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List of English football champions Football League First Division (1888–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 24 winners Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the winners of the top ...
Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira lifts the 2003–04 Premier League trophy. The defeat to Leeds would be Arsenal's last in the League for over a year. 2003–04 was a record-breaking season for Arsenal, as they won the Premier League unbeaten (26 wins, 12 draws, and zero defeats), finishing 11 points ahead of second-place Chelsea.
The Premier League commissioned a unique gold trophy to commemorate Arsenal's unbeaten season of 2003–04. 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 ...
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]
Continuing into the next season, a special gold version of the Premier League trophy was commissioned to commemorate Arsenal winning the title without a single defeat. [28] In May 2018, this gold trophy was presented to Arsene Wenger as a gift from Arsenal Football Club at Wenger's final home game as manager after 22 years. [29]
The club was awarded a golden replica trophy by the Premier League once the season concluded and they remained unbeaten for 49 games, setting a new record. In 2012, the Arsenal team of 2003–04 won the "Best Team" category in the Premier League 20 Seasons Awards .
After completing the only unbeaten Premier League season, a unique gold trophy was commissioned to Arsenal. The club metamorphosed during the tenure of French manager Arsène Wenger, who was appointed in 1996. Attacking football, [68] an overhaul of dietary and fitness practices, [note 4] and elite scouting [note 5] defined his reign.
The 2002–03 season was Arsenal Football Club's 11th season in the Premier League and their 77th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2] The club retained the FA Cup, a feat last achieved by Tottenham Hotspur in 1982, but finished runners-up to Manchester United in the Premier League.