A s one of the most successful and beloved clubs in England, Arsenal Football Club was always a magnet for the public. Tradition-wise, their results speak for themselves; in addition to winning 28 major domestic trophies, Arsenal hold the records for longest unbeaten streak and longest run in top flight of English football. First Division: —31, —33, —34, —35, —38, —48, —53, —71, —89, —91 Premier League: —98, —02, —04 FA Cup: —30, —36, —50, —71, —79, —93, —98, —02, —03, —05, —14, —15, —17 League Cup: —87, —93 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: — Arsenal FC started life as a works team named Dial Square in — the workers were blacksmith's that built cannons, which is the reason for the club being known as the Gunners.
Shortly thereafter, the club turned professional and changed its name to Woolwich Arsenal, becoming a full-fledged member of the Football League in the first club from the south parts of the country. The following period was fraught with difficulties for the club; besides not being able to form a team that could challenge for the title, Jim was geographically isolated from the rest of the league, which resulted in low attendances. After teetering dangerously close to bankruptcy, the club was bought out by businessman Henry Norris in and moved to North London in Highbury became the new home ground.
The following year, the club was renamed as Arsenal. The following season was to be the most successful in the club's history so far, when the mythical domestic double was achieved.
The league was clinched on the sweetest of nights, a win at the home of the old enemy Tottenham, and the FA Cup followed a few days later, a Charlie George goal winning the cup in extra time at Wembley against Liverpool. The double success wasn't really built upon, despite reaching the FA cup final again in and finishing second in the league the following season, and Arsenal became a mid-table team once again during the mid seventies. Towards the end of the decade however, under Terry Neill and Don Howe, some success returned when Arsenal set another record, reaching the FA Cup final in 3 successive seasons.
Only the middle visit to Wembley, in , was triumphant, a thrilling last minute victory against Manchester United. Success became more habitual once again during the George Graham era.
After Graham took over in , Arsenal won six major trophies in the next eight years. A League Cup triumph in was built upon, and in the league championship returned to Highbury after an 18 year absence when Arsenal pipped Liverpool to the title on goals scored.
In the most exciting finish to the league season ever witnessed in English football the final, deciding match at Anfield was won with a now definitive last minute winner by Michael Thomas. Another championship followed two years later when Arsenal lost only one league game and conceded just 18 goals in 38 matches. Arsenal's Premiership history - to the present In the Premiership's inaugural year , still under Graham's stern control, Arsenal again made history by becoming the first team ever to win both domestic cups in the same season, Sheffield Wednesday the unfortunate victims on both occasions.
Arsenal came from behind to win the Coca Cola Cup , and eventually also won the FA Cup, winning the replay by the same score with a last minute extra time winner from Andy Linighan. The following year an ambition for further European success was fulfilled by winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in Copenhagen.
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All transfers. N5 1BU London. Go to club portrait. Who do you want to win? In this match you stick with Aaron Ramsdale A. Accumulating key players from Wenger's homeland, such as Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry, Arsenal won a second League and Cup double in and a third in In addition, the club reached the final of the UEFA Cup, were victorious in the and FA Cups, and won the Premier League in without losing a single match, an achievement which earned the side the nickname "The Invincibles".
This latter feat came within a run of 49 league matches unbeaten from 7 May to 24 October , a national record. Arsenal finished in either first or second place in the league in eight of Wenger's first nine seasons at the club, although on no occasion were they able to retain the title.
The club had never progressed beyond the quarter-finals of the Champions League until ; in that season they became the first club from London in the competition's fifty-year history to reach the final, in which they were beaten by Barcelona.
In July , they moved into the Emirates Stadium, after 93 years at Highbury. Arsenal reached the final of the and League Cups, losing to Chelsea and Birmingham City respectively. A year later, Arsenal appeared in the FA Cup final for the second time in a row, defeating Aston Villa in the final and becoming the most successful club in the tournament's history with 12 titles, a record which Manchester United would tie the following season.
Arsenal later won the FA Cup for a record 13th time, defeating Chelsea in the final and once more becoming the outright leader in terms of FA Cups won. The victory also saw Wenger become the first manager in English football history to win seven FA Cups. However, in that same season, Arsenal finished in the fifth position in the league, the first time they had finished outside the top four since before Wenger arrived in After another unspectacular league season the following year, Wenger announced his departure from the club on 20 April , after 22 years as manager.
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