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Arsenal have treated us to some truly exhilarating football with Arsene Wenger claiming three Premier League titles and guiding the Gunners through their historic unbeaten league season in 2003/04.




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PREMIER LEAGUE PERFORMANCE

Arsenal are recognised as one of the giants of English football and a consistent challenger for top honours. Arsenal, under the leadership of enigmatic Frenchman Arsene Wenger, shook off their 'boring' image and began to serve up some of the most attractive football in the league. Thanks in the early days to the immense influence of Tony Adams and the astute signings of players such as Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira - now departed for Juventus - and Freddie Ljungberg, Arsenal climbed back to the top of the pile. Their rise culminated in a second Premier League and FA Cup double in 2002, to add to their 1998 achievement. Three runners-up finishes in the intervening years displays how the north London giants have lived up to their high standards over the last decade. The famous old Arsenal defence has a new look these days, but the replacements, and the recruits to midfield and attack have done enough to assure fans that they can live up to the achievements of their predecessors. The Gunners added a third Premiership crown of Wenger's reign as their astonishing and unprecedented unbeaten run throughout the entire 2003/04 league season saw them lift the title. The 2006/07 season saw the Gunners move away from Highbury - their home for the previous 93 years - to the plush new Emirates Stadium.

CLUB

London's most successful Premier League club was formed by workers at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich and was initially known as Dial Square before adopting the name Royal Arsenal in 1886. Renamed Woolwich Arsenal in 1891, they moved to Highbury in 1913 and dropped the prefix. They had to wait until the 1930s for their first period of sustained success when five Division One championships were won under Herbert Chapman and George Allison. Another pair of league trophies were lifted soon after the Second World War before further success arrived with the league and FA Cup Double in 1971. More near misses came before George Graham, a hero of 1971, was named manager in 1986 and the glory days returned. Two league titles, two League Cups, the FA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup were garnered during his nine-year reign. Frenchman Arsene Wenger was named Gunners boss in 1996 and the roll of honour continued. A first Premier League title made up half of the club's second Double in 1998. Their second Premier League title in 2002 - when they ended the season on a 28-game domestic unbeaten run - was also coupled with victory in the FA Cup final. Wenger guided the Gunners to the Champions League final in 2006. Their hopes were dented by the early dismissal of goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, but Sol Campbell's header gave the north London side a half-time advantage. However, Barcelona hit back with two late goals to clinch the title in Paris.

CLUB HONOURS
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 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	CHARITY/COMMUNITY SHIELD WINNERS 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004	F.A. CUP WINNERS 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005	LEAGUE CUP WINNERS 1987, 1993

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NAME		POSITION PLAYED	SQUAD NUMBER

JENS LEHMANN		Goalkeeper	1
VASIRIKI ABOU DIABY		Midfielder	2
CESC FABREGAS		Midfielder	4
KOLO TOURE		Defender	5
PHILIPPE SENDEROS		Defender	6
TOMAS ROSICKY		Midfielder	7
FREDRIK LJUNGBERG		Midfielder	8
JULIO BAPTISTA		Midfielder	9
WILLIAM GALLAS		Defender	10
ROBIN VAN PERSIE		Striker	11
ALEXANDER HLEB		Midfielder	13
THIERRY HENRY		Striker	14
DENILSON		Midfielder	15

Peter Hill-Wood	CHAIRMAN
Arsene Wenger	MANAGER

NAME	POSITION PLAYED	SQUAD NUMBER

MATHIEU FLAMINI	Midfielder	16
GILBERTO	Midfielder	19
JOHAN DJOUROU	Defender	20
MART POOM	Goalkeeper	21
GAEL CLICHY	Defender	22
MANUEL ALMUNIA	Goalkeeper	24
EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR	Striker	25
EMMANUEL EBOUE	Defender	27
JEREMIE ALIADIERE	Striker	30
JUSTIN HOYTE	Defender	31
THEO WALCOTT	Striker	32
MATTHEW CONNOLLY	Defender	34

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