Sunday, 28 August 2011

Manchester United VS Arsenal Line-ups

Manchester United (4-4-2):
De Gea;
Smalling, Ferdinand, Jones, Evra;
Nani, Anderson, Cleverley, Young;
Welbeck, Rooney

Arsenal (4-4-2):
Szczesny;
Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Jenkinson;
Walcott, Ramsey, Rosicky, Arshavin;
Chamakh, Van Persie

Saturday, 20 August 2011

Arsenal VS Liverpool Line-ups

Arsenal
Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Jenkinson, Frimpong, Ramsey, Nasri, Arshavin, Walcott, Van Persie

Liverpool
Reina, Kelly, Enrique, Agger, Carragher, Lucas, Adam, Henderson, Downing, Carroll, Kuyt

Friday, 19 August 2011

In And Out

In: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Southampton, £11m), Gervinho (Lille £10.7m), Carl Jenkinson (Charlton, £1m).

Out: Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona, £35m), Gael Clichy (Manchester City, £7m), Emmanuel Eboue (Galatasaray, undisclosed), Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Ipswich, undisclosed), Mark Randall (Chesterfield, free), Tom Cruise (released), Denilson (Sao Paulo, loan), Wellington (Levante, loan).

Thursday, 18 August 2011

Today's Arsenal

Arsenal Squad 2011

Arsene Wenger

Manuel Almunia

Abou Diaby

Bacary Sagna

Thomas Vermaelen

Laurent Koscielny

Tomas Rosicky

Samir Nasri

Robin Van Persie

Wojciech Szczesny

Theo Walcott

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Aaron Ramsey

Arsenal Squad 2011/2012

ARSENAL SQUAD: GOALKEEPERS

ARSENAL SQUAD: DEFENDERS

ARSENAL SQUAD: MIDFIELDERS

ARSENAL SQUAD: FORWARDS

Arsenal Asia Tour 2011

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Goalscoring Records

Most goals overall226 Thierry Henry
Previously: 185 Ian Wright

Most Premiership goals164 Thierry Henry

Most League goals164 Thierry Henry (Cliff Bastin 150)

Most FA Cup goals26 Cliff Bastin

Most League Cup goals29 Ian Wright

Most overall European goals41 Thierry Henry

Most UEFA Champions League goals35 Thierry Henry

Most goals in a season44 Ted Drake 1934/35 (42 Lge, 1FAC, 1C.Shield)

Most League goals in a season42 Ted Drake 1934/35

Most Premiership goals in a season30 Thierry Henry 2003/2004
Previously:23 Ian Wright 1993/94 & 1996/97

Most goals in any match by an AFC player7 Ted Drake (Aston Villa (a) 14 Dec 1935 won 7-1 Lge)

Most goals in any match by an AFC player at Highbury5 Jack Lambert (Sheff Utd 24 Dec 1932 won 9-2 Lge)

Most goals in a League match by AFC player at Highbury5 Jack Lambert (Sheff Utd 24 Dec 1932 won 9-2 Lge)

Most goals in a League match by AFC player away
7 Ted Drake (Aston Villa 14 Dec 1935 won 7-1 Lge)

Most goals in a FA Cup match by AFC player at Highbury
4 Cliff Bastin (Darwen 9 Jan 1932 won 11-1 FAC3)

Most goals in a FA Cup match by AFC player away
4 Ted Drake (Burnley 20 Feb 1937 won 7-1 FAC5)

Most goals in a match by an opponent at Highbury
4 Bobby Tambling (Chelsea (h) 14 March 1964 lost 2-4 Lge)

Most goals in a match by an opponent away
4 Billy Walker (Aston Villa (a) 28 August 1920 lost 0-5 Lge)
4 Colin Booth (Wolves (a) 10 November 1956 lost 2-5 Lge)

Most goals in a European competition match by AFC player
4 Alan Smith (FK Austria (h) 18 Sep 1991 won 6-1 European Cup 1)
Previously: 3 Thierry Henry (AS Roma (a) 27 Nov 2002 won 3-1 UCL Grp S2)

Most goals in a League Cup match by AFC player4 Julio Baptista (Liverpool (a) 9 Jan 2007 won 6-3 Lge Cup 5)

Fastest recorded goal scored by AFC player
20.07 secs Gilberto (PSV (a) 25 Sept 2002 won 4-0 UCL (1))
This is the second fastest ever recorded goal in Champions League history.

Last hat-trick by AFC player at Emirates Stadium
Theo Walcott (Blackpool, Aug 21 2010, won 6-0, PL)

Last hat-tricks by AFC player at HighburyThierry Henry (Wigan Athletic 7 May 2006 won 4-2 Lge)
Thierry Henry (Middlesbrough 14 January 2006 won 7-0 Lge)
Thierry Henry (Norwich 2 April 2005 won 4-1 Lge)
Thierry Henry (Portsmouth 5 March 2005 won 3-0 Lge)
Thierry Henry (Leeds Utd 16 April 2004 won 5-0 Lge)
Thierry Henry (Liverpool 9 April 2004 won 4-2 Lge)
Jermaine Pennant (Southampton 7 May 2003 won 6-1 Lge)

Last hat-tricks by AFC player away
4 Andrey Arshavin (Liverpool 21 April 2009 drew 4-4 Lge)

PreviouslyEmmanuel Adebayor (Blackburn Rovers 13 September 2008 won 4-0 Lge)
Emmanuel Adebayor (Derby 28 April 2008 won 6-2 Lge)
Thierry Henry (AS Roma 27 Nov 2002 won 3-1 UCL Grp Stge2)
Ray Parlour (Werder Bremen 23 Mar 2000 won 4-2 UEFA QF)
Kanu (Chelsea 23 Oct 1999 won 3-2 Lge)

Last hat-trick by an opponent at HighburyMick Quinn (Coventry City 14 Aug 1993 lost 0-3 Lge)

Last hat-trick by an opponent away
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona 6 April 2010 lost 1-4 UCL)

Last AFC player scored more than three goals at Highbury
4 Thierry Henry (Leeds Utd 16 April 2004 won 5-0 Lge)
4 Ian Wright (Everton 21 Dec 1991 won 4-2 Lge)
4 Alan Smith (FK Austria 18 Sep 1991 won 6-1 European Cup 1)
4 Cliff Holton (Man City 6 Oct 1956 won 7-3 Lge)

Last time AFC player scored more than three goals away
4 Andrey Arshavin (Liverpool 21 April 2009 drew 4-4 Lge)
4 Julio Baptista (Liverpool 9 Jan 2007 won 6-3 Lge Cup 5)
5 Tony Woodcock (AVilla 29 Oct 1983 won 6-2 Lge)
4 David Herd (Everton 6 Sept 1958 won 6-1 Lge)

Youngest AFC goalscorer overall
Cesc Fabregas (16 years 212 days v Wolves (h) Lge Cup 2 Dec 2003 won 5-1)

Youngest AFC goalscorer in League
Cesc Fabregas (17 years 113 days v Blackburn Rovers (h) Lge 25 Aug 2004 won 3-0)

Youngest AFC goalscorer in Premiership
Cesc Fabregas (17 years 113 days v Blackburn Rovers (h) Lge 25 Aug 2004 won 3-0)

Youngest AFC goalscorer Europe
Cesc Fabregas (17 years 217 days v Rosenborg (h) Champions League 7 Dec 2004 won 5-1)

Youngest AFC goalscorer in FA Cup
Cliff Bastin (17 years 303 days v Chelsea (h) FAC3 11 Jan 1930 won 2-0)

Youngest AFC scorer of hat-trickJohn Radford (17 years 315 days v Wolves (h) Lge 2 Jan 1965 won 4-1)

The Unbeaten Record

Unbeaten Records

Unbeaten in League from the start of a season
38 (All Season) - Arsenal (FA Premier League) 2003/04
29 - Liverpool (Old Div 1) 1987/88
29 - Leeds United (Old Div 1) 1973/74

Unbeaten League sequence during a single season38 - Arsenal (FA Premier League) 2003/04
30 - Burnley (Old Div 1) 1920/21

Unbeaten sequence in the FA Premier League49 - Arsenal 2002/03 - 2003/04 - 2004/5

This is an all time unbeaten league sequence!

During the 2003/4 Premiership season Arsenal failed to score on only four occassions, 0-0 draws with Birmingham, Newcastle, Fulham and Manchester United. Before the Fulham match, Arsenal had scored in 46 consecutive home league matches, stretching back to Middlesbrough (h) Sat 14 April 2001 (Lost 0-3)

Record Scorelines

Wins

Biggest AFC home win overall12-0 (Loughborough Town (h) 12 March 1900 - Lge (Div 2))
12-0 (Ashford United (h) 14 Oct1893- FA Cup (1))

Biggest AFC away win overall
7-0 (Standard Liege (a) 3 Nov 1993- Cup Winrs' Cup(2))

Biggest AFC home win in the League
12-0 (Loughborough Town (h) 12 March 1900 - Lge (Div 2))

Biggest AFC home win in Top Division9-1 (Grimsby Town (h) 28 Jan 1931 - Div 1)

Biggest AFC away win in the League7-1 (Aston Villa (a) 14 Dec 1935 - Div 1)

Biggest AFC home win in Premiership7-0 (Everton (h) 12 May 2005)
7-0 (Middlesbrough (h) 14 January 2006)

Biggest AFC away win in Premiership
6-1 (Middlesbrough (a) 24 April 1999)

Biggest AFC home win in all Euro competitions7-0 (Slavia Prague (Cze) (h) 23 October 2007 - Champions League Group Stage)

Biggest AFC away win in all Euro competitions
7-0 (Standard Liege (a) 3 Nov 93 Cup Winrs' Cup (2))

Biggest AFC home win in UEFA Champions League7-0 (Slavia Prague (Cze) (h) 23 October 2007 - Champions League Group Stage)

Biggest AFC Wembley win in UEFA Champions League3-1 (AIK Solna 22 Sept 1999 - UCL Group Stge 1)

Biggest AFC away win in UEFA Champions League
5-1 (Inter Milan (a) 25 Nov 2003-UCL Grp Stge1)
4-0 (PSV Eindhoven (a) 25 Sept 2002 - UCL Grp Stge1)

Biggest AFC home win in FA Cup
12-0 (Ashford United (h) 14 Oct 1893 -FA Cup (1))

Biggest AFC away win in FA Cup7-1 (Burnley (a) 20 Feb 1937 - FA Cup 5)

Biggest AFC home win in League Cup7-0 (Leeds Utd (h) 4 Sept 1979 - Lge Cup 2)

Biggest AFC away win in League Cup6-1 (Scunthorpe Utd (a) 25 Sept 1968 - Lge Cup 2)
6-1 (Plymouth Argyle (a) 3 Oct 1989 - Lge Cup 2)

Biggest win under Arsène Wenger7-0 (Slavia Prague (Cze) (h) 23 October 2007 - Champions League Group Stage)
7-0 (Middlesbrough (h) 14 January 2006 - Premiership)
7-0 (Everton (h) 12 May 2005 - Premiership)

Defeats

Biggest AFC home defeat overall
0-6 (Derby County (h) 28 Jan 1899 FA Cup 1)

Biggest AFC away defeat overall
0-8 (Loughborough Town (a) 12 Dec 1896 Lge Div 2)

Biggest AFC home defeat in the League0-5 (Liverpool (h) 28 Oct 1893 Div 2)

Biggest AFC home defeat in Top Division0-5 (Huddersfield Town (h) 14 Feb 1925 Div 1)

Biggest AFC away defeat in the League0-7 (West Ham Utd (a) 7 March 1927 Div 1)
0-7 (Newcastle Utd (a) 3 Oct 1925 - Div 1)
0-7 (West Brom (a) 14 Oct 1922 - Div 1)
0-7 (Blackburn (a) 2 Oct 1909 - Div 1)

Biggest AFC home defeat in Premiership1-4 (Chelsea May 10 2009)
0-3 (Coventry City 14 Aug 1993)
0-3 (Middlesbrough 14 April 2001)
2-4 (Charlton Ath 4 Nov 2001)

Biggest AFC away defeat in the Premiership1-6 (Manchester Utd 25 Feb 2001)

Biggest AFC home defeat in all Euro competitions
2-5 (Spartak Moscow 29 Sept 1982 - UEFA Cup (1))

Biggest AFC away defeat in all Euro competitions0-3 (Shakhtar Donetsk 7 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stage 1)
1-4 (Spartak Moscow 22 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stge 2)
1-4 (Barcelona, 6 April 2010 - UCL Quarter-FInal second leg)

Biggest AFC home defeat in UEFA Champions League
0-3 (Inter Milan 17 September 2003 - UCL Group Stge 1)

Biggest AFC away defeat in UEFA Champions League0-3 (Shakhtar Donetsk 7 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stage 1)
1-4 (Spartak Moscow 22 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stge 2)

Biggest AFC Wembley defeat in UEFA Champions League2-4 (Barcelona 19 Oct 1999 - UCL Group Stge 1)

Biggest AFC home defeat in FA Cup
0-6 (Derby County (h) 28 Jan 1899 FA Cup 1)

Biggest AFC away defeat in FA Cup
1-6 (Burnley (a) 1 Feb 1896 FA Cup 1)

Biggest AFC home defeat in League Cup0-5 (Chelsea (h) 11 Nov 1999 Lge Cup 4)

Biggest AFC away defeat in League Cup0-4 (Blackburn (a) 11 Dec 2001 Lge Cup 5)

Biggest home defeat under Arsène Wenger0-5 (Chelsea (h) 11 Nov 1999 Lge Cup 4)

Biggest away defeat under Arsène Wenger1-6 (Manchester Utd (a) 25 Feb 2001 Lge)

Draws

Highest scoring home draw overall
4-4 on six occasions - Last v Tottenham H 29 Oct 2008

Highest scoring away draw overall
6-6 (Leicester City 21 April 1930 Lge)

Highest scoring home draw in the Premiership4-4 (Tottenham 29 October 2008)

Highest scoring away draw in the Premiership4-4 (Liverpool 21 April 2009)

Highest scoring home draw in all Euro competitions2-2 (Brondby 3 Nov 1994 - Cup Winrs' Cup(2))
2-2 (Bayern Munich 5 Dec 2000- UCL Group Stge 2)

Highest scoring away draw in all Euro competitions3-3 (Nantes 9 Dec 1999 - UEFA Cup (3))
2-2 (Magdeburg (Ger) 7 Nov 1979 - Cup Winrs' Cup(2))

Highest scoring home draw in UEFA C.League2-2 (Bayern Munich 5 Dec 2000 - UCL GroupStge 2)
2-2 (Barcelona 31 Mar 2010 - UCL Quarter-Final first leg)

Highest scoring away draw in UEFA C.League1-1 (Last v Chelsea 24 March 2004 - UCL QF1)

Arsenal New Crest

Arsenal vs Udinese Highlights

Walcott scores as Arsenal beat Udinese 1-0.

Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Arsenal Captain Fabregas Joins Barcelona

Barcelona have signed Cesc Fabregas for £35m

Became club's youngest player aged 16 years and 177 days against Rotherham United in League Cup in October 2003
Went on to make 303 appearances in eight years, scoring 57 goals
Part of team which beat Manchester United on penalties in 2005 FA Cup final
Made Arsenal captain in November 2008

Arsenal's Possible Formation 2011/2012

Szczesny

Sagna Cahill Vermaelen Gibbs

Wilshere Song

Nasri

Gervinho Van Persie (c) Mata

Arsenal vs Udinese Team Line-ups

Team Line-up & Ratings

Arsenal
Manager: Arsène Wenger
Udinese
Manager: Francesco Guidolin

- Starting line-up
  - W. Szczesny
  - B. Sagna
  - L. Koscielny
  - T. Vermaelen
  - K. Gibbs
  - A. Song
  - J. Wilshere
  - Gervinho
  - T. Rosický
  - T. Walcott
  - M. Chamakh
- Starting line-up
  - S. Handanovic
  - D. Basta
  - M. Benatia
  - Danilo
  - Neuton
  - T. Doubai
  - G. Pinzi
  - K. Asamoah
  - M. Isla
  - P. Armero
  - A. Di Natale

Saturday, 13 August 2011

Newcastle United vs Arsenal Team Line-ups

Newcastle (4-4-2): Krul; Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor; Barton, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez; Shola Ameobi, Ba. Subs:Forster, Williamson, Gosling, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Lovenkrands, Best.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs; Song, Ramsey; Arshavin, Rosicky, Gervinho; Van Persie. Subs: Fabianski, Traore, Frimpong, Walcott, Jenkinson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chamakh.

Friday, 12 August 2011

Arsenal's Away Kit 2011/2012

Arsenal's Home And Away Kit 2011/2012

Wednesday, 10 August 2011

125 YEARS 0F HISTORY

ARSENAL'S PREMIERSHIP HISTORY

Arsenal's Premiership history - 1992 to the present

In the Premiership's inaugural year 1992-93, still under Graham's stern control, Arsenal again made history by becoming the first team ever to win both domestic cups in the same season, Sheffield Wednesday the unfortunate victims on both occasions. Arsenal came from behind to win the Coca Cola Cup 2-1, and eventually also won the FA Cup, winning the replay by the same score with a last minute extra time winner from Andy Linighan. The following year an ambition for further European success was fulfilled by winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in Copenhagen. Graham's workmanlike side were underdogs against the star-studded Parma of Italy, but defended doggedly for much of the match to carve out a trademark 1-0 win with Alan Smith's winner.

However, despite the cup successes with what at the time was regarded as an ageing team, Arsenal's league results during the first 3 years of the Premiership were distinctly ordinary, and following the Rune Hauge bung affair Graham was disgraced and sacked in the middle of the 94-95 season. Under the temporary stewardship of Stewart Houston, Arsenal did manage to reach the Cup Winners Cup final for the 2nd successive year, but lost in the final seconds of extra time to the Spanish team, Real Zaragoza.

The period 1995-1997 turned out to be transitional and somewhat turbulent. Bruce Rioch was installed as manager in June 1995, but after guiding Arsenal to UEFA Cup qualification with a 5th place finish in the league and significantly signing Dennis Bergkamp, he was inexplicably sacked in August 1996 just days before the new season was due to begin. The sanity and motives of the Arsenal board were questioned, but eventually the Frenchman Arsene Wenger was confirmed as Arsenal's new manager at the end of September. He quickly impressed the Arsenal faithful by the calm and assured way he took control, and without making any major changes (apart from introducing the majestic Vieira) took Arsenal to 3rd in the league, and qualification for the UEFA Cup again, by the end of the season.

The following season, 1997-98, he made history by winning the double for the second time. With some astute close season signings from abroad he revitalised and reforged the team, apart from the astonishingly enduring defence. The new faces took time to bed in, and the early part of the season reached a low point with a UEFA Cup 1st round exit at the hands of PAOK Saloniki, but the ultimate result was an exhilirating and irresistible late season surge. At one point in January 13 points behind Manchester United, Arsenal eclipsed their rivals in the title run-in to clinch their first Premiership (and 11th league) title with 2 games to spare. The second half of the double, the FA Cup, was acheived with a comfortable 2-0 win against Newcastle at Wembley in May.

The team almost performed similar heroics the following season, but this time fell just short, losing unluckily in FA Cup semi-final extra time to Manchester United, and missing out on the title to the same deadly rivals by just one point. In a sign of times to come, a reserve Arsenal side played in the Worthington cup, losing heavily in the 4th round to Chelsea. The Gunners also disappointed in the Champions' League, failing to get beyond the group stages as self inflicted woes cost them dear.

HISTORY OF ARSENAL

The History of Arsenal Football Club - 1886 to 1992

Arsenal was originally formed in 1886 by a group of workers at the Woolwich armaments factory in south London, and the club was first known as Dial Square. The name was soon changed to Royal Arsenal, though when the club turned professional in 1891 the name changed again to Woolwich Arsenal. The prefix was later dropped and the club became Arsenal Football Club. For a period it was popularly known as The Arsenal though this was never the club's official name.

Arsenal was elected to the 2nd division of the Football League in 1893, and gained promotion to the 1st division in 1904. The club survived in the first division for nine years, high points of that period coming in 1906 when the semi-final of the FA Cup was reached, and in 1909 when a 6th place finish in the league was achieved.

Unfortunately, relegation followed in 1913, but coincided with a major landmark in the club's history. Having played for the previous 27 years at various sites in Plumstead, South London, the club moved to its present site at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, North London. The move was instigated by the then chairman, Sir Henry Norris who foresaw greater potential for the club in the north London catchment area. It almost paid off in the following season when Arsenal missed out on promotion only on goal average, and 5th place was achieved in 1915 before the hiatus caused by the 1st World War.

Promotion back to the 1st division was engineered by the colourful Sir Henry under somewhat contentious circumstances when the Football League resumed in 1919, and Arsenal has not been relegated since, thus holding the record for unbroken tenure in the top division of English football. The incident remains the source of rancour with local rivals Tottenham, along with the earlier move when Arsenal were seen as invading their new neighbours' north London fiefdom. Spurs had finished the 1915 season at the bottom of the 1st division, but after the war the league was expanded to include an extra 2 teams in division 1, so Tottenham expected to stay up after the top 2 teams in Division 2 were promoted. However, Norris somehow managed to get Arsenal elected in their place, and elements of the Tottenham support have nursed a grievance ever since.

The following few seasons saw the club maintain a mediocre standard adequate to remaining in the 1st division, but insufficient to progress. However, after narrowly avoiding relegation in 1925, another turning point in Arsenal's fortunes was reached. The legendary Herbert Chapman, fresh from guiding Huddersfield to the first 2 of their 3 successive titles, was appointed manager and over the next 9 years transformed Arsenal from an average first division club into one of the great names in world football.

The visionary Chapman had the nearby underground station renamed in honour of the club, introduced the now famous white sleeves and pioneered the use of shirt numbers. Under his guidance Arsenal gradually progressed in the late twenties, coming 2nd in the league in 1926 and reaching the Cup final in 1927. The club went on to dominate English football over the following decade. The FA Cup became Arsenal's first major trophy in 1930, and the first league championship in 1931 was followed by a further 4 titles and another FA Cup over the next 7 years.

1937-38 brought Arsenal's 5th league title in seven years, though the near invincible team which had dominated the decade was generally held to be in decline. After the interruption caused by the 2nd World War, Tom Whittaker forged another great team, and 2 more titles (1947-48 and 1952-53) and an FA Cup (1950) were won over a 5 year period, with the 1951-52 season also seeing the Gunners narrowly miss the elusive double, runners up in both league and FA cup.

Whittaker's death in 1956 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 1966, but he led the club to Wembley in the League cup final in 1968 (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 3-1 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 1-0 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 1972 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 1979, was triumphant, a thrilling last minute 3-2 victory against Manchester United. The following season saw cup heartbreak when Arsenal lost the FA Cup final to West Ham, and 4 days later the European Cup Winners Cup final to Valencia on penalties.

Success became more habitual once again during the George Graham era. After Graham took over in 1986, Arsenal won six major trophies in the next eight years. A League Cup triumph in 1987 was built upon, and in 1989 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 2-0 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.

THE ARSENAL CREST