List of Arsenal F.C. seasons

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A black-and-white team photograph of the Arsenal squad in their third season of existence.
The Royal Arsenal squad of the 1888–89 season

Arsenal Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Holloway, London. The club was formed in Woolwich in 1886 as Dial Square before it was shortly renamed to Royal Arsenal, and then Woolwich Arsenal in 1893.[1] They became the first southern member[a] admitted into the Football League in 1893, having spent their first four seasons solely participating in cup tournaments and friendlies.[4] The club's name was shortened to Arsenal in 1914, a year after moving to Highbury.[5] In spite of finishing fifth in the Second Division in 1915, Arsenal rejoined the First Division at the expense of local rivals Tottenham Hotspur when football resumed after the First World War.[6] Since that time, they have not fallen below the first tier of the English football league system and hold the record for the longest uninterrupted time in the top flight.[7]

In the 1930s, Arsenal were the dominant side of England, winning five league championships and two FA Cups. Their fortunes waned, but the club soon enjoyed infrequent periods of success, including Inter-Cities Fairs Cup triumph and a first league and cup double in the 1970s. During the late 1980s, Arsenal had built a side that threatened Liverpool's league dominance, and performed greatly in cup competitions. The club played an active role in the formation of the Premier League in 1992, won the FA Cup in 1993 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1994 and two doubles followed in 1998 and 2002. Arsenal made league history in 2003–04 when they became the first team in a 38-game season to go unbeaten.[8] In the 2000s, Arsenal were finalists in both the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League,[9] and have since equalled Real Madrid's record for most consecutive seasons in the latter competition.[10]

As of the end of the 2024–25 season, the club's first team have spent 108 seasons in the top division of English football, and 13 in the second. Their worst league finish to date is 10th in the second tier, their placing at the end of the 1896–97 season. Arsenal's best-ever start to a Premier League season came in 2022–23, when they won nine of their first ten matches.[11] The club's longest period without a competitive honour is 17 years, between the 1953–54 and 1969–70 seasons. Ted Drake holds the record for most competitive goals in a single season for Arsenal; he scored 44 during the 1934–35 campaign. The table details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Records of reserve team and World War II competitions such as the London Combination and the London War Cup are not included.

History

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] Later that year the club resigned its membership of the Kent County and London Football Associations –both amateur governing bodies –and voted to turn professional, a move which attracted criticism from many southern clubs.[12][b] In 1893, the club received an invitation to join the Football League, which the board accepted.[12] Arsenal played in the Second Division for eleven seasons, while also participating in regional competitions, the Southern Combination and United League.[14] The club won promotion in 1904, and enjoyed strong FA Cup campaigns in the mid-1900s, but the increase of football clubs in the capital and falling attendances at the Manor Ground pushed Arsenal close to bankruptcy by 1910.[15] Sir Henry Norris and William Hall in that year took over Arsenal, and planned to relocate the team to Highbury in order to improve their financial standing.[15] Arsenal were relegated back to the Second Division in 1913, but the move to North London brought about larger attendances than ever before.[16]

A football pitch with "Highbury 1913–2006" emblazoned on the grass: Arsenal played home matches at Highbury between those years.
A valedictory campaign was held at Highbury during 2005–06, to mark Arsenal's final season at the ground.[17]

In 1919, Norris arranged for the club's promotion back to the First Division, in contentious circumstances.[18] With increased financial resources, the club established themselves as a permanent fixture in the division and was better able to spend money on new players.[19] In 1930, Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town to win its first major piece of silverware: the FA Cup.[20] Success continued right throughout the decade,[21] as they won five league championships and a further FA Cup in seven years.[22] Following the Second World War, Arsenal won two more championships and a FA Cup, but their fortunes gradually declined.[23] It was not until 1970 that the club won another trophy – the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup,[24] a European club competition designed to promote trade fairs.[25] A first league and cup double was completed a year later; by the end of the decade Arsenal added another FA Cup, beating Manchester United in the 1979 final.[26][27] 1980 saw Arsenal lose two finals in quick succession, defeated by West Ham United in the FA Cup final and then to Valencia in the Cup Winners' Cup on penalties.[28] The club won their first League Cup in 1987, but a year later failed to retain the trophy as outsiders Luton Town beat them in the final.[29] In 1989, Arsenal won their first league championship in 18 years, courtesy of Michael Thomas' last-minute goal against closest challengers Liverpool in the final game of the season.[30] The club did not build on their success, finishing fourth the following season, but regained the title in 1991.[31][32] As champions, Arsenal were eligible to play in the European Cup,[c] but their time in the competition ended abruptly as they were eliminated in the second round by Benfica.[35]

The growth of commercialism in English football during the late 1980s and early 1990s paved the way for Arsenal and other prominent clubs to seek the possibility of setting up a new top-flight division.[36] Unhappy with how income was distributed to the lower leagues and wanting to exploit television rights, Arsenal and 21 other First Division clubs handed a notice of resignation from the Football League by August 1991.[37] The breakaway division, entitled the Premier League, was administered by The Football Association and received financial backing from Sky Television.[38][39] Arsenal finished 10th in the inaugural season;[40] the club did well in other competitions, winning a unique FA and League Cup double.[41] They were victorious in the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup final,[42] and came close to defending the trophy in 1995, before losing to Real Zaragoza.[43]

Arsenal added more league and cup doubles in 1998 and 2002,[44] and in 2004 became the first club in Premier League history to win the title without a single defeat.[45] The side, nicknamed "The Invincibles" remained unbeaten for 49 games, before losing to Manchester United in October 2004.[46] In 2006, Arsenal reached their first UEFA Champions League final but Barcelona scored twice in the second half to win the competition.[47] Later that year, Arsenal moved to the Emirates Stadium which commenced a transitional period.[48] Though the club strengthened their position in the league's "top four" and frequently participated in the Champions League, they struggled to hold on to their best players.[49] In 2011–12, Arsenal made their worst start to a season for 58 years,[50] but a strong finish saw the club overtake rivals Tottenham Hotspur to third position.[51] After nine years without silverware, the club beat Hull City to win the 2014 FA Cup final and retained the trophy with a dominant display against Aston Villa in 2015,[52][53] before clinching a record 13th in 2017. Arsenal won their fourteenth FA Cup in 2020, beating Chelsea.[54]

Key

Key to league competitions:

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosFA Cup[56][d]LeagueCup[57]CommunityShield[57]CompetitionResultPlayer(s)Goals
League[58]Other / Europe[59][e]Top goalscorer(s)[f]
1886–87——————————————n/a—
1887–88————————————London Senior CupR2n/a—
1888–89————————————London Senior Cup
SF
R3		Peter Connolly13
1889–90—————————QR4——London Senior Cup
Kent Senior Cup
London Charity Cup
RU
W
W
Hope Robertson
Humphrey Barbour		15
1890–91—————————R1——London Senior Cup
London Charity Cup
W
SF		Humphrey Barbour7
1891–92—————————R1————George Davie1
1892–93—————————R1————Charles Booth
James Henderson		5
1893–94Div 228124125255289thR1————James Henderson19
1894–95Div 230146107558348thR1————Peter Mortimer14
1895–96Div 230144125842327thR1————Henry Boyd13
1896–97Div 2
United[g]
30
14		13
6		4
3		13
5		68
28		70
34		30
15		10th
3rd
QR5————Patrick O'Brien20
1897–98Div 2
United		30
16		16
8		5
5		9
3		69
35		49
24		37
21		5th
3rd
R1————Fergus Hunt16
1898–99Div 2
United		34
20		18
10		5
4		11
6		72
40		41
30		31
24		7th
3rd
R1————Fergus Hunt26
1899–1900Div 2
S Comb
34
16		16
8		4
1		14
7		61
27		43
22		36
17		8th
4th		QR3————Ralph Gaudie17
1900–01Div 234156133935367thR2————Ralph Gaudie8
1901–02Div 2
Lon Lge
34
16		18
2		6
2		10
4		50
9		26
13		42
6		4th
5th		R1————Tommy Briercliffe12
1902–03Div 2
Lon Lge
34
10		20
6		8
0		6
4		66
14		30
10		48
12
3rd
3rd
R1————Tim Coleman22
1903–04Div 2↑
Lon Lge
34
12		21
6		7
2		6
4		91
24		22
19		49
14
2nd
3rd
R2————Tommy Shanks25
1904–05Div 1341291336403310thR1————Charlie Satterthwaite11
1905–06Div 1381571662643712thSF————Tim Coleman15
1906–07Div 138204146659447thSF————Charlie Satterthwaite19
1907–08Div 13812121451633614th[h]R1————Peter Kyle9
1908–09Div 1381410145249386thR2——London Challenge CupSFThomas Fitchie10
1909–10Div 1381191837673118thR2——London Challenge CupR2Charles Lewis8
1910–11Div 13813121341493810thR2——London Challenge CupR2Jackie Chalmers16
1911–12Div 1381581555593810thR1——London Challenge CupR2Alf Common19
1912–13Div 1↓383122326741820thR2——London Challenge CupR1Charles Lewis4
1913–14Div 23820995438493rdR1——London Challenge CupSFPat Flanagan12
1914–15Div 2↑[i]38195146941435th[j]R2——London Challenge CupRUHarry King33
1915–19[k]——————————————n/a—
1919–20Div 14215121556584210thR2——London Challenge CupR2Henry White15
1920–21Div 1421514135963449thR1——London Challenge CupR3Fred Pagnam18
1921–22Div 1421572047563717thQF——London Challenge CupWHenry White22
1922–23Div 14216101661624211thR1——London Challenge CupR2Bob Turnbull21
1923–24Div 1421292140633319thR2——London Challenge CupWHarry Woods12
1924–25Div 1421452346583320thR1——London Challenge CupR2Jimmy Brain15
1925–26Div 142228128763522ndQF——London Challenge CupRUJimmy Brain43
1926–27Div 1421791677864311thRU——London Challenge CupR1Jimmy Brain34
1927–28Div 14213151482864110thSF——London Challenge CupR1Jimmy Brain29
1928–29Div 1421613137772459thQF——London Challenge CupR1David Jack26
1929–30Div 14214111778663914thW——London Challenge CupR1Jack Lambert23
1930–31Div 1422810412759661stR4—WLondon Challenge CupWJack Lambert39
1931–32Div 1422210109048542ndRU—WLondon Challenge CupR2Jack Lambert26
1932–33Div 142258911861581stR3——London Challenge CupSFCliff Bastin33
1933–34Div 14225987547591stQF—WLondon Challenge CupWCliff Bastin15
1934–35Div 1422312711546581stQF—WLondon Challenge CupR2Ted Drake44 ♦
1935–36Div 1421515127848456thW—RULondon Challenge CupWTed Drake27
1936–37Div 142181688049523rdQF—RULondon Challenge CupRUTed Drake27
1937–38Div 1422110117744521stR5——London Challenge CupSFTed Drake18
1938–39Div 142199145541475thR3—WLondon Challenge CupSFTed Drake16
1939–45[l]——————————————n/a—
1945–46—————————R3[m]————Kevin O'Flanagan11
1946–47Div 1421691772704113thR3——London Challenge CupR1Reg Lewis29
1947–48Div 142231368132591stR3——London Challenge CupR1Ronnie Rooke33 ♦
1948–49Div 1421813117444495thR4—WLondon Challenge CupR2Reg Lewis18
1949–50Div 1421911127955496thW——London Challenge CupR1Reg Lewis24
1950–51Div 142199147356475thR5——[n]London Challenge CupR1Doug Lishman17
1951–52Div 1422111108061533rdRU——London Challenge CupR1Doug Lishman29
1952–53Div 142211299764541stQF——London Challenge CupR2Doug Lishman25
1953–54Div 14215131475734312thR4—WLondon Challenge CupWDoug Lishman20
1954–55Div 142179166963439thR4——London Challenge CupWDoug Lishman19
1955–56Div 1421810146061465thQF——London Challenge CupSFDerek Tapscott21
1956–57Div 142218138569505thQF——London Challenge Cup
Southern Floodlight Challenge Cup		SF
SF		Derek Tapscott32
1957–58Div 1421671973853912thR3——London Challenge Cup
Southern Floodlight Challenge Cup
W
R1		David Herd24
1958–59Div 142218138868503rdR5——London Challenge Cup
Southern Floodlight Challenge Cup		SF
W
David Herd21
1959–60Div 1421591868803913thR3——London Challenge Cup
Southern Floodlight Challenge Cup		R2
SF		David Herd14
1960–61Div 14215111677854111thR3DNE[o]—London Challenge CupRUDavid Herd30
1961–62Div 14216111571724310thR4DNE—London Challenge CupWAlan Skirton23
1962–63Div 1421810148677467thR5DNE—London Challenge CupWJoe Baker31
1963–64Div 1421711149082458thR5DNE—Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
London Challenge Cup
R2		Geoff Strong31
1964–65Div 1421771869754113thR4DNE—London Challenge CupR1Joe Baker25
1965–66Div 14212131762753714thR3DNE—London Challenge CupRUJoe Baker13
1966–67Div 1421614125847467thR5R3—London Challenge CupR2George Graham12
1967–68Div 1421710156056449thR5RU—London Challenge CupR1George Graham21
1968–69Div 142221285627564thR5RU—London Challenge CupR1John Radford19
1969–70Div 14212181251494212thR3R3—Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
London Challenge Cup
W
John Radford19
1970–71Div 14229767129651stWR4—Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
London Challenge Cup
R2		Ray Kennedy26
1971–72Div 142228125840525thRUR4—[p]European Cup
London Challenge Cup
R2		Ray Kennedy19
1972–73Div 142231185743572ndSFQF—London Challenge CupR1John Radford19
1973–74Div 14214141449514210thR4R2—London Challenge CupSFRay Kennedy13
1974–75Div 14213111847493716thQFR2———Brian Kidd23
1975–76Div 14213101947533617thR3R2———Brian Kidd11
1976–77Div 1421611156459438thR5QF———Malcolm Macdonald29 ♦
1977–78Div 1422110116037525thRUSF———Malcolm Macdonald26
1978–79Div 1421714116148487thWR2—UEFA CupR3Frank Stapleton28
1979–80Div 142181685236524thRUQFRUCup Winners' CupRUAlan Sunderland29
1980–81Div 142191586145533rdR3R4———Frank Stapleton16
1981–82Div 1[q]422011114837715thR3R4—UEFA CupR2Alan Sunderland12
1982–83Div 14216101658565810thSFSF—UEFA CupR1Tony Woodcock21
1983–84Div 142189157460636thR3R4———Tony Woodcock23
1984–85Div 142199146149667thR4R3———Tony Woodcock13
1985–86Div 142209134947697thR5QF———Charlie Nicholas18
1986–87Div 1422010125835704thQFW———Martin Hayes24
1987–88Div 1401812105839666thQFRU———Alan Smith16
1988–89Div 138221067336761stR3R3—Football League Centenary TrophyWAlan Smith25 ♦
1989–90Div 138188125438624thR4R4RU——Alan Smith13
1990–91Div 13824131741883[r]1stSFR4———Alan Smith27 ♦
1991–92Div 142191588146724thR3R3WEuropean CupR2Ian Wright26 ♦[s]
1992–93Prem4215111640385610thWW———Ian Wright30
1993–94Prem42181775328714thR4R4RUCup Winners' CupWIan Wright35
1994–95Prem4213121752495112thR3QF—Cup Winners' Cup
Super Cup		RU
RU		Ian Wright30
1995–96Prem38171294932635thR3SF———Ian Wright22
1996–97Prem38191186232683rdR4R4—UEFA CupR1Ian Wright30
1997–98Prem3823966833781stWSF—UEFA CupR1Dennis Bergkamp22
1998–99Prem38221245917782ndSFR4WChampions LeagueGroupNicolas Anelka19
1999–2000Prem3822797343732ndR4R4WChampions League
Group
Thierry Henry26
2000–01Prem38201086338702ndRUR3—Champions LeagueQFThierry Henry22
2001–02Prem3826937936871stWQF—Champions LeagueGS2Thierry Henry32 ♦
2002–03Prem3823968542782ndWR3WChampions LeagueGS2Thierry Henry32
2003–04Prem38261207326901stSFSFRUChampions LeagueQFThierry Henry39 ♦[u]
2004–05Prem3825858736832ndWQFWChampions LeagueR16Thierry Henry30 ♦[v]
2005–06Prem38207116831674thR4SFRUChampions LeagueRUThierry Henry33 ♦
2006–07Prem38191186335684thR5RU—Champions LeagueR16Robin van Persie13
2007–08Prem38241137431833rdR5SF—Champions LeagueQFEmmanuel Adebayor30
2008–09Prem38201266837724thSFQF—Champions LeagueSFRobin van Persie20
2009–10Prem3823698341753rdR4QF—Champions LeagueQFCesc Fàbregas19
2010–11Prem38191187243684thQFRU—Champions LeagueR16Robin van Persie22
2011–12Prem38217107449703rdR5QF—Champions LeagueR16Robin van Persie37 ♦
2012–13Prem38211077237734thR5QF—Champions LeagueR16Theo Walcott21
2013–14Prem3824776841794thWR4—Champions LeagueR16Olivier Giroud22
2014–15Prem3822977136753rdWR3WChampions LeagueR16Alexis Sánchez25
2015–16Prem38201176536712ndQFR4WChampions LeagueR16Olivier Giroud24
2016–17Prem3823697744755thWQF—Champions LeagueR16Alexis Sánchez30
2017–18Prem38196137451636thR3RUWEuropa LeagueSFAlexandre Lacazette17
2018–19Prem38217107351705thR4QF—Europa LeagueRUPierre-Emerick Aubameyang31 ♦
2019–20Prem381414105648568thWR4—Europa LeagueR32Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang29
2020–21Prem38187135539618thR4QFWEuropa LeagueSFAlexandre Lacazette17
2021–22Prem38223136148695thR3SF———Bukayo Saka12
2022–23Prem3826668843842ndR4R3—Europa LeagueR16Gabriel Martinelli
Martin Ødegaard
Bukayo Saka		15
2023–24Prem3828559129892ndR3R4WChampions LeagueQFBukayo Saka20
2024–25Prem38201446934742ndR3SF—Champions LeagueSFKai Havertz15
2025–26Prem3826757127851stQFRU—Champions LeagueRUViktor Gyökeres21

Footnotes

  1. ↑A club located in the southern counties of England. Initially these were amateur clubs, as professionalism in football was not as readily accepted in the south as in the north. In the 1893–94 season, Arsenal (under its former name Woolwich Arsenal) turned professional and became the first southern club admitted to the northern-oriented Football League. The following year saw the creation of the Southern Football League, which was composed of amateur and professional teams. By the 1920–21 season, the top division of the Southern Football League was absorbed by the Football League, to create its third division.[2][3]
  2. ↑Contrary to what was stated at the time, clubs from Southern England did not boycott Arsenal following their move to professional football, nor were the club expelled from the London or Kent FA.[13]
  3. ↑Despite their status as champions in 1989, Arsenal were barred from participating in the 1989–90 European Cup as UEFA's ban on English teams from playing in European club competitions was in effect.[33] The embargo which began in 1985 as a consequence of Liverpool's role in the Heysel tragedy, was not lifted until April 1990.[34]
  4. ↑The expansion of the FA Cup, from 15 clubs in its inaugural season to currently more than 700 has meant successive changes in the competition's structure. Teams in the top two divisions were made exempt from the qualifying stages and the first two rounds of the Cup in 1925–26. Because of this rounds were renamed; the fifth and sixth qualifying rounds became first and second round proper. Since 1914–15 there have been a total of 14 rounds, in comparison to five in 1871–72.
  5. ↑Other competitions refer to the London Senior Cup, Kent Senior Cup, London Challenge Cup, London Charity Cup and the Football League Centenary Trophy. London Challenge Cup results are sourced to Kelly's first team line-ups (until the 1929–30 season) and Ollier (1995) thereafter. All other results, including the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup which was not administered by UEFA, are sourced to Kelly.
  6. ↑Includes goals scored in the Football League, Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup and Charity/Community Shield. The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and European competitions organised by UEFA are also included, as are several now-defunct leagues and cup competitions: the United League, London League Premier Division, Southern District Combination, London Senior Cup, London Challenge Cup, Kent Senior Cup, London Charity Cup, Southern Floodlight Challenge Cup and commemorative Football League Centenary Trophy. Goals scored are sourced from Ollier (1995) until the 1993–94 season, and Kelly's first team line-ups before and thereafter.
  7. ↑The club was a founding member of the United League in 1896. The league lasted for three seasons before it disbanded.[60]
  8. ↑Arsenal finished with exactly the same league record as Blackburn Rovers.[61]
  9. ↑Although they had finished outside the automatic promotion places in 1914–15, Arsenal were re-elected to the First Division after it expanded in 1919.[62] According to Bernard Joy, Arsenal secured eighteen votes to Tottenham Hotspur's eight.[6] However it has been alleged that Arsenal's promotion, on historical grounds rather than merit, was thanks to underhand actions by Norris, who was chairman of the club at the time; see History of Arsenal F.C. (1886–1966) for further details. These allegations range from political machinations to outright bribery; no firm proof of any wrongdoing has ever been found.
  10. ↑Arsenal were originally awarded sixth place due to an error calculating goal average, which was not corrected until 1975.[63]
  11. ↑No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War. Arsenal competed in the London Combination from 1915–16 to 1918–19.[64][65]
  12. ↑In September 1939 first-class football was suspended due to the Second World War, with the 1939–40 league table voided and regional competitions contested instead.[66]
  13. ↑The FA Cup resumed in 1945, but league football remained regionally structured until the start of the 1946–47 season.[67]
  14. ↑Arsenal were not invited to take part in the 1950 FA Charity Shield despite winning the FA Cup, as the match was held between the England national football team that competed in the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the FA squad that participated in an exhibition tour of Canada during the same summer.[68]
  15. ↑For the first six seasons of the Football League Cup, Arsenal declined to take part as its board preferred the London-centric Floodlit Cup (which became defunct once the new competition was introduced), and were against the League Cup acting as "an interim step towards league re-organisation."[69] Arsenal eventually joined in the 1966–67 season for reasons unspecified; by the 1971–72 season it became mandatory for all Football League clubs to participate.[70]
  16. ↑Arsenal did not participate in the 1971 FA Charity Shield due to a previously arranged pre-season tour that clashed with the event.[71]Leicester City were invited to take part, and beat Cup runners-up Liverpool.[72]
  17. ↑This season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two.[73]
  18. ↑Arsenal were deducted two points for their part in a brawl with Manchester United on 20 October 1990.[74]
  19. ↑Ian Wright scored 29 goals in the First Division, five of which for Crystal Palace before his move to Arsenal in September 1991.[75]
  20. ↑Arsenal originally entered the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, but only came third in the group stage and were knocked out; however, they were granted a consolatory place in the UEFA Cup under the rules of the tournament at the time.[76]
  21. ↑Thierry Henry was the division's top goalscorer with 30 goals, winning the European Golden Shoe in the process.[77]
  22. ↑Joint holder of the European Golden Shoe with Diego Forlán, both of whom scored 25 goals.[78]

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