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The 2000–01 season was Arsenal Football Club's ninth season in the Premier League and their 75th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The club ended the campaign second in the Premier League , ten points behind reigning champions Manchester United .
When Arsenal was founded in 1886 by munition workers' from Woolwich, the club resisted the lure of professionalism and remained an amateur side. [12] Success in local cup competitions soon followed, and a tie against Derby County in the FA Cup on 17 January 1891 led to the opposition approaching two of Arsenal's players, in view of offering them professional contracts. [12]
31 August 2000: The first month of the league season draws to a close with Arsenal leading the Premier League and the top five being completed by Leeds United, Newcastle United, Coventry City and Manchester United. The three relegation places are occupied by West Ham United, Aston Villa and Southampton. [4]
The 2000–01 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth FA Premier League season and the third season running which ended with Manchester United as champions and Arsenal as runners-up. Sir Alex Ferguson became the first manager to win three successive English league titles with the same club.
The Premier League commissioned a unique gold trophy to commemorate Arsenal's unbeaten season of 2003–04. Arsenal's first ever silverware was won as the Royal Arsenal in 1890. The Kent Junior Cup, won by Royal Arsenal's reserves, was the club's first trophy, while the first team's first trophy came three weeks later when they won the Kent ...
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The 2000–01 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 14th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League , winning their 4th League title since promotion with an unbeaten campaign. [ 1 ]
The 1999–2000 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the FA Premier League, and Manchester United secured their sixth Premiership title. Like the previous season, they lost only three league games all season. Unlike in the 1998–99 season, they won by a comfortable margin ...