Arsenal football club was founded in 1886 in woolwich and in 1893 was the first football club in southern england to join the football league it began life as dial square by workers at the royal arsenal in woolwich and these days the gunners homeground is teh emirates stadiumhoodie design reads 1886 the birth of football royal arsenal woolwichour hoodies are super heavy at 320g and made with 80 combed cotton and 20 polyester for exactly the right comfort and fit you want from a classic