Arsenal F.C. season 2003-04

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This page details Arsenal Football Club's 2003–04 season.

Summary

The 2003–04 Season was an historic one for Arsenal F.C. and English football. For the first time since the Preston North End in 1888–89, a club went the whole league season unbeaten.1 Arsenal won the Premier League, but there was disappointment in the cup competitions, as, despite many excellent performances, including a Thierry Henry inspired 5–1 away to Inter Milan,2 they lost in all three competitions, to Manchester United in the FA Cup semifinal at Villa Park,3 to Chelsea FC in the first all-English UEFA Champions League tie in history, after a dramatic winner by Wayne Bridge won the quarterfinal late on,4 and to Bolton Wanderers in the Carling Cup.5

Thierry Henry was the star of the season, with 30 goals in the Premier League alone, and, with the aid of the aforementioned performance in Milan, became arguably the greatest footballer in the world at the time, which was a triumph for coach Arsene Wenger as much as the player himself (Henry placed second in the FIFA World Player of the Year contest, finishing runner-up to Ronaldinho).6 Other players such as Freddie Ljungberg, captain Patrick Vieira and attacking midfielder Robert Pires were highly influential.

While the unbeaten run was remarkable, it came down to no little fortune. Early in season, during their away fixture to fierce rivals Manchester United, Ruud van Nistelrooy hit a penalty kick against the crossbar, much to the delight of Martin Keown, who began taunting and barging van Nistelrooy, along with several other players.1 The 0–0 draw preserved their unbeaten run, which continued until the same fixture the next season, where van Nistelrooy banished the demons of the previous season with the first goal, a penalty, in a 2–0 win over Arsenal that ended their unbeaten streak.7 The team also benefited from a controversial penalty decision against Portsmouth FC, a team that they drew 1–1 against.1

References

  1. ^ a b c Ian Hughes (2004-05-15). "Arsenal the Invincibles". BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  2. ^ "Arsenal thump Inter". BBC Sport (2003-11-25). Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  3. ^ "Manchester Utd v Arsenal FA Cup records". BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  4. ^ "Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea". BBC Sport (2004-04-06). Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  5. ^ "Carling Cup: Boro defeat Gunners". Newsround (2004-02-03). Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  6. ^ "Ronaldinho wins Fifa player award". BBC Sport (2004-12-20). Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  7. ^ "Man Utd 2-0 Arsenal". BBC Sport (2004-10-24). Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
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