CLUB COLORS & SHIELD
The club colors of the Arsenal Football Club are red, white, blue, and yellow
so why in the world is the supporters club of Louisville, KY, USA maroon and gold?
Well, the story is actually quite simple and intertwines the history of the Gunners with our city and state.
MAROON & GOLD
Much of Arsenal's history is connected to that of Nottingham Forest! In fact, even Arsenal's first kit (known as Dial Square FC at that time, the club's first name even before becoming Woolwich Arsenal FC) was because of a gift from Nottingham.
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Story is that Nottingham players Bill Parr and Charlie Bates joined the Gunner's early squad and brought over their Nottingham kits. They found that their new club had no kits and wrote back to Forest to ask a favor as there wasn't enough money with the new club to get new kits. Forest obliged and handed off some old kits which were red but, since they were gently used, had turned into more of a maroon/burgundy color, We honor the determination of the early Gunners to form the Arsenal Football Club by making this color a pivotal piece of our club.
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Gold is our secondary color which, with the maroon, honors the famous Farewell to Highbury kits. We pay homage to that famous ground where so much Arsenal history and climb to international stature was made. Gold also celebrates The Invincibles who won the Premier League never having lost a match! This feat had never been accomplished and was so amazing the Premier League formed a special version of the cup including gold. Our colors also honor this legacy of Gunner greatness that will never be forgotten and a feat that may never be accomplished again!
CREST
The center of our club crest is where we'll start. It features the cannon of Arsenal America indicating our branch connection and our support of the Arsenal Football Club. The horseshoe behind the cannon is a symbol of the connection to our city and state of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. which is home to the world-famous Kentucky Derby, the greatest horse race in the world and our club's namesake. It also shows our connection to the entire state of Kentucky which is where the best horses in the world are bred.
The horseshoe takes several of the pritchel holes (nail holes) and replaces them with a fleur-de-lis at the bottom which is the symbol of our city and a pair of Arsenal ermines at the top of the shoe. These ermines also represent the twin spires of Churchill Downs which is where the Kentucky Derby is run right here in Louisville.
The checkerboard pattern behind the main logo, once again, bolsters our namesake as it represents the silks of the greatest racehorse ever and Triple Crown winner, Secretariat who still holds the record for the fastest Kentucky Derby winner and one of only two horses to finish the Greatest 2 Minutes in Sports in under 2 minutes. We honor the speed, strength and stamina of our boys from North London. This checkerboard pattern is also an homage to the two teams that so many in our city and state support who have great sporting history themselves, the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky. The checkerboard pattern is used in all things UK athletics from fields and floors to uniforms. The once red and now maroon of the first Dial Square FC kits and the gold of the checkerboard represent cardinal colors of UofL.
Finally, our club's motto, "Runnin' & Gunnin' Since '13" capping off our connection to horse racing and support of our Gunners from North London!
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COME ON YOU DERBY CITY GOONERS!
