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The 2015–16 season was Arsenal's 24th season in the Premier League and 90th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2] The club entered the season as the FA Cup holders, [3] and participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League.
Arsenal Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4. Kelly, Andy (29 July 2015). "Every Arsenal player in chronological order". The Arsenal History. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016 "Arsenal first team line-ups". The Arsenal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016
Forward, Arsenal!. London: GCR Books. ISBN 0-9559211-1-2. Kelly, Andy (29 July 2015). "Every Arsenal player in chronological order". The Arsenal History. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016 "Arsenal first team line-ups". The Arsenal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016
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]
The 2016 Super Match versus Manchester City at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden was Arsenal's last pre-season fixture.. Despite the absence of key players, Wenger gave positive news ahead of a trip to Scandinavia; Alexis Sánchez and Aaron Ramsey would join the team for the tour and would likely be fit for the season's opener against Liverpool.
Wenger led Arsenal to another double in 2001–02; his team scored in every Premier League game that season and won their remaining 13 matches to clinch the title. [83] A year later, Wenger became the first manager since Keith Burkinshaw 21 years previously to retain the FA Cup; Arsenal beat Southampton 1–0 in the final . [ 84 ]
The 2016 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 29th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the sixth edition of the FA WSL, England's top flight for women's football since 2011. Arsenal also played in the FA Women's Cup and the FA WSL Cup, winning the final of the former against Chelsea in May. This was the last full WSL ...
Arsenal repeated their 2014 victory, winning the 2015 FA Cup final 4–0 against Aston Villa; thus becoming the most successful team outright in the FA Cup, with a total of 12 titles. In the UEFA Champions League, Arsenal finished second in their group behind Borussia Dortmund on goal difference.