| 1886 |
Founded as Dial Square, later Royal Arsenal |
| 1891 |
Changed name to Woolwich Arsenal |
| 1893/1894 |
Elected to Football League Division Two |
1903/1904
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Football League Division Two runner-up
Promoted to Division One
|
| 1905/1906 |
F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1906/1907 |
F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1910 |
Henry Norris takes over the club |
1913
|
Relegated to Division Two
Moved to Highbury
|
| 1914 |
Dropped "Woolwich", became simply Arsenal |
| 1919 |
Elected to enlarged Division One |
| 1925 |
Herbert Chapman appointed manager |
| 1925/1926 |
Football League runners-up |
| 1926/1927 |
F.A. Cup runners-up |
| 1927/1928 |
F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1929/1930 |
F.A. Cup winners |
| 1930/1931 |
Football League champions |
1931/1932
|
Football League runners-up
F.A. Cup runners-up
|
| 1932/1933 |
Football League champions |
| 1933/1934 |
Football League champions |
| 1934/1935 |
Football League champions |
| 1935/1936 |
F.A. Cup winners |
| 1947/1948 |
Football League champions |
| 1949/1950 |
F.A. Cup winners |
| 1951/1952 |
F.A. Cup runners-up |
| 1952/1953 |
Football League champions |
| 1966 |
Bertie Mee appointed manager |
| 1967/1968 |
League Cup runners-up |
| 1968/1969 |
League Cup runners-up |
| 1969/1970 |
European Inter Cities Fairs Cup winners |
1970/1971
|
Football League champions
F.A. Cup winners
|
1971/1972
|
European Cup quarter finalist
F.A. Cup runners-up
|
1972/1973
|
Football League runners-up
F.A. Cup semi-finalists
|
1977/1978
|
F.A. Cup runners-up
League Cup semi-finalists
|
| 1978/1979 |
F.A. Cup winners |
1979/1980
|
European Cup Winners Cup runners-up
F.A. Cup runners-up
|
1982/1983
|
F.A. Cup semi-finalists
League Cup semi-finalists
|
| 1986 |
George Graham appointed manager |
| 1986/1987 |
League Cup winners |
| 1987/1988 |
League Cup runners-up |
| 1988/1989 |
Football League champions |
1990/1991
|
Football League champions
F.A. Cup semi-finalists
|
1992/1993
|
Founder member of F.A. Premier League
F.A. Cup winners
League Cup winners
|
| 1993/1994 |
European Cup Winners Cup winners |
1994/1995
|
European Cup Winners Cup runners-up
League Cup semi-finalists
|
| 1996 |
Arsene Wenger appointed manager |
1997/1998
|
F.A. Premier League champions
F.A. Cup winners
League Cup semi-finalists
|
1998/1999
|
F.A. Premier League runners-up
F.A. Cup semi-finalists
|
1999/2000
|
F.A. Premier League runners-up
UEFA Cup runners-up
|
2000/2001
|
F.A. Premier League runners-up
F.A.Cup runners-up
UEFA Champions League quarter-finalists
|
2001/2002
|
F.A. Premier League champions
F.A. Cup winners
|
2002/2003
|
F.A. Cup winners
F.A. Premier League runners-up
|
2003/2004
|
F.A. Premier League champions with an unbeaten record
F.A. Cup semi-finalists
League Cup semi-finalist
UEFA Champions League quarter-finalists
|
2004/2005
|
F.A. Premier League runners-up
F.A. Cup winners
|
2005/2006
|
UEFA Champions League runners-up
League Cup semi-finalists
|
| 2006 |
Moved to Emirates Stadium |
| 2006/2007 |
League Cup runners-up |
2008/2009
|
F.A.Cup semi-finalists
UEFA Champions League semi-finalists
|
| 2010/2011
|
League Cup runners-up
|