Highbury
| Address: | Highbury
Avenell Road
N5 1BU
London
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| Map & Directions: | Multimap.co.uk |
| Telephone: | (020) 7704 4000 |
| Fax: | (020) 7704 4001 |
| Box Office: | (020) 7704 4040 |
| Club: | Arsenal |
Ground Profile In 1913 'Woolwich Arsenal' leased a 21 acre site which was named 'Highbury'. As the ground development was funded by proceeds from gate receipts, the transition of the ground was a long and time-consuming matter. In 1925 the club were able to buy the ground outright. A new west was opened which increased the capacity and enabled a record gate of 73,295 to witness the visit of Sunderland in 1935.
Both the North Bank and the Clock Stand's were re-developed in the late 1990's but today's capacity is limited to just 38,500. Originally there were plans to make Highbury a 45,000 stadium but that was decided still to be too small. Demand for tickets heavily outweighs supply, and with this in mind, the club decided to look for an alternative site to develop. In November of 2002 Arsenal received planning permission for a new 60,000 all seater stadium just half a mile down the road at Ashburton, presently an industrial site. The move to Ashburton will achieved with the support of Islington Council and it is hoped that this will bring Arsenal the financial muscle to match any club in the world. Completion of the new stadium is scheduled for some stage during 2005.
| Internet Stories: 31 articles | Match Report: Michu’s double stuns sluggish Arsenal as Swansea reveal their staying power - 01/12/2012
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The Arsenal crowd rose at the end of the match to applaud off a team that had played stylish, intelligent football of the type so often seen here and at Highbury – and how they must have wished it was their own rather than Swansea City that had played it. Michael Laudrup's team, assembled for a fraction of the cost of Arsene Wenger's, controlled the game, made the better chances, stayed patient and won deservedly with two late goals from Michu, the coolest man in the ground as passions off the field ran high. www.independent.co.uk |
Arsenal can make the Emirates special by winning trophies, says Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas - 25/08/2011
Cesc Fabregas believes Arsenal can make their home as "special' as Highbury by winning trophies. telegraph.feedsportal.com |
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