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Club Name : Arsenal FC
Nickname : The Gunners
Founded : 1886
Owner : Arsenal Holdings plc
Chairman : Peter Hill-Wood
Manager : Tristan Eaves
Stadium : Emirates Stadium
League : Barclays Premier League
Club Colors : Red, Blue and White
Full Name : Tristan Shaun Eaves
Date Of Birth : 31/08/1980
Place Of Birth : Tasmania, Australia
Position : Attacking Midefielder, Striker
Clubs Managed : Arsenal (2009-Current)
England National Team (2009-Current)
Brief History :Named Manager of Arsenal FC at the beginning of the season (early July) and soon announced England National Team manager in later September. Not much is known about this young manager and many fans were shocked with his appointment but things appear to be going well for him so far.
Current Name : The Emirates Stadium
Former Names : Ashburton Grove
Location : Holloway, Islington, London
Opened : 22nd July, 2006
Owner : Arsenal FC
Dimensions : 113m x 76m
Current Dimensions : 205m x 68m
Capacity : 60,432 Seated
Architect : HOK Sport
Construction Cost : £130 Million
Domestic Honours -
First Division(before 1992) and Barclays Premier League(after 1992)
Winners (13 times) : 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 (8 times) : 1925–26, 1931–32, 1972–73, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05
FA Community Shield/FA Charity Shield(Before 1992)
Winners (12 times) : 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991(shared), 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004
Runners-up (7 times) : 1935, 1936, 1979, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2005
FA Cup
Winners (10 times) : 1929–30, 1935–36, 1949–50, 1970–71, 1978–79, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
Runners-up (7 times) : 1926–27, 1931–32, 1951–52, 1971–72, 1977–78, 1979–80, 2000–01
League Cup
Winners (3 times) : 1986–87, 1992–93, 2009-10
Runners-up (4 times) : 1967–68, 1968–69, 1987–88, 2006–07
European Honours -
UEFA Champions League
Runners-up (1 time) : 2005–06
European Cup Winners' Cup
Winners (1 time) : 1993–94
Runners-up (2 times) : 1979–80, 1994–95
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Winners (1 time) : 1969–70
Records -
Arsenal have spent a total of 82 seasons in the top English Football Division as of 2008-09.
They also have gone unbeaten in 39 matches between May 2003 and October 2004. This included all 38 Matches of their title-winning campaign during the 2003-04 Season. Thus making Arsenal the second club to go undefeated in all their matches of a top-flight campaign, after Preston North End who only played 22 matches in the 1888-89 season.
Arsenal have also set a UEFA Champions League record during the 2005-06 season by going ten matches without conceding a goal, beating AC Milan's record of seven in a row. It went on for a total of 995 Minutes until Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o scored the equalizer in the 76th minute of the Final.
Arsenal's most wins in a season is 29/42 matches during the 1970-71 season for the First Divison. Meanwhile their least wins is 3/38 matches during the 1912-13 season in the First Division.
Arsenal's most defeats in a season is 23/38 matches during the 1912-13 season while their least defeats is 0/48 during their Undefeated 2003-04 season.
Along with many other records they have won "The Double" Three times in 1971, 1998 and 2002. Arsenal were also the first to win the Domestic Double.
Arsenal were the first team in the world to use Shirt Numbers during a game, in 1927.
They also were the first team in the world to broadcast a match live on television, in 1937.
Arsenal have been League Champions a total of 13 times and is the third highest in English Football, right behind Liverpool and Manchester United. They also have a total of 10 FA Cups which is second behind Manchester United. Arsenal were the first London team to reach a UEFA Champions League final during 2006.
Their Top-Flight record is one of the best in history, having finished below 14th only 7 times. Arsenal also have the highest Average for the league finishing table during the period of 1900-1999, with an average placing of 8.5. They are also only one of five clubs to win the FA Cup in two years consecutively (during 2002 and 2003).
Arsenal have many more accomplishments, Honours and records that will not be listed
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During 1886, Workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, founded Arsenal as Dial Square, although they soon renamed themselves to, Royal Arsenal. One they turned Professional in 1891 they renamed themselves Woolwich Arsenal. In 1893 they joined the Football League, starting out in Division two. They then won promotion to First Division in 1904.
The supporters and opposition clubs found it hard too reach Woolwich Arsenal, this led to financial problems and the club soon ended up effectively bankrupt by 1910, when Henry Norris took over. Norris felt that Woolwich Arsenal needed to move to a new location in order to fix their money problems. In 1913, upon relegation back to the Second Division, Arsenal finally moved to their new stadium in Highbury, North London. Now that they were well away from Woolwich, Arsenal decided to drop that and just call themselves Arsenal. In 1919, Arsenal only finished in fifth place, but they were elected to enter the First Divison once more, at the expense of local rivals Tottenham Hotspur, with an argument about the election being fair or not.
Herbert Chapman became the new Arsenal manager in 1925. Chapman had had earlier success with Huddersfield and now that success was rubbing off on Arsenal. Chapman's tactics and training proved to be revolutonary, although unheard of at the time, along with signings of Alex James and Cliff Bastin, Arsenal won some major silverware.. This gave Arsenal domination in English Football by the 1930's. Under Chapman's guidance, Arsenal won an FA Cup in 1930 and two League Championships in 1930-1931 and 1932-1933. Along with this, Chapman was behind the renaming of the local London Underground station from "Gillepsie Road" to "Arsenal", making it the only Tube Station to be named specifically after a Football Club. At the final whistle of an Arsenal game, Chapman unexpectedly died of Pneumonia in 1934.
Joe Shaw and George Allison were left by Chapman to carry on his successfull work. It proved to be the right choice as under their guidance, Arsenal one three more titles: in 1933-1934, 1934-1935 and 1937-1938 and an FA Cup in 1935-1936. By the end of the decade, many Key Players ahd retired and Arsenal was starting to fade. The start of the Second World War meant that Professional Football in England was to be ceased until the War had ended.
At the end of the war, Allison's successor was Tom Whittaker. Tom gave Arsenal a good period of success, winning the league in 1947-1948 and yet again in 1952-1953, along with an FA Cup in 1950. Unfortunately after their success came another downfall. Arsenal couldn't bring in top players like in the 1930's. Then Arsenal spent most of the 1950's and 1960's without any trophies and just like a mediocre club. Former England Captain, Billy Wright tried to bring them back to glory when he was manager between 1962 and 1966.
Bertie Mee was appointed as manager, the former Arsenal Physiotherapist. Mee brought great success, although losing two League Cup Finals, he then won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1970, Arsenal's first European Trophy. Following this was an even greater victory, their first League and FA Cup Double, during 1970-1971. This marked a premature high point of the decade; the Double-winning side was soon broken up and the next decade was filled with way too many near-misses. Arsenal finished as First Division runners-up in 1972–1973, lost three FA Cup finals: 1972, 1978 and 1980) and lost the 1980 Cup Winners' Cup final on penalties. The club's only success during this time was an FA Cup win in 1979, with a last-minute 3–2 victory over Manchester United, a match hugely regarded as a classic.
A third period of silverware was brought when in 1986 the return of former player George Graham was given the managerial position. Claiming Victory in Graham's first season as manager, winning the League in 1986-1987. Then winning the League Cup again in 1988-1989 with a last-minute goal against Liverpool in the last match of the season. Graham then won another League Cup in 1990-1991 with only one match loss. Under his guidance Arsenal once again won the League and FA Cup Double in 1992-1993. Then their second European Trophy, the Cup Winners' Cup in 1993-1934. Then in 1995 Graham was sacked for allegedely taking pay offs from Agent Rune Hague in certain deals. Bruce Rioch was his replacement, although only lasting one season before leaving after a dispute with the board of directors, his signing of Dennis Bergkamp from Inter Milan lasted about a decade and was probably his best choice.
During 1996, Arsène Wenger took up the job. Wenger's appointment was completely unexpected. Arsène brought new tactics, a new training regime and several foreign players who complemented the English talent. Arsenal's biggest success was to begin with Wenger. Winning a second league and cup double in 1998-1999 and a third in 2001-2002. Arsenal also reached the 1999-2000 UEFA Cup Final (losing to Galatasaray on penalties). Wenger also gave Arsenal FA Cups in 2003 and 2005, along with winning the Premier League in 2003-2004 without losing a single match and giving the team the nickname "The Invincibles", Arsenal set a national record, by going 49 league matches unbeaten before losing 2-0 against Manchester United.
Eight out of Eleven of Wenger's seasons have been finished in either first or second place. They are one of only four teams to have won the Premier League since being formed in 1992 (along with, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea), although they have never won back-to-back Premier League titles. Until 2005-2006, Arsenal had never progressed past the Quarter-Finals of the Champions League, but then they finally reached the final, the first London club to do so in the competition's fifty-year history. To Arsenal's dismay, FC Barcelona beat them 2-1 during the Finals. In July 2006, Arsenal moved into their current stadium, the Emirates Stadium, after 93 years at Highbury.
Barclays Premier League Ladder
Barclays Premier League Team Stats
Barclays Premier League Player Stats
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England –
~ Manager Reputation ~
Continental
~ Board Requirements ~
Challenge For the Title (Arsenal)
Reach The Quarter-Final of the UEFA Champions League (Arsenal) - Failed
Reach The Semi-Final of the FA Cup (Arsenal) - Achieved
Reach the Quarter Finals of The World Cup (England)
~ Record W/ Arsenal (All Matches) ~
(W--D--L) ~ 47 -- 8 -- 7
Goals For - 142
Goals Against - 43
Goal Difference - +99
Position - 2nd
~ Record W/ England (All Matches) ~
(W--D--L) ~ 4 -- 0 -- 1
Goals For - 8
Goals Against - 4
Goal Difference - +4
~ Manager Career Summary ~
League Titles Won - 0
Domestic Cup Titles Won - 1 (Carling Cup, 2009-10)
International Cup Titles Won - 0
Other Cups - 1 (Emirates Cup, 2009-10)
(With A Healthy Squad)
Arsenal Squad
England Squad, To Be Announced
Peter Hill-Wood States Why!
Mid-Season Review
January Review
February Review & March Review
2009/10 Transfers
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