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Woolwich Arsenal (in dark shirts) playing Newcastle United (in striped shirts) in an FA Cup semi-final at the Victoria Ground, Stoke on 31 March 1906. The history of Arsenal Football Club between 1886 and 1966 covers the time from the club's foundation, through the first two major periods of success (the 1930s, and the late 1940s and early 1950s, respectively) and the club's subsequent decline ...
The 1912–13 season was Woolwich Arsenal's ninth consecutive campaign in the first division of English football, but it would prove to be their last for nearly six years, as the club was relegated for the first and only time in their history.
In the 1913–14 season, the Woolwich Arsenal F.C. played 38 games, of which it won 20, drew 9 and lost 9.The team finished 3rd in the league. It was their first game back in the Second Division after being relegated in the 1912-13 season for the first and only time in the team's history.
They registered their new name, Woolwich Arsenal, with the Football League when the club ascended later that year. [20] [21]: 5–21 Woolwich Arsenal was the first southern member of the Football League, starting out in the Second Division and reaching the First Division in 1904. Falling attendances, due to financial difficulties among the ...
In the 1909–10 season, the Woolwich Arsenal F.C. played 38 games, won 11, draw 9 and lost 18. The team finished 18th in the league. The team finished 18th in the league. They were one rank above being relegated back to the Second Division .
Robert William Benson (9 February 1883 – 19 February 1916) was an English professional footballer, who played as a full back.Born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, he spent the majority of his professional career with Sheffield United but also had spells with Southampton and Woolwich Arsenal.
Relegated: Notts County Woolwich Arsenal: Matches played: 380: Goals scored: 1,153 (3.03 per match) Top goalscorer: David McLean (30 goals) [1] Biggest home win: Aston Villa 10–0 The Wednesday (5 October 1912) Biggest away win: Bradford City 0–5 Sunderland (2 November 1912) Highest scoring: Aston Villa 10–0 The Wednesday (5 October 1912)
The club's name, which shortly changed to Woolwich Arsenal, was shortened to Arsenal in 1914, a year after moving to Highbury. [4] Despite finishing fifth in the Second Division in 1914–15 , Arsenal rejoined the First Division at the expense of local rivals Tottenham Hotspur when football resumed after the First World War. [ 5 ]