Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman was a particularly keen advocate, and on 5 November 1932 it was renamed Arsenal (Highbury Hill).
A tall, but quiet and unassuming right half, he was signed by Herbert Chapman's Arsenal in December 1926 for £200 and turned professional.
The village is also famous as the birthplace of legendary football manager Herbert Chapman and his brother Harry, one of the greatest players to have played for Sheffield Wednesday.
Norris dismissed Knighton in the summer of 1925 and replaced him with Herbert Chapman.
Herbert Hoover | Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener | Herbert von Karajan | Frank Herbert | Herbert Marcuse | Herbert Read | Herbert Blomstedt | Herbert Grönemeyer | Herbert Beerbohm Tree | Tracy Chapman | Steven Curtis Chapman | Matthew Herbert | Herbert Spencer | George Chapman | Victor Herbert | Herbert | Roy Chapman Andrews | Mike Chapman | Herbert A. Simon | Graham Chapman | George Herbert | Charles Herbert Best | Herbert Howells | George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon | Brian Herbert | Beth Nielsen Chapman | Aubrey Herbert | Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea | Mark David Chapman | Jake and Dinos Chapman |
Famous players for Ashton North End include Herbert Chapman, who later led Huddersfield Town and Arsenal to the First Division title as manager, who played for Ashton between 1895 and 1896; and Arthur Wharton, Britain's first black professional footballer, who played for Ashton from 1897 until their demise in 1899.
Sunderland manager Bob Kyle initially demanded a £4,000 fee, but Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman bargained him down to £2,000 plus £100 per goal scored by Buchan during his first season; he utlimately scored twenty-one, thus forcing Arsenal to pay £100 more than Kyle's original demand.