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Highbury Stadium

Arsenal Stadium
Highbury – the "Home of Football"
Arsenal Stadium interior North Bank.jpg
Stadium in 2005, a year prior to demolition
Full name Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Stadium
Location Highbury, London, England
Coordinates 51°33′28″N 0°6′10″W / 51.55778°N 0.10278°W / 51.55778; -0.10278Coordinates: 51°33′28″N 0°6′10″W / 51.55778°N 0.10278°W / 51.55778; -0.10278
Owner Arsenal Holdings plc
Operator Arsenal
Capacity 38,419 (at closure), 73,000 (peak)
Field size 109×73 yds / 100×67 m
Construction
Opened 6 September 1913 (1913-09-06)
Renovated 1932–1936, 1992–1993
Closed 7 May 2006
Demolished 2006; redeveloped as housing
Construction cost £125,000 (1913 original)
adjusted by inflation: 11092671
£175,000 (1930s redevelopment)
adjusted by inflation: 9977934
£22.5m (1990s redevelopment)
adjusted by inflation: 46m
Architect Archibald Leitch
(1913 original)
C. W. Ferrier and W. Binnie
(1930s redevelopment)
Populous
(North Bank)
Tenants
Arsenal F.C. (1913–2006)

Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006. It was mainly known as the "Highbury Stadium" due to its location and was given the affectionate nickname of the "Home of Football" by the club.

It was originally built in 1913 on the site of a local college's recreation ground and was significantly redeveloped twice. The first reconstruction came in the 1930s from which the Art Deco East and West Stands date. There was a second development; the first phase was completed in 1989 which added executive boxes to the Clock End, and afterward in 1993 a new North Bank Stand was constructed, both following the recommendations of the Taylor Report which replaced the terraces to make the stadium an all-seater with four stands. However, further attempts to expand the stadium were blocked by the community, and the resulting reduction in capacity and matchday revenue eventually led to Arsenal opting to build a new stadium, to become known as the Emirates Stadium in nearby Islington. After the club moved to their new stadium upon the conclusion of the 2005-06 season, Highbury was redeveloped as a residential development known as Highbury Square, with the Clock End and North Bank stands being demolished; parts of the East and West Stands remained and were incorporated into the new development due to their listed status.

The stadium also hosted international matches – both for England and in the 1948 Summer Olympics – and FA Cup semi-finals, as well as boxing, baseball and cricket matches. Its presence also led to the local London Underground station being renamed to Arsenal in 1932, making it the only station on the Underground network to be named after a football club.


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