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Founded: 1886
Home Ground (Capacity): Emirates Stadium, London (60,355)
Nickname: The Gunners
Home Colors: Red and White
Top Goalscorer All-Time: Thierry Henry (226 from 1999 to 2007)
First Division/Premier League Titles: (13): 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
FA Cup Titles: (10): 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005
League Cup Titles: (2): 1986-87, 1992-93
Fairs Cup/UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: (1) 1969-70
European Cup Winners' Cup: (1) 1993-94
The Team:
Current Manager: Arsene Wenger
Top Goalscorer 2010-2011: Robin van Persie (22 in all competitions)
Captain: Robin van Persie
2010-2011 League Finish: 4th
Arsenal Squad:
1 Almunia · 2 Diaby · 3 Sagna · 4 Mertesacker · 5 Vermaelen · 6 Koscielny · 7 Rosicky · 8 Arteta · 9 J.Y. Park · 10 van Persie · 11 A Santos · 13 Szczęsny · 14 Walcott · 15 Chamberlain · 16 Ramsey · 17 Song · 18 Squillaci · 19 Wilshere · 20 Djourou · 21 Fabianski · 23 Arshavin · 24 Mannone · 25 Jenkinson · 26 Frimpong · 27 Gervinho · 28 Gibbs · 29 Chamakh · 30 Benayoun · 35 Frimpong · 31 Ryo · Eastmond
A Little History:
Arsenal are nicknamed 'The Gunners' because they were formed by a group of cannon makers at the Woolwich Arsenal in 1886.
After turning professional in 1891, the club joined the second division two years later and were promoted to the top flight in 1904.
The great Herbert Chapman arrived in 1925 and he started a sustained spell of success, before dying of pneumonia in 1934. His impact was nothing short of revolutionary, as he introduced new training methods and the 3-4-3 or 'WM' formation. Chapman helped the club to their first major trophy, the FA Cup, in 1930 and two league titles followed. The club won five league titles in the 30s, the most sustained period of success in the Gunners' history.
The club sprang back briefly after the war, but the late 1950s and 1960s marked an extended dry spell. In 1971, though, it returned to the top of the English game by winning its first league and FA Cup double.
Arsenal developed a reputation for boring, route one soccer in the 1980s and first half of the 90s, with the conservative Scot George Graham taking over in 86. He led the club to two titles in 89 and 91, with the first of those going down in history as possibly the most exciting of all time. Arsenal needed to beat Liverpool 2-0 on the final day of the league season to beat the Reds to the title. They were leading by one goal heading into stoppage time when Michael Thomas ran clear to score a dramatic title-winning goal at the death.
Source : worldsoccer.about.com/od/leaguesandclubs/p/Arsenal-Club-Profile.htm