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Arsenal finished the season in third place after winning their last league match 3–2 against West Bromwich Albion on 13 May 2012. [4] It was the first season since the invincibles in 2003–04 which Arsenal finished the top London club in the league, or in which Arsenal finished ahead of Chelsea .
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 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.
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 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 ...
Manchester United retained the league in 1996–97 but were overhauled by Arsenal in the final ten weeks of the 1997–98 season, finishing second. [8] [9] Arsenal, managed by Arsène Wenger in his first full season at the club also beat Newcastle 2–0 in the FA Cup final to win the trophy and accomplish a double. [10]
Cesc Fàbregas is Arsenal's youngest-ever goalscorer, and captained the side from 2008 to 2011. Per Mertesacker made 221 appearances for Arsenal and is the current Arsenal Academy manager. Mikel Arteta made 150 appearances for Arsenal and is the current manager. Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Arsenal.