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- 1886
- Royal Arsenal FC formed from Dial Square FC
- 1887
- First recorded game against Tottenham Hotspur: lost 2-1
- 1888
- Home venue moved to Manor Ground, Plumstead
- 1890
- Home venue moved to Invicta Ground, Plumstead
- 1891
- Club turned professional
- 1894
- Elected to 2nd division of the Football League
Home venue moved back to Manor Ground
First game in League a 2-2 draw with Newcastle United
- 1896
- Name changed to Woolwich Arsenal FC
- 1904
- Finished 2nd in Division II, promoted to Division I
- 1906
- Reached semi-final of FA Cup for the first time
- 1910
- Company went into voluntary liquidation. New Company formed
- 1913
- Relegated to Division 2 after winning fewest points in a season - 18
- 1915
- Finished 5th in Division 2. War stops football for next 4 years
- 1919
- Elected to Division 1
- 1925
- Herbert Chapman appointed Secretary-manager
- 1927
- FA Cup finalists for first time. Lost 1-0 to Cardiff City
- 1930
- First major honour, the FA Cup is won by beating Huddersfield Town 2-0
- 1931
- Champions of Football League, for first time
- 1932
- Runners up in league and FA cup
- 1933
- League Champions
- 1934
- Herbert Chapman dies and is replaced by George Allison
League Champions
- 1935
- League Champions
- 1936
- FA Cup winners, 1-0 against Sheffield United
- 1938
- League Champions
- 1947
- Tom Whittaker succeeds George Allison as manager
- 1948
- League Champions
- 1950
- FA Cup winners, 2-0 against Liverpool
- 1953
- League Champions
- 1966
- Winners of FA Youth Cup for first time, Bertie Mee appointed manager
- 1970
- European Fairs Cup winners, beating Anderlecht 4-3 on aggregate
- 1971
- League Champions, FA Cup winners - the historic Double
- 1979
- FA Cup winners under Terry Neill, beating Manchester United 3-2
- 1980
- 3rd successive appearance in FA Cup final (lost 1-0 to West Ham)
Beaten on penalties in final of European Cup Winners' Cup
- 1986
- George Graham succeeds Don Howe as manager
- 1987
- Littlewoods Cup winners, beating Liverpool 2-1
- 1989
- League Champions, beating Liverpool 2-0 in final deciding match
- 1991
- League Champions, losing only one league game
- 1993
- FA Cup winners, beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in replay
Coca Cola Cup Winners, beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1
The historic 'Cup Double' - first team to achieve this feat
- 1994
- European Cup Winners' Cup winners, beating Parma of Italy 1-0 in Copenhagen
- 1995
- George Graham sacked, succeeded by Stewart Houston, then Bruce Rioch
Second successive appearance in European Cup Winners' Cup final, losing 2-1 to
Real Zaragosa of Spain
- 1996
- Bruce Rioch sacked in August a few days before the start of the
season, eventually succeeded by Arsène Wenger in
September
- 1998
- Premiership Champions, FA Cup winners, the 2nd Double
- 2000
- UEFA cup runners-up, losing on penalties to Galatasaray of Turkey
- 2001
- FA cup runners-up, losing 2-1 to Liverpool. Premiership runners-up
for 3rd year in succession
- 2002
- Premiership Champions, FA Cup winners, the 3rd Double
- Set record of 13 successive league wins, remaining undefeated away from
home for the whole league season, scored in every league match
- 2003
- FA cup winners, beating Southampton 1-0 in final, 3rd successive FA cup final
appearance. Premiership runners-up, 6th successive year finished in top 2
- 2004
- Premiership winners, the first team to remain unbeaten in the league since 1889
- 2005
- FA cup winners, beating Manchester United in final on penalties after 0-0 draw,
4th FA cup final, 3rd win in 5 years. Premiership runners-up, 8th successive year in top 2
- 2006
- UEFA Champion's League runners-up, losing 2-1 to Barcelon. 4th in Premiership, outside top 2
for first time in 8 years, 1st trophyless season in 5 years
See also ArseWeb's
Record-breakers page, which lists every possible record you can think of!
- Biggest League win
- 12-0 vs Loughborough (h), Div 2, March 12 1900
- Biggest League defeat
- 0-8 vs Loughborough (a), Div 2, December 12 1896
- Biggest FA Cup win
- 12-0 vs Ashford United (h), 1st round qualifying match, 14 Oct 1893
FA Cup proper, 11-1 vs Darwen (h) 3rd round 9 Jan 1932
- Biggest FA Cup defeat
- 0-6 vs Derby County (h) 1st round, 28 Jan 1899,
0-6 vs West Ham (a) 3rd round 1st leg, 5 Jan 1946
- Biggest League Cup win
- 7-0 vs Leeds United (h) 2nd round 2nd leg, 4 Sept 1979
- Biggest League Cup defeat
- 0-5 vs Chelsea (h) 4th round, 11 Nov 1999
- Biggest European win
- 7-0 vs Standard Liege (Belgium) (a) 2nd round 1st leg Cup Winners Cup,
3 Nov 1993
- Biggest European defeat
- 2-5 vs Spartak Moscow (USSR) (h) 1st round 2nd leg UEFA Cup, 29 Sep 1982
- Most goals scored in a League season
- 127 - 1930/31
- Most consecutive league games scored in
- 55 - last game of 2000/01 season, every game in 2001/02, every game in 2002/03 up to & inc 30/11/02
English top flight & English domestic football record
- Fewest goals scored in a League season
- 26 - 1912/13
- Most goals conceded in a League season
- 86 - 1926/27, 1927/28
- Fewest goals conceded in a League season
- 17 - 1998/99
- Most wins in a League season
- 29 - 1970/71
- Fewest wins in a League season
- 3 - 1912/13
- Most successive wins in a League season
- 13 - 2001/02: Premiership record and equals record no. of successive
wins in the top division, set by Tottenham over the course of 2 seasons in 1960
- Most points in a League season
- 66 - 1930/31 (2pts/win, 42 games - 1.571 pts/game)
90 - 2003/04 (3pts/win, 38 games - 1.684 pts/game on
2pts/win scale)
- Most away points in a League season
- 47 - 2001/02 (3pts/win, 38 games - 1.737 pts/game on
2pts/win scale): top division record - only other team to go full season
undefeated away from home was Preston NE in 1888/89 when they played only 11 games
(and averaged 1.727 pts/game), and the Arsenal team of 2003/2004 who repeated the feat
averaging 1.597 pts/game(
- Most successive away wins in a League season
- 8 - 2001/02: Premiership record
- Fewest points in a League season
- 18 - 1912/13
- Most 1st class goals for Arsenal
- 214 - Thierry Henry, 1999 - present
- Most 1st class goals in a season
- 42 - Ted Drake, 1934/35
- Most goals scored by single player in a game
- 7 - Ted Drake in 7-1 win vs Aston Villa (a) Dec 14 1935
- Most 1st class appearances for Arsenal
- 722 - David O'Leary, 1975 - 1993
- Most league appearances for Arsenal
- 558 - David O'Leary, 1975 - 1993
- Highest "Home" attendance
- 73707 - vs RC Lens at Wembley, 1998
- Highest attendance at Highbury
- 73295 - vs Sunderland, 1935
- Biggest fee paid
- 13.0 million pounds to Bordeaux (FRA) for Sylvain Wiltord, August 2000
- Biggest fee received
- 23.5 million pounds from Real Madrid (SPA) for Nicolas Anelka, August 1999
- 30.0 million pounds from Barcelona (SPA) combined fee for
Marc Overmars and Emmanuel Petit, August 2000
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