Arsenal Stadium
former football stadium in Highbury, North London, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium. It was commonly known as Highbury Stadium, or simply Highbury. It was the home stadium of Arsenal Football Club from 1913 until 2006.
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Highbury – the "Home of Football"[1] | |
Full name | Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Stadium |
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Location | Highbury, London, England |
Coordinates | 51°33′28″N 0°6′10″W |
Owner | Arsenal Holdings plc |
Operator | Arsenal |
Capacity | 38,419 (at closure), 73,000 (peak) |
Field size | 109×73 yds / 100×67 m[2] |
Construction | |
Opened | 6 September 1913 (1913-09-06) |
Renovated | 1932–1936, 1992–1993 |
Closed | 7 May 2006 |
Demolished | 2006; was redeveloped as housing |
Construction cost | £125,000 (1913 original) adjusted by inflation: £12.4m £175,000 (1930s redevelopment) adjusted by inflation: £11.1m £22.5m (1990s redevelopment) adjusted by inflation: £46.9m |
Architect | Archibald Leitch (1913 original) C. W. Ferrier and W. Binnie (1930s redevelopment) LOBB partnership (North Bank) |
Tenants | |
Arsenal F.C. (1913–2006) |
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