The original plan was to replace the Royal Arsenal's Filling Factory with one at ROF Chorley and one at ROF Bridgend.

The Royal Arsenal's first demonstration of solid fuel rockets was in 1805.

Bergkamp's arrival at the club was significant not only because he was an established international footballer who looked to have his best years ahead of him but also because he was a major contributor to Arsenal's return to success after much decline in the mid-1990s.

Arsenal's achievement was all the more astonishing given that the team, written off by many in December 1997, had made ground on reigning division champions Manchester United.

Bergkamp was an unused substitute in his final match for Arsenal against Barcelona in the Champions League final ; Barcelona scored twice in the last 13 minutes to overturn Arsenal's early lead and win the competition.

Bergkamp was the focus of the first match at Arsenal's new ground, the Emirates Stadium.

Together with Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn and Steve Bould, Adams was part of the " famous four " that lined up in Arsenal's defence, which under George Graham was renowned for its well-disciplined use of the offside trap.

The Royal Arsenal's first demonstration of solid fuel rockets was in 1805.

The development was chiefly the work of Col. ( later Sir ) William Congreve, son of the Comptroller of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London, who set on a vigorous research and development programme at the Arsenal's laboratory ; after development work was complete, the rockets were manufactured in quantity further north, near Waltham Abbey, Essex.

It was also the venue for Arsenal's home Champions League matches in 1998 – 99 and 1999 – 2000.

At the time of opening the stand was the best new stand to be built since Arsenal's East Stand at Highbury in the 1930s, and it still is a fabulous stand.

His second match was held against Argentina on September 3 in Arsenal's brand new Emirates Stadium in London, in which Brazil defeated Argentina by a 3 – 0 score.

With Arsenal's low attendances and poor financial performance, Norris tried to create a London superclub by merging the two clubs, but this was blocked by the Football League.

Norris's most infamous contribution to Arsenal's history was his role in the club's promotion from the Second Division to the First in 1919.

As part of the commemoration of Arsenal's move, a temporary mural was placed along the walls of the station passageways as part of London Underground's Art on the Underground scheme.

In 1995, George Graham was sacked, and Arsenal came close to becoming the first club to retain the Cup Winners ' Cup, with Seaman earning a reputation as a penalty-saving specialist after saving Attilio Lombardo's shot in Arsenal's semi-final shoot-out against U. C.

Arsenal, meanwhile, had only signed German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in the 2003 close season, but French striker Thierry Henry was instrumental in Arsenal's success.

Wright scored in every round but the final of Arsenal's 1995 Cup Winners ' Cup campaign, and was a strong goalscorer in the Premier League, but it was a difficult time for Arsenal following the dismissal of manager George Graham over illegal payments, and under caretaker Stewart Houston they could only manage a 12th place finish in the league.

Under modern rules, Bangor would have progressed under the " away goals " rule, but at the time the tie was drawn 3 – 3 and a playoff had to be played, at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium, in London ( this was the first ECWC tie played at Highbury ), and this time AS Napoli won 2 – 1, scoring the winner seven minutes from the end of the match, to put an end to Bangor's dreams for the moment.

He was Arsenal's top scorer in both 1966 – 67 and 1967 – 68, having started out as a centre forward for the club, but later moved to inside forward with John Radford moving from the wing to up front.

Venues used since 1990 include Manchester City's now demolished Maine Road stadium, Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium, Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium, Arsenal's former home, Highbury ( since redeveloped as housing ), London's Wembley Stadium, the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and Aston Villa's Villa Park in Birmingham.

Arsenal's subsequent success made Highbury well known, albeit initially with depressing effect on nearby housing.

Although Farnborough were drawn at home, they switched the venue to Arsenal's Highbury stadium ; Farnborough lost the tie 5 – 1.

He made his league debut on 22 August 1999 in Arsenal's 2 – 1 defeat to Manchester United at Highbury, coming on as a substitute for the final 15 minutes.

** 22 January – First live football match broadcast, featuring Arsenal's home league fixture against Sheffield United from Highbury.

He still managed to make a vital contribution to Arsenal's season, however, with a superb headed winner in a 3-2 victory over Manchester United at Highbury.

" During the time that Loftus Road had the Omniturf pitch installed, QPR reached two cup finals and became Second Division champions, something that critics claimed was caused by the advantage the pitch presented, and QPR's home games in the 1984 – 85 UEFA Cup were played at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium.

At the time, it was the most modern stadium in Romania, a smaller replica of Arsenal's Highbury Stadium with a capacity of 12160 seats.

He scored his first Arsenal goal on 11 May 2005 in a 7 – 0 win against Everton scoring the seventh goal, that was Arsenal's last ever goal scored in their original Red and White kit at Highbury.

In 1952, Roker Park was fitted with floodlights, being only the second ground in the country to do so after Arsenal's Highbury stadium.

It had been previously housed inside the North Bank Stand of Arsenal's Highbury stadium from the stand's opening in 1993 to 2006, when Highbury was closed and redeveloped.

The excesses of the side, however, boiled over at the Battle of Highbury in December 1934 against a tough English side led by Arsenal's uncompromising Wilf Copping.

There followed a most bizarre sequence of events which led to Allen leaving Arsenal within just two months of arriving at Highbury, having not played a single competitive match ( although he did play three matches in Arsenal's 1980-81 pre-season friendly campaign ).

On 15 August 1992, he had the distinction of being the scorer of Arsenal's first Premier League goal on the opening day of the season at Highbury, breaking the deadlock in the 28th minute although Arsenal went on lose the match 4 – 2 to Norwich City.

He made his debut for Arsenal against Newcastle United on 13 August 1919 ( which was Arsenal's first-ever top flight game at Highbury ).

The 1994 Cup Winners ' Cup proved to be George Graham's last trophy at the club ; the following February he was sacked after nearly nine years in charge, after it was discovered he had accepted an illegal £ 425, 000 payment from Norwegian agent Rune Hauge following Arsenal's 1992 acquisition of John Jensen and Pål Lydersen, two of Hauge's clients.

After failing to break into Arsenal's first-team on a regular basis, in August 1999, Boa Morte was signed for Southampton by Dave Jones for a fee of around £ 500, 000 with further payments to be based on appearances.

On the orders of the War Department, in the early morning hours of April 26, U. S. Regulars, Illinois state troops, and Missouri volunteers loaded 21, 000 of the Arsenal's 39, 000 weapons on the steamer City of Alton, which carried them across the river to Illinois.

In October 1999 whilst playing for West Ham, Ruddock was also involved in a bust-up with Arsenal's Patrick Vieira, with Vieira receiving a six-match ban and a £ 30, 000 fine after spitting at Ruddock after some verbal sparring between the two.

He moved to Arsenal for a fee of £ 390, 000 on 13 June 1988, and became part of Arsenal's " famous back four " defensive line-up, with Tony Adams, Nigel Winterburn and his former Stoke team-mate Lee Dixon.

He was appointed when he bought a 16. 6 % share of the club for £ 292, 000 ( he later sold a significant proportion to co-director Danny Fiszman ) At the time of Dein's purchase of the shares in Arsenal back in 1983, Peter Hill Wood Arsenal's Chairman described Dein as " crazy " to invest his money in the club stating that " to all intents and purposes it's dead money ".