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The Royal Arsenal squad of the 1888–89 season

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 12 times, the League Cup 2 times, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup once and the FA Community Shield 13 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.

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

1st or W Winners
2nd or RU Runners-up
3rd Third
↑ 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 		Community
Shield 		Competition Result Name Goals
League Europe Top goalscorer[B]
1889–90[C] — — — — — — — — — QR4 — — — — Humphrey Barbour
James Meggs
Hope Robertson
William Scott 		4
1890–91 — — — — — — — — — R1 — — — — Harry Offer 1
1891–92 — — — — — — — — — R1 — — — — George Davie 1
1892–93 — — — — — — — — — R1 — — — — Charles Booth
James Henderson 		5
1893–94 Div 2 28 12 4 12 52 55 28 9th R1 — — — — James Henderson 19
1894–95 Div 2 30 14 6 10 75 58 34 8th R1 — — — — Peter Mortimer 14
1895–96 Div 2 30 14 4 12 58 42 32 7th R1 — — — — Henry Boyd 13
1896–97 Div 2
United[D]
30
14
13
6
4
3
13
5
68
28
70
34
30
15
10th
3rd
 QR5 — — — — Patrick O'Brien 20
1897–98 Div 2
United
30
16
16
8
5
5
9
3
69
35
49
24
37
21
5th
3rd
 R1 — — — — Fergus Hunt 16
1898–99 Div 2
United
34
20
18
10
5
4
11
6
72
40
41
30
31
24
7th
3rd
 R1 — — — — Fergus Hunt 26
1899–1900 Div 2
S Comb
34
16
16
8
4
1
14
7
61
27
43
22
36
17
8th
4th
 QR3 — — — — Ralph Gaudie 17
1900–01 Div 2 34 15 6 13 39 35 36 7th R2 — — — — Ralph Gaudie 8
1901–02 Div 2
Lon Lge
34
16
18
2
6
2
10
4
50
9
26
13
42
6
4th
5th
 R1 — — — — Tommy Briercliffe 12
1902–03 Div 2
Lon Lge
34
10
20
6
8
0
6
4
66
14
30
10
48
12
3rd
3rd
 R1 — — — — Tim Coleman 22
1903–04 Div 2 ↑
Lon Lge
34
12
21
6
7
2
6
4
91
24
22
19
49
14
2nd
3rd
 R2 — — — — Tommy Shanks 25 ♦
1904–05 Div 1 34 12 9 13 36 40 33 10th R1 — — — — Charlie Satterthwaite 11
1905–06 Div 1 38 15 7 16 62 64 37 12th SF — — — — Tim Coleman 15
1906–07 Div 1 38 20 4 14 66 59 44 7th SF — — — — Charlie Satterthwaite 19
1907–08 Div 1 38 12 12 14 51 63 36 14th[E] R1 — — — — Peter Kyle 9
1908–09 Div 1 38 14 10 14 52 49 38 6th R2 — — — — Thomas Fitchie 10
1909–10 Div 1 38 11 9 18 37 67 31 18th R2 — — — — Bill Buckenham
David Greenaway
David Neave
Walter Lawrence
Charles Lewis 		5
1910–11 Div 1 38 13 12 13 41 49 38 10th R2 — — — — Jackie Chalmers 16
1911–12 Div 1 38 15 8 15 55 59 38 10th R1 — — — — Alf Common 17
1912–13 Div 1 ↓ 38 3 12 23 26 74 18 20th R2 — — — — Charles Lewis 4
1913–14 Div 2 38 20 9 9 54 38 49
3rd
 R1 — — — — Pat Flanagan 12
1914–15 Div 2 ↑[F] 38 19 5 14 69 41 43 5th[G] R2 — — — — Harry King 29
1915–19[H] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1919–20 Div 1 42 15 12 15 56 58 42 10th R2 — — — — Henry White 15
1920–21 Div 1 42 15 14 13 59 63 44 9th R1 — — — — Fred Pagnam 14
1921–22 Div 1 42 15 7 20 47 56 37 7th QF — — — — Henry White 19
1922–23 Div 1 42 16 10 16 61 62 42 11th R1 — — — — Bob Turnbull 21
1923–24 Div 1 42 12 9 21 40 63 33 19th R2 — — — — Harry Woods 10
1924–25 Div 1 42 14 5 23 46 58 33 20th R1 — — — — Jimmy Brain 14
1925–26 Div 1 42 22 8 12 87 63 52 2nd QF — — — — Jimmy Brain 37
1926–27 Div 1 42 17 9 16 77 86 43 11th RU — — — — Jimmy Brain 34
1927–28 Div 1 42 13 15 14 82 86 41 10th SF — — — — Jimmy Brain 29
1928–29 Div 1 42 16 13 13 77 72 45 9th QF — — — — David Jack 26
1929–30 Div 1 42 14 11 17 78 66 39 14th W — — — — Jack Lambert 23
1930–31 Div 1 42 28 10 4 127 59 66 1st R4 — W — — Jack Lambert 39
1931–32 Div 1 42 22 10 10 90 48 54 2nd RU — W — — Jack Lambert 26
1932–33 Div 1 42 25 8 9 118 61 58 1st R3 — — — — Cliff Bastin 33
1933–34 Div 1 42 25 9 8 75 47 59 1st QF — W — — Cliff Bastin 15
1934–35 Div 1 42 23 12 7 115 46 58 1st QF — W — — Ted Drake 44 ♦
1935–36 Div 1 42 15 15 12 78 48 45 6th W — — — — Ted Drake 27
1936–37 Div 1 42 18 16 8 80 49 52 3rd QF — RU — — Ted Drake 27
1937–38 Div 1 42 21 10 11 77 44 52 1st R5 — — — — Ted Drake 18
1938–39 Div 1 42 19 9 14 55 41 47 5th R3 — W — — Ted Drake 16
1939–40 Div 1 3 2 1 0 8 4 5 3rd — — — — — Ted Drake 4
1939–45[I] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1945–46 — — — — — — — — — R3[J] — — — — Kevin O'Flanagan 11
1946–47 Div 1 42 16 9 17 72 70 41 13th R3 — — — — Reg Lewis 29
1947–48 Div 1 42 23 13 6 81 32 59 1st R3 — — — — Ronnie Rooke 33
1948–49 Div 1 42 18 13 11 74 44 49 5th R4 — W — — Reg Lewis 18
1949–50 Div 1 42 19 11 12 79 55 49 6th W — — — — Reg Lewis 24
1950–51 Div 1 42 19 9 14 73 56 47 5th R5 — — — — Doug Lishman 17
1951–52 Div 1 42 21 11 10 80 61 53 3rd RU — — — — Doug Lishman 29
1952–53 Div 1 42 21 12 9 97 64 54 1st QF — — — — Doug Lishman 25
1953–54 Div 1 42 15 13 14 75 73 43 12th R4 — W — — Doug Lishman 20
1954–55 Div 1 42 17 9 16 69 63 43 9th R4 — — — — Doug Lishman 19
1955–56 Div 1 42 18 10 14 60 61 46 5th QF — — — — Derek Tapscott 21
1956–57 Div 1 42 21 8 13 85 69 50 5th QF — — — — Derek Tapscott 27
1957–58 Div 1 42 16 7 19 73 85 39 12th R3 — — — — David Herd 24
1958–59 Div 1 42 21 8 13 88 68 50 3rd R5 — — — — David Herd 18
1959–60 Div 1 42 15 9 18 68 80 39 13th R3 — — — — David Herd 14
1960–61 Div 1 42 15 11 16 77 85 41 11th R3 —[K] — — — David Herd 30
1961–62 Div 1 42 16 11 15 71 72 43 10th R4 — — — — Alan Skirton 19
1962–63 Div 1 42 18 10 14 86 77 46 7th R5 — — — — Joe Baker 31
1963–64 Div 1 42 17 11 14 90 82 45 8th R5 — — Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R2 Geoff Strong 31
1964–65 Div 1 42 17 7 18 69 75 41 13th R4 — — — — Joe Baker 25
1965–66 Div 1 42 12 13 17 62 75 37 14th R3 — — — — Joe Baker 13
1966–67 Div 1 42 16 14 12 58 47 46 7th R5 R3 — — — George Graham 12
1967–68 Div 1 42 17 10 15 60 56 44 9th R5 RU — — — George Graham 21
1968–69 Div 1 42 22 12 8 56 27 56 4th R5 RU — — — John Radford 19
1969–70 Div 1 42 12 18 12 51 49 42 12th R3 R3 — Inter-Cities Fairs Cup W John Radford 19
1970–71 Div 1 42 29 7 6 71 29 65 1st W R4 — Inter-Cities Fairs Cup QF Ray Kennedy 26
1971–72 Div 1 42 22 8 12 58 40 52 5th RU R4 — European Cup QF Ray Kennedy 19
1972–73 Div 1 42 23 11 8 57 43 57 2nd SF QF — — — John Radford 19
1973–74 Div 1 42 14 14 14 49 51 42 10th R4 R2 — — — Ray Kennedy 13
1974–75 Div 1 42 13 11 18 47 49 37 16th QF R2 — — — Brian Kidd 23
1975–76 Div 1 42 13 10 19 47 53 36 17th R3 R2 — — — Brian Kidd 11
1976–77 Div 1 42 16 11 15 64 59 43 8th R5 QF — — — Malcolm Macdonald 29
1977–78 Div 1 42 21 10 11 60 37 52 5th RU SF — — — Malcolm Macdonald 26
1978–79 Div 1 42 17 14 11 61 48 48 7th W R2 — UEFA Cup R3 Frank Stapleton 28
1979–80 Div 1 42 18 16 8 52 36 52 4th RU QF RU Cup Winners' Cup RU Alan Sunderland 29
1980–81 Div 1 42 19 15 8 61 45 53 3rd R3 R4 — — — Frank Stapleton 16
1981–82 Div 1 42 20 11 11 48 37 71 4th R3 R4 — UEFA Cup R2 Alan Sunderland 12
1982–83 Div 1 42 16 10 16 58 56 58 10th SF SF — UEFA Cup R1 Tony Woodcock 21
1983–84 Div 1 42 18 9 15 74 60 63 6th R3 R4 — — — Tony Woodcock 23
1984–85 Div 1 42 19 9 14 61 49 66 7th R4 R3 — — — Tony Woodcock 13
1985–86 Div 1 42 20 9 13 49 47 69 7th R5 QF — — — Charlie Nicholas 18
1986–87 Div 1 42 20 10 12 58 35 70 4th QF W — — — Martin Hayes 24
1987–88 Div 1 40 18 12 10 58 39 66 6th QF RU — — — Alan Smith 16
1988–89 Div 1 38 22 10 6 73 36 76 1st R3 R3 — — — Alan Smith 25 ♦
1989–90 Div 1 38 18 8 12 54 38 62 4th R4 R4 RU — — Alan Smith 13
1990–91 Div 1 38 24 13 1 74 18 83[L] 1st SF R4 — — — Alan Smith 27 ♦
1991–92 Div 1 42 19 15 8 81 46 72 4th R3 R3 W European Cup R2 Ian Wright 26 ♦[M]
1992–93[N] Prem 42 15 11 16 40 38 56 10th W W — — — Ian Wright 30
1993–94 Prem 42 18 17 7 53 28 71 4th R4 R4 RU Cup Winners' Cup W Ian Wright 35
1994–95 Prem 42 13 12 17 52 49 51 12th R3 QF — Cup Winners' Cup
Super Cup 		RU
RU 		Ian Wright 30
1995–96 Prem 38 17 12 9 49 32 63 5th R3 SF — — — Ian Wright 22
1996–97 Prem 38 19 11 8 62 32 68 3rd R4 R4 — UEFA Cup R1 Ian Wright 30
1997–98 Prem 38 23 9 6 68 33 78 1st W SF — UEFA Cup R1 Dennis Bergkamp 22
1998–99 Prem 38 22 12 4 59 17 78 2nd SF R4 W Champions League Group Nicolas Anelka 19
1999–2000 Prem 38 22 7 9 73 43 73 2nd R4 R4 W Champions League/UEFA Cup[O] RU Thierry Henry 26
2000–01 Prem 38 20 10 8 63 38 70 2nd RU R3 — Champions League QF Thierry Henry 22
2001–02 Prem 38 26 9 3 79 36 87 1st W QF — Champions League GS2 Thierry Henry 32 ♦
2002–03 Prem 38 23 9 6 85 42 78 2nd W R3 W Champions League GS2 Thierry Henry 32
2003–04[P] Prem 38 26 12 0 73 26 90 1st SF SF RU Champions League QF Thierry Henry 39 ♦[Q]
2004–05 Prem 38 25 8 5 87 36 83 2nd W QF W Champions League R16 Thierry Henry 30 ♦[R]
2005–06 Prem 38 20 7 11 68 31 67 4th R4 SF RU Champions League RU Thierry Henry 33 ♦
2006–07 Prem 38 19 11 8 63 35 68 4th R5 RU — Champions League R16 Robin van Persie 13
2007–08 Prem 38 24 11 3 74 31 83 3rd R5 SF — Champions League QF Emmanuel Adebayor 30
2008–09 Prem 38 20 12 6 68 37 72 4th SF QF — Champions League SF Robin van Persie 20
2009–10 Prem 38 23 6 9 83 41 75 3rd R4 QF — Champions League QF Cesc Fàbregas 19
2010–11 Prem 38 19 11 8 72 43 68 4th QF RU — Champions League R16 Robin van Persie 22
2011–12 Prem 38 21 7 10 74 49 70 3rd R5 QF — Champions League R16 Robin van Persie 37 ♦
2012–13 Prem 38 21 10 7 72 37 73 4th R5 QF — Champions League R16 Theo Walcott 21
2013–14 Prem 38 24 7 7 68 41 79 4th W R4 — Champions League R16 Olivier Giroud 22
2014–15 Prem 38 22 9 7 71 36 75 3rd W R3 W Champions League R16 Alexis Sánchez 25
2015–16 Prem 38 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ QF R3 W Champions League R16 _

Footnotes

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General
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