Facts you probably didn& #39;t know about Arsenal https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔴" title="Roter Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Roter Kreis">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚪" title="Weißer Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Weißer Kreis"> [thread]

1. Arsenal broadcasted https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛰" title="Satellit" aria-label="Emoji: Satellit">

On Jan 22, 1927, Arsenal v Sheffield United at was the first ever English game to broadcasted on the radio

10 years later, the first ever televised football game in the UK was an all-Arsenal affair with the Gunner& #39;s taking on its reserve team in a specially arranged friendly on September 16, 1937 at Highbury on the BBC service.

On January 31, 2010, Arsenal vs Manchester United was the first ever game to be broadcasted in 3D in the UK.

2. First ever game involving shirt numbers https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔢" title="Eingabesymbol für Ziffern" aria-label="Emoji: Eingabesymbol für Ziffern">

An idea first brought to the table by Arsenal manager, Herbert Chapman, he thought that it would be easier for players to know where they were on the field in relation to their team-mates.

In this system, players for one team would wear numbers 1-11, and the opposition would wear 12-22. Earliest records of this date back to August 25, 1928 when played away to Sheffield Wednesday.

Though the Football League Management League Committee initially voted against the wearing numbered shirts, in 1939 they allowed teams to wear numbered shirts with both teams wearing 1-11 and numbers decided by position.

3. Arsenal are the only English club to never get relegated from top flight https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend">

Since promotion to the first division in 1919, Arsenal has never seen the drop, a run stretching 101 years.

4. Air-tight defence in the Champions League https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔐" title="Geschlossenes Schloss mit Schlüssel" aria-label="Emoji: Geschlossenes Schloss mit Schlüssel">

Though recent memory, *coughs* Bayern, may make this stat seem unbelievable but Arsenal are the current record holders for most minutes without conceding a goal (995 mins) and most consecutive clean sheets (10)

Arsenal started the record run October 18, 2005 with a 2-0 win over Sparta Prague in the third week of the group stage, and never conceding again until May 17, 2006 in the 76th minute of the UCL final, shutting out the likes of Real Madrid, Juventus and Ajax in the process.

5. World Cup success https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌍" title="Europa-Afrika auf dem Globus" aria-label="Emoji: Europa-Afrika auf dem Globus">

Arsenal boasts more World Cup winners (6) than any other English team.

• Vieira & Petit & #39;98 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇫🇷" title="Flagge von Frankreich" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Frankreich">
• Fabregas & #39;10 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien">
• Özil, Podolski & Mertesacker & #39;14 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇪" title="Flagge von Deutschland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Deutschland">

A 7th name could& #39;ve been added but injury ruled Koscielny out of France& #39;s 2018 title winning squad

6. Foreign Excellence https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛩" title="Kleines Flugzeug" aria-label="Emoji: Kleines Flugzeug">

Under Arsène Wenger, Arsenal became the first English club in history to win the league with a foreign manager in 1998.

7 different managers followed since:

• Mourinho https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">
• Pep https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien">
• Pellegrini https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇱" title="Flagge von Chile" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Chile">
• Mancini https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flagge von Italien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Italien">
• Conte https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flagge von Italien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Italien">
• Ranieri https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flagge von Italien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Italien">
• Klopp https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇪" title="Flagge von Deutschland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Deutschland">

Arsenal also became the first English club to name an entirely foreign matchday squad, when the Gunners beat Crystal Palace 5-1 on Valentine& #39;s day, 2005.

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