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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| 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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Islington South and Finsbury
this entity surface form:
Highbury (part)
subject surface form:
The Invincibles (Arsenal 2003–04)
this entity surface form:
Highbury, London