Established: 1886

Names:
Dial Square (1886-1886)
Royal Arsenal (1886-1891)
Woolwich Arsenal (1891-1914)
Arsenal (from 1914)

Managers:

Sam Hollis - 1894 - 1897
Thomas Brown Mitchell - 1897 - 1898
George Elcoat - 1898 - 1899
Harry Bradshaw - 1899 - 1904
Phil Kelso - 1904 - 1908
George Morrell - 1908 - 1915
Leslie Knighton - 1919 - 1925
Herbert Chapman - 1925 - 1934
George Allison - 1934 - 1947
Tom Whittaker - 1947 - 1956
Jack Crayston - 1956 - 1958
George Swindin - 1958 - 1962
Billy Wright - 1962 - 1966
Bertie Mee - 1966 - 1976
Terry Neill - 1976 - 1983
Don Howe - 1984 - 1986
George Graham - 1986 - 1995
Bruce Rioch - 1995 - 1996
Arsène Wenger - 1996 - Present

League Champions:
13 times:1930/31, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1937/38, 1947/48, 1952/53, 1970/71, 1988/89, 1990/91, 1997/98, 2001/02 & 2003/04

Charity Shield Winners:
11 times:1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1998, 1999, 2002 & 2004

FA Cup Winners:
10 times:1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003 & 2005

League Cup Winners:
2 times: 1987 & 1993

European Honours:

1970 - European Fairs Cup1994 - Cup Winners’ Cup
2006 - Champions League Runners-Up

Emirates Cup Winners:
2007 - Arsenal (Game 1, Game 2)

Club Records:
Most Appearances: David O’Leary - 722
Youngest Player: Francesc Fabregas - 16 yrs 177 days
Oldest Player: Jock Rutherford - 41 years 159 days

Highest Highbury Attendance: v Sunderland, 09/03/1935 - 73,295
Highest Wembley Attendance: v RC Lens, 25/11/1998 - 73,707
Highest Ashburton Grove Attendance: v Man United, 03/11/2007 - 60,161
Lowest Highbury Attendance: v Leeds United, 05/05/1966 - 4,554
Lowest Wembley Attendance: v AIK Solna, 22/09/1999 - 71,227
Lowest Ashburton Grove Attendance: v Tottenham, 09/01/2008 - 53,136

Most Goals: Thierry Henry - 226
Most Goals in 1 Season: Ted Drake, 1934/35 - 44
Most Goals in 1 Game: Ted Drake (Aston Villa 1-7 Arsenal), 14/12/1935 - 7
Fastest Goal: Gilberto Silva, PSV 0-4 Arsenal, 25/09/2002 - 20.07 seconds
Youngest Goalscorer: Francesc Fabregas - 17 years 113 days
Biggest Win: Loughborough Town, 12/03/1900 & Ashford United 14/10/1893 - 12-0
Biggest Defeat: Loughborough Town, 12/12/1896 - 0-8
Highest Scoring Draw: Leicester City 21/04/1930 - 4-4

Most Consecutive Wins: 14
Most Consecutive Defeats: 8
Most Consecutive Draws: 6
Consecutive Unbeaten Games In All Competitions: 28
Consecutive Unbeaten Games In The League: 49

Firsts:
First Match: Dial Square 6-0 Eastern Wanderers, 11/12/1886
First Premiership Match: Arsenal 2-4 Norwich City, 15/08/1992
First FA Cup Match: Woolwich 12-0 Ashford United, 14/10/1893
First Match at Highbury: Woolwich Arsenal 2-1 Leicester Fosse, 06/09/1913
First Goal at Highbury: Benfield (Leicester), Woolwich Arsenal 2-1 Leicester Fosse, 06/09/1913
First Arsenal Goal at Highbury: George Jobey, Woolwich Arsenal 2-1 Leicester Fosse, 06/09/1913
First Match at Ashburton Grove: Arsenal 2-1 Ajax, 22/07/2006
First Premiership Match at Ashburton Grove: Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa, 19/08/2006
First Goal at Ashburton Grove: Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax), Arsenal 2-1 Ajax, 22/07/2006
First Arsenal Goal at Ashburton Grove: Thierry Henry, Arsenal 2-1 Ajax, 22/07/2006

Lasts:
Last Match at Highbury: Arsenal 4-2 Wigan, 07/05/2006, Barclays Premiership
Last Goal at Highbury: Thierry Henry (pen.), Arsenal 4-2 Wigan, 07/05/2006

Major Signings since the start of The Cannon:

7. Tomáš Rosický - Borussia Dortmund - 23/05/06 - £6.8m
10. William Gallas - Chelsea - 31/08/06 - Ashley Cole & -£5m
15. Denílson Pereira Neves - Sao Paulo - 31/08/06 - £3.4m
21. Łukasz Fabiański - Legia Warsaw - 26/05/07 - £2m
9. Eduardo Alves da Silva - Dinamo Zagreb - 03/07/07 - £7.5m
3. Bacary Sagna - Auxerre - 12/07/07 - £7.45m
8. Lassana Diarra - Chelsea - 31/08/07 - £2m
16. Aaron Ramsey - Cardiff - 13/06/08 - £5m