Stadium · ArsenalArsenal Stadium
- Popular name
- Highbury
- Location
- Highbury, London
- Opened
- 1913
- The club played here
- 1913–2006
Designed by Archibald Leitch, Highbury opened on September 6, 1913 with a 2-1 win for Arsenal over Leicester Fosse. Its art deco East Stand opened in 1936 and is now a listed building. It hosted the football tournament of the 1948 Olympic Games. It said farewell in May 2006 with a 4-2 against Wigan featuring three goals from Thierry Henry, and was then converted into the Highbury Square housing development.
Arsenal stadiums
- Emirates Stadium · Since 2006
Sources
- Website. estadiosdb.com View source
- Website. londonmuseum.org.uk View source
- Website. Wikipedia (English) View source