@ dipsolala:

From the Topspurs website's analysis of Arsenal's history:
"1913: INVASION OF NORTH LONDON. Henry Norris was a west London estate agent who dreamed of challenging the dominance of Northern and midlands clubs in the English League early in the last century. Norris, who later became mayor of Fulham, a Conservative member of parliament and earned a knighthood as well as a lifetime ban from soccer, believed that if he merged ailing Woolwich Arsenal of south London with Fulham in west London his dream of a London super-club could take shape. But the League blocked his proposals, so he cut his ties with Fulham, gambled all on Arsenal and moved them across the River Thames and north to the wide-open spaces of Highbury. The only trouble with this plan was that the new stadium was close to the established homes of Tottenham three miles north and Clapton Orient, two miles east. Despite Spurs and Orient's protests, the League was powerless to prevent the move.... "

@152047:

Some theories on the origin of Gooner. Please note the one you stated which does not crop up.

From http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/archive/i...17420.html

See posts from "Goonerette" to "james osiris"

From "Herd" on the Onlinegooner.com forum:

"We have our friends from Tottenham to thanks for ther word Gooner.
They hated bieng called y**s and were struggling to come up with a name.
Eventually they came up with the word Gooner but bieng silly boys they let on to one of their mates ,Lee ,who on hearing the word replied " thats a great name cheers from now on I wish to be known as Lee Gooner".
He then spread the word and at the next game at the (abusive term for White Hart Lane) beofre they got a chance they heard us all chanting gooners gooners gooners !"