Results containingThe Gunners

The Classic: Arsenal-Manchester Utd
... 1952, Manchester United lifted the league trophy for the third time in their history. The following season it was Arsenal who won the championship, so unsurprisingly any match between Matt Busby's men and Tom Whittaker's team were always keenly contested. Fifty five years on, as the history between...

Behind The Numbers: Arsenal Hat-Trick Heroes
... van Persie's hat-trick on Saturday was the 226th scored in the history of the Club, and the 33rd under Arsène Wenger.It was Van Persie's third treble for the Club (all scored since January last year), and he is one of 97 players to claim the match ball in an Arsenal shirt. It was also the seventh...

Cesc Fàbregas
... "Cesc" Fàbregas i Soler - This is a Catalan name; the first family name is Fàbregas and the second is Soler - (born in May 4th, 1987) is our captain and play as a midfielder. He also plays with the Spanish national team.   Fàbregas started his career as a trainee with FC Barcelona but was...

Arsenal F.c.
... Football Club (often simply known as Arsenal or The Arsenal, or by their nickname The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the most successful clubs in English football, having won thirteen First Division...

Carlos Vela
... Alberto Vela Garrido (Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, March 1, 1989) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker. They currently play for Arsenal F.C. FA Premier League. [3] His older brother, Alejandro Vela, Cruz Azul plays in the Primera Division of Mexico. Club Deportivo Guadalajara...

Tomas Rosicky
... Tomas back in Arsenal's colours was one of the most heartwarming sights of last season.The Czech sat out 18 months with a seemingly innocuous injury which soon escalated into something much more serious. But he returned with a goal at Manchester City in September 2009 and appears to have lost...

Robin Van Persie
... Van Persie is moving into the prime of his career. The Dutchman returned to Arsenal in August buoyed by a successful World Cup. He so nearly lifted the greatest global prize in the sport, now he is concentrating on winning his first Premier League title in England.Van Persie’s quality is not in...

Tony Adams
... Alexander Adams, MBE (born 10 October 1966 in Romford, Greater London) is an English football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Azerbaijan side Gabala FC. Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a defender at Arsenal,[1] and is considered one of the club's...

Gilberto Silva
... Aparecido da Silva, (born 7 October 1976) commonly known as Gilberto Silva, is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays in Panathinaikos FC as a defensive midfielder. Gilberto was raised in a poor family and as a child he balanced playing football with various labour jobs. He began...

Thierry Henry
... Daniel Henry (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi ɑ̃ʁi]; born 17 August 1977) is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne (a suburb of Paris) where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed...

Nwankwo Kanu
... Christian Nwosu Kanu, OON (born 1 August 1976 in Owerri, Nigeria), or simply Kanu, is a Nigerian professionalfootballer who plays as a striker for Football League Championship club Portsmouth. He was also a member of the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010. Kanu is a member...

Patrick Vieira
... Vieira (born 23 June 1976 in Dakar) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City. He rose to prominence during his stint at Arsenal from 1996 to 2005, where he won three Premier League titles – one unbeaten – and four FA Cups, eventually becoming club...

North London Derby
... North London derby is the name of the football local derby between the two major teams in North London – Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. History   The first meeting between the two sides was a friendly on November 19, 1887, when Arsenal were located in Plumstead (then part of Kent but now in Greater...

Gooners
... fans often refer to themselves as "Gooners", the name derived from the team's nickname, "The Gunners". The fanbase is large and generally loyal, and virtually all home matches sell out; in 2007–08 Arsenal had the second-highest average League attendance for an English club (60,070, which was...