SF North London Derby: Gooners 4, Spurs 3
March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment
On Sunday, February 28, 2010, the first annual San Francisco North London Derby took place at Crocker Amazon Playground in San Francisco, California. Read more
HAITI RELIEF – San Francisco North London Derby!
February 21, 2010 | 1 Comment
San Francisco North London Derby This Week!
First Annual Match & Raffle Will Benefit Haiti Relief Effort
The Bay Area Gooners are the San Francisco Branch of Arsenal America, with over 200 members, they meet for every Arsenal match at Maggie McGarry’s Irish Pub in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.
Sunday, February 28, 2010, they’ll play in the first annual San Francisco North London Derby, a charity football match against San Francisco Spurs, a Tottenham FC supporters group
The Derby events are as follows:
San Francisco North London Derby Pre-Match Raffle & Party
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 9:00 PM
Danny Coyle’s, 668 Haight Street, San Francisco
Raffle, DJ and Dancing. Enter to win Arsenal and Spurs merchandise and other great prizes.
San Francisco North London Derby Match
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 3:00 PM
Crocker Amazon Playground, Geneva & Moscow Streets, San Francisco
Keg & tailgating available for donation
San Francisco North London Derby Post-Match Party
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 6:00 PM
Maggie McGarry’s Irish Pub, 1353 Grant Street, San Francisco
All proceeds will benefit Save The Children’s Emergency Response in Haiti.
Arsenal v Blackburn Match Viewing Parties
October 2, 2009 | 7 Comments
Hello Gooner Nation!
I thought I would open up a thread for any branches getting together for the match this Sunday.
ANN ARBOR:
Ann Arbor area Gooners will be getting together this Sunday, October 4th at Connor O’Neils Pub (318 S. Main St Ann Arbor, MI 48104) for the 5:00 PM* showing of the Arsenal v Blackburn match!
*Please note that the live showing of this match airs at 8:30 AM, so we’ll be getting together for the delayed telecast, you may want to try to avoid hearing the score-line for a couple of hours.
Hope to see you there!
Brian Marentay
Branch Manager
Man City Grudge Match – Branch Viewings
September 10, 2009 | 5 Comments
Arsenal FC travel to the City of Manchester Stadium to take on Manchester (We’ve Got More Money Than Chelsea) City, in a game that has all the makings of a grudge match.
City now feature former Gunners, Kolo Toure, and Emmanuel Adebayor. While most Gooners will no doubt remember Kolo fondly as one of The Invincibles, Greedybayor may best be remembered not for his goal-scoring prowess or his inability to stay onside, but for claims such as “I’ll Play Like Henry When I’m Paid Like Henry”, and that Arsenal fans “drove him away”.
City will be without Carlos Tevez and possibly Robinho, while Arsenal have lost Andrey Arshavin for the next 3 matches.
San Francisco Branch Match Viewing:
Saturday, September 12, 2009
7:00AM PST
Maggie McGarry’s Irish Pub
Free, 21+ only please.
More information here.
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AA BRANCHES,
PLEASE POST YOUR MATCH VIEWING DETAILS
IN THE REPLY SECTION OF THIS POST!
Hello from the Des Moines Area Gooners!
September 4, 2009 | 6 Comments
Greetings Arsenal Fans:


First of all, a big thank you to Josh, Dave and everyone else who help make this site possible.
My name is Eric Harlow and I am proud to be the Branch Manager of the newest Arsenal America branch : Des Moines Area Gooners. I fell deeply and hopelessly in love with The Arsenal about six years ago, much to the chagrin of my Man U and Lyon supporting family. I have yet to attend an Arsenal match, but am looking forward to a trip to London this spring.
Seeing as there is no place around Des Moines willing to regularly open early for matches, I spoke to the manager at the bar I was formerly employed at and she gave me the green light to come in early and open the bar for ALL Arsenal matches, regardless of time as well as giving us Happy Hour drink prices (Donuts/bagels and coffee will also be available, free of charge).
Therefore, Des Moines Area Gooners can watch The Arsenal at:
A.K. O’Connors West
3530 Westtown Parkway
West Des Moines, Iowa
More information can be obtained by emailing me at dmareagooners@gmail.com or by visiting our Facebook page here. This branch is still in the early stages, but with a little time and hopefully some word of mouth, this branch can really take off.
I look forward to hearing from all you Des Moines Area Gooners and until then, Come On You Gunners!!
Greetings from the Ann Arbor Branch!
August 27, 2009 | 3 Comments
Hello Gooner Nation,
I’ve been in contact with Arsenal America’s President, David Kilpatrick over the past few weeks, and it appears that an Ann Arbor, MI branch has been given a green light.
A little bit about how things got started:
I’m Brian Marentay, a freshman at U of M, who became an Arsenal fan after a trip to London a couple of years ago. Then when attending a Champions League Semi-Final match-viewing party last year, I was amazed at how many Arsenal fans there are are in Ann Arbor!
Thus it seemed a good idea to get an official branch started to keep the fan base organized – after all, the more people at a match-viewing party, the better!
Anybody located in the Ann Arbor area interested in helping manage the group can shoot me an E-mail or look for our group on Facebook.
Looking forward to hearing from all the Ann Arbor Gooners!
Man U v. Arsenal Television Viewings
August 25, 2009 | 9 Comments
It’s that time again, if you are a Branch Manager and you’re having a gathering this weekend for the Manchester United v. Arsenal match, please put the details in this thread.
Location, time, accommodations, age restrictions, and any other pertinent details.
I’ll go first:
Seattle Branch:
The George and Dragon
206 N 36th St
Seattle, WA 98103-8611
(206) 545-6864
Time: 9:30am PST
Accommodations: great English pub food, English Ales, and an Arsenal friendly staff. 21 and older ONLY
Seattle is also scheduled to have a special guest on Saturday. David Kilpatrick will be attending the match at the George, so please come by and say hello to your Arsenal America President.
AA San Francisco Branch enjoys 6-1 rout!
August 16, 2009 | 2 Comments
And so it begins…
Arsenal’s season got off to a brilliant start with a 6-1 dismantling of a very good Everton side (though you might not have recognized them as such yesterday).
Arsenal America’s San Francisco Branch AKA the Bay Area Gooners had a tremendous turnout at Maggie McGarry’s for the Gunners’ first match of the season. Seasoned regulars as well as first-timers, were joined by several traveling Brits, all of whom enjoyed goals by Denilson, new boy Vermaelen, Gallas, Eduardo, and two by Cesc Fabregas. Official match report can be found here.

San Francisco Branch enjoys a rout!
Feasting on breakfast, including coffee cake baked by the SF Branch Manager (I kid you not), the Gooners celebrated the first of the goals with a rousing “One Nil To The Arsenal”. As the scoring torrent continued, enthusiastic (if not in tune) renditions of “Ooh To Be A Gooner”, and “By Far The Greatest Team” could be heard at different intervals.
The SF Branch also introduced a 2nd shirt for the new season, featuring Maggie’s revered Gooner bartender, Patrick on the back.

As just one of many branches Arsenal America has around the U.S., the Bay Area Gooners are looking forward to a season of lively get-togethers. Check out the Arsenal America Branches page for the Branch in your area.
C’mon you Gunners!
Arsenal America Branch Viewings This Saturday?
August 12, 2009 | 12 Comments
OK, Arsenal America Branch Managers, we want to hear from you! Where is your branch watching this weekend’s Everton vs. Arsenal match?
Please respond to this post and put the following in your reply:
- Pub where you watch?
- Pub website?
- Local time of match?
- Ages allowed?
- Food Served?
- Gooner to contact for more information?
I’ll go first.
Bay Area Gooners will be watching at Maggie McGarry’s Irish Pub
Match-time is 9:30AM PST
21+ only (sorry kids)
Maggie’s does not serve food, but I’ll be bringing some edibles for Gooners.
Email me if you need more info.
The Charm City Gooners will be watching every single Arsenal match at The Abbey in Federal Hill, Maryland.
Match-time is 12:30PM EST
All ages are welcome . . . just don’t mind the singing and cheering.
The Abbey has fantastic food, and is a true Arsenal supporters pub. There will be a season kick-off special for sliders and Guinness . . . umm umm good.
For information about Arsenal meet-ups, you can e-mail us at baltimore@arsenalamerica.com.
AA Branch CL Semi-Final Match Viewings – Tomorrow!
May 4, 2009 | 2 Comments
ARSENAL vs. MANCHESTER UNITED
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL (2nd Leg)
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN MATCH VIEWING
Live: 2:45PM EST
Conor O’Neills Traditional Irish Pub
318 South Main Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
734-665-2968
The Albany and Ann Arbor listings are not official branches, however this information has been submitted by AA members, so perhaps we’re looking at the beginning of two new branches.
AUSTIN BRANCH MATCH VIEWINGS
Live: 1:45PM CST, Replay: 7PM CST
Cuatro’s
1004 24th St
Austin, TX 78705
Phone: (512) 243-6361
Info: austin@arsenalamerica.com
BALTIMORE BRANCH MATCH VIEWINGS
LIVE: 2:45PM EST
Abbey Burger Bistro
1041 Marshall Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (443) 453-9698
Info: baltimore@arsenalamerica.com
CHICAGO BRANCH MATCH VIEWINGS
Live: 1:45PM CST, Replay: 7PM CST
The Globe Pub
1934 W. Irving Park Rd.
Chicago, IL 60613
Phone: (773) 871-3757
Info: chicago@arsenalamerica.com
DALLAS BRANCH MATCH VIEWINGS
LIVE: 1:30PM CDT
Trinity Hall Irish Pub
5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, #250
Dallas, Texas
(Mockingbird Station – NE Corner of Mockingbird & 75 Ctrl Expry)
Info: dallas@arsenalamerica.com
MINNEAPOLIS BRANCH OFFICE MATCH-VIEWINGS
Live: 1:45PM CST, Replay: 7PM CST
The Local
931 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 904-1000
Brit’s Pub
1110 Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 332-3908
Info: minnesota@arsenalamerica.com
SAN FRANCISCO BRANCH MATCH-VIEWINGS
Live: 11:45AM PST, Replay: 6PM PST
Maggie McGarry’s Irish Pub
1353 Grant Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 399-9020
Info: sanfran@arsenalamerica.com
Check back for updates on other branch match-viewings!



