2006-09-12 10:10:26 · 20 answers · asked by chris s 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
I do know the answer to this.
Back in the 1800s when cannons were still used in wars the English coast had a line of them pointing out to sea towards France.
One winter the main gunner who was on night watch had a bit to much to drink and forgot to top up the cannons powered camber.
That night the Sergent turn up for a surprise inspection.
Of course when the gunner tried to fire the cannons their did not fire just a little puff of smoke.
He become know to this mates as a gooner and not a gunner.
Because gooners always fire blanks.
Hope this answers your question.
2006-09-12 22:47:59 · answer #1 · answered by sallyberwick 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are actualy called the gunners due to the fact an arsenal is a mass amount of weapons or a storage place for weapons same thing. Some smart alec obviously found it hillairious to call them the gooners(a play on words). how grown up can such a person be?
2006-09-12 17:37:10 · answer #2 · answered by donna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word Gooners comes from Gunners. The actual nickname for the club is Gunners but the fans changed it to Gooners. On thier club badge it shows a picture of a cannon gun hense the reason for Gunners. A gunnerary is used for riffles and bigger guns to be stored in.
2006-09-13 05:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arsenal was formed by people that worked in a gun factory and Arsenal is another name for ammunition so that's why we've always been nicknamed the gunners. And that's why we call ourselves gooners
2006-09-13 06:45:20 · answer #4 · answered by RandyOrtonfan84 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arsenal were founded as Dial Square in 1886 by a group of workers employed by the Dial Square workshop at the Royal Arsenal, an armaments factory in Woolwich, south east London.
Gooners is a play on the traditional nickname Gunners.
2006-09-12 18:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by clamshell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't gooners actually the firm? i think its just a twist on the Gunners (which theyre called because of the cannons on their ****)
2006-09-12 17:33:12 · answer #6 · answered by Milky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Arsenal is where you keep weapons, hence the name 'Gunners.'
Gooners are people who pull stupid faces.
Both support Arsenal.
2006-09-12 17:13:06 · answer #7 · answered by SheRah35 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They were originally called 'Woolwich Arsenal', where there's an army barracks, and armaments are stored. Hence the cannon logo on the shirts. They moved to north London (in the 1920s I think)
2006-09-12 17:20:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
play on words, gunners into gooners
2006-09-12 17:20:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a play on words from their actual nickname "The Gunners"
2006-09-12 17:12:21 · answer #10 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋