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Arsenal have won 13 top-flight titles, and hold the record for the most FA Cup wins, with 14. The club's record appearance maker is David O'Leary , who made 722 appearances between 1975 and 1993. Thierry Henry is Arsenal's record goalscorer, scoring 228 goals in total.
The top tier in English football today is the Premier League, replacing the Football League First Division for the 1992–93 inaugural season. Since the 1888–89 season, the first year of top flight football, three players have scored over 300 goals with a further 25 players scoring over 200 goals.
The "Most appearances" and "Top goalscorers" tables need footnotes to detail the competitions they include, like at this list. "Henry was Arsenal's leading goalscorer for seven consecutive seasons, from 1999–2000 to 2005–06": unreferenced. Footnotes A and C are unsourced. Mattythewhite 23:14, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
[1] [2] In May, the team played their first ever game at Emirates Stadium, defeating Everton 3-2. [3] They completed a domestic treble by also winning the Premier League Cup and the FA Women's Cup , defeating Leeds United and Charlton Athletic in the finals respectively.
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 club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League, winning the title for a 5th consecutive season and doing so unbeaten once again. [1] They completed a domestic double by winning the FA Women's Cup by defeating Leeds Carnegie 4-1 in the Final, but lost the Premier League Cup Final to Everton .
Arsenal won their 7th consecutive League Title, comfortably finishing 11 points ahead of 2nd place Everton. [1] However, Everton would be their downfall in the Premier League Cup and FA Women's Cup , defeating them in the Semi-finals and Final respectively.
The team ended the season strongly, with a run of eight wins from nine games ensuring a second-place finish. 32 different players represented the club in five competitions and there were 15 different goalscorers. Arsenal's top goalscorer was Thierry Henry, who scored 30 goals in 42 games.