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The European Adventure

History

Arsenal are one of the best sides in English Football and have proven this with the amount of trophies they have won. It all started in 1886, when the club was founded, and since then, things have only got better. There trophy cabinet was bare until 1930 when they lifted the FA Cup for the first time. Arsenal have always had a rough rivalry with Tottenham Hotspur, but now Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool are also thought of a derbies. Arsenal hasn’t always been called Arsenal, some of the names they previously had are Dial Square, Royal Arsenal and Woolwich Arsenal.
When Arsenal were taken over by Henry Norris, they moved to Highbury, which was one of the best grounds at that time and still was in 2005. It was when they appointed Herbert Chapman when they got famous as he won them 2 Division 1 titles and the FA Cup in his 9 year spell. Many managers have taken over and won titles, but George Graham was one of the Notable ones, The ex-Arsenal Midfielder took Arsenal all the way to the UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final, where they beat Parma 1 - 0. The current manager, Arsene Wenger has also achieved a lot, and has won 3 Premier League and 4 FA Cup Titles. Wenger has been manager for over 12 year now. In 2006, Arsenal moved to their new home, The Emirates Stadium, this stadium is the 2nd largest in England and holds approximately 60,000 people

Honours

League Titles: 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1937-38, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1970-71, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1997-98, 2000-2001, 2003-04

FA Cup: 1929-30, 1935-36, 1949-50, 1970-71, 1978-79, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05

League Cup: 1986-87, 1992-93

Community Shield: 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991*, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004

European Cup Winners’ Cup: 1993-94

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1969-70

* = Shared

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