History of Arsenal Football Club

Arsenal football club traces its history to the end of the 19th century. In 1886, a group of workers of the armory in the area of Woolridge decided to organize a football team under the name "Dial Squire." Under this name, the team lasted only a couple of weeks, after which it was renamed Royal Arsenal. Professional status the club received in 1891 and changed its name again, becoming "Woolridge Arsenal." The prefix "Woolridge" finally disappeared in the 1913/14 season when the club moved to the Highbury Stadium.

Today, football is the most popular sport. Even the gambling sector is inferior to these games. Therefore, there are far fewer cricket match fans than classic football fans. Despite this, cricket betting have quite good indicators and odds against the background of more popular sports games. On the other hand, Arsenal is one of the oldest teams, influencing the worldwide love of the sport.

A brief history of the club

In 1893 the Cannoneers joined the second division of England, and in 1904 they were promoted. However, the team's golden years came only with Herbert Chapman's arrival in the club's management in 1925, when the national championship Arsenal managed to win five times between 1930 and 1938 and twice the FA Cup. In addition, Chapman, who died in 1934, insisted on renaming the nearest subway station to "Arsenal."

After Chapman's death, George Allison was at the helm of the Arsenal. He managed to get into his team Ted Drake, who in the 1934/35 season became the top scorer, hitting the opponents` goal 42 times in 41 games. Ellison was at the team's helm until Tom Whittaker replaced him in the 1946/47 season. During those years, Arsenal faced severe problems, including losing nine critical players on the battlefields of World War II. Despite this, in 1948, Arsenal players again lifted the championship trophy over their heads.

The 70s

The success of the season 1952/53 ended a period of victories for Arsenal for many years. The team sank into the middle of the standings, only occasionally showing signs of former greatness. A new wave of success overtook the Arsenal only in the seventies. However, the "golden double" in 1971 remained the highest achievement for many years, leaving the team in the second position. In 1972, Arsenal were second in the championship, later lost three FA Cup finals, and in 1980, stumbled in the final of the Cup Winners' Cup.

With the return to the club of former player George Graham, already a coach, the club returned to its former glory. During the nine years, Arsenal managed to win six trophies. Two League Cups (1987 and 1993), the FA Cup (1993), the gold medals of the English Championship (1989 and 1991), and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1994 joined the bank account of the club.

"Arsenal" quite brightly started their performances with the formation of the Premier League. Still, to achieve the champion title, the team failed until 1998, when the new coach Arsene Wenger the second attempt, managed to conquer the championship of Foggy Albion. Under the French specialist, Arsenal has washed the stamp of a "boring team," remembered by all the attractive football shown year after year.

Arsenal has never fallen below second place in the English championship for eight consecutive seasons under Arsene Wenger. Moreover, the Frenchman has raised the likes of Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Dennis Bergkamp, and many others to star heights while also securing the golden double in the 2001/02 season.

Modern season

In 2006, Arsenal reached the UEFA Champions League final of the top European club competition for the first time in their history, becoming the first team from London to do so. But the gold medals then went to Spanish Barcelona. And in the 2003/04 season, Arsenal won the English Premier League and did not lose a single game in the league, becoming the undefeated champion. Furthermore, they managed to play 49 matches without defeat, which became a national record.

That same year in 2006, Arsenal moved to the new Emirates Stadium, the capacity of which far exceeded the old Highbury. But, unfortunately, the move to the unique rental was far from the best in terms of results. Winning the FA Cup in 2005 was Arsenal's only trophy until 2014. Although, of course, the Londoners had chances to win the title in various tournaments.

The first of such chances was reaching the final of the English League Cup in 2007. However, in the decisive match, Arsenal lost to Chelsea. After that season, several veterans left the club, including Robert Pires, Sol Campbell, and Ashley Cole decided to move to Chelsea. Generally, in those years, Arsenal leaders began to leave the club for a better life. So the team parted ways with Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gaël Clichy, Robin van Persie, and many others.

By the way, Arsenal, despite all the difficulties in its long history, is the record holder for the number of consecutive seasons in the English top flight. Since 1919, Arsenal is not out of it, and it seems that in the coming years certainly does not intend to do so. The tasks of Arsenal are pretty different - to return to the champion's position.

"Arsenal" is a London football club, one of the most popular and titled in England. It is one of the oldest teams of our time.
 

Our days

Recently, it has been quite difficult for Arsenal to compete for the prize in England. They have potent rivals in the form of Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City, and several other teams. But that does not prevent them from regularly challenging for a place in the top four in the APL and qualifying for the Champions League playoffs. And even if the strength of their squad is somewhat inferior to the world giants, Arsenal is undoubtedly regarded as a worthy opponent.

After Arsene Wenger's departure, the victorious Spanish coach Unai Emery welcomed the Londoners. Still, he did not become his own man in the Emirates: under the "coach," Arsenal finished fifth in the APL and lost in the LE final to Chelsea (1:4), finally giving up their hopes of the Champions League. In the 2019/20 season, Arsenal was not doing well either, the proverbial balance in the league could not be felt, and Emery seemed to have lost control of the locker room. In November 2019, Unai was fired. Emery's assistant coach, Freddy Jungberg of Sweden, took over as acting head coach with only one win in six games.

Since December 2019, Arsenal has been led from the coaching bridge by a progressive, ambitious, and very promising mentor Mikel Arteta, who previously worked as an assistant to Pep Guardiola in the "blue moon."

Statistics and records

Top of the list of the most prolific scorers in club history is Frenchman Thierry Henry, who scored 228 goals for Arsenal between 1999 and 2012. Next in line is Ian Wright (185 goals scored), Cliff Bastin (178), and John Radford (149). And the record for effectiveness in one season belongs to Ted Drake, who in 1934/35 marked with 44 accurate shots (in all the years of his career at Arsenal, he distinguished himself with 139 goals - the fifth figure on a par with Jimmy Brain).

At the top of the list of the main guards in the history of Arsenal are the following performers:

• David O'Leary - 722 matches,
• Tony Adams - 669 games,
• George Armstrong - 621 games,
• Lee Dixon - 619 games,
• Nigel Winterburn - 584 games.

The most significant victories for Arsenal in the history of remain defeat with a score of 12-0 in battles with Ashford United (1893) and Loughborough (1900). And the most painful loss was recorded in the fight with the Loughborough above: in 1896, the Gunners were burnt out with a humiliating score of 0-8.