Arsenal Football Club Power Point Presentation. Brief History.

1. ARSENAL FOOTBALL
CLUB
Valmiki Seecheran | Year IV

2. Woolwich Arsenal
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1886.
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Woolwich – South London.
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15 factory workers.
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1913 moved to North London.
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Officially joined the English Football
League – Post World War I in 1919-1920.

3. Arsenal Crest

4. Highbury
• 1st Arsenal official stadium.
• 1913 – 2006.
• 93 years of stay.
• 1st televised football game in
1937.
• 1st stadium to introduce
floodlights and encourage
evening games.

5. Herbert Chapman
• 1st successful manager of
Arsenal.
• 1930’s dominance.
• 1st team to have numbered
shirts.
• Modified Arsenal kit from all
currant red to a red shirt with
white sleeves.

6. Modern Arsenal

7. Emirates Stadium
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2006.
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60,000 capacity.
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$400 million pounds.
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‘’Biggest decision in AFC history.’’
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State of the art.
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Regarded as the most ‘posh’ stadium in
Europe currently.
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Executive box seats go up to $5000 a
game.

8. Arsene Wenger Years

9. Arsene Wenger
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1996 - 2014…
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Most successful manager in Arsenal’s
history.
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Engineering Degree & Masters in
Economics.
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3 Premier League, 4 FA Cups.
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Considered to be one of the pioneers in
moving Arsenal Football Club to Emirates
Stadium.
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Revolutionized the club.
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Arsenal way – attractive brand of football.
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‘The Professor’

10. Invincible
• Historic.
• 49 games unbeaten.
• 2003/2004.
• 1st time to be done in the
modern game ( 1990 + )

11. Arsenal way
• 25 years in community
programmes ranging from North
London to Africa, Eastern
Europe, Middle East & Asia.
• 5.5 million hours.
• Each player contractually signs
to donate 5% of their salary to
charity.
• Innovative but still very
traditional.
• Panache with substance.
• Moral superiority.
• Self-sustainable.

12. Monopoly money – Unsustainable.

13. Moneyball approach.
Net expenditure since 2003:
• Manchester United : $140 mil.
• Chelsea FC : $ 300 mil.
• Manchester City : $ 500 mil.
• Arsenal : -$4 mil.

14. Evolution or compromise?
• Arsenal transfer record - $42.5
million.
• 2013-2014
• Mesut Ozil #11 – Germany’s
current best player.
• Previous transfer record - $14
million.
• World transfer record - $90
million by Real Madrid.

15. Arsenal team – 2013/2014

16. Nice guys finish last?
• Last trophy won in 2005.
• Coincides with unrealistic
petrodollar injections.
• Highly competitive financial and
subsequently footballing climate
due to monopoly money from
rival clubs.
• ‘Almost guys’
• Currently at top of the Barclays
Premier Table – 2013/2014.

17. Notable Arsenal Supporters

18. Notable Arsenal Supporters

19. Thank you.