ARSENAL TEAM INFORMATION

CLUB NICKNAME: Gunners
PREVIOUS NAME: up to 1914 - Woolwhich Arsenal
COLOURS: Red Shirts with white sleeves, white shorts, red and white hooped stockings
CHANGE COLOURS: Yellow with navy band shirts, navy shorts, navy stockings with yellow band
DIVISION: FA Premiership
YEAR FORMED: 1886
TURNED PRO: 1891
Foundation: Formed by workers at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwhich in 1886 they began as Dial Square

GROUND: Arsenal Stadium
LOCATION: Highbury, London N5 1BU
TELEPHONE: (0171) 704 4000
FAX: (0171) 704 4100
BOX OFFICE: (0171) 413 3366
CAPACITY: 38,500 all seated
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 73,295 v Sunderland, Div 1, 9 March 1935
RECORD RECEIPTS: 392,726.50 pounds v Sampdoria, European Cup-Winners' Cup, semi-final first leg, 6 April 1995
PITCH MEASUREMENTS: 110yd x 73yd
PREVIOUS GROUND: 1913 - Highbury

FIRST FOOTBALL LEAGUE GAME: 2 September 1893, Division 2, v Newcastle U (h) D 2-2
RECORD LEAGUE VICTORY: 12-0 v Loughborough T, Division 2, 12 March 1900
RECORD CUP VICTORY: 11-1 v Darwen, FA Cup 3rd rd, 9 January 1932
RECORD DEFEAT: 0-8 v Loughborough T, Division 2, 12 December 1896
MOST LEAGUE POINTS (2 for a win): 66, Division 1, 1930-31
MOST LEAGUE POINTS (3 for a win): 83, Division 1 1990-91
MOST LEAGUE GOALS: 127, Division 1, 1930-31
HIGHEST LEAGUE SCORER IN SEASON: Ted Drake, 42, 1934-35
MOST LEAGUE GOALS IN TOTAL AGGREGATE: Cliff Bastin, 150, 1930-47
MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Kenny Sansom, 77 (86), England
MOST LEAGUE APPEARENCES: David O'Leary, 558, 1975-93
RECORD TRANSFER FEE RECEIVED: 2,800,00 pounds from Nottingham F for Kevin Campbell, July 1995
RECORD TRANSFER FEE PAID: 7,500,000 pounds to Internazionale for Denis Bergkamp, July 1995