Arsenal Football Club (also known as simply called Arsenal) is a professional football club that is based within Islington, London, England. Arsenal is a member of the Premier League, the top level in English football. Arsenal has been awarded the league title 13 times (including an unbeaten title) and a record number of FA Cups, two League Cups and the 16 FA Community Shields, the League Centenary Trophy, one European Cup Winners' Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In terms of the number of awards it has awarded, it's the third-highest-performing club in English football.
Arsenal began as the first team located in that region of the South of England to join the Football League in 1893, and then they made it to their First Division in 1904. After being relegated just once at the end of 1913. They have the longest run of success within the premier division and have also won the second most top-flight games ever in English soccer history. The 1930s saw Arsenal had won 5 League Championships and two FA Cups, and another FA Cup and two Championships following the war. In 1970-71, they achieved the first League in addition to their first FA Cup Double. Between 1989 to 2005, they took home five League titles as well as five FA Cups, including two Doubles. They finished the 20th century in the top average position in the league. From 1998 to 2017 Arsenal was a part of their place in the UEFA Champions League for 19 consecutive seasons.
Herbert Chapman, who changed the fortunes of Arsenal forever, brought the club's first silverware. His legacy allowed the club to be the dominant team in the 1930s; Chapman was sadly killed of pneumonia in 1934 at the age of 55. He introduced the WM formation, floodlights and shirt numbers. He also introduced the white sleeves and brighter red on the club's uniform. Arsene Wenger was the manager with the longest tenure and has won the most awards. He has won seven FA Cups, and his winning team set the English record in terms of longest top-flight undefeated league run with 49 games from 2003 to 2004, earning him the nickname The Invincibles.
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In 1886, workers from the munitions industry working at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich founded the club under the name Dial Square. In 1913, following being smashed up at the club's South London stadium by suffragettes the club moved across into the capital city and moved to Arsenal Stadium in Highbury, becoming close neighbors of Tottenham Hotspur, and creating the North London derby. Since 2006 they have relocated to the adjacent Emirates Stadium. With an annual income of PS340.3m during the 2019-20 season Arsenal is estimated at US$2.68 billion according to Forbes which makes it the eighth most important club. Furthermore, it is among the top watched by social media users. The club's motto has been Victoria Concordia Crescit, Latin meaning "Victory through Harmony".