Arsenal Football Club began with a group of friends, some of whom worked at the Woolwich Arsenal Munitions factory, forming a football team. They all contributed a small amount of money (sixpence each) and bought a football club in October 1886. After trying out a couple of names they settled on the name Woolwich Arsenal in 1891. In 1931 the club moved North of the River Thames to Highbury. The year after they moved they dropped the name Woolwich and became known as Arsenal.
In 2006 Arsenal moved from Highbury to Holloway to their new stadium sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Sharing with James at Weekend Reflections
Nice stadium!
ReplyDeleteFrom such humble beginnings with sixpence each. Emirates sponsors many sporting things here too and now they have partnered with Qantas, they are no longer a cheap alternative airline.
ReplyDeleteGo Arsenal! My favourite Premier League club. My brother supported them all his life and now he is gone I barrack for him. My favourite A League team is the Roar. I love football. It is an interesting history and a great building.
ReplyDeleteDon't follow the game, it's just a way to make money and rip off the punters
ReplyDeleteIt sounds a bit weird, sponsored by the Emirates Airlines......
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful shots of the reflection! Happy weekend :)
ReplyDeleteThose reflections WERE cool.
ReplyDeleteNice reflections ! (I am not at all a football fan !)
ReplyDeleteI have wondered about that name. In for six pence? Wow!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful serie!
ReplyDeletecool stadium with great reflections!
ReplyDeleteThe new stadium is really fantastic with so many glass windows...Amazing reflection and great photos...
ReplyDeleteinteresting building with cool reflections. :)
ReplyDeletegreat window reflections. Have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteThat is so stange ! On some pictues I can see some white little crosses, and that make me think of those american military cemetaries... But what a great serie anyway : the shape of the building is perfect to capture neat reflections !
ReplyDeleteWonderful series of reflections. I'm especially fond of the clouds!
ReplyDeleteWonderful reflections there.
ReplyDeleteNice shots! Thank you for your visit and comment :-)
ReplyDeleteI pass this place all the time on the train, it is a great building
ReplyDeleteMollyxxx
The windows are perfect for reflections!
ReplyDeleteWonderful reflections!
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