Q 01/05

Arsenal were founded in 1886 under what name, taken from a Royal Arsenal workshop in Woolwich?

A) Woolwich Wanderers

B) Royal Ordnance

C) Plumstead Rovers

D) Dial Square

Answer · why

D) Dial Square

Scotsman David Danskin and fifteen fellow munitions workers founded the club; it was Royal Arsenal by January 1887.

Q 02/05

Arsenal's first ever match, in December 1886, was a 6-0 win over which side?

A) Eastern Wanderers

B) Millwall Rovers

C) Erith Athletic

D) Clapham Rovers

Answer · why

A) Eastern Wanderers

The club turned professional in 1891, the first in London to do so.

Q 03/05

In 1893 Woolwich Arsenal became the first club from which region to join the Football League?

A) The south of England

B) The whole of Wales

C) London's East End

D) The county of Kent

Answer · why

A) The south of England

They reached the First Division in 1904 and moved north of the river to Highbury in 1913.

Q 04/05

Which chairman moved Arsenal from Plumstead to Highbury in 1913?

A) Henry Norris

B) Samuel Hill-Wood

C) David Danskin

D) Bracewell Smith

Answer · why

A) Henry Norris

'Woolwich' was dropped from the name with the move; the ground was laid out by Archibald Leitch.

Q 05/05

Herbert Chapman was lured to Arsenal in 1925 from which club, where he had just won two league titles?

A) Leeds City

B) Northampton Town

C) Tottenham Hotspur

D) Huddersfield Town

Answer · why

D) Huddersfield Town

He became the first manager to win the league with two different clubs.