Arsenal Football Club is an English professional football club based in Holloway, London, that plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The club has won 12 FA Cups, a joint-record, 13 League titles, two League Cups, 14 FA Community Shields, and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
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| Full name | Arsenal Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Gunners |
| Founded | 1886 as Dial Square |
| Ground | Emirates Stadium |
| Capacity | 60,260 |
| Owner | Arsenal Holdings plc |
| Chairman | Sir Chips Keswick |
| Manager | Arsène Wenger |
| League | Premier League |
| 2015–16 | Premier League, 2nd |
Arsenal was the first club from the South of England to join The Football League, in 1893. They entered the First Division in 1904, and have since accumulated the second most points. Relegated only once, in 1913, they continue the longest streak in the top division. In the 1930s, Arsenal won five League Championships and two FA Cups, and another FA Cup and two Championships after the war. In 1970–71, they won their first League and FA Cup Double. Between 1988 and 2005, they won five League titles and five FA Cups, including two more Doubles. They completed the 20th century with the highest average league position.
Herbert Chapman won Arsenal's first national trophies, but died prematurely. The WM formation, floodlights, and shirt numbers have all been attributed to him.He added the white sleeves and brighter red to Arsenal's kit. Arsène Wenger has served the longest and won the most trophies. His teams set several English records: the longest win streak; the longest unbeaten run; and the only 38 match season unbeaten.
In 1886, Woolwich munitions workers founded the club as Dial Square. In 1913, the club crossed the city to Arsenal Stadiumin Highbury. They became Tottenham Hotspur's nearest club, commencing the North London derby. In 2006, they moved to the Emirates Stadium in nearby Holloway. Arsenal earned €435.5m in 2014–15, with the Emirates Stadium generating the highest revenue in world football. Based on social media activity from 2014–15, Arsenal's fanbase is the fifth largest in the world. In 2016, Forbes estimated the club was the second most valuable in England, worth $2.0 billion
Honours
All cups won by Arsenal are in the AISA Arsenal History Society's line-ups database. Corroborating sources include Arsenal F.C.,statto.com,Bernard Joy,Michael Slade, the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, and the AISA Arsenal History Society website.
Seasons in bold are Double-winning seasons, when the club won the league and FA Cup or a cup double of the FA Cup and League Cup. The 2003–04 season was the only 38-match league season unbeaten in English football history. A special gold version of the Premier League trophy was commissioned and presented to the club the following season.
The Football League & Premier League
- First Division (until 1992) and Premier League
- Winners (13): 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1970–71, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04
- Runners-up (9): 1925–26, 1931–32, 1972–73, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2015–16
- Second Division (until 1992)
- Runners-up (1): 1903–04
- League Cup
- Winners (2): 1986–87, 1992–93
- Runners-up (5): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1987–88, 2006–07, 2010–11
- Southern Professional Floodlit Cup
- Winners (1): 1958–59
- Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy
- Winners (1): 1988–89
The Football Association
- FA Cup
- Winners (12): 1929–30, 1935–36, 1949–50, 1970–71, 1978–79, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2014–15 (shared record)
- Runners-up (7): 1926–27, 1931–32, 1951–52, 1971–72, 1977–78, 1979–80, 2000–01
- FA Community Shield (FA Charity Shield before 2002)
- Winners (14): 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991 (shared), 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2015
- Runners-up (7): 1935, 1936, 1979, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2005
UEFA
- UEFA Champions League (European Cup before 1992)
- Runners-up (1): 2005–06
- UEFA Europa League (UEFA Cup before 2009)
- Runners-up (1): 1999–2000
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (European Cup Winners' Cup before 1994)
- Winners (1): 1993–94
- Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 1994–95
- UEFA Super Cup (European Super Cup before 1995)
- Runners-up (1): 1994
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- Winners (1): 1969–70
London Football Association
- London Senior Cup
- Winners (1): 1890–91
- Runners-up (1): 1889–90
- London Challenge Cup
- Winners (11): 1921–22, 1923–24, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1969–70 (record)
- Runners-up (6): 1914–15, 1925–26, 1936–37, 1960–61, 1965–66
- London Charity Cup
- Winners (1): 1889–90
Kent County Football Association
- Kent Senior Cup
- Winners (1): 1889–90
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