. Arsenal Underground station was originally named Gillespie Road, before being given its current name in 1932 following pressure from the club and its then manager Herbert ...
The venue was the home of Arsenal for 93 years until 2006, when the club moved to Emirates Stadium. Arsenal moved to Highbury from Woolwich in 1913 and Highbury's first stands were designed by Archibald Leitch. [2] The main East and West stands were rebuilt in the 1930s in the Art Deco style. Their façades remain in the present development. [3]
The nearest London Underground stations are Caledonian Road, Highbury & Islington, Holloway Road and Archway. The nearest London Overground stations are Caledonian Road & Barnsbury, Camden Road, Highbury & Islington and Upper Holloway. Drayton Park railway station is near the southern end of Holloway Road, and is on the Northern City Line.
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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery is a 1939 British mystery film and one of the first feature films wherein football is a central element in the plot. The film was directed by Thorold Dickinson , and shot at Denham Film Studios and on location at the original Arsenal Stadium in Highbury.