And of course, Arsenal’s logo includes a cannon which is also connected ... The name then changed multiple times over the years, becoming Royal Arsenal, Woolwich Arsenal, The Arsenal and now ...

Advertisement Formed by David Danskin, a Scottish mechanical engineer who worked at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, the cannon on the crest has been ever-present — in the area, as well as on the ...

After defeating Eastern Wanderers 6-0 on the Isle of Dogs on December 11, 1886, the group of men then met in the Royal Oak pub, next to Woolwich Arsenal station, on Christmas Day 1886, to discuss the ...

These kits became the precursor to the famous red and white colours that Arsenal still wear today. Then known as Royal Arsenal, the team had been formed just three years earlier in 1886 as Dial ...

That name, however, didn't last long. As documented on the club's official website, the team began calling itself "Royal Arsenal." Eventually, that name evolved to Woolwich Arsenal, paying homage ...