O'Leary was born in Stoke Newington, London on May 2, 1958 and he moved to live in Dublin at the age of three. His father was born in Ireland and O'Leary later decided to play for the Republic of Ireland. David O'Leary - Arsenal. O'Leary signed for Arsenal as an apprentice in 1973. He soon progressed through the ranks at Highbury, playing in the reserves at the age of 16. He made his debut for Arsenal against Burnley on August 16, 1975, and despite being only 17, went on to make 30 appearances that season. ...

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David O'Leary, David O'Leary - Playing Career, David O'Leary - Arsenal, David O'Leary - Leeds United, David O'Leary - Internationals, David O'Leary - Managerial Career, David O'Leary - Assistant Manager, David O'Leary - Manager of Leeds United, David O'Leary - Manager of Aston Villa

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Aston Villa Football Club play at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. They currently play in the Premier League. Aston Villa were founding members of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992. It is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in England. Aston Villa F.C. - History. Aston Villa Football Club was formed in March 1874 by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Aston, Birmingham. Members of the Aston Villa cricket team were looking for a way to stay fit during the winte ...

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• Aston Villa F.C. - History
• Aston Villa F.C. - The ups and downs of the 1980s
• Aston Villa F.C. - The 1990s: more mixed fortunes
• Aston Villa F.C. - Recent years
• Aston Villa F.C. - Club Honours
• Aston Villa F.C. - Club Colours
• Aston Villa F.C. - Managers
• Aston Villa F.C. - Current squad
• Aston Villa F.C. - Players out on loan
• Aston Villa F.C. - Notable Players
• Aston Villa F.C. - Appearance Records
• Aston Villa F.C. - All Time Leading Goalscorers
• Aston Villa F.C. - Other Items of Interest
• Aston Villa F.C. - Famous Aston Villa Fans
• Aston Villa F.C. - Related Links

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Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. They play in the FA Premier League and are one of the most successful clubs in England. Arsenal have won thirteen First Division and Premier League titles, and the FA Cup ten times, although the team have yet to achieve similar success in the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal were founded in south-east London in 1886, but moved to their current home ground, the Arsenal Stad ...

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• Arsenal F.C. - History
• Arsenal F.C. - Crest
• Arsenal F.C. - Colours
• Arsenal F.C. - Stadium
• Arsenal F.C. - Supporters
• Arsenal F.C. - Ownership
• Arsenal F.C. - Arsenal in popular culture
• Arsenal F.C. - Arsenal Ladies
• Arsenal F.C. - Statistics and records
• Arsenal F.C. - Current squad
• Arsenal F.C. - Famous players
• Arsenal F.C. - Managers
• Arsenal F.C. - Club captains
• Arsenal F.C. - Honours
• Arsenal F.C. - Footnotes

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Arsenal were founded as Dial Square in 1886 by workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, but were renamed to Royal Arsenal shortly afterwards. They renamed themselves again to Woolwich Arsenal after turning professional in 1891. The club were then known by fans as the Woolwich Reds, although they played their games in nearby Plumstead. Woolwich Arsenal entered the Football League in 1893, becoming the first southern team to do so. The club started out in the Second Division, and won promotion to the First D ...

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Arsenal F.C., Arsenal F.C. - History, Arsenal F.C. - Crest, Arsenal F.C. - Colours, Arsenal F.C. - Stadium, Arsenal F.C. - Supporters, Arsenal F.C. - Ownership, Arsenal F.C. - Arsenal in popular culture, Arsenal F.C. - Arsenal Ladies, Arsenal F.C. - Statistics and records, Arsenal F.C. - Current squad, Arsenal F.C. - Famous players, Arsenal F.C. - Managers, Arsenal F.C. - Club captains, Arsenal F.C. - Honours, Arsenal F.C. - Footnotes

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2001-02 in English football - FA Premier League. P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1. Arsenal 38 12 4 3 42 25 14 5 0 37 11 +43 87 2. Liverpool 38 12 5 2 33 14 12 3 4 34 16 +37 80 3. Manchester United 38 11 2 6 40 17 13 3 3 47 28 +42 77 4. Newcastle United ...

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2001-02 in English football, 2001-02 in English football - Events, 2001-02 in English football - Honours, 2001-02 in English football - English national team, 2001-02 in English football - Tables, 2001-02 in English football - FA Premier League, 2001-02 in English football - Football League Division One, 2001-02 in English football - Football League Division Two, 2001-02 in English football - Football League Division Three, 2001-02 in English football - European qualifiers, 2001-02 in English football - UEFA Champions League, 2001-02 in English football - UEFA Cup, 2001-02 in English football - Promoted teams, 2001-02 in English football - Relegated teams, 2001-02 in English football - Transfer deals, 2001-02 in English football - Managerial changes, 2001-02 in English football - Deaths

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ARSENAL (CHAMPIONS): Arsenal were crowned Premiership champions without losing a single league game - achieving this feat despite being dogged by successive F.A Cup and Champions League exits at Manchester United and Chelsea respectively during the final weeks of a thrilling campaign. CHELSEA (2ND): The £100million+ outlay on new players following the Roman Abromovich takeover failed to land Chelsea a trophy and manager Claudio Ranieri paid for these shortcomings with his job, as th ...

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FA Premier League 2003-04, FA Premier League 2003-04 - Final League Table, FA Premier League 2003-04 - Comments about each team, FA Premier League 2003-04 - Top goal scorers

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Aston Villa Football Club was formed in March 1874 by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Aston, Birmingham. Members of the Aston Villa cricket team were looking for a way to stay fit during the winter months and decided to adopt the new sport of football. The 'Four Founding Fathers' were Jack Hughes, Frederick Matthews, Walter Price and William Scattergood. Aston Villa's first match was against the local Aston Brook St Mary's Rugby team and as a condition of the match, the Villa side had to agree to play the first ha ...

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Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa F.C. - History, Aston Villa F.C. - The ups and downs of the 1980s, Aston Villa F.C. - The 1990s: more mixed fortunes, Aston Villa F.C. - Recent years, Aston Villa F.C. - Club Honours, Aston Villa F.C. - Club Colours, Aston Villa F.C. - Managers, Aston Villa F.C. - Current squad, Aston Villa F.C. - Players out on loan, Aston Villa F.C. - Notable Players, Aston Villa F.C. - Appearance Records, Aston Villa F.C. - All Time Leading Goalscorers, Aston Villa F.C. - Other Items of Interest, Aston Villa F.C. - Related Links

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Milner started his professional career with Leeds United, playing for their reserve team. After an impressive outing with the England Under-17 team in a summer tournament in 2002, Milner was selected for the Leeds first team for the 2002-03 season. He made his debut on November 10, 2002 at Upton Park, a 3-4 win against West Ham United, becoming, in the process, the second youngest player ever to play in the Premiership, behind Coventry City's Gary McSheffrey. In December he set another record, that of the Premiership's youngest scorer, his f ...

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James Milner footballer, James Milner footballer - Leeds United and Swindon Town, James Milner footballer - Newcastle United, James Milner footballer - Aston Villa, James Milner footballer - Statistics, James Milner footballer - All-time club performance

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Adams was born in Romford in the London Borough of Havering and joined Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1980. He made his first team debut in 1983 at the age of 17 against Sunderland. Under George Graham, Adams became the lynchpin at the centre of Arsenal's defence, renowned for its well disciplined use of the offside trap, and was a crucial contributor to the club's success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. On January 1, 1988, he became Arsenal's youngest ever captain at the age of 21; ...

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Tony Adams footballer, Tony Adams footballer - Biography, Tony Adams footballer - Charitable Work

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Keane started his football with South Dublin schoolboy side, Crumlin United F.C. where his talent was recognised at an early age. As an U-10 schoolboy he was paid 50p a goal, and was soon being watched by scouts from a number of English professional clubs, including Premier League side Liverpool. However, he turned down Liverpool to join Wolves, reasoning that he had a greater chance of breaking into the first team at the First Division side. He made his first professional appearance in 1997, and played at Molineux for two seasons, making 88 appearances and scoring 29 goals, before a £6M transfer to Coventry City in ...

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Robbie Keane, Robbie Keane - Club career, Robbie Keane - International career, Robbie Keane - Miscellaneous, Robbie Keane - Clubs

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The Republic of Ireland play their home matches at Lansdowne Road, Dublin. The first game played there was a friendly against Italy in 1971. The ground is due for redevelopment between 2007 and 2009 which will entail Ireland playing games at Croke Park or abroad during reconstruction. The all seater new stadium will increase seated capacity for competitive games from 36,000 to 50,000. Prior to the 1980s, the Republic of Ireland played most home games at Dalymount Park but progressively more games were played at Lansdowne following a safety review which reduced Dalymount's capacity and the la ...

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Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland national football team - Stadium, Republic of Ireland national football team - World Cup record, Republic of Ireland national football team - European Championships record, Republic of Ireland national football team - Notable players, Republic of Ireland national football team - Managers since 1969

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Leeds United F.C. - Leeds City. Leeds United's predecessor club, Leeds City FC, was formed in 1904 by the committee and supporters before it was disbanded after financial irregularities. Leeds United F.C. - Formation of Leeds United. Shortly after the collapse of Leeds City, a new club, Leeds United, was formed and, shortly afterwards, began playing in the Midland League, taking the place vacated by Leeds City's reserve team. Yorkshire Amateurs AFC, who now occupied Elland Road ...

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Leeds United F.C., Leeds United F.C. - History, Leeds United F.C. - Leeds City, Leeds United F.C. - Formation of Leeds United, Leeds United F.C. - Before Revie, Leeds United F.C. - The Revie Period: The Glory Days, Leeds United F.C. - The Post Revie period: Slow Decline, Leeds United F.C. - The Wilkinson Period: Re-emergence, Leeds United F.C. - George Graham, Leeds United F.C. - The O’Leary Period: Living the Dream, Leeds United F.C. - After O’Leary: Decline and Fall, Leeds United F.C. - Another Takeover, Leeds United F.C. - Honours, Leeds United F.C. - Managers, Leeds United F.C. - Notable players, Leeds United F.C. - The Revie Era, Leeds United F.C. - Others, Leeds United F.C. - First Team Squad, Leeds United F.C. - Records, Leeds United F.C. - Player of the Year

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In 1967 Charlton had a mixed time. Leeds missed out on domestic honours again and Charlton picked up an injury while playing for England in an infamous 3-2 defeat to Scotland at Wembley, during which he scored. However, he ended the season as the Footballer Of The Year and his future after football as an after-dinner speaker was mapped out by his long speech at the awards ceremony, which earned him a standing ovation. Charlton finally won some domestic honours with Leeds in 1968 with a League Cup victory over Arsenal. This wasn ...

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Jack Charlton, Jack Charlton - The pit the beat and the pitch, Jack Charlton - Early seasons with Leeds, Jack Charlton - England comes calling, Jack Charlton - A world champion, Jack Charlton - Back to Elland Road, Jack Charlton - On the World Cup sidelines, Jack Charlton - Twilight honours at Leeds, Jack Charlton - Management, Jack Charlton - An honorary Irishman, Jack Charlton - Personal life

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ARSENAL (CHAMPIONS): A 13-match winning run leading up to the end of the season, scoring in every single Premiership game and being unbeaten on their travels saw Arsenal lift the Premiership title along with the F.A Cup to become only the third English club to have won the double three times. LIVERPOOL (2ND): Liverpool finally made it into the top-two for the since 1991, ironically at the expense of Manchester United - whose 10-year ...

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FA Premier League 2001-02, FA Premier League 2001-02 - Promoted teams, FA Premier League 2001-02 - Relegated teams, FA Premier League 2001-02 - Final League Table, FA Premier League 2001-02 - Comments on each team, FA Premier League 2001-02 - Top goal scorers

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Aston Villa Football Club was formed in March 1874 by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Aston, Birmingham. Members of the Aston Villa cricket team were looking for a way to stay fit during the winter months and decided to adopt the new sport of football. The 'Four Founding Fathers' were Jack Hughes, Frederick Matthews, Walter Price and William Scattergood. Aston Villa's first match was against the local Aston Brook St Mary's Rugby team and as a condition of the match, the Villa side had to agree to play the first half unde ...

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Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa F.C. - History, Aston Villa F.C. - The ups and downs of the 1980s, Aston Villa F.C. - The 1990s: more mixed fortunes, Aston Villa F.C. - Recent years, Aston Villa F.C. - Club Honours, Aston Villa F.C. - Club Colours, Aston Villa F.C. - Managers, Aston Villa F.C. - Current squad, Aston Villa F.C. - Players out on loan, Aston Villa F.C. - Notable Players, Aston Villa F.C. - Appearance Records, Aston Villa F.C. - All Time Leading Goalscorers, Aston Villa F.C. - Other Items of Interest, Aston Villa F.C. - Famous Aston Villa Fans, Aston Villa F.C. - Related Links

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Arsenal's parent company, Arsenal Holdings, operates as a public limited company. However, Arsenal's ownership is considerably different from that of other football clubs. Only 62,000 shares in Arsenal have been issued, and they are not traded on a public exchange such as the FTSE or AIM; instead, they are traded infrequently on OFEX, a specialist market. As of December 2005, Arsenal's market capitalization value is £290m, and the club made a pre-tax profit of £19.3m in the 2004-05 financial year.^{See also:}

Arsenal F.C., Arsenal F.C. - History, Arsenal F.C. - Crest, Arsenal F.C. - Colours, Arsenal F.C. - Stadium, Arsenal F.C. - Supporters, Arsenal F.C. - Ownership, Arsenal F.C. - Arsenal in popular culture, Arsenal F.C. - Arsenal Ladies, Arsenal F.C. - Statistics and records, Arsenal F.C. - Current squad, Arsenal F.C. - Famous players, Arsenal F.C. - Managers, Arsenal F.C. - Club captains, Arsenal F.C. - Honours, Arsenal F.C. - Footnotes

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Football League Division 1 (now known as the Premier League) Champions 1968/ 69, 1973/ 74, 1991/ 92 FA Cup Winners 1972 Finalists 1965, 1970, 1973 League Cup Winners 1968 Finalists 1996 European Cup Finalists 1975 Semi-finalists 1970 European Champions League Semi-finalists 2001 European Cup Winners Cup Finalists 1973 UEFA Cup/ Inter Cities Fairs CupSee also:

Leeds United F.C., Leeds United F.C. - History, Leeds United F.C. - Leeds City, Leeds United F.C. - Formation of Leeds United, Leeds United F.C. - Before Revie, Leeds United F.C. - The Revie Period: The Glory Days, Leeds United F.C. - The Post Revie period: Slow Decline, Leeds United F.C. - The Wilkinson Period: Re-emergence, Leeds United F.C. - George Graham, Leeds United F.C. - The O’Leary Period: Living the Dream, Leeds United F.C. - After O’Leary: Decline and Fall, Leeds United F.C. - Another Takeover, Leeds United F.C. - Honours, Leeds United F.C. - Managers, Leeds United F.C. - Notable players, Leeds United F.C. - The Revie Era, Leeds United F.C. - Others, Leeds United F.C. - First Team Squad, Leeds United F.C. - Records, Leeds United F.C. - Player of the Year

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Villa manager David O'Leary, who'd managed Leeds from 1998 to 2002, gave Milner his Villa debut on September 12, 2005 against newly-promoted West Ham United. He got his first goal for Villa five days later, scoring in the 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur on 17 September at Villa Park. Three days later Milner struck again, scoring 2 goals in Villa's 3-8 League Cup win over Wycombe. This start has earned Milner his manager's con ...

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James Milner footballer, James Milner footballer - Leeds United and Swindon Town, James Milner footballer - Newcastle United, James Milner footballer - Aston Villa, James Milner footballer - Statistics, James Milner footballer - All-time club performance

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As one of the most successful teams in the country, Arsenal have often featured when football is depicted in British culture. The club were the backdrop to one of the earliest football-related films, The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939). The film is centred on a friendly match between Arsenal and an amateur side, one of whose players is poisoned whilst playing. Many Arsenal players appeared as themselves, alth ...

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Arsenal F.C., Arsenal F.C. - History, Arsenal F.C. - Crest, Arsenal F.C. - Colours, Arsenal F.C. - Stadium, Arsenal F.C. - Supporters, Arsenal F.C. - Ownership, Arsenal F.C. - Arsenal in popular culture, Arsenal F.C. - Arsenal Ladies, Arsenal F.C. - Statistics and records, Arsenal F.C. - Current squad, Arsenal F.C. - Famous players, Arsenal F.C. - Managers, Arsenal F.C. - Club captains, Arsenal F.C. - Honours, Arsenal F.C. - Footnotes

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He was quickly offered the job as manager of Middlesbrough and he led them to promotion back to the top flight in his first season by such a considerable margin that he was given the Manager Of The Year award, an honour never before bestowed on a boss from outside the top division. He famously appeared on a football programme on ITV during this period where he said he'd once had a "little black book" of names of players whom he intended to hurt or exact some form of revenge upon during his playing days. He later said this was ...

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Jack Charlton, Jack Charlton - The pit the beat and the pitch, Jack Charlton - Early seasons with Leeds, Jack Charlton - England comes calling, Jack Charlton - A world champion, Jack Charlton - Back to Elland Road, Jack Charlton - On the World Cup sidelines, Jack Charlton - Twilight honours at Leeds, Jack Charlton - Management, Jack Charlton - An honorary Irishman, Jack Charlton - Personal life

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