Arsenal F.C. seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Arsenal Football Club in English and European football, from 1893 (when Woolwich Arsenal joined the Football League) to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Top scorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1893-94 Div 2 28 12 4 12 52 55 28 9th First round James Henderson 18
1894-95 Div 2 30 14 6 10 75 58 34 8th First round Peter Mortimer 14
1895-96 Div 2 30 14 4 12 58 42 32 7th First round Henry Boyd 13
1896-97 Div 2 30 13 4 13 68 70 30 10th Fifth qualifying round Patrick O'Brien 14
1897-98 Div 2 30 16 5 9 69 49 37 5th First round Fergus Hunt 15
1898-99 Div 2 34 18 5 11 72 41 41 7th First round Fergus Hunt 15
1899-00 Div 2 34 16 4 14 61 43 36 8th Third qualifying round Ralph Gaudie 15
1900-01 Div 2 34 15 6 13 39 35 36 7th Second round Ralph Gaudie 8
1901-02 Div 2 34 18 6 10 50 26 42 4th First round Tommy Briercliffe 11
1902-03 Div 2 34 20 8 6 66 30 48 3rd First round Tim Coleman 19
1903-04 Div 2 34 21 7 6 91 22 49 2nd Second round Tommy Shanks 25
1904-05 Div 1 34 12 9 13 36 40 33 10th First round Charlie Satterthwaite 11
1905-06 Div 1 38 15 7 16 62 64 37 12th Semi-finals Tim Coleman 15
1906-07 Div 1 38 20 4 14 66 59 44 7th Semi-finals Charlie Satterthwaite 19
1907-08 Div 1 38 12 12 14 51 63 36 14th First round Peter Kyle 9
1908-09 Div 1 38 14 10 14 52 49 38 6th Second round Thomas Fitchie 10
1909-10 Div 1 38 11 9 18 37 67 31 18th Second round David Neave 5
1910-11 Div 1 38 13 12 13 41 49 38 10th Second round Jackie Chalmers 16
1911-12 Div 1 38 15 8 15 55 59 38 10th First round Alf Common 17
1912-13 Div 1 38 3 12 23 26 74 18 20th Second round Charles Lewis 4
1913-14 Div 2 38 20 9 9 54 38 49 3rd First round Pat Flanagan 13
1914-15 Div 2 38 19 5 14 69 41 43 5th[1] Second round Harry King 29
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
1919-20 Div 1 42 15 12 15 56 58 42 10th Second round Henry White 15
1920-21 Div 1 42 15 14 13 59 63 44 9th First round Fred Pagnam 14
1921-22 Div 1 42 15 7 20 47 56 37 17th Quarter-finals Henry White 19
1922-23 Div 1 42 16 10 16 61 62 42 11th First round Bob Turnbull 22
1923-24 Div 1 42 12 9 21 40 63 33 19th Second round Harry Woods 10
1924-25 Div 1 42 14 5 23 46 58 33 20th First round Jimmy Brain 14
1925-26 Div 1 42 22 8 12 87 63 52 2nd Quarter-finals Jimmy Brain 39
1926-27 Div 1 42 17 9 16 77 86 43 11th Runners-up Jimmy Brain 34
1927-28 Div 1 42 13 15 14 82 86 41 10th Semi-finals Jimmy Brain 30
1928-29 Div 1 42 16 13 13 77 72 45 9th Quarter-finals David Jack 26
1929-30 Div 1 42 14 11 17 78 66 39 14th Winners Jack Lambert 23
1930-31 Div 1 42 28 10 4 127 59 66 1st Fourth round Jack Lambert 39
1931-32 Div 1 42 22 10 10 90 48 54 2nd Runners-up Jack Lambert 27
1932-33 Div 1 42 25 8 9 118 61 58 1st Third round Cliff Bastin 33
1933-34 Div 1 42 25 9 8 75 47 59 1st Quarter-finals Cliff Bastin 15
1934-35 Div 1 42 23 12 7 115 46 58 1st Quarter-finals Ted Drake 45
1935-36 Div 1 42 15 15 12 78 48 45 6th Winners Ted Drake 28
1936-37 Div 1 42 18 16 8 80 49 52 3rd Quarter-finals Ted Drake 27
1937-38 Div 1 42 21 10 11 77 44 52 1st Fifth round Ted Drake 18
1938-39 Div 1 42 19 9 14 55 41 47 5th Third round Ted Drake 16
1939-40[2] Div 1 3 2 1 0 8 4 5 3rd[2] n/a n/a n/a
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II
1945-46 n/a[3] - - - - - - - - Third round n/a n/a
1946-47 Div 1 42 16 9 17 72 70 41 13th Third round Reg Lewis 29
1947-48 Div 1 42 23 13 6 81 32 59 1st Third round Ronnie Rooke 34
1948-49 Div 1 42 18 13 11 74 44 49 5th Fourth round Reg Lewis 18
1949-50 Div 1 42 19 11 12 79 55 49 6th Winners Reg Lewis 24
1950-51 Div 1 42 19 9 14 73 56 47 5th Fifth round Doug Lishman 17
1951-52 Div 1 42 21 11 10 80 61 53 3rd Runners-up Doug Lishman 30
1952-53 Div 1 42 21 12 9 97 64 54 1st Quarter-finals Doug Lishman 26
1953-54 Div 1 42 15 13 14 75 73 43 12th Fourth round Doug Lishman 20
1954-55 Div 1 42 17 9 16 69 63 43 9th Fourth round Doug Lishman 19
1955-56 Div 1 42 18 10 14 60 61 46 5th Quarter-finals Derek Tapscott 21
1956-57 Div 1 42 21 8 13 85 69 50 5th Quarter-finals Derek Tapscott 27
1957-58 Div 1 42 16 7 19 73 85 39 12th Third round David Herd 26
1958-59 Div 1 42 21 8 13 88 68 50 3rd Fifth round David Herd 18
1959-60 Div 1 42 15 9 18 68 80 39 13th Third round David Herd 14
1960-61 Div 1 42 15 11 16 77 85 41 11th Third round n/a[4] David Herd 30
1961-62 Div 1 42 16 11 15 71 72 43 10th Fourth round n/a[4] Alan Skirton 21
1962-63 Div 1 42 18 10 14 86 77 46 7th Fifth round n/a[4] Joe Baker 31
1963-64 Div 1 42 17 11 14 90 82 45 8th Fifth round n/a[4] Fairs Cup Second round Geoff Strong 32
1964-65 Div 1 42 17 7 18 69 75 41 13th Fourth round n/a[4] Joe Baker 25
1965-66 Div 1 42 12 13 17 62 75 37 14th Third round n/a[4] Joe Baker 14
1966-67 Div 1 42 16 14 12 58 47 46 7th Fifth round Third round George Graham 13
1967-68 Div 1 42 17 10 15 60 56 44 9th Fifth round Runners-up George Graham 21
1968-69 Div 1 42 22 12 8 56 27 56 4th Fifth round Runners-up John Radford 19
1969-70 Div 1 42 12 18 12 51 49 42 12th Third round Third round Fairs Cup winners John Radford 19
1970-71 Div 1 42 29 7 6 71 29 65 1st Winners Fourth round Fairs Cup Quarter-finals Ray Kennedy 27
1971-72 Div 1 42 22 8 12 58 40 52 5th Runners-up Fourth round European Cup Quarter-finals Ray Kennedy 19
1972-73 Div 1 42 23 11 8 57 43 57 2nd Semi-finals Quarter-finals John Radford 20
1973-74 Div 1 42 14 14 14 49 51 42 10th Fourth round Second round Ray Kennedy 13
1974-75 Div 1 42 13 11 18 47 49 37 16th Quarter-finals Second round Brian Kidd 23
1975-76 Div 1 42 13 10 19 47 53 36 17th Third round Second round Brian Kidd 11
1976-77 Div 1 42 16 11 15 64 59 43 8th Fifth round Quarter-finals Malcolm Macdonald 29
1977-78 Div 1 42 21 10 11 60 37 52 5th Runners-up Semi-finals Malcolm Macdonald 27
1978-79 Div 1 42 17 14 11 61 48 48 7th Winners Second round UEFA Cup Third round Frank Stapleton 28
1979-80 Div 1 42 18 16 8 52 36 52 4th Runners-up Quarter-finals Cup Winners' Cup Runners-up Alan Sunderland 29
1980-81 Div 1 42 19 15 8 61 45 53 3rd Third round Fourth round Frank Stapleton 16
1981-82 Div 1 42 20 11 11 48 37 71 4th Third round Fourth round UEFA Cup Second round Alan Sunderland 13
1982-83 Div 1 42 16 10 16 58 56 58 10th Semi-finals Semi-finals UEFA Cup First round Tony Woodcock 21
1983-84 Div 1 42 18 9 15 74 60 63 6th Third round Fourth round Tony Woodcock 23
1984-85 Div 1 42 19 9 14 61 49 66 7th Fourth round Third round Brian Talbot 13
1985-86 Div 1 42 20 9 13 49 47 69 7th Fifth round Quarter-finals Charlie Nicholas 18
1986-87 Div 1 42 20 10 12 58 35 70 4th Quarter-finals Winners Martin Hayes 24
1987-88 Div 1 40 18 12 10 58 39 66 6th Quarter-finals Runners-up Alan Smith 16
1988-89 Div 1 38 22 10 6 73 36 76 1st Third round Third round Alan Smith 25
1989-90 Div 1 38 18 8 12 54 38 62 4th Fourth round Fourth round Alan Smith 13
1990-91 Div 1 38 24 13 1 74 18 83[5] 1st Semi-finals Fourth round Alan Smith 27
1991-92 Div 1 42 19 15 8 81 46 72 4th Third round Third round European Cup Second round Ian Wright 26
1992-93 Prem 42 15 11 16 40 38 56 10th Winners Winners Ian Wright 30
1993-94 Prem 42 18 17 7 53 28 71 4th Fourth round Fourth round Cup Winners' Cup winners Ian Wright 35
1994-95 Prem 42 13 12 17 52 49 51 12th Third round Quarter-finals Cup Winners' Cup Runners-up Ian Wright 30
1995-96 Prem 38 17 12 9 49 32 63 5th Third round Semi-finals Ian Wright 22
1996-97 Prem 38 19 11 8 62 32 68 3rd Fourth round Fourth round UEFA Cup First round Ian Wright 30
1997-98 Prem 38 23 9 6 68 33 78 1st Winners Semi-finals UEFA Cup First round Dennis Bergkamp 22
1998-99 Prem 38 22 12 4 59 17 78 2nd Semi-finals Fourth round Champions League Group stage Nicolas Anelka 19
1999-00 Prem 38 22 7 9 73 43 73 2nd Fourth round Fourth round UEFA Cup Runners-up[6] Thierry Henry 26
2000-01 Prem 38 20 10 8 63 38 70 2nd Runners-up Third round Champions League Quarter-finals Thierry Henry 22
2001-02 Prem 38 26 9 3 79 36 87 1st Winners Quarter-finals Champions League Second group stage Thierry Henry 32
2002-03 Prem 38 23 9 6 85 42 78 2nd Winners Third round Champions League Second group stage Thierry Henry 32
2003-04 Prem 38 26 12 0 73 26 90 1st Semi-finals Semi-finals Champions League Quarter-finals Thierry Henry 39
2004-05 Prem 38 25 8 5 87 36 83 2nd Winners Quarter-finals Champions League Round of 16 Thierry Henry 30
2005-06 Prem 38 20 7 11 68 31 67 4th Fourth round Semi-finals Champions League Runners-up Thierry Henry 33
2006-07[7] Prem 26 14 7 5 48 22 49 4th Fifth round Runners-Up Champions League Round of 16 Robin van Persie 13

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Though they finished outside the automatic promotion places, Arsenal were re-elected to the First Division after it was expanded in 1919.
  2. ^ a b The 1939-40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled, after only three matches had been played; Arsenal were third in the table at the time.
  3. ^ The FA Cup was contested in 1945-46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Although the League Cup started in 1960-61, like many other major clubs Arsenal declined to take part initially, a situation that lasted until the 1966-67 season.
  5. ^ Arsenal were deducted two points after a brawl in a game with Manchester United on October 20, 1990.
  6. ^ Arsenal originally entered the UEFA Champions League in 1999-2000 but only came third in the group stage and were knocked out; however, they were granted a consolatory place in the UEFA Cup under the rules of the tournament at the time.
  7. ^ Season currently ongoing; correct as of 2007-03-02.

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