Gunnersaurus was officially unveiled in 1994 and since then has attended Peter's wedding, undertaken the Ice bucket challenge, partied on countless open-top bus parades, and generally entertained millions of people.

When was Gunnersaurus invented?

Created by a Junior Gunner in 1993, the surreal result of a contest to design the club's mascot, Gunnersaurus represents an age of innocence which football long ago left behind.

Who invented Gunnersaurus?

Gunnersaurus, who was invented in 1993 by an 11-year-old called Peter Lovell with a Jurassic Park fixation, is the only dinosaur in England's top four divisions, though Clarence and Desmond, the dragons at Northampton Town and Rochdale respectively, may be distant cousins.