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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Arsenal win their first major trophy Three years after the pain of losing the 1927 FA Cup Final to Cardiff, Herbert Chapman took Arsenal back to Wembley and make amends, bringing the Club its first major trophy. As far as Arsenal's success story is concerned, this is where it all began.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Arsenal win their first league title A year after tasting glory for the first time in the 1930 FA Cup Final, Arsenal continued their meteoric rise with their first league title. And they did it in style.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Arsenal clinch a hat-trick of titles The 1930s belonged to Arsenal. Enough said.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Whittaker leads Arsenal to sixth title Most football dynasties are brought down by the ravages of time or the rise of another force in the game. Arsenal's domination of the 1930s was an exception to that rule.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Mercer leads Arsenal to FA Cup win The images of a smiling Joe Mercer being chaired around Wembley with the FA Cup in his hands are up there with the most iconic of 1950s football.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Arsenal win title by 0.099 of a goal Anfield ‘89 may represent the most dramatic end to a title race but, as far as close-run things are concerned, the 1952/53 season deserves an honourable mention.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Kennedy heads title winner at the Lane Any victory at White Hart Lane warms the hearts of Arsenal fans. But this one was something special.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Arsenal clinch their first Double The Double has been a rather common occurrence in the past decade or so - indeed, Arsenal have managed it twice under Arsène Wenger. But go back to pre-Premier League days and you'll discover that winning the title and FA Cup in the same season was truly the holy grail of English football.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Brady classic caps 5-0 win at Spurs The Christmas period of 1978 brought an unexpected gift for Arsenal. It came two days early but it set the tone for the festive season perfectly : Tottenham 0 Arsenal 5.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 'The Five Minute Final' stuns Man. Utd Arsenal arrived at a baking hot Wembley in May 1979 determined to make amends for their shock defeat at the hands of Ipswich Town a year earlier.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Thomas strike seals title at Anfield "Thomas, charging through the midfield... it's up for grabs now... Thomas, right at the end!"

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Graham's Gunners secure title glory The memories of that dramatic night at Anfield in 1989 were still fresh in the mind of both Arsenal and Liverpool fans as the title race approached its climax two seasons later.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Gunners clinch FA and League Cup double George Graham led Arsenal to an unprecedented domestic Cup double in 1993 - thanks in no small part to a couple of unlikely heroes.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Wenger completes his first Double Eyebrows were raised when Arsenal appointed the relative unknown Arsène Wenger as manager in September 1996. Yet just 10 months later the Frenchman had moulded a squad capable of challenging Manchester United's stranglehold on the Premiership.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 Double Double - Wenger does it again Sylvain Wiltord will never be regarded as an Arsenal legend, but he'll never be forgotten after scoring the goal which clinched the Double at Old Trafford.

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League Champions 2004, 2002 , 1998 , 1991, 1989, 1971 , 1953, 1948, 1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1931 FA Cup Winners 2005 2003 2002 1998 1993 1979 1971 1950 1936 1930 'The Invincibles' go 49 games unbeaten Played 49, Won 36, Drawn 13, Lost None. The Arsenal squad which set a new unbeaten league record between May 2003 and October 2004 will live long in the memory and forever in the history books.