Whittaker's death in marked a decline in fortunes of the great club, and a barren 14 years followed. Even the appointment as manager of Billy Wright, one of the great names in English football, failed to turn things round, and it took an unknown to bring the glory days back to Highbury.
Bertie Mee was previously the club physio and had minimal experience in professional football when he took over as manager in , but he led the club to Wembley in the League cup final in though that ended in ignominious defeat to 3rd division Swindon , and 2 years later Arsenal captured their first European trophy, winning the UEFA Fairs Cup against Anderlecht, having to come back from a first leg deficit to do so.
The following season was to be the most successful in the club's history so far, when the mythical domestic double was achieved. The league was clinched on the sweetest of nights, a win at the home of the old enemy Tottenham, and the FA Cup followed a few days later, a Charlie George goal winning the cup in extra time at Wembley against Liverpool. The double success wasn't really built upon, despite reaching the FA cup final again in and finishing second in the league the following season, and Arsenal became a mid-table team once again during the mid seventies.
Towards the end of the decade however, under Terry Neill and Don Howe, some success returned when Arsenal set another record, reaching the FA Cup final in 3 successive seasons. Only the middle visit to Wembley, in , was triumphant, a thrilling last minute victory against Manchester United.
Success became more habitual once again during the George Graham era. After Graham took over in , Arsenal won six major trophies in the next eight years. A League Cup triumph in was built upon, and in the league championship returned to Highbury after an 18 year absence when Arsenal pipped Liverpool to the title on goals scored.
In the most exciting finish to the league season ever witnessed in English football the final, deciding match at Anfield was won with a now definitive last minute winner by Michael Thomas. Another championship followed two years later when Arsenal lost only one league game and conceded just 18 goals in 38 matches. They completed the 20th century with the highest average league position.
Herbert Chapman won Arsenal's first national trophies, but died prematurely. He helped introduce the WM formation, floodlights, and shirt numbers, and added the white sleeves and brighter red to Arsenal's kit. He has won a record 7 FA Cups, and his team set an English record for the longest top-flight unbeaten league run at 49 games. In , Woolwich munitions workers founded the club as Dial Square.
In , the club crossed the city to Arsenal Stadium in Highbury, becoming close neighbours of Tottenham Hotspur, and creating the North London derby. In , they moved to the nearby Emirates Stadium. In terms of revenue, Arsenal was the sixth highest-earning football club in the world, earned EUR Based on social media activity from , Arsenal's fanbase is the fifth largest in the world. Named after the heart of the Royal Arsenal complex, they took the name of the whole complex a month later.
Royal Arsenal F. Royal Arsenal won Arsenal's first trophies in and , and these were the only football association trophies Arsenal won during their time in South East London. In , Royal Arsenal became the first London club to turn professional. Royal Arsenal renamed themselves for a second time upon becoming a limited liability company in The s saw Arsenal experience their first real period of domination within English football, with the decade bringing the club five League campaign wins and two F.
Cup trophies. With star strikers such as Cliff Bastin and David Jack at their disposal, the North London club quickly registered their first national trophy win in the F. Cup competition, an accolade swiftly followed by back to back League wins, as Herbert Chapman continued to take Arsenal to the top of the English game. Cup win. Between and , Arsenal claimed three League titles and three FA Cups, with the — season being particularly noteworthy due to the club not losing a single game in the Premier League.
Arsenal a. An exception, however, was the transfer of Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid in Being one of the top clubs in England, the 38, seats at Highbury was not sufficient the rule from dictating all-seater stadiums in the league had considerably reduced the capacity.
Arsenal wanted to expand the stadium, but wasn't given permission since the stands were historically listed buildings. They had to build a new stadium and in Emirates Stadium was ready for first kick-off with potentially over 60, in the crowd. In recent years, Arsenal has been somewhat of a perennial bridesmaid. As a sort of consolation prize for the club's fans, the three additional FA Cup trophies in , and have made Arsenal the most successful club in the competition's history.
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