Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are a football club based in north London. They play in the FA Premier League and are one of the most successful clubs in English football. Arsenal have won 13 First Division and Premier League titles (only Liverpool and Manchester United have won more), and 10 FA Cups (second only to Manchester United), although the team has yet to achieve similar success in the UEFA Champions League.

Famous players

Listed according to year of Arsenal first-team debut (year in parentheses):

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• 1920s: Jimmy Brain (1924), Eddie Hapgood (1927), David Jack (1928), Cliff Bastin (1929), Alex James (1929).
• 1930s: Leslie Compton (1932), Ted Drake (1934), Denis Compton (1936), Reg Lewis (1938).
• 1940s: Walley Barnes (1946), Joe Mercer (1946), Laurie Scott (1946).
• 1950s: Dave Bowen (1951), Jack Kelsey (1951), Jimmy Bloomfield (1954), David Herd (1954).
• 1960s: George Armstrong (1962), Bob Wilson (1963), John Radford (1963), Frank McLintock (1964), Bob McNab (1966), Charlie George (1969), Ray Kennedy (1969).
• 1970s: Liam Brady (1973), Frank Stapleton (1975), David O'Leary (1975), Pat Jennings (1977).
• 1980s: Kenny Sansom (1980), Tony Adams (1983), David Rocastle (1985), Paul Merson (1986), Michael Thomas (1986).
• 1990s: David Seaman (1990), Ian Wright (1991), Dennis Bergkamp (1995), Patrick Vieira (1996), Marc Overmars (1997), Fredrik Ljungberg (1998), Thierry Henry (1999).
• 2000s: Ashley Cole (2000), Robert Pirès (2000), Sol Campbell (2001), José Antonio Reyes (2004).