Official Name:
Arsenal Stadium
Club:
Arsenal FC
Inauguration: 6 September 1913
First match: Arsenal-Leicester Fosse 2-1
Capacity: 38,500 seats
Record Attendance: 73,295; Arsenal-Sunderland,
9 March 1935
Pitch dimensions: 110*71
Address: Avenell Road, Highbury, London, N5 1BU |
Arsenal Stadium, built in 1913, is
the home ground of Arsenal Football Club. It is located in
Highbury, London giving rise to its popular name Highbury with
main entrances on the Gillespie Road, Avenell Road and Highbury
Hill.
The stadium has a capacity of 38,500 (12,500 in the North Bank,
11,000 in the West Stand, 9,000 in the East Stand and 6,000 in
the Clock End), all seated, and has 2 'jumbotron' screens in the
South-East and North-West corners. Before the all-seater era,
Arsenal Stadium saw its greatest attendance ever of 73,295 in
1935 when Arsenal played Sunderland.
The stadium appeared in the book and movie Fever Pitch as a
highly desirable neighbour for the football fan hero of the
story.
Arsenal will abandon the stadium when its new Emirates Stadium
is opened, probably in 2006. Arsenal Stadium will then be
redeveloped for housing; however, the exteriors of the east and
west stands, listed as historically significant because of their
Art Deco facades, will be preserved. |
