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The 2015–16 season was Arsenal's 24th season in the Premier League and 90th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2] The club entered the season as the FA Cup holders, [3] and participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League.
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 had been renamed Royal Arsenal by January 1887, [15] [16] and its first home was Plumstead Common, [15] though they spent most of their time playing at the Manor Ground. Their first trophies were the Kent Senior Cup and London Charity Cup in 1889–90 and the London Senior Cup in 1890–91 ; these were the only county association ...
The club's opening day defeat was the second in succession, and the third in four years (after defeats to Aston Villa and West Ham in 2013–14 and 2015–16, respectively). Walcott gave Arsenal the lead after missing a penalty, but a Philippe Coutinho free-kick drew the sides level before half-time.
The 2016 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 29th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the sixth edition of the FA WSL, England's top flight for women's football since 2011. Arsenal also played in the FA Women's Cup and the FA WSL Cup, winning the final of the former against Chelsea in May. This was the last full WSL ...
Pages in category "2015–16 Premier League by team" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... 2015–16 Arsenal F.C. season; 2015–16 Aston ...
Arsenal also played in the FA Women's Cup, and the FA WSL Cup, winning the latter in the final against Notts County in November. As this season bridged the gap between the Men's Team's 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, the team wore two different sets of kits during each half of the season.
Arsenal's victory parade after winning the 2015 FA Cup Final, which qualified them for the Community Shield.. The FA Community Shield was founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, [5] and began as a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League, although in 1913 it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI. [6]