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In 1930, Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town to win its first major piece of silverware: the FA Cup. [20] Success continued right throughout the decade, [21] as they won five league championships and a further FA Cup in seven years. [22] Following the Second World War, Arsenal won two more championships and a FA Cup, but their fortunes gradually ...
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 Senior Cup. [270] [271] Their first national senior honour came in 1930, when they won the FA Cup. [272]
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 Senior Cup. [7] [8] Their first national major honour came in 1930, when they won the FA Cup. [9]
Most FA Cup games played: 485, Arsenal [57] Most FA Cup games won: 271, Arsenal [57] Most FA Cup games lost: 133, Notts County [57] Most FA Cup games drawn: 108, Tottenham Hotspur [57] Largest margin of a win: Preston North End 26–0 Hyde (first round, 15 October 1887)
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 94 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
Thus, a great number of teams can claim to have never been relegated from newer competitions. In Northern Ireland, the teams of Cliftonville, Glentoran and Linfield have played at the top-tier for 133 years, [1] but five more have been present in every season of the NIFL Premiership, which was only established in 2008. [17]
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 ...
Arsenal won the title (the club's fifth) on the final day of the season with a mere 52 points from 42 matches after beating Bolton Wanderers 5-0 at Highbury, whilst the table leaders after the penultimate round of fixtures, Wolverhampton Wanderers, lost 1-0 to 10-man Sunderland at Roker Park to be denied what would have otherwise been their ...