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Arsenal History

From Woolwich workers in 1886 to the Emirates. Very hard. Tap a square to start; tap it again to switch between across and down.

Clues

  1. Michael ___, whose last-minute goal at Anfield won the 1989 title. (6)
  2. Home from 1913 to 2006, famous for its marble halls. (8)
  3. Author of "Fever Pitch", a memoir built around supporting the club. (6)
  4. Manager for 22 years, who arrived from Nagoya Grampus Eight. (6)
  5. The unbeaten 2003–04 champions. (11)
  6. 1930s manager who brought in the WM formation and got a Tube station renamed. (7)
  7. ___ Grove: the site where the new stadium was built. (9)
  8. Spanish midfielder who debuted at 16 and was made captain at 21. (8)
  9. Name of the works team formed in 1886, the club's very first. (10)
  10. Record scorer with 228 goals. (5)
  11. Former captain who returned as manager in 2019. (6)
  12. Goalkeeper lobbed from near halfway in the 1995 Cup Winners' Cup final, yet a three-time league champion with the club. (6)
  13. Charlie ___, long-haired scorer of the 1971 FA Cup final winner that completed a double. (6)
  14. Beaten 1–0 in Copenhagen in the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup final. (5)
  15. Sent off in the 18th minute of the 2006 final in Paris. (7)
  16. Former Tottenham player who lobbed the keeper from near halfway in the 1995 final. (5)
  17. Captain who won league titles in three different decades. (5)