Arsenal are occupying the No. 1 position on the Premier League table as the season has begun to move into the second half, and they are looking forward to their first championship since the 2003/04 Invincibles season.
Coach Mikel Arteta’s teachers and students still have a lot of work to do before they want to touch the throne, and each Gunner’s stumble will be an opportunity for opponents to pursue to take advantage of shortening the distance.
If they stay in place until the end of the season, Arsenal will win their first Premier League title since the famous unbeaten season in 2003/04.
Sporting News brings you information on all the championships in Arsenal’s history, both in the modern Premier League era and the First Division before it.Premier League titles in Arsenal history
The Gunners have won three Premier League titles since the league’s inception in 1992. All of the titles have come within the first 12 years of the competition being held.
1997/98
Five years after the Premier League was founded, Arsenal have won their first title in a new era of the English top flight. They also became the second team in the Premier League era to win the FA Cup and Premier League double.
Except for a difficult period in November-December with 4 defeats, along with losing the last 2 games of the season, the Gunners were unbeaten in all remaining games of that season.
Denis Bergkamp, Marc Overmars and Ian Wright scored a total of 38 goals all season. Arsenal won 1-0 against second-placed Manchester United at Old Trafford in March, and the Gunners also beat Everton 4-0 to claim the title two rounds early, extending their 10-match unbeaten streak. lose.
2001/02
With just three defeats in the entire campaign, Arsenal won the Premier League title for the second time in a new era, seven points ahead of second-place Liverpool at the end of the season.
Gunners only lost a total of 10 points away from home. After losing to Newcastle on December 18, Arsenal were unbeaten for the rest of the way, ending the season with 18 wins and 3 draws, including a 13-match winning streak.
Thierry Henry has scored 24 goals and established himself as the league’s top goalscorer, while Robert Pires won the Player of the Year award presented by the Football Journalists’ Association. Tony Adams and Lee Dixon both retire at the end of the season.
2003/04
The last time Arsenal won the Premier League was the 2003/04 season. They won 90 points after a 38-match unbeaten streak. Many consider this to be the best a team can achieve in the Premier League due to the highly competitive nature of the league.
That season, the Gunners won important matches against the big teams, including a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield, knocking out rivals Chelsea in both home and away legs.
The confrontation with Manchester United in September 2003 is also said to be one of the iconic matches in Premier League history. The match was extremely tense with 4 yellow cards and 1 indirect red card from captain Patrick Vieira. Playing with 10 people on the field, Arsenal still preserved a dramatic 0-0 draw.
After the match, players from both teams were charged by the FA for unsportsmanlike conduct. This draw marks the weakening of the Red Devils of Manchester after a long period of dominance, and also a premise for Arsenal to win the championship with an unbeaten streak.
Arsenal’s First Division Championships
The Gunners had been a top English club long before the Premier League was founded in 1992. In the First Division, the forerunner of the modern Premier League, Arsenal celebrated a total of 10 titles. champion. Along with 3 championships obtained in the new era, the Gunners have 13 times to the highest position in the top English league.
source: sportingnews.com/
