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Chapter 243 Arsenal's Brilliant History!

"Double crown!"

Eb exclaimed: "Arsenal haven't had a double since 2002!"

He made a greedy look, as if there was a big table of food in front of him.

The locker room roared with laughter, with expectations and pride of past glory in the laughter.

Arsenal was founded in 1886 by a group of workers from a weapons factory called "Royal Arsenal" in Dale Square in the Woolwich area of ​​southeast London. It was originally named "Dell Square" according to the area.

第一场比赛是在1886年12月11日进行的，球队以6-0大胜东方流浪者队。

On Christmas Day, December 1886, 12, the team changed its name to "Royal Arsenal".Originally, Royal Arsenal had been playing friendlies here and there, or participating in local cup competitions.

In 1891, the club completed the reform, became a professional club, and once again changed its name to "Woolwich Arsenal". In 1893, the team joined the Football League and became a second-tier team.

In 1913, the Arsenal club moved into Highbury Stadium and stayed here for 93 years, and then officially changed its name to Arsenal.

Before Arsene Wenger arrived, the greatest manager in Arsenal's history was Herbert Chapman, who gave the Gunners their first taste of championships.

In 1925, Chapman took over as Arsenal's manager.Five years later, in 1930, Chapman led the team all the way to the FA Cup final, defeated the veteran team Horsfield Football Club, and won the FA Cup trophy, which was also the first championship trophy in Arsenal's history.

Arsenal in the 20s ushered in its first dynasty era. In the 30-1930 season, Arsenal won the first division championship for the first time, and from 31 to 1933, the Gunners dominated the roost for three consecutive seasons and staged a "hat-trick" of the league championship.

In the history of English football, only four teams have accomplished such a feat!
But what makes Arsenal people sad is that the meritorious coach Chapman passed away in 1934. The head coach born in Sheffield United brought the Gunners the earliest glory.

Chapman once coached Leeds Horsfield, and his coaching philosophy was very advanced at the time. At that time, Arsenal's 334 formation or "WM" formation played the greatest power in Chapman's hands. He scored 127 goals in one season to create a club record.

Chapman was only 55 years old when he died. To commemorate Chapman's exploits, Arsenal erected a bronze statue of him in the Highbury Stadium.

After Chapman's death, George Alisson took over, and Arsenal's glory continued.

In 1936, the Gunners won the FA Cup again, and in 1938, it was also called the League of Legends.

In the first season in the 70s, Arsenal achieved a historic breakthrough. The team won the double championship of the league and the FA Cup.In that Gunners team, with Charlie? George, George? Armstrong, Ray? Kennedy and captain Frank? McClintock.

Arsenal first won the league title at White Hart Lane, home of rivals Tottenham in the same city, and then won the FA Cup by beating Liverpool in extra time in the final at Wembley.

Betty Mee, the head coach who created the double crown, became the head of Arsenal in 1966, resigned in 1976, and later followed Graham Taylor to become Watford's assistant coach in 1978.

Under the leadership of Betty Meow's successor, Terry Neal, Arsenal continued their glory in the FA Cup. In the late 70s, the Gunners dominated the FA Cup for three consecutive seasons.

Among them, they defeated Manchester United 3-2 in the final of the second year. That game was recorded in history because of consecutive goals and drama in the final period, and it was called the "5-minute final".

George Graham took over as Arsenal manager in 1986 and he built the Gunners into a dominant team in the late 80s and early 90s.

In the player era, Graham played for Arsenal. He was a member of the 1971 double crown squad.In the previous three years, he had been coaching the Millwall team. After coming to Arsenal, he brought the team to a new level.

Graham ruled the army in the Iron Bowl, creating an Arsenal with a strong style of play and a tough style of play.

In the 1986-87 season, Graham led his team to win the first English League Cup in club history, beating Liverpool 2-1 in the final.Two years later, Arsenal won the league title from the English overlord Liverpool at the time.

In the 1988-89 season, Arsenal followed the leader Liverpool all the way. In the last round of the league, the two teams had a direct dialogue at Anfield, Liverpool's home stadium, and a contest to determine the league title began.

The pre-match situation was that Arsenal had to beat Liverpool by two goals in order to snatch the title away from their opponents.

Facing the Red Army with a group of talented players such as John Barnes and Ian Rush, and in an away game at Anfield, Arsenal striker Michael Thomas single-handedly broke through and scored a legendary goal. This year's league title changed hands in an instant.

In the late 80s and early 90s, there was a blank period when Liverpool was in decline and Manchester United had not yet ascended the throne. Arsenal became the most feared force in England during this period.

Following the incredible final reversal in 1989 to win the championship, in the 1990-91 season, Graham once again led his team to win the league championship. The Gunners' defensive four made every team helpless.

Throughout the 1990-91 season, Arsenal only lost one league game!
In the 1992-93 season, Arsenal became the first team to win two cups in the same season. In the FA Cup and League Cup finals, the Gunners defeated Sheffield Wednesday.

In the following 1993-94 season, the glory of the Graham era continued to the European arena. Arsenal made great progress in the European Cup Winners' Cup and defeated the Italian powerhouse Parma 1-0 in the final to win the championship.

This moment represents Arsenal's culmination under the leadership of Graham.

In the first half of the 1996-97 season, Arsenal ushered in the first foreign head coach in club history - Arsene Wenger!

The Frenchman came from Japan's Nagoya Grampus VIII. This elegant-looking Frenchman quickly brought glory to Arsenal: in the 1997-98 season, Wenger's first full season after becoming the head coach, he led Arsenal to the double championship of the Premier League and the FA Cup!
The magic of the 1970-71 season was repeated for the second time in the club's history.

After taking over, Wenger transformed the team. The Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp, ​​who joined in 1996, played an important role. In the season of winning the double championship, he was named the player of the year by the Players' Union and the best by the Journalists Association.

At the same time, Wenger's compatriots Emmanuel Petit and Patrick Vieira arrived one after another. These players who helped the French team win the World Cup in 1998 built a strong French team in Arsenal.

In the same season, Arsenal said goodbye to striker legend Ian Wright, who scored a club record 185 goals.

Arsenal finished runners-up in the Premier League in each of the next three seasons, behind Manchester United.In the cup, Arsenal also had an active performance.

In 2000, Arsenal reached the UEFA Cup final, but unfortunately lost to Galatasaray in Turkey in a penalty shootout.
The following year, they lost 1-2 to Liverpool in the FA Cup final, Michael Owen's two goals completed the reversal.Also in 2001, Arsenal reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League but were eliminated by Valencia.

In the 2001-02 season, Arsenal launched a counterattack to Manchester United after surrendering for three years.In this season, Wenger led the team to win the double crown - the Premier League and the FA Cup!

Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-0 in the FA Cup.

The Premier League has created an impressive record of 13 consecutive victories, unbeaten away games throughout the season!

On May 2002, 5, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 8-1 at Old Trafford, securing the Premier League title of the season in advance. In the heyday of the Manchester United dynasty, Arsenal was the only force that could compete with the Red Devils.

In the 2002-03 season, Arsenal was in a good situation in the Premier League, but was eventually overtaken by Manchester United.

However, in this year, Arsenal won the FA Cup and became the first team to defend this competition since 1982.

Thierry Henry's meteoric rise has been remarkable this season, as he went from an erratic, tantrum-loving youngster at Highbury to one of the most fearsome attackers in the Premier League.

In 2003, Henry was also elected as the double player of the year by the England Players' Union and the Press Association.

The 2003-04 season was a season worthy of Arsenal's pride. They won the 13th league championship trophy in the history of the club!
Throughout the season, Arsenal made great strides and remained unbeaten in the Premier League, creating an astonishing myth. After the end of the 2003-04 season, Arsenal won the championship with 90 points, leading No.2 Chelsea by 11 points.

In August 2004, Arsenal broke the record held by the former Nottingham Forest and created a new myth of 8 consecutive unbeaten league games in England's top league!
In the subsequent two seasons of 2004-05 and 2005-06, with the arrival of Roman Abramovich, the rise of Chelsea gave Arsenal new challenges. The Blues Chelsea won consecutive Premier League titles, while Arsenal only won one FA Cup.

However, in the 2005-06 season, the rise of young people made Arsenal see new hope. Cesc Fabregas and other cutting-edge players in the team grew rapidly and entered the Champions League final with the team.

Although they lost 1-2 to Barcelona in La Liga, this became the closest the Gunners Arsenal came to the top of Europe.

In July 2006, the Arsenal Club bid farewell to the honor-laden Highbury Stadium and moved into the modern Emirates Stadium.

The new stadium has brought better resources and services to the team and fans, but it has also burdened the club with huge debts.Although the team has been able to win a place in the Champions League every year, it has never been able to lift another trophy.

Under such circumstances, the Frenchman Henry left Barcelona for the Champions League, and Arsenal's strength was weakened.

(End of this chapter)