Who was Gillespie Road named after?

Arsenal Football Club
Originally known as Gillespie Road, it was renamed in 1932 after Arsenal Football Club, who at the time played at the nearby Highbury Stadium. It is the only tube station named directly after a football club.

When did Gillespie Road change to Arsenal?

5 November 1932
And if you’re an Arsenal fan with an interest in the club’s history you will, no doubt, know that it was originally called Gillespie Road and renamed to Arsenal (Highbury Hill) on 5 November 1932.

Why is Arsenal not named after a place?

Arsenal Football Club Originally named Royal Arsenal after being founded in 1886 at a pub called The Royal Oak, the club transitioned to the name Woolwich Arsenal in 1991 due to the munitions factory in Woolwich.

Is Arsenal an area of London?

Arsenal football club is far from being a ‘hidden’ feature of London but its early geographical history is not widely known. In 1913 St John’s College of Divinity leased its sports ground at Highbury to Woolwich Arsenal football club, which had been founded in 1886 as the works team of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.

What part of London is Arsenal in?

Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England. Arsenal plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

Why is Port Vale called Port Vale?

Vale is the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal.

What is the only football team in England not named after a place?

Which English Football Clubs Are NOT Named After Places? Despite there being 92 teams in the top four English football leagues, only two clubs are not named after places in the country – Premier League side Arsenal Football Club and League Two outfit Port Vale Football Club.

How far is Emirates from Highbury?

The distance between Highbury Stadium and Emirates Stadium is 205 miles. The road distance is 241.5 miles.

What is Highbury now?

First, if you didn’t know the old place is still there … well, it isn’t entirely. Arsenal Stadium, which everybody just called Highbury (and sometimes “Highbury Library” for being too quiet) was converted to housing when Arsenal moved into their palatial new stadium, The Emirates, in 2006.

Is Highbury safe?

An upscale neighborhood with good transit access to most of London. Highbury has an above average violent crime rate and an above average property crime rate for London.

Is Arsenal a real place in London?