00:00Have you ever wondered why Arsenal are called the Gunners?
00:03It's one of the most famous nicknames in the Premier League,
00:05but not many people know the origins of the name.
00:08Arsenal were founded in 1886 in Woolwich, South London.
00:12The original founders were workers at a munitions factory in the area,
00:16which was also known as the Royal Arsenal Complex.
00:18With that background in gun making, the club's first crest from 1888
00:22featured three cannons, and the club started to be known as the Gunners.
00:27So much so that when the badge was redone in the 1920s,
00:30the words The Gunners were added to the design.
00:33More than 100 years on, the name has stuck around,
00:36and it's now a big part of one of England's most famous clubs.
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