The Arsenal

Arsenal were founded as Dial Square in 1886 by a group of workers employed by the Dial Square workshop at the Royal Arsenal, an armaments factory in Woolwich, south east London. Dial Arsanal They were led by a Scotsman, David Danskin, who purchased the club's first football, and amongst their number was former Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Fred Beardsley, who would later obtain a set of red kit from his old club, thus giving Arsenal the colours they still wear today.
Dial Square played their first match on December 11, 1886 against Eastern Wanderers on an open field in the Isle of Dogs, which they won 6-0. The club were renamed Royal Arsenal soon after, reportedly on Christmas Day. Royal Arsenal first played on Plumstead Common, then moved around a variety of grounds first the Sportsman Ground for a single season in 1887, and after that the Manor Ground, Plumstead; Royal Arsenal then moved to the nearby Invicta Ground in 1890, before returning to the Manor Ground three years later. In the meantime, in 1891, the club had turned professional and changed its name to Woolwich Arsenal.
In 1893 they were the first southern team admitted to the Football League In 1913, the same year as getting relegated back to the Second Division, Woolwich Arsenal moved from south east London to Arsenal Stadium (often referred to as "Highbury") in north London, reportedly spending Â£125, 000, a huge sum for the time, on preparing the ground for the pitch to be laid. Arsenal's move away from the area precipitated Charlton Athletic's move to professionalism.
a picture In 1913, the same year as getting relegated back to the Second Division, Woolwich Arsenal moved from south east London to Arsenal Stadium (often referred to as "Highbury") in north London, reportedly spending £125,000, a huge sum for the time, on preparing the ground for the pitch to be laid. Arsenal's move away from the area precipitated Charlton Athletic's move to professionalism.