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 stadiumkids t shirt design reads 1886 the birth of football royal arsenal woolwichwe lovingly print all of our kids t shirts onto 100 cotton soft style loose fitting unisex t shirts for boys and girls