Get To know How Arsenal Got Their Name

Having a team from London was excellent press for the football league and by the 1930s Arsenal had become one of the major players in the competition.

Before this, every English Football League title had been won by a ‘Northern’ team; The working-class culture associated with football painted a socio-economic picture of a football in the UK when the league was formed.

Arsenal relied on the help of teams like Nottingham Forest for kit and players and it is believed that is the reason the Gunners still play their home games in red jerseys.

Whilst Arsenal was late to the party in the grand scheme of the English Football League, they have more than made up for the lost time.

They have become London’s most successful club – winning the League title 13 times and the FA Cup on a record 14 occasions.