10 Facts About Highbury Stadium

Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, London, which was the home of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006.

Highbury Stadium hosted international matches – both for England and in the 1948 Summer Olympics – and FA Cup semi-finals, as well as boxing, baseball and cricket matches.

The Highbury Stadium project was ambitious in its scale and reach, the first stand completed being the West Stand, designed by Claude Waterlow Ferrier and William Binnie in the Art Deco style which opened in 1932.

When it closed, Highbury Stadium had a capacity of 38,419, all seated, and had Jumbotron screens in the south-east and north-west corners.

Arsenal Highbury Stadium was well known for its very small immaculately-kept pitch, which measured only 109×73 yards.

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Post-Taylor capacity of Highbury Stadium was limited to 38,419, while Arsenal's success during the 1990s and 2000s meant that virtually every home match was filled to near capacity.

In November 1999, Arsenal decided to leave Highbury and construct a new 60,000-seat stadium in nearby Ashburton Grove.

Highbury Stadium was used as a football venue for two matches in the 1948 London Olympics – a first-round match and a quarter-final.

Highbury Stadium was the venue for twelve FA Cup semi-finals as a neutral ground, the first in 1929 and the last in 1997, although between 1984 and 1992 it was off the FA's list of approved venues, after Arsenal's refusal to install perimeter fencing following a pitch invasion by Everton fans during their semi-final against Southampton.

Highbury Stadium has hosted several cricket games and baseball matches involving American servicemen between 1916 and 1919.