Introduction We have all heard of the Arsenal or Gunners football club, one of England's most successful clubs throughout history. The club is based in Holloway, London, and was founded in Woolwich in 1886 as Dial Square. Arsenal have won a total of 13 first division titles, including the Premier League, 10 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, 12 Community League titles, 1 European Cup Winners' Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The Gunners have a remarkable record, namely for most consecutive seasons in the English top flight. Every team has a long-standing rivalry with another team, and Arsenal's rivals in history are north London neighbors Tottenham Hotspur. The match between these two clubs is therefore called the North London derby. Worth more than $1.3 billion, Arsenal is the fourth most valuable football association in the world in 2013, behind Real Madrid, Manchester United and Barcelona.http:/ /www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/ 2013/04/17/soccers-most-valuable-teams-real-madrid-dethrones-manchester-united-from-top-spot-at-3-3-billion/History of Arsenal FC (1886–1966)Origins of the London club can be traced back to the late 1800s by a group of workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, south-east London. In the same year, the workers came together to form the Dial Square club, as it was first called, which had its origins in the workshop where most of the workers worked. Shortly afterwards the club was renamed Royal Arsenal. Another renaming to Woolwich Arsenal took place in 1893, following the club's transformation into a limited company. The collection of players was carried out by David Danskin, who managed to make contact with former Nottingham Forests goalkeeper, Fred Beardsley, and that later became a...... middle of paper... finished 9th . A few years later, Arsenal generally achieved a mid-table performance, until the arrival of their first professional manager, Harry Bradshaw, which coincided with the team finishing second behind Preston and, with that, gaining promotion to the first division. Arsenal's match record that year was all but two home wins, with a record of 67 goals scored and 5 conceded (91–22 on aggregate). Promotion led to the arrival of new manager Phil Kelso, who managed to take the reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup two years in a row, but lost to both Newcastle United in 1906 and Sheffield Wednesday 1907. Just like a few years ago, the team remained in mid-table, until relegation was avoided by two points. in the 1909/10 season. During that time, as the club was on the verge of bankruptcy, the chairman of Fulham football club took over.