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unusual facts about Arsenal Football Club



Arsenal Supporters' Trust

The Arsenal Supporters' Trust is the official supporters' trust of Arsenal Football Club, as recognised by Supporters Direct.

Charles Bracewell-Smith

Sir Charles and his cousins Richard Carr and Clive Carr inherited major shareholdings in Arsenal Football Club from their grandfather Sir Bracewell Smith; Sir Charles transferred his shares to his wife who is now a non-executive director of the club.

Danny Fiszman

Daniel David Fiszman (9 January 1945 – 13 April 2011) was a diamond dealer, best known as a shareholder in and director of Arsenal Football Club, and played a leading role in the club's move from Highbury to Ashburton Grove, now known as Emirates Stadium.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG Academy

The academy is a built as cooperation between Arsenal Football Club and a Vietnamese privately owned corporation Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale

He was also a keen football fan, and was chairman of Arsenal Football Club for a brief period in 1936 (having previously been a club director).

Julio Grondona

Julio Grondona's career in football began in 1956, when he and his brother Héctor founded Arsenal Fútbol Club, inspired by the homonimous English side, in Sarandí, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires.


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Joseph Bates

Morris Bates, full name Joseph Morris Bates, football (soccer) player and founding member of Arsenal Football Club

Ken Friar

As at 27 March 2007 he owned 47 shares representing 0.07% of Arsenal Football Club after he transferred 147 to the then Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood.

Shahril Jantan

In Nov 2000, Shahril and Lionel Lewis was sent to Arsenal Football Club in London for a five-week training attachment where both of them rubbed shoulders with some of the top players in the premiership.