List of Arsenal F.C. Seasons - Footnotes

Footnotes

A. ^ The expansion of the FA Cup, from 15 clubs in its inaugural season to currently more than 700 has meant successive changes in the competition's structure. Teams in the top two divisions were made exempt from the qualifying stages and the first two rounds of the Cup in 1925–26. Because of this rounds were renamed; the fifth and sixth qualifying rounds became first and second round proper. Since 1914–15 there have been a total of 14 rounds, in comparison to five in 1871–72.

B. ^ Includes goals scored in the Football League, Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup and Charity/Community Shield. The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and European competitions organised by UEFA are also included, as are several now-defunct leagues: United League, London League Premier Division and the Southern District Combination.

C. ^ Arsenal entered the Football League in the 1893–94 season.

D. ^ Woolwich Arsenal were a founding member of the United League in 1896. The league lasted for three seasons before it disbanded.

E. ^ Arsenal finished with exactly the same league record as Blackburn Rovers.

F. ^ Although they had finished outside the automatic promotion places in 1914–15, Arsenal were re-elected to the First Division after it was expanded in 1919.

G. ^ Arsenal were originally awarded sixth place due to an error calculating goal average, which was not corrected until 1975.

H. ^ No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War. Arsenal competed in the London Combination from 1915–16 to 1918–19.

I. ^ In September 1939 first-class football was suspended due to the Second World War, with the 1939–40 league table voided and regional competitions contested instead.

J. ^ The FA Cup resumed in 1945, but league football remained regionally structured until the start of the 1946–47 season.

K. ^ Although the League Cup started in 1960–61, like many other major clubs Arsenal declined to take part initially, a situation that lasted until the 1966–67 season.

L. ^ Arsenal were deducted two points after a brawl in a game with Manchester United on 20 October 1990.

M. ^ Ian Wright scored 29 goals in the First Division, five of which for Crystal Palace before his move to Arsenal in September 1991.

N. ^ In 1992 the First Division clubs broke away to form the FA Premier League.

O. ^ Arsenal originally entered the UEFA Champions League in 1999–2000 but only came third in the group stage and were knocked out; however, they were granted a consolatory place in the UEFA Cup under the rules of the tournament at the time.

P. ^ Arsenal became the first team in England to complete a 38-game season without a single defeat.

Q. ^ Thierry Henry was the division's top goalscorer with 30 goals, winning the European Golden Shoe in the process.

R. ^ Joint holder of the European Golden Shoe with Diego Forlán, both scoring 25 goals.