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The 2005–06 season was Arsenal Football Club's 14th season in the Premier League and their 80th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2] It was the final season in which home matches were played at the club's Highbury stadium after 93 years; Arsenal intended to move to its new 60,000 capacity Emirates Stadium in time for the following season.
30 May 2005 – West Ham United achieve promotion back to the Premier League after 2 years away with a 1–0 victory over Preston North End in the Championship play-off final. 1 June 2005 – An independent commission charged by the Premier League with investigating the alleged "tapping up" of Arsenal defender Ashley Cole by Chelsea issues its ...
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 2004–05 season was Arsenal Football Club's 13th season in the Premier League and their 79th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [2] [3] The club ended the campaign as FA Cup winners, but failed to retain their Premier League title as they finished second to Chelsea.
Arsenal 7–0 Everton (11 May 2005) Biggest away win: West Bromwich Albion 0–5 Liverpool (26 December 2004) Highest scoring: Tottenham Hotspur 4–5 Arsenal (13 November 2004) Longest winning run: 8 games [1] Chelsea: Longest unbeaten run: 29 games [1] Chelsea: Longest winless run: 15 games [1] West Bromwich Albion: Longest losing run: 6 ...
2005–06 Football League Championship: Reading: Finished on record 106 points BBC: 2005–06 Football League One: Southend United: Consecutive promotions BBC: 2005–06 Football League Two: Carlisle United: Consecutive promotions BBC: 2005 FA Community Shield: Chelsea: Beat Arsenal 2–1 BBC: 2005–06 Football League Trophy: Swansea City ...
Thierry Henry became Arsenal's record goalscorer in October 2005. Arsenal Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Islington, London. The club was formed in Woolwich in 1886 as Dial Square before being renamed as Royal Arsenal, and then Woolwich Arsenal in 1893. [1]
The 2005–06 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclays Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the Premier League. It began on 13 August 2005, and concluded on 7 May 2006. It began on 13 August 2005, and concluded on 7 May 2006.