Arsenal Reserves
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| Full name | Arsenal Football Club Reserves |
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| Nickname(s) | The Gunners |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Ground | Meadow Park |
| Capacity | 4,502 |
| Chairman | Sir Chips Keswick |
| League |
Professional Development League, (Division 1) |
Arsenal Reserves are the auxiliary team of Arsenal Football Club.
They play the majority of their home games at Meadow Park, which is the home of Boreham Wood FC. On occasion they also play at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. The team consists of the club's Under 23s along with other players who feature for the Arsenal Academy. Senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, as in the case when they're recovering from injury. Steve Gatting currently manages the reserve team with his assistant manager being Carl Laraman. Many reserve players have featured for the senior side in some capacity such as Ryan Huddart, Krystian Bielik, Gedion Zelalem and Ismael Bennacer. Several key members of the team have also made their way in the Arsenal squad of which includes, as of recent, Jack Wilshere, Wojciech Szczesny, Kieran Gibbs, Hector Bellerin, Chuba Akpom and Alex Iwobi.
Since Arsenal were based in Plumstead as Royal Arsenal F.C., they had a reserve side which was at first set up in 1887. The club initially played friendlies and cup competitions, winning the 1889–90 Kent Junior Cup. In 1895–96 the club which was renamed Woolwich Arsenal in 1891 had their reserves join the Kent League, winning the title the next season but leaving circa1900. They later joined the London League where they won three titles during the 1900s.
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