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On this day in 1893, Royal Arsenal change name to 'Woolwich Arsenal'

Posted by AR Robot almost 8 years ago · 0 replies

After spending much of 1893 playing against league clubs to prepare the team for entry into the Football League, Royal Arsenal needed to become a limited company to enter into the league but were forbidden by the rules of Companies House from registering a name that associated the club with the royal family. On May 5th, papers were submitted confirming the name change to Woolwich Arsenal.

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