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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]
Arsenal was the first club from southern England to join the Football League in 1893, and it reached the First Division in 1904. Relegated only once, in 1913, it continues the longest streak in the top division, [3] and has won the second-most top-flight matches in English football history. [4]
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: 1992: Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League ... This page was last edited on 26 November 2024, at 09:37 (UTC).
Wrexham were relegated in 2008, ending an 87-year spell. The former member clubs of the English Football League are football clubs who lost their status in the League by resigning, or by relegation , by becoming defunct, merging with another club, or expulsion.
Arsenal were pushed all the way – after being defeated 1–0 by Leeds in April, they needed to beat or draw 0–0 with North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on the last day of the season to take the title on goal average. An 87th-minute goal by Ray Kennedy gave Arsenal a 1–0 lead, and despite Spurs' desperate attempts for ...
“If you look last season, it was seven points in between Arsenal and Liverpool,” he said. “The home game was 1-1, the away game Arsenal won. “The home game was 1-1, the away game Arsenal won.
Arsenal clinched the title on 8 May 2002 after a convincing win against Manchester United at Old Trafford, ... The last team to be relegated were Ipswich Town, ...