List of Arsenal F.C. seasons explained

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. They became the first southern member admitted into the Football League in 1893, having spent their first four seasons solely participating in cup tournaments and friendlies. The club's name was shortened to Arsenal in 1914, a year after moving to Highbury. 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. 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.^[1]

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.^[2] In the 2000s, Arsenal were finalists in both the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League,^[3] and have since equalled Real Madrid's record for most consecutive seasons in the latter competition.^[4]

As of the end of the 2023–24 season, the club's first team have spent 107 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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[6] Later that year the club resigned its membership of the Kent County and London Football Associationsboth amateur governing bodiesand voted to turn professional, a move which attracted criticism from many southern clubs.^[6] In 1893, the club received an invitation to join the Football League, which the board accepted.^[6] Arsenal played in the Second Division for eleven seasons, while also participating in regional competitions, the Southern Combination and United League.^[7] 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. 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. Arsenal were relegated back to the Second Division in 1913, but the move to North London brought about larger attendances than ever before.^[8]

In 1919, Norris arranged for the club's promotion back to the First Division, in contentious circumstances.^[9] 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. In 1930, Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town to win its first major piece of silverware: the FA Cup.^[10] Success continued right throughout the decade,^[11] as they won five league championships and a further FA Cup in seven years.^[12] Following the Second World War, Arsenal won two more championships and a FA Cup, but their fortunes gradually declined.^[13] It was not until 1970 that the club won another trophy – the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup,^[14] a European club competition designed to promote trade fairs.^[15] 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.^[16] ^[17] 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.^[18] 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.^[19] 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.^[20] The club did not build on their success, finishing fourth the following season, but regained the title in 1991.^[21] ^[22] As champions, Arsenal were eligible to play in the European Cup, but their time in the competition ended abruptly as they were eliminated in the second round by Benfica.^[23]

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.^[24] 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.^[25] The breakaway division, entitled the Premier League, was administered by The Football Association and received financial backing from Sky Television.^[26] ^[27] Arsenal finished 10th in the inaugural season;^[28] the club did well in other competitions, winning a unique FA and League Cup double.^[29] They were victorious in the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup Final,^[30] and came close to defending the trophy in 1995, before losing to Real Zaragoza.^[31] Arsenal added more league and cup doubles in 1998 and 2002,^[32] and in 2004 became the first club in Premier League history to win the title without a single defeat.^[33] The side, nicknamed "The Invincibles" remained unbeaten for 49 games, before losing to Manchester United in October 2004.^[34] In 2006, Arsenal reached their first UEFA Champions League final but Barcelona scored twice in the second half to win the competition.^[35] Later that year, Arsenal moved to the Emirates Stadium which commenced a transitional period.^[36] 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.^[37] In 2011–12, Arsenal made their worst start to a season for 58 years,^[38] but a strong finish saw the club overtake rivals Tottenham Hotspur to third position.^[39] 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,^[40] ^[41] before clinching a record 13th in 2017. Arsenal won their fourteenth FA Cup in 2020, beating Chelsea.^[42]

Key

Key to league competitions:

Premier League (Prem) – England's top football league, established in 1992
Football League First Division (Div 1) – The first tier of English football until the inception of the Premier League in 1992. It was downgraded to the second tier, but remained the highest division of the English Football League until 2004.
Football League Second Division (Div 2) – The second tier of English football from its inception until 1992. It was downgraded to third-highest once the Premier League commenced and remained so until 2004.

United League (United)
Southern District Combination (S Comb)
London League Premier Division (Lon Lge)

Key to colours and symbols:

bgcolor=gold	1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
3rd	Third place
	Current Season
	Promoted
	Relegated
♦	Top scorer in division^[43]

Key to league record:

Season = The year and article of the season
Pos = Final position
Pld = Matches played
W = Matches won
D = Matches drawn
L = Matches lost
GF = Goals scored
GA = Goals against
Pts = Points

Key to cup record:

En-dash (–) = Arsenal did not participate
DNE = The club did not enter cup play
QR1 = First qualification round
QR2 = Second qualification round, etc.
Group = Group stage
GS2 = Second group stage
R1 = First round
R2 = Second round, etc.
R32 = Round of 32
R16 = Round of 16
QF = Quarter-finals
SF = Semi-finals
RU = Runners-up
W = Winners

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos	FA Cup^[44]	League Cup^[45]	Community Shield	Competition	Result	Player(s)	Goals
Season	League^[46]									FA Cup^[44]	League Cup^[45]	Community Shield	Other / Europe^[47]		Top goalscorer(s)
1886–87
1887–88
1888–89														R3	Peter Connolly	13
1889–90										QR4			Kent Senior Cup London Charity Cup	W W	Humphrey Barbour	15
1890–91										align=centre	R1			London Charity Cup	SF
1891–92										align=centre	R1
1892–93										align=centre	R1
1893–94		28	12		12	52	55	28		align=centre	R1						19
1894–95		30	14		10	75	58	34		align=centre	R1						14
1895–96		30	14		12	58	42	32		align=centre	R1						13
scope=row style=text-align:center	1896–97		30 14	13		13	68 28	70 34	30 15	3rd	QR5						20
scope=row style=text-align:center	1897–98		30 16	16			69 35	49 24	37 21	3rd	R1						16
scope=row style=text-align:center	1898–99		34 20	18 10		11	72 40	41 30	31 24	3rd	R1						26
1899–1900		34 16	16		14	61 27	43 22	36 17		align=centre	QR3						17
1900–01		34	15		13	39	35	36		align=centre	R2
1901–02	Lon Lge	34 16	18 2	2	10 4	50 9	26 13	42 6	5th	align=centre	R1						12
1902–03	Lon Lge	34 10	20 6	0	4	66 14	30 10	48 12	3rd 3rd	align=centre	R1						22
1903–04	bgcolor=honeydew	Lon Lge	34 12	21 6	2	4	91 24	22 19	49 14	3rd	align=centre	R2						25
1904–05		34	12		13	36	40	33		align=centre	R1						11
1905–06		38	15		16	62	64	37		align=centre							15
1906–07		38	20		14	66	59	44		align=centre							19
1907–08		38	12	12	14	51	63	36		align=centre	R1
1908–09		38	14	10	14	52	49	38		align=centre	R2						10
1909–10		38	11		18	37	67	31		align=centre	R2
1910–11		38	13	12	13	41	49	38		align=centre	R2						16
1911–12		38	15		15	55	59	38		align=centre	R1						19
1912–13	bgcolor=MistyRose		38		12	23	26	74	18	bgcolor=MistyRose		align=centre	R2					Charles Lewis
1913–14		38	20			54	38	49		align=centre	R1						12
1914–15	bgcolor=honeydew		38	19		14	69	41	43		align=centre	R2						33
1915–19
1919–20		42	15	12	15	56	58	42		align=centre	R2						15
1920–21		42	15	14	13	59	63	44		align=centre	R1						18
1921–22		42	15		20	47	56	37		align=centre					bgcolor=gold			22
1922–23		42	16	10	16	61	62	42		align=centre	R1						21
1923–24		42	12		21	40	63	33		align=centre	R2				bgcolor=gold			12
1924–25		42	14		23	46	58	33		align=centre	R1						15
1925–26		42	22		12	87	63	52		align=centre							43
1926–27		42	17		16	77	86	43		RU						34
1927–28		42	13	15	14	82	86	41		align=centre							29
1928–29		42	16	13	13	77	72	45		align=centre							26
1929–30		42	14	11	17	78	66	39		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W						23
1930–31		42	28	10			59	66	bgcolor=gold		align=centre	R4		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W		bgcolor=gold			39
1931–32		42	22	10	10	90	48	54		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W				26
1932–33		42	25				61	58	bgcolor=gold		align=centre	R3						33
1933–34		42	25			75	47	59	bgcolor=gold		align=centre			align=centre bgcolor=gold	W		bgcolor=gold			15
1934–35		42	23	12			46	58	bgcolor=gold		align=centre			align=centre bgcolor=gold	W				bgcolor=Moccasin	44 ♦
1935–36		42	15	15	12	78	48	45		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU		bgcolor=gold			27
1936–37		42	18	16		80	49	52		align=centre			align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU				27
1937–38		42	21	10	11	77	44	52	bgcolor=gold		align=centre	R5						18
1938–39		42	19		14	55	41	47		align=centre	R3		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W				16
1939–45
1945–46										align=centre	R3						11
1946–47		42	16		17	72	70	41		align=centre	R3						29
1947–48		42	23	13		81	32	59	bgcolor=gold		align=centre	R3						bgcolor=Moccasin	33 ♦
1948–49		42	18	13	11	74	44	49		align=centre	R4		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W				18
1949–50		42	19	11	12	79	55	49		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W						24
1950–51		42	19		14	73	56	47		align=centre	R5						17
1951–52		42	21	11	10	80	61	53		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU						29
1952–53		42	21	12		97	64	54	bgcolor=gold		align=centre							25
1953–54		42	15	13	14	75	73	43		align=centre	R4		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W		bgcolor=gold			20
1954–55		42	17		16	69	63	43		align=centre	R4				bgcolor=gold			19
1955–56		42	18	10	14	60	61	46		align=centre							21
1956–57		42	21		13	85	69	50		align=centre				Southern Floodlight Challenge Cup	SF		32
1957–58		42	16		19	73	85	39		align=centre	R3			Southern Floodlight Challenge Cup	R1		24
1958–59		42	21		13	88	68	50		align=centre	R5			Southern Floodlight Challenge Cup	W		21
1959–60		42	15		18	68	80	39		align=centre	R3			Southern Floodlight Challenge Cup	SF		14
1960–61		42	15	11	16	77	85	41		align=centre	R3	align=centre						30
1961–62		42	16	11	15	71	72	43		align=centre	R4	align=centre				bgcolor=gold			23
1962–63		42	18	10	14	86	77	46		align=centre	R5	align=centre				bgcolor=gold			31
1963–64		42	17	11	14	90	82	45		align=centre	R5	align=centre			London Challenge Cup	R2		31
1964–65		42	17		18	69	75	41		align=centre	R4	align=centre						25
1965–66		42	12	13	17	62	75	37		align=centre	R3	align=centre						13
1966–67		42	16	14	12	58	47	46		align=centre	R5	align=centre	R3					12
1967–68		42	17	10	15	60	56	44		align=centre	R5	align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU					21
1968–69		42	22	12		56	27	56		align=centre	R5	align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU					19
1969–70		42	12	18	12	51	49	42		align=centre	R3	align=centre	R3		London Challenge Cup	R2		19
1970–71		42	29			71	29	65	bgcolor=gold		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	align=centre	R4		London Challenge Cup	R2		26
1971–72		42	22		12	58	40	52		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU	align=centre	R4		London Challenge Cup	R2		19
1972–73		42	23	11		57	43	57		align=centre		align=centre						19
1973–74		42	14	14	14	49	51	42		align=centre	R4	align=centre	R2					13
1974–75		42	13	11	18	47	49	37		align=centre		align=centre	R2					23
1975–76		42	13	10	19	47	53	36		align=centre	R3	align=centre	R2					11
1976–77		42	16	11	15	64	59	43		align=centre	R5	align=centre						bgcolor=Moccasin	29 ♦
1977–78		42	21	10	11	60	37	52		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU	align=centre						26
1978–79		42	17	14	11	61	48	48		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	align=centre	R2					28
1979–80		42	18	16		52	36	52		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU	align=centre		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU				29
1980–81		42	19	15		61	45	53		align=centre	R3	align=centre	R4					16
1981–82		42	20	11	11	48	37	71		align=centre	R3	align=centre	R4					12
1982–83		42	16	10	16	58	56	58		align=centre		align=centre						21
1983–84		42	18		15	74	60	63		align=centre	R3	align=centre	R4					23
1984–85		42	19		14	61	49	66		align=centre	R4	align=centre	R3					13
1985–86		42	20		13	49	47	69		align=centre	R5	align=centre						18
1986–87		42	20	10	12	58	35	70		align=centre		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W					24
1987–88		40	18	12	10	58	39	66		align=centre		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU					16
1988–89		38	22	10		73	36	76	bgcolor=gold		align=centre	R3	align=centre	R3			bgcolor=gold			bgcolor=Moccasin	25 ♦
1989–90		38	18		12	54	38	62		align=centre	R4	align=centre	R4	align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU				13
1990–91		38	24	13		74	18	83	bgcolor=gold		align=centre		align=centre	R4					bgcolor=Moccasin	27 ♦
1991–92		42	19	15		81	46	72		align=centre	R3	align=centre	R3	align=centre bgcolor=gold	W				bgcolor=Moccasin	26 ♦
1992–93		42	15	11	16	40	38	56		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	align=centre bgcolor=gold	W					30
1993–94		42	18	17		53	28	71		align=centre	R4	align=centre	R4	align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU		bgcolor=gold			35
1994–95		42	13	12	17	52	49	51		align=centre	R3	align=centre			Super Cup	RU		30
1995–96		38	17	12		49	32	63		align=centre	R3	align=centre						22
1996–97		38	19	11		62	32	68		align=centre	R4	align=centre	R4					30
1997–98		38	23			68	33	78	bgcolor=gold		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	align=centre						22
1998–99		38	22	12		59	17	78		align=centre		align=centre	R4	align=centre bgcolor=gold	W				19
1999–2000		38	22			73	43	73		align=centre	R4	align=centre	R4	align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	UEFA Cup			26
2000–01		38	20	10		63	38	70		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU	align=centre	R3					22
2001–02		38	26			79	36	87	bgcolor=gold		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	align=centre						bgcolor=Moccasin	32 ♦
2002–03		38	23			85	42	78		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	align=centre	R3	align=centre bgcolor=gold	W				32
2003–04		38	26	12		73	26	90	bgcolor=gold		align=centre		align=centre		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU				bgcolor=Moccasin	39 ♦
2004–05		38	25			87	36	83		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	align=centre		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W				bgcolor=Moccasin	30 ♦
2005–06		38	20		11	68	31	67		align=centre	R4	align=centre		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU				bgcolor=Moccasin	33 ♦
2006–07		38	19	11		63	35	68		align=centre	R5	align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU					13
2007–08		38	24	11		74	31	83		align=centre	R5	align=centre						30
2008–09		38	20	12		68	37	72		align=centre		align=centre						20
2009–10		38	23			83	41	75		align=centre	R4	align=centre						19
2010–11		38	19	11		72	43	68		align=centre		align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU					22
2011–12		38	21		10	74	49	70		align=centre	R5	align=centre						bgcolor=Moccasin	37 ♦
2012–13		38	21	10		72	37	73		align=centre		align=centre						21
2013–14		38	24			68	41	79		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	align=centre						22
2014–15		38	22			71	36	75		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	align=centre		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W				25
2015–16		38	20	11		65	36	71		align=centre		align=centre		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W				24
2016–17		38	23			77	44	75		align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	align=centre						30
2017–18	Prem	38	19	6	13	74	51	63	6th	R3	align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU	align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	Europa League	SF		17
2018–19	Prem	38	21	7	10	73	51	70	5th				Europa League	align=centre bgcolor=#DCDCDC	RU		bgcolor=Moccasin	31 ♦
2019–20	Prem	38	14	14	10	56	48	56	8th	W	R4	—	Europa League	R32		29
2020–21	Prem	38	18	7	13	55	39	61	8th	R4	QF	align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	Europa League	SF		17
2021–22	Prem	38	22	3	13	61	48	69	5th	R3						12
2022–23	Prem	38	26	6	6	88	43	84		R4	R3		Europa League	R16		15
2023–24	Prem	38	28	5	5	91	29	89		R3	R4	align=centre bgcolor=gold	W	Champions League	QF		20

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External links

The History of Arsenal Football Club – 1886 to 1992 at Arseweb.com

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News: Langford . Adrian . Hunt . Richard . 14 December 1992 . How Sky scored an own goal . A13 . The Guardian . London.
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Web site: GGM 20: Gunners stun Parma in Copenhagen . Arsenal F.C . 23 August 2007 . 24 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160404165329/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ggm-20-gunners-stun-parma-in-copenhagen . 4 April 2016.
Web site: 1994–95: Nayim's bolt from the blue sinks Arsenal . https://web.archive.org/web/20100822203449/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/news/kind%3D4/newsid%3D3429.html . UEFA . 1 June 1995 . 22 August 2010 . 24 July 2016 . dead .
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News: Arsenal's 'Invincibles' voted greatest Premier League team . BBC Sport . 15 May 2012 . 26 July 2016 . 15 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115005136/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18070486 . live .
Web site: 'The Invincibles' go 49 games unbeaten . Arsenal F.C . 16 December 2008 . 24 July 2016 . 18 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130518151331/http://www.arsenal.com/history/the-wenger-years/the-2004-invincibles . live .
Web site: Arsenal play in European Cup Final . Arsenal F.C . 16 December 2008 . 24 July 2016 . 25 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161225151421/http://www.arsenal.com/history/the-wenger-years/arsenal-play-in-european-cup-final . live .
News: Young guns . . London . Alex . Fynn . Kevin . Whitcher . 31 August 2008 . 3 January 2016 . 2 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170802042502/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/aug/31/arsenal . live .
News: David . Ornstein . Arsene Wenger at lowest point as Arsenal boss – Emmanuel Petit . BBC Sport . 20 February 2012 . 25 July 2016 . 17 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160917100705/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17088995 . live .
News: Bill . Wilson . Arsenal aim to be financial role models . BBC News . 21 September 2011 . 24 July 2016 . 26 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210226173417/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14987610 . live .
News: Barney . Ronay . Arsenal secure Champions League place with victory at West Brom . The Guardian . London . 13 May 2012 . 25 July 2016 . 4 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204092525/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/13/west-bromwich-albion-arsenal-premier-league . live .
News: Arsene Wenger: Keep FA Cup replays, says Arsenal manager . BBC Sport . 19 February 2016 . 25 July 2016 . 30 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630042425/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35612814 . live .
News: Jonathan . Northcroft . Arsenal 4 Aston Villa 0: Gunners' star quality leaves Villa flailing . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908011236/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/article1562708.ece . dead . 8 September 2015 . . 31 May 2015 . 25 July 2016.
News: Phil . McNulty . Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea . BBC Sport . 1 August 2020 . 1 August 2020 . 1 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200801202716/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53546100 . live .
Web site: Ross . James M. . Ross . English League Leading Goalscorers . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 9 June 2016 . 2 October 2016 . 28 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110628202228/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html . live .
Web site: The FA Cup Past Results . The Football Association . 2 September 2016 . 2 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120202070506/http://www.thefa.com/thefacup/more/pastresults . live . Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
All results are sourced to Kelly's first team line-ups.
For Arsenal results and final league tables in the Football League, Premier League, United League, Southern District Combination, London League Premier Division, and the abandoned 1939–40 season please refer to Kelly's first team line-ups website, listed in the general section.
Web site: Arsenal . UEFA . 2 September 2016 . 2 September 2016 . 7 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190607151457/https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club%3D52280/profile/history/index.html . live .