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The 25 Best Arsenal Seasons of All Time

By YPB Team

Arsenal's history spans over a century of English football, from Herbert Chapman's 1930s dominance to the Invincibles and the modern Arteta era. Which Arsenal season was truly the greatest of all time?

  1. 2003-04 Season — ranked #11
    2003-04 Season
    The Invincibles season: Arsenal went the entire 38-game Premier League season unbeaten, finishing 26W-12D-0L.
    1000pts
  2. 2005-06 Season — ranked #22
    2005-06 Season
    Arsenal reached the UEFA Champions League Final for the first and only time, losing to Barcelona despite playing with ten men.
    955pts
  3. 1988-89 Season — ranked #33
    1988-89 Season
    Arsenal won the First Division in the most dramatic fashion possible, beating Liverpool 2-0 on the final day to win on goals scored.
    684pts
  4. 1992-93 Season — ranked #44
    1992-93 Season
    Arsenal became the first club to win the FA Cup and the League Cup in the same season, beating Sheffield Wednesday in both finals.
    660pts
  5. 1970-71 Season — ranked #55
    1970-71 Season
    Arsenal won their first ever Double, taking both the First Division title and the FA Cup in the same season.
    610pts
  6. 2023-24 Season — ranked #66
    2023-24 Season
    Arsenal finished second in the Premier League again with a club-record 89 points, their best Premier League points tally ever.
    553pts
  7. 1947-48 Season — ranked #77
    1947-48 Season
    Tom Whittaker's first season in charge brought the first post-war league title, with Ronnie Rooke scoring 33 goals as Arsenal led from the start.
    553pts
  8. 2013-14 Season — ranked #88
    2013-14 Season
    Aaron Ramsey's extra-time winner against Hull completed a comeback from 2–0 down in the FA Cup final and ended a nine-year trophy drought.
    553pts
  9. 1993-94 Season — ranked #99
    1993-94 Season
    Alan Smith's volley beat holders Parma 1–0 in Copenhagen as Arsenal won the European Cup Winners' Cup with their famously miserly defence.
    488pts
  10. 1969-70 Season — ranked #1010
    1969-70 Season
    Arsenal ended a 17-year trophy drought by winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, overturning a 3–1 first-leg deficit against Anderlecht with a 3–0 win.
    488pts
  11. 2001-02 Season — ranked #1111
    2001-02 Season
    Arsène Wenger's side won the double, going unbeaten away from home all season and sealing the title with a win at Old Trafford.
    488pts
  12. 2025-26 Season — ranked #1212
    2025-26 Season
    Mikel Arteta's side ended a 22-year wait for the league title with 85 points and reached the Champions League final, losing to PSG on penalties.
    488pts
  13. 1978-79 Season — ranked #1313
    1978-79 Season
    Liam Brady inspired an FA Cup triumph sealed by Alan Sunderland's last-minute winner in the famous 'five-minute final' against Manchester United.
    413pts
  14. 1952-53 Season — ranked #1414
    1952-53 Season
    Arsenal won a record seventh league title on goal average over Preston, beating Burnley 3–2 on the final night of the season at Highbury.
    413pts
  15. 2004-05 Season — ranked #1515
    2004-05 Season
    Arsenal stretched their unbeaten league run to a record 49 games and won the FA Cup on penalties against Manchester United, Vieira scoring the decisive kick.
    325pts
  16. 1929-30 Season — ranked #1616
    1929-30 Season
    Arsenal won their first major trophy, beating Chapman's former club Huddersfield 2–0 in the FA Cup final with goals from Alex James and Jack Lambert.
    325pts
  17. 2019-20 Season — ranked #1717
    2019-20 Season
    Arsenal won the FA Cup under Mikel Arteta, defeating Chelsea 2-1 in the final to deliver a first trophy in three years.
    325pts
  18. 1934-35 Season — ranked #1818
    1934-35 Season
    Arsenal completed a hat-trick of league titles as new signing Ted Drake struck a club-record 42 league goals in a single season.
    325pts
  19. 1937-38 Season — ranked #1919
    1937-38 Season
    Under George Allison, Arsenal won their fifth league title of the decade, edging Wolves by a single point on the final day.
    325pts
  20. 2022-23 Season — ranked #2020
    2022-23 Season
    Arsenal led the Premier League title race for most of the season, ultimately finishing second in their most exciting title challenge in two decades.
    222pts
  21. 1933-34 Season — ranked #2121
    1933-34 Season
    Arsenal won their third league title in four years under Herbert Chapman, cementing the 1930s dynasty as England's greatest team.
    222pts
  22. 1932-33 Season — ranked #2222
    1932-33 Season
    Arsenal regained the First Division title as Cliff Bastin scored a record 33 league goals from the wing, beginning a hat-trick of championships.
    222pts
  23. 1997-98 Season — ranked #2323
    1997-98 Season
    Arsenal's first Double under Arsene Wenger, marking the arrival of a new era with French flair and attacking football.
    0pts
  24. 1930-31 Season — ranked #2424
    1930-31 Season
    Herbert Chapman's Arsenal won the club's first league title with a record 66 points and 127 goals, launching the dynasty that ruled the 1930s.
    0pts
  25. 1990-91 Season — ranked #2525
    1990-91 Season
    George Graham's side won the title losing just one league game all season and conceding only 18 goals, despite a two-point deduction.
    0pts

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