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The Emotional Highbury and The Grand Ashburton Grove

Highbury 1913-2006

For the majority of their time in south-east London, Arsenal played at the Manor Ground in Plumstead, a three-year period at the nearby Invicta Ground between 1890 and 1893 excepted. The Manor Ground was initially just a field, but the club installed stands and terracing in time for their first Football League match in September 1893. They played their home games there for the next twenty years (with two exceptions in 1894�95), until the move to north London in 1913.



Arsenal Stadium, widely referred to as Highbury, was Arsenal's home from September 1913 until May 2006. The original stadium was designed by the renowned football architect Archibald Leitch, and had a design common to many football grounds in the UK at the time, with a single covered stand and three open-air banks of terracing. In the 1930s, the entire stadium was given a massive overhaul, with new Art Deco West and East stands constructed, opening in 1932 and 1936 respectively; in addition, the North Bank terrace had a roof added, which was later bombed during World War II and not restored until 1956.

At its peak, Highbury could hold over 60,000 spectators, and had a capacity of 57,000 until the early 1990s. The Taylor Report and Premier League regulations forced Arsenal to convert Highbury into an all-seater in time for the 1993�94 season, reducing the capacity to 38,419 seated spectators. This capacity had to be reduced further during Champions League matches to accommodate additional advertising hoardings, so much so that for two seasons (1998�99 and 1999�00) Arsenal played Champions League home matches at Wembley, which could house more than 70,000 spectators.

Final moments - the emotions run high in Highbury



Ashburton Grove 2007-present

Expansion of Highbury was restricted because the East Stand had been designated as a Grade II listed building and the other three stands were close to residential properties. These limitations have prevented the club from maximising the revenue that their domestic form could have brought in recent seasons. After considering various options, in 2000 Arsenal proposed building a new 60,000-seater stadium at Ashburton Grove, since renamed the Emirates Stadium, about 500 metres south-west of Highbury. The project was initially delayed by red tape and rising costs, but construction was completed in July 2006, in time for the start of the 2006�07 season. The stadium is named after its sponsors, the airline company Emirates, with whom the club signed the largest sponsorship deal in English football history, worth approximately �100 million; however some fans refer to the ground as Ashburton Grove, or the Grove, as they do not agree with corporate sponsorship of stadium names.The stadium will be officially known as Emirates Stadium until at least 2012, and the airline will be the club's shirt sponsor until the end of the 2013�14 season.

Construction and completion of the Ashburton Grove

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So Standard Liege away. Tricky tie IMO but nonetheless one we should win. Chance perhaps for Rosicky to regain back some of his match fitness.

wanted to watch the standard liege game live on my birthday but since no espn/star broadcast, looks like i'll have to stream. excited to see rosicky play again

sick of hearing bout ade

btw kimhoong, my name's not in the list yet yooo

okie

Wish 1 of the top 4 clubs in EPL, Arsenal luck on their UCL match,

Start with your team first

Sick of this ade and his antics already

Still i believe a minimum 2 match bans for him which means will benefit manU

I think we should focus on how the team performed last week. We lost deservedly I would say. The team did not focus and concentrate and we got pawned.
For all these years I have supported Adebayor, what he done is disrespectful and a disgrace. Since when you saw any ex player done this to their ex club? Anelka? Vieira? Enough said. I want to see how the team will perform in their next match. Don't be too happy Gunners' fan. From the previous 2 EPL matches, it seems the squad is not stable and 100% for the league cup yet.

SPAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1st page.woo

Hope to see Arsenal bounce back.c'mon ya gunners

i love arsenal.

Arsenal the best!!
Hope the players stay FITTTTTT!

wah... already new page...
nex up Standard Liege, so the team need to bounce back...
hope no abuse for dudu in belgium la

Best in wht?

yup. the best.

no live means no watch. streaming here suxie so better for me to sleep and wait for the result..which we should probably win..

no live champions league match on astro? =(