Dial Square won 6-0 and met in the Royal Oak pub, next to Woolwich Arsenal station, on Christmas Day 1886. And as they sat in the Royal Oak, the founding fathers chose a new name - their place of work ...

A logo of any kind first started appearing on ... The cannon ties Arsenal to the club's roots, founded by munitions workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich in 1886. Initially known as Dial ...

They called themselves Dial Square after a workshop within the Arsenal, and on December 11, 1886, they romped to a 6-0 victory over Eastern Wanderers; the first game in their initial guise. Shortly ...