Highbury

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Highbury was Arsenal Football Club’s historic North London stadium, renowned for its Art Deco design and intimate atmosphere before the club’s move to the Emirates Stadium.

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Surface form Occurrences
Highbury (part) 1
Highbury, London 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football stadium
former home stadium
sports venue
alsoKnownAs Arsenal Stadium
Emirates Stadium
surface form: Highbury Stadium
architecturalStyle Art Deco
associatedClubColour red and white
borough London Borough of Islington NERFINISHED
capacityAtClosure about 38,000
city London, England
surface form: London
closed 2006
clubMoveTo Emirates Stadium
clubMoveYear 2006
country England
demolished 2006
feature Art Deco facade of the East Stand
close-set stands
famous clock at the Clock End
marble halls
homeStadiumOf Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal F.C.
surface form: Arsenal Football Club
hostedCompetition Football League First Division
surface form: English First Division

European club competitions
FA Cup matches
Premier League
knownFor Art Deco design
intimate atmosphere
proximity of stands to the pitch
locatedIn Highbury self-linksurface differs
surface form: Highbury, London

London, England
surface form: London

North London
opened 1913
pitchConvertedTo communal gardens
pitchOrientation north–south
postFootballUse Highbury Square housing complex
residential development
preservedElement East Stand facade
West Stand facade
recordAttendance over 73,000
recordAttendanceEvent Arsenal vs Sunderland 1935
replacedBy Emirates Stadium
stand Clock End
East Stand
North Bank
West Stand
surface grass
tenantsEnd Arsenal F.C. 2006
tenantsStart Arsenal F.C. 1913

Referenced by (9)

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subject surface form: Islington South and Finsbury
this entity surface form: Highbury (part)
The Invincibles homeStadium Highbury
subject surface form: The Invincibles (Arsenal 2003–04)
Highbury locatedIn Highbury self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Highbury, London
Herbert Chapman workLocation Highbury