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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 ...
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]
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] In the 1930s, Arsenal won five League Championships and two FA Cups, and another FA Cup and two Championships after the war.
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]
Arsène Wenger became the most successful manager in FA Cup history, winning his 7th FA Cup. Arsenal reclaimed the record for the most FA Cup titles with 13. Arsenal failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1997. Former Lincoln City, Watford, Aston Villa and England manager Graham Taylor died aged 72.
Twenty four different football clubs have been crowned English champions since the league began in 1888. [12] Some clubs have enjoyed regular success with others not so fortunate. In 2020, Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to become league champions again, however this is nowhere near the longest wait in history to once again be the English ...
Arsenal F.C. are an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London.The club's first European football match was played against Copenhagen XI on 25 September 1963, and they have since participated in European club competitions on several occasions, most of which organised by the Union of European Football Associations ().
Arsenal's form in Europe in 2005–06 was much stronger; they reached the Champions League final for the first time in their history, becoming the first London club ever to do so. Arsenal finished top of their group unbeaten, above Ajax, Thun and Sparta Prague against whom Thierry Henry scored two goals away to become the all-time record ...