Arsenal FC is an English football club based in North London, one of the most successful clubs in the history of English football. Founded in 1886, Arsenal has won the top flight of English football multiple times and holds the record for the most FA Cup wins of any club, and the team has played its home matches at the Emirates Stadium since 2006 after decades at the nearby Highbury ground.
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A long-standing London football rivalry between two of the city's leading clubs.
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Wikipedia1886-1912: Dial Square to Royal Arsenal section
In October 1886, Scotsman David Danskin and fifteen fellow munitions workers in Woolwich formed the Dial Square Football Club, named after a workshop at the heart of the Royal Arsenal complex.
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The Arsenal Football Club, otherwise known as simply Arsenal, is a professional football club based in Islington, North London, England.
Competed In: UEFA Champions League, Lead or history section
Between 1998 and 2017, Arsenal qualified for the UEFA Champions League for an English football record of nineteen consecutive seasons.
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They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
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