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The 2011–12 season was Arsenal's 20th season in the Premier League, their 86th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2] and also marked the club's 125th anniversary. [3] In the Premier League, Arsenal struggled to recover from a poor start to the season.
The first fixture between Manchester United and Arsenal in the 2011–12 Premier League season was played on 28 August 2011 at Old Trafford in Manchester. Manchester United won the match 8–2, making it Arsenal's heaviest league defeat since 1927, 84 years earlier, when they lost 7–0 to West Ham United in the old Football League First Division.
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]
27 February 2011: Birmingham City win the first silverware of the season, beating Arsenal 2–1 in the League Cup Final and thus ending their 48-year wait for a trophy [111] 28 February 2011: February ends with Manchester United still top of the Premier League, four points clear of second-placed Arsenal.
The 2010–11 season was Arsenal Football Club's 19th season in the Premier League and their 85th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2] The team were within one point of league leaders Manchester United at the end of February, [3] but a run of just one league win throughout the entirety of March and April ended their challenge. [4]
The 2011–12 season was the 132nd season of competitive football in England. The season began on 5 August 2011 for the Football League, [1] on 12 August for the Football Conference and 13 August for the Premier League. The Championship ended on 28 April 2012, [1] whilst League One, and League Two ended on 5 May 2012. [1]
The 2011–12 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 13 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012 with Manchester City sealing their third league title – their first since 1968 – with a 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers on the final day.
The 2011 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 24th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the first edition of the FA WSL , England's new top flight for women's football. In April, Arsenal played in the first ever WSL match, defeating Chelsea 1–0 at Imperial Fields , thanks to a goal from Gilly Flaherty , the first goal ...