List of Arsenal F.C. seasons

Arsenal Football Club is an English professional association football club based in North London. The club was formed in Woolwich in 1886 as Royal Arsenal before being renamed as Woolwich Arsenal in 1893.^[1] The club was renamed a third time in 1914 as Arsenal F.C. after moving to Highbury a year earlier.^[2]

Arsenal have won the League championship 13 times, the FA Cup 10 times, the League Cup two times, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup once and the FA Community Shield 12 times, one of which was shared. They have also been runners-up in the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. In 2004, the club became the first and only Premier League team to win the league unbeaten. The table details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Records of competitions such as the London Combination and the London War Cup are not included.

1 History
2 Key
3 Seasons
4 Footnotes
5 References
6 External links

History

Arsenal were formed in 1886 as Royal Arsenal F.C. by workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich.^[3] The club became the first southern member of the Football League in 1893 and won promotion to the First Division in 1904. In the same period, the club changed its name to Woolwich Arsenal F.C. after becoming a limited company.^[4] After nine years of moderate success which included the club reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1906 and 1907, Arsenal were relegated in 1913, having finished bottom of the division. Due to financial difficulties, the club relocated to Arsenal Stadium in Highbury, North London.^[5] In spite of finishing fifth in 1919, the club were elected to rejoin the First Division at the expense of local rivals Tottenham Hotspur under contentious circumstances.^[6] Arsenal have since remained in the top division of English football, holding the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the top flight.^[7]

Under the management of Herbert Chapman the club won its first major trophy—the FA Cup in 1930 and enjoyed a period of sustained success, winning five league championships in seven years.^[8] In 1963–64, the club first participated in European competition but were eliminated in the second round of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. They however won the same competition in 1970^[9] and completed a double the following season.^[10] Arsenal have won a further two doubles in 1998 and 2002 and a unique Football League and FA Cup double in 1993.^[11] Arsenal became the first English football club since Preston North End in 1888–89 to go through a league season without defeat in 2004^[12] and in 2006 were the first London team to reach a UEFA Champions League final.^[13]

Key

P = Played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
F = Goals for
A = Goals against
Pts = Points
Pos = Final position

Div 1 = Football League First Division
Div 2 = Football League Second Division
United = United League
Lon Lge = London League Premier Division
S Comb = Southern District Combination
Prem = Premier League

F = Final
Group = Group stage
GS2 = Second Group stage
R16 = Round of 16
QF = Quarter-finals
QR1 = First Qualifying Round
QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round
QR5 = Fifth Qualifying Round

R1 = Round 1
R2 = Round 2
R3 = Round 3
R4 = Round 4
R5 = Round 5
R6 = Round 6
SF = Semi-finals

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
	Promoted
	Relegated
♦	Top scorer in division

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FA Cup^[A]	League Cup	Charity Shield	Competition	Result	Name	Goals
Season	League									FA Cup^[A]	League Cup	Charity Shield	Europe		Top goalscorer^[B]
1889–90^[C]	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	é —	QR4	& —	& —	& —	& —	Barbour, HumphreyHumphrey Barbour James Meggs Hope Robertson William Scott	4
1890–91	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	é —	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Offer, HarryHarry Offer	1
1891–92	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	é —	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Davie, GeorgeGeorge Davie	1
1892–93	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	é —	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Booth, CharlesCharles Booth Henderson, JamesJames Henderson	5
1893–94	2 !Div 2	28	12	04 !4	12	52	55	28	09 !9th	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Henderson, JamesJames Henderson	19
1894–95	2 !Div 2	30	14	06 !6	10	75	58	34	08 !8th	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Mortimer, PeterPeter Mortimer	14
1895–96	2 !Div 2	30	14	04 !4	12	58	42	32	07 !7th	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Boyd, HenryHenry Boyd	13
1896–97	2 !Div 2 3 !United^[D]	30 14	13 06 !6	04 !4 03 !3	13 05 !5	68 28	70 34	30 15	10 !10th 03 !3rd	QR5	& —	& —	& —	& —	O'Brien, PatrickPatrick O'Brien	20
1897–98	2 !Div 2 3 !United	30 16	16 08 !8	05 !5 05 !5	09 !9 03 !3	69 35	49 24	37 21	05 !5th 03 !3rd	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Hunt, FergusFergus Hunt	16
1898–99	2 !Div 2 3 !United	34 20	18 10	05 !5 04 !4	11 06 !6	72 40	41 30	31 24	07 !7th 03 !3rd	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Hunt, FergusFergus Hunt	26
1899–1900	2 !Div 2 6 !S Comb	34 16	16 08 !8	04 !4 01 !1	14 07 !7	61 27	43 22	36 17	08 !8th 04 !4th	QR3	& —	& —	& —	& —	Gaudie, RalphRalph Gaudie	17
1900–01	2 !Div 2	34	15	06 !6	13	39	35	36	07 !7th	R2	& —	& —	& —	& —	Gaudie, RalphRalph Gaudie	8
1901–02	2 !Div 2 5 !Lon Lge	34 16	18 02 !2	06 !6 02 !2	10 04 !4	50 09 !9	26 13	42 06 !6	04 !4th 05 !5th	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Briercliffe, TommyTommy Briercliffe	12
1902–03	2 !Div 2 5 !Lon Lge	34 10	20 06 !6	08 !8 00 !0	06 !6 04 !4	66 14	30 10	48 12	03 !3rd 03 !3rd	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Coleman, TimTim Coleman	22
1903–04	2 !Div 2 5 !Lon Lge	34 12	21 06 !6	07 !7 02 !2	06 !6 04 !4	91 24	22 19	49 14	02 !2nd 03 !3rd	R2	& —	& —	& —	& —	Shanks, TommyTommy Shanks	25 ♦
1904–05	1 !Div 1	34	12	09 !9	13	36	40	33	10 !10th	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Satterthwaite, CharlieCharlie Satterthwaite	11
1905–06	1 !Div 1	38	15	07 !7	16	62	64	37	12 !12th	R7 !SF	& —	& —	& —	& —	Coleman, TimTim Coleman	15
1906–07	1 !Div 1	38	20	04 !4	14	66	59	44	07 !7th	R7 !SF	& —	& —	& —	& —	Satterthwaite, CharlieCharlie Satterthwaite	19
1907–08	1 !Div 1	38	12	12	14	51	63	36	14 !14th^[E]	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Kyle, PeterPeter Kyle	9
1908–09	1 !Div 1	38	14	10	14	52	49	38	06 !6th	R2	& —	& —	& —	& —	Fitchie, ThomasThomas Fitchie	10
1909–10	1 !Div 1	38	11	09 !9	18	37	67	31	18 !18th	R2	& —	& —	& —	& —	Buckenham, BillBill Buckenham Greenaway, DavidDavid Greenaway Neave, DavidDavid Neave Lawrence, WalterWalter Lawrence Lewis, CharlesCharles Lewis	5
1910–11	1 !Div 1	38	13	12	13	41	49	38	10 !10th	R2	& —	& —	& —	& —	Chalmers, JackieJackie Chalmers	16
1911–12	1 !Div 1	38	15	08 !8	15	55	59	38	10 !10th	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Common, AlfAlf Common	17
1912–13	1 !Div 1	38	03 !3	12	23	26	74	18	20 !20th	R2	& —	& —	& —	& —	Charles Lewis	4
1913–14	2 !Div 2	38	20	09 !9	09 !9	54	38	49	03 !3rd	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Flanagan, PatPat Flanagan	12
1914–15	2 !Div 2 ^[F]	38	19	05 !5	14	69	41	43	05 !5th^[G]	R2	& —	& —	& —	& —	King, HarryHarry King	29
1915–19^[H]	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	é —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
1919–20	1 !Div 1	42	15	12	15	56	58	42	10 !10th	R2	& —	& —	& —	& —	White, HenryHenry White	15
1920–21	1 !Div 1	42	15	14	13	59	63	44	09 !9th	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Pagnam, FredFred Pagnam	14
1921–22	1 !Div 1	42	15	07 !7	20	47	56	37	07 !7th	R6 !QF	& —	& —	& —	& —	White, HenryHenry White	19
1922–23	1 !Div 1	42	16	10	16	61	62	42	11 !11th	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Turnbull, BobBob Turnbull	21
1923–24	1 !Div 1	42	12	09 !9	21	40	63	33	19 !19th	R2	& —	& —	& —	& —	Woods, HarryHarry Woods	10
1924–25	1 !Div 1	42	14	05 !5	23	46	58	33	20 !20th	R1	& —	& —	& —	& —	Brain, JimmyJimmy Brain	14
1925–26	1 !Div 1	42	22	08 !8	12	87	63	52	02 !2nd	R6 !QF	& —	& —	& —	& —	Brain, JimmyJimmy Brain	37
1926–27	1 !Div 1	42	17	09 !9	16	77	86	43	11 !11th	RU	& —	& —	& —	& —	Brain, JimmyJimmy Brain	34
1927–28	1 !Div 1	42	13	15	14	82	86	41	10 !10th	R7 !SF	& —	& —	& —	& —	Brain, JimmyJimmy Brain	29
1928–29	1 !Div 1	42	16	13	13	77	72	45	09 !9th	R6 !QF	& —	& —	& —	& —	Jack, DavidDavid Jack	26
1929–30	1 !Div 1	42	14	11	17	78	66	39	14 !14th	W	& —	& —	& —	& —	Lambert, JackJack Lambert	23
1930–31	1 !Div 1	42	28	10	04 !4	999 !127	59	66	01 !1st	R4	& —	W	& —	& —	Lambert, JackJack Lambert	39
1931–32	1 !Div 1	42	22	10	10	90	48	54	02 !2nd	RU	& —	W	& —	& —	Lambert, JackJack Lambert	26
1932–33	1 !Div 1	42	25	08 !8	09 !9	999 !118	61	58	01 !1st	R3	& —	& —	& —	& —	Bastin, CliffCliff Bastin	33
1933–34	1 !Div 1	42	25	09 !9	08 !8	75	47	59	01 !1st	R6 !QF	& —	W	& —	& —	Bastin, CliffCliff Bastin	15
1934–35	1 !Div 1	42	23	12	07 !7	999 !115	46	58	01 !1st	R6 !QF	& —	W	& —	& —	Drake, TedTed Drake	44 ♦
1935–36	1 !Div 1	42	15	15	12	78	48	45	06 !6th	W	& —	& —	& —	& —	Drake, TedTed Drake	27
1936–37	1 !Div 1	42	18	16	08 !8	80	49	52	03 !3rd	R6 !QF	& —	& —	& —	& —	Drake, TedTed Drake	27
1937–38	1 !Div 1	42	21	10	11	77	44	52	01 !1st	R5	& —	& —	& —	& —	Drake, TedTed Drake	18
1938–39	1 !Div 1	42	19	09 !9	14	55	41	47	05 !5th	R3	& —	W	& —	& —	Drake, TedTed Drake	16
1939–40	1 !Div 1	03 !3	02 !2	01 !1	00 !0	08 !8	04 !4	05 !5	03 !3rd	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	Drake, TedTed Drake	4
1939–45^[I]	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	é —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
1945–46	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	é —	R3^[J]	& —	& —	& —	& —	O'Flanagan, KevinKevin O'Flanagan	11
1946–47	1 !Div 1	42	16	09 !9	17	72	70	41	13 !13th	R3	& —	& —	& —	& —	Lewis, RegReg Lewis	29
1947–48	1 !Div 1	42	23	13	06 !6	81	32	59	01 !1st	R3	& —	& —	& —	& —	Rooke, RonnieRonnie Rooke	33
1948–49	1 !Div 1	42	18	13	11	74	44	49	05 !5th	R4	& —	W	& —	& —	Lewis, RegReg Lewis	18
1949–50	1 !Div 1	42	19	11	12	79	55	49	06 !6th	W	& —	& —	& —	& —	Lewis, RegReg Lewis	24
1950–51	1 !Div 1	42	19	09 !9	14	73	56	47	05 !5th	R5	& —	& —	& —	& —	Lishman, DougDoug Lishman	17
1951–52	1 !Div 1	42	21	11	10	80	61	53	03 !3rd	RU	& —	& —	& —	& —	Lishman, DougDoug Lishman	29
1952–53	1 !Div 1	42	21	12	09 !9	97	64	54	01 !1st	R6 !QF	& —	& —	& —	& —	Lishman, DougDoug Lishman	25
1953–54	1 !Div 1	42	15	13	14	75	73	43	12 !12th	R4	& —	W	& —	& —	Lishman, DougDoug Lishman	20
1954–55	1 !Div 1	42	17	09 !9	16	69	63	43	09 !9th	R4	& —	& —	& —	& —	Lishman, DougDoug Lishman	19
1955–56	1 !Div 1	42	18	10	14	60	61	46	05 !5th	R6 !QF	& —	& —	& —	& —	Tapscott, DerekDerek Tapscott	21
1956–57	1 !Div 1	42	21	08 !8	13	85	69	50	05 !5th	R6 !QF	& —	& —	& —	& —	Tapscott, DerekDerek Tapscott	27
1957–58	1 !Div 1	42	16	07 !7	19	73	85	39	12 !12th	R3	& —	& —	& —	& —	Herd, DavidDavid Herd	24
1958–59	1 !Div 1	42	21	08 !8	13	88	68	50	03 !3rd	R5	& —	& —	& —	& —	Herd, DavidDavid Herd	18
1959–60	1 !Div 1	42	15	09 !9	18	68	80	39	13 !13th	R3	& —	& —	& —	& —	Herd, DavidDavid Herd	14
1960–61	1 !Div 1	42	15	11	16	77	85	41	11 !11th	R3	0 !—^[K]	& —	& —	& —	Herd, DavidDavid Herd	30
1961–62	1 !Div 1	42	16	11	15	71	72	43	10 !10th	R4	0 !—	& —	& —	& —	Skirton, AlanAlan Skirton	19
1962–63	1 !Div 1	42	18	10	14	86	77	46	07 !7th	R5	0 !—	& —	& —	& —	Baker, JoeJoe Baker	31
1963–64	1 !Div 1	42	17	11	14	90	82	45	08 !8th	R5	0 !—	& —	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	4 !R2	Strong, GeoffGeoff Strong	31
1964–65	1 !Div 1	42	17	07 !7	18	69	75	41	13 !13th	R4	0 !—	& —	& —	& —	Baker, JoeJoe Baker	25
1965–66	1 !Div 1	42	12	13	17	62	75	37	14 !14th	R3	0 !—	& —	& —	& —	Baker, JoeJoe Baker	13
1966–67	1 !Div 1	42	16	14	12	58	47	46	07 !7th	R5	R3	& —	& —	& —	Graham, GeorgeGeorge Graham	12
1967–68	1 !Div 1	42	17	10	15	60	56	44	09 !9th	R5	RU	& —	& —	& —	Graham, GeorgeGeorge Graham	21
1968–69	1 !Div 1	42	22	12	08 !8	56	27	56	04 !4th	R5	RU	& —	& —	& —	Radford, JohnJohn Radford	19
1969–70	1 !Div 1	42	12	18	12	51	49	42	12 !12th	R3	R3	& —	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	9 !W	Radford, JohnJohn Radford	19
1970–71	1 !Div 1	42	29	07 !7	06 !6	71	29	65	01 !1st	W	R4	& —	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	6 !QF	Kennedy, RayRay Kennedy	26
1971–72	1 !Div 1	42	22	08 !8	12	58	40	52	05 !5th	RU	R4	& —	European Cup	6 !QF	Kennedy, RayRay Kennedy	19
1972–73	1 !Div 1	42	23	11	08 !8	57	43	57	02 !2nd	R7 !SF	R5 !QF	& —	& —	& —	Radford, JohnJohn Radford	19
1973–74	1 !Div 1	42	14	14	14	49	51	42	10 !10th	R4	R2	& —	& —	& —	Kennedy, RayRay Kennedy	13
1974–75	1 !Div 1	42	13	11	18	47	49	37	16 !16th	R6 !QF	R2	& —	& —	& —	Kidd, BrianBrian Kidd	23
1975–76	1 !Div 1	42	13	10	19	47	53	36	07 !7th	R3	R2	& —	& —	& —	Kidd, BrianBrian Kidd	11
1976–77	1 !Div 1	42	16	11	15	64	59	43	08 !8th	R5	R5 !QF	& —	& —	& —	Malcolm Macdonald	29
1977–78	1 !Div 1	42	21	10	11	60	37	52	05 !5th	RU	R7 !SF	& —	& —	& —	Malcolm Macdonald	26
1978–79	1 !Div 1	42	17	14	11	61	48	48	07 !7th	W	R2	& —	UEFA Cup	4 !R3	Stapleton, FrankFrank Stapleton	28
1979–80	1 !Div 1	42	18	16	08 !8	52	36	52	04 !4th	RU	R5 !QF	& —	Cup Winners' Cup	8 !RU	Sunderland, AlanAlan Sunderland	29
1980–81	1 !Div 1	42	19	15	08 !8	61	45	53	03 !3rd	R3	R4	& —	& —	& —	Stapleton, FrankFrank Stapleton	16
1981–82	1 !Div 1	42	20	11	11	48	37	71	04 !4th	R3	R4	& —	UEFA Cup	4 !R2	Sunderland, AlanAlan Sunderland	12
1982–83	1 !Div 1	42	16	10	16	58	56	58	10 !10th	R7 !SF	R7 !SF	& —	UEFA Cup	3 !R1	Woodcock, TonyTony Woodcock	21
1983–84	1 !Div 1	42	18	09 !9	15	74	60	63	06 !6th	R3	R4	& —	& —	& —	Woodcock, TonyTony Woodcock	23
1984–85	1 !Div 1	42	19	09 !9	14	61	49	66	07 !7th	R4	R3	& —	& —	& —	Woodcock, TonyTony Woodcock	13
1985–86	1 !Div 1	42	20	09 !9	13	49	47	69	07 !7th	R5	R5 !QF	& —	& —	& —	Nicholas, CharlieCharlie Nicholas	18
1986–87	1 !Div 1	42	20	10	12	58	35	70	04 !4th	R6 !QF	W	& —	& —	& —	Hayes, MartinMartin Hayes	24
1987–88	1 !Div 1	40	18	12	10	58	39	66	06 !6th	R6 !QF	RU	& —	& —	& —	Smith, AlanAlan Smith	16
1988–89	1 !Div 1	38	22	10	06 !6	73	36	76	01 !1st	R3	R3	& —	& —	& —	Smith, AlanAlan Smith	25 ♦
1989–90	1 !Div 1	38	18	08 !8	12	54	38	62	04 !4th	R4	R4	& —	& —	& —	Smith, AlanAlan Smith	13
1990–91	1 !Div 1	38	24	13	01 !1	74	18	83^[L]	01 !1st	R7 !SF	R4	& —	& —	& —	Smith, AlanAlan Smith	27 ♦
1991–92	1 !Div 1	42	19	15	08 !8	81	46	72	04 !4th	R3	R3	W	European Cup	3 !R2	Wright, IanIan Wright	26 ♦^[M]
1992–93^[N]	1 !Prem	42	15	11	16	40	38	56	10 !10th	W	W	& —	& —	& —	Wright, IanIan Wright	30
1993–94	1 !Prem	42	18	17	07 !7	53	28	71	04 !4th	R4	R4	& —	Cup Winners' Cup	9 !W	Wright, IanIan Wright	35
1994–95	1 !Prem	42	13	12	17	52	49	51	12 !12th	R3	R5 !QF	& —	Cup Winners' Cup Super Cup	8 !RU RU	Wright, IanIan Wright	30
1995–96	1 !Prem	38	17	12	09 !9	49	32	63	05 !5th	R3	R7 !SF	& —	& —	& —	Wright, IanIan Wright	22
1996–97	1 !Prem	38	19	11	08 !8	62	32	68	03 !3rd	R4	R4	& —	UEFA Cup	3 !R1	Wright, IanIan Wright	30
1997–98	1 !Prem	38	23	09 !9	06 !6	68	33	78	01 !1st	W	R7 !SF	& —	UEFA Cup	3 !R1	Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp	22
1998–99	1 !Prem	38	22	12	04 !4	59	17	78	02 !2nd	R7 !SF	R4	W	Champions League	5 !Group	Anelka, NicolasNicolas Anelka	19
1999–2000	1 !Prem	38	22	07 !7	09 !9	73	43	73	02 !2nd	R4	R4	W	UEFA Cup^[O]	8 !RU	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	26
2000–01	1 !Prem	38	20	10	08 !8	63	38	70	02 !2nd	RU	R3	& —	Champions League	6 !QF	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	22
2001–02	1 !Prem	38	26	09 !9	03 !3	79	36	87	01 !1st	W	R5 !QF	& —	Champions League	5 !GS2	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	32 ♦
2002–03	1 !Prem	38	23	09 !9	06 !6	85	42	78	02 !2nd	W	R3	W	Champions League	5 !GS2	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	32
2003–04^[P]	1 !Prem	38	26	12	0 !0	73	26	90	01 !1st	R7 !SF	R7 !SF	RU	Champions League	6 !QF	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	39 ♦^[Q]
2004–05	1 !Prem	38	25	08 !8	05 !5	87	36	83	02 !2nd	W	R5 !QF	W	Champions League	5 !R16	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	30 ♦^[R]
2005–06	1 !Prem	38	20	07 !7	11	68	31	67	04 !4th	R4	R7 !SF	RU	Champions League	9 !RU	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	33 ♦
2006–07	1 !Prem	38	19	11	08 !8	63	35	68	04 !4th	R5	RU	& —	Champions League	5 !R16	van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie	13
2007–08	1 !Prem	38	24	11	03 !3	74	31	83	03 !3rd	R5	R7 !SF	& —	Champions League	6 !QF	Adebayor, EmmanuelEmmanuel Adebayor	30
2008–09	1 !Prem	38	20	12	06 !6	68	37	72	04 !4th	R7 !SF	R5 !QF	& —	Champions League	7 !SF	van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie	20
2009–10	1 !Prem	38	23	06 !6	09 !9	83	41	75	03 !3rd	R4	R5 !QF	& —	Champions League	6 !QF	Fàbregas, CescCesc Fàbregas	19
2010–11	1 !Prem	38	19	11	08 !8	72	43	68	04 !4th	R6 !QF	RU	& —	Champions League	5 !R16	van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie	22

Footnotes

A. ^ The expansion of the FA Cup, from 15 clubs in its inaugural season to currently more than 700 has meant successive changes in the competition's structure. Teams in the top two divisions were made exempt from the qualifying stages and the first two rounds of the Cup in 1925–26. Because of this rounds were renamed; the fifth and sixth qualifying rounds became first and second round proper. Since 1914–15 there have been a total of 14 rounds, in comparison to five in 1871–72.^[14]

B. ^ Includes goals scored in the Football League, Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup and Charity/Community Shield. The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and European competitions organised by UEFA are also included, as are several now-defunct leagues: United League, London League Premier Division and the Southern District Combination.

C. ^ Arsenal entered the Football League in the 1893–94 season.^[15]

D. ^ Woolwich Arsenal were a founding member of the United League in 1896. The league lasted for three seasons before it disbanded.

E. ^ Arsenal finished with exactly the same league record as Blackburn Rovers.^[16]

F. ^ Although they had finished outside the automatic promotion places in 1914–15, Arsenal were re-elected to the First Division after it was expanded in 1919.^[17]

G. ^ Arsenal were originally awarded sixth place due to an error calculating goal average, which was not corrected until 1975.^[18]

H. ^ No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War. Arsenal competed in the London Combination from 1915–16 to 1918–19.^[19]^[20]

I. ^ In September 1939 first-class football was suspended due to the Second World War, with the 1939–40 league table voided and regional competitions contested instead.^[21]

J. ^ The FA Cup resumed in 1945, but league football remained regionally structured until the start of the 1946–47 season.^[22]

K. ^ 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.^[23]

L. ^ Arsenal were deducted two points after a brawl in a game with Manchester United on 20 October 1990.^[24]

M. ^ Ian Wright scored 29 goals in the First Division, five of which for Crystal Palace before his move to Arsenal in September 1991.^[25]

N. ^ In 1992 the First Division clubs broke away to form the FA Premier League.^[26]

O. ^ 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.^[27]

P. ^ Arsenal became the first team in England to complete a 38-game season without a single defeat.^[28]

Q. ^ Thierry Henry was the division's top goalscorer with 30 goals, winning the European Golden Shoe in the process.^[29]

R. ^ Joint holder of the European Golden Shoe with Diego Forlán, both scoring 25 goals.^[30]

References

General

Soar, Phil; Tyler, Martin (2011). Arsenal 125 Years in the Making: The Official Illustrated History 1886–2011. Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-62353-3.
Kelly, Andrew. "Arsenal first team line-ups". http://www.stats.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/aftlu.htm. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
Rundle, Richard. "Arsenal". Football Club History Database. http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/ARSENAL.HTM. Retrieved 27 February 2006.

Bibliography

Dobson, Stephen; Goddard, Jeff (2001). The Economics of Football. London: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-51714-1.
Harris, Jeff; Hogg, Tony (ed.) (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 978-1-899429-03-5.
Joy, Bernard (1952). Forward, Arsenal!. London: GCR Books Limited. ISBN 0-955-92111-2.
King, Anthony (2002). The end of the terraces: the transformation of English football in the 1990s. London: Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-71850-259-0.
Motson, John (2005). Motson's Fa Cup Odyssey: The World's Greatest Knockout Competition. London: Robson. ISBN 1-861-05903-5.
Palmer, Myles (2007). The Professor: Arsène Wenger. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 0-753-51097-9.
Scott, Les (2008). End to End Stuff. London: Random House. ISBN 0-593-06068-7.
Soar, Phil; Tyler, Martin (1986). Arsenal 1886–1986: The Official Centenary History of Arsenal Football Club. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-35871-2.

Specific

^ Soar & Tyler (2000), p. 25.
^ Joy (1952), p. 32.
^ Joy (1952), p. 1.
^ Joy (1952), p. 9.
^ "Club moves from Woolwich to Highbury". Arsenal.com. http://www.arsenal.com/history/laying-the-foundations/club-moves-from-woolwich-to-highbury. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
^ According to Joy, Bernard (1952) p.28, Arsenal secured eighteen votes to Tottenham's eight. However it has been alleged that Arsenal's promotion, on historical grounds rather than merit, was thanks to underhand actions by Norris, who was chairman of the club at the time; see History of Arsenal F.C. (1886–1966) for more details. These allegations range from political machinations to outright bribery; no firm proof of any wrongdoing has ever been found. A brief account is given in Soar & Tyler (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. p. 40. A more detailed account can be found in Spurling, Jon (2004). Rebels for the Cause: The Alternative History of Arsenal Football Club. Mainstream. pp. 38–41. ISBN 978-1-84018-900-1.
^ "Your introduction to Arsenal Football Club". Arsenal.com. http://www.arsenal.com/usa/the-club/about-arsenal. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
^ "Club History". Arsenal.com. http://www.arsenal.com/history/club-history. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ "Famous comeback clinches Fairs Cup". Arsenal.com. http://www.arsenal.com/history/the-seventies/famous-comeback-clinches-fairs-cup. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
^ "Arsenal clinch their first Double". Arsenal.com. http://www.arsenal.com/history/the-seventies/arsenal-clinch-their-first-double. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
^ "Gunners clinch FA and League Cup double". Arsenal.com. http://www.arsenal.com/history/grahams-glory-years/gunners-clinch-fa-and-league-cup-double. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
^ Hughes, Ian (15 May 2004). "Arsenal the Invincibles". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/3713537.stm. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ Scott, Matt (26 April 2006). "Gunners to rake in the riches after Spanish survival". guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2006/apr/26/championsleague200506.championsleague. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
^ Motson (2005), p. 28.
^ Dobson & Goddard (2001), p. 345.
^ Scott, p. 223. (2008)
^ Burnett, Rob (7 April 2009). "The Tuesday 10: Changing the course of history". FourFourTwo.com. http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/fourfourtwoview/archive/2009/04/07/the-tuesday-10-changing-the-course-of-history.aspx. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
^ Soar & Tyler (1986), p. 42.
^ "125 years of Arsenal history – 1911–1916". Arsenal.com. 25 October 2011. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1911-1915. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
^ "125 years of Arsenal history – 1915–1920". Arsenal.com. 25 October 2011. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1915-1920. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
^ "Arsenal at War". Arsenal.com. http://www.arsenal.com/history/post-war-arsenal/highbury-stages-first-live-broadcast. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ Scott, p. 226. (2008)
^ Dobson & Goddard (2001), p. 142.
^ Barrow, Emma (29 April 2009). "Manchester United v Arsenal: A history of football warfare". Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5224475/Manchester-United-v-Arsenal-A-history-of-football-warfare.html. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
^ Silver, Neil (17 March 1996). "I'm All Wright; Why Arsenal must not let ace Ian go!; The best in the business.". Sunday Mirror. The Free Library (London). http://www.thefreelibrary.com/I%27m+All+Wright%3B+Why+Arsenal+MUST+not+let+ace+Ian+go!%3B+The+best+in+the...-a061179933. Retrieved 15 November 2011. "He had scored 29 goals in total, 24 of them counting for Arsenal after his move from Crystal Palace."
^ King (2002), p. 110.
^ Palmer (2007), p. 194.
^ Palmer (2007), p. 338.
^ "Henry ready to celebrate". UEFA.com. 24 May 2004. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=181546.html. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
^ "Henry and Forlan win Golden Shoe". BBC Sport. 30 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4593173.stm. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

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