Founded in 1886, Arsenal Football Club was first named Dial Square and later renamed Royal Arsenal in 1891. The Gunners have built a strong wealth in the last 137 years with phenomenal wins. The club’s home stadium is the Emirates Stadium, one of the largest football stadiums in England, with a capacity of more than 60,000 spectators.
Arsenal has endured a long and successful history with a rather glorious scoreline that fell in their favour. The club has bagged a myriad of Premier League titles, League Cups, FA Cups, Community Shields and more trophies. Let’s review five historic wins of Arsenal FC with the help of site sportsdomainlab.com.
Five Historic Wins of Arsenal FC
• Spectacular 30s
It was the glorious 30s for Arsenal when they dominated the decade. They won the league titles in 1934, 1935 and 1937; major credit to Joe Shaw and George Allison for pulling off the strings as managers. The football club outwon Huddersfield Town in 1935 and took home their first trophy. And that was the decade when Arsenal was termed ‘legendary’, with a win of four league titles and one FA Cup.
• First Doubles
Post the Second World War, Arsenal emerged as a rising star. Bertie Mee took over the foot club in the late 1960s, which led to Arsenal’s win 4-3 in 1969/1970. George Armstrong, Frank McLintock, Charlie George and Ray Kennedy were the reason for Arsenal’s win the season and also added an extra cup to their kitty at Wembley.
• FA Final Cup
The 1979 FA Final Cup was one of the greatest matches in the history of football. With the match contested by Arsenal and Manchester United, the former scored some dramatic equalisers with a final result of 3-2. The match was rightly renowned as the ‘Five-minute Final’, with Alan Sunderland scoring some last-minute wins.
• 2001-2002 Double
The 2001-2002 season was Arsenal’s double-winning campaign, and what a great one; it was their second double in five years! While ranking Arsene Wenger’s best-ever Arsenal team, the Invincibles of 2003-2004 stood in a league of their own. Henry and Bergkamp formed an amazing top while being supported by Robert Pires and Freddie Ljungberg. And hey, let’s not forget Patrick Vieria sporting the central midfield.
• 2005 FA Cup
The 2005 FA cup has victoriously gone down Arsenal’s wins. Like in 1979, Arsenal faced Manchester United in a dreadful fight, sprung to glory and successfully dispatched the Red Devils. A major season highlight was when the Gunners reached Paris for the Champions League in 2005/2006.
We cannot go without mentioning that despite a penalty shoot-out, Arsenal became the first team to bag the 2005 FA Cup. The initial 90 minutes were a struggle for both teams, but the last 30 minutes were momentous for Arsenal, the shoot-out finishing at 5-4. Some record-breaking moves include Patrick Vieira scoring the win and Jens Lehmann, Arsenal’s goalkeeper, saving Paul Scholes’ shot.
The Club’s wins include many minor trophies, with UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, Football League War Cup, 13 First Premier League Titles, 15 FA Community Shields, 2 League Cups, 14 FA Cups, European Cup Winner’s Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Undeniably, Arsenal is the third most successful club in English football.
