SOME OF THE STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL.. . . .
ARSENAL
create
a new League record by scoring in 55 consecutive League matches.
 The
few years around the turn of the Millennium saw a consistency in the form
of Arsenal. For eight years they finished as champions or runners-up in
the Premier League and starting in May 2003 they embarked on an amazing
run of 49 unbeaten League matches on the trot. In that record sequence
they went through the whole 2003/04 season without suffering a League
reverse, the first time that had been done since the 1800s.
The 49 matches. Before then,
though, Arsene Wenger's side had set another record in consistency - they
had scored in each of 55 consecutive matches breaking the record set by
Chesterfield over 70 years previously
(Chesterfield's record) From
May 19th 2001 to November 30th 2002 Arsenal scored in every League match
they played in. The run finally came to an end at Old Trafford with a 2-0
defeat, amazingly the same venue and same scoreline that was to end
Arsenal's undefeated record a little under two years later.
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The 55 matches |
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2000/01 |
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Tue |
May |
15 |
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Premier |
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Newcastle United |
Away |
Drew |
0-0 |
| 1 |
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Sat |
May |
19 |
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Premier |
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Southampton |
Away |
Lost |
2-3 |
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2001/02 |
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| 2 |
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Sat |
Aug |
18 |
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Premier |
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Middlesbrough |
Away |
Won |
4-0 |
| 3 |
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Tue |
Aug |
21 |
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Premier |
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Leeds United |
Home |
Lost |
1-2 |
| 4 |
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Sat |
Aug |
25 |
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Premier |
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Leicester City |
Home |
Won |
4-0 |
| 5 |
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Sat |
Sep |
8 |
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Premier |
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Chelsea |
Away |
Drew |
1-1 |
| 6 |
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Sat |
Sep |
15 |
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Premier |
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Fulham |
Away |
Won |
3-1 |
| 7 |
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Sat |
Sep |
22 |
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Premier |
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Bolton Wanderers |
Home |
Drew |
1-1 |
| 8 |
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Sat |
Sep |
29 |
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Premier |
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Derby County |
Away |
Won |
2-0 |
| 9 |
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Sat |
Oct |
13 |
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Premier |
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Southampton |
Away |
Won |
2-0 |
| 10 |
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Sat |
Oct |
20 |
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Premier |
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Blackburn Rovers |
Home |
Drew |
3-3 |
| 11 |
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Sat |
Oct |
27 |
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Premier |
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Sunderland |
Away |
Drew |
1-1 |
| 12 |
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Sun |
Nov |
4 |
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Premier |
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Charlton Athletic |
Home |
Lost |
2-4 |
| 13 |
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Sat |
Nov |
17 |
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Premier |
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Tottenham Hotspur |
Away |
Drew |
1-1 |
| 14 |
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Sun |
Nov |
25 |
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Premier |
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Manchester United |
Home |
Won |
3-1 |
| 15 |
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Sat |
Dec |
1 |
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Premier |
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Ipswich Town |
Away |
Won |
2-0 |
| 16 |
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Sun |
Dec |
9 |
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Premier |
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Aston Villa |
Home |
Won |
3-2 |
| 17 |
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Sat |
Dec |
15 |
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Premier |
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West Ham United |
Away |
Drew |
1-1 |
| 18 |
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Tue |
Dec |
18 |
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Premier |
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Newcastle United |
Home |
Lost |
1-3 |
| 19 |
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Sun |
Dec |
23 |
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Premier |
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Liverpool |
Away |
Won |
2-1 |
| 20 |
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Wed |
Dec |
26 |
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Premier |
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Chelsea |
Home |
Won |
2-1 |
| 21 |
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Sat |
Dec |
29 |
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Premier |
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Middlesbrough |
Home |
Won |
2-1 |
| 22 |
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Sun |
Jan |
13 |
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Premier |
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Liverpool |
Home |
Drew |
1-1 |
| 23 |
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Sun |
Jan |
20 |
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Premier |
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Leeds United |
Away |
Drew |
1-1 |
| 24 |
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Wed |
Jan |
23 |
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Premier |
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Leicester City |
Away |
Won |
3-1 |
| 25 |
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Wed |
Jan |
30 |
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Premier |
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Blackburn Rovers |
Away |
Won |
3-2 |
| 26 |
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Sat |
Feb |
2 |
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Premier |
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Southampton |
Home |
Drew |
1-1 |
| 27 |
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Sun |
Feb |
10 |
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Premier |
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Everton |
Away |
Won |
1-0 |
| 28 |
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Sat |
Feb |
23 |
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Premier |
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Fulham |
Home |
Won |
4-1 |
| 29 |
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Sat |
Mar |
2 |
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Premier |
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Newcastle United |
Away |
Won |
2-0 |
| 30 |
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Tue |
Mar |
5 |
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Premier |
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Derby County |
Home |
Won |
1-0 |
| 31 |
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Sun |
Mar |
17 |
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Premier |
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Aston Villa |
Away |
Won |
2-1 |
| 32 |
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Sat |
Mar |
30 |
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Premier |
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Sunderland |
Home |
Won |
3-0 |
| 33 |
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Mon |
Apr |
1 |
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Premier |
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Charlton Athletic |
Away |
Won |
3-0 |
| 34 |
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Sat |
Apr |
6 |
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Premier |
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Tottenham Hotspur |
Home |
Won |
2-1 |
| 35 |
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Sun |
Apr |
21 |
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Premier |
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Ipswich Town |
Home |
Won |
2-0 |
| 36 |
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Wed |
Apr |
24 |
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Premier |
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West Ham United |
Home |
Won |
2-0 |
| 37 |
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Mon |
Apr |
29 |
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Premier |
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Bolton Wanderers |
Away |
Won |
2-0 |
| 38 |
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Wed |
May |
8 |
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Premier |
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Manchester United |
Away |
Won |
1-0 |
| 39 |
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Sat |
May |
11 |
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Premier |
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Everton |
Home |
Won |
4-3 |
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2002/03 |
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Sun |
Aug |
18 |
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Premier |
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Birmingham City |
Home |
Won |
2-0 |
| 41 |
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Sat |
Aug |
24 |
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Premier |
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West Ham United |
Away |
Drew |
2-2 |
| 42 |
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Tue |
Aug |
27 |
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Premier |
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West Bromwich A. |
Home |
Won |
5-2 |
| 43 |
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Sun |
Sep |
1 |
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Premier |
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Chelsea |
Away |
Drew |
1-1 |
| 44 |
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Tue |
Sep |
10 |
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Premier |
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Manchester City |
Home |
Won |
2-1 |
| 45 |
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Sat |
Sep |
14 |
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Premier |
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Charlton Athletic |
Away |
Won |
3-0 |
| 46 |
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Sat |
Sep |
21 |
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Premier |
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Bolton Wanderers |
Home |
Won |
2-1 |
| 47 |
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Sat |
Sep |
28 |
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Premier |
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Leeds United |
Away |
Won |
4-1 |
| 48 |
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Sun |
Oct |
6 |
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Premier |
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Sunderland |
Home |
Won |
3-1 |
| 49 |
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Sat |
Oct |
19 |
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Premier |
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Everton |
Away |
Lost |
1-2 |
| 50 |
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Sat |
Oct |
26 |
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Premier |
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Blackburn Rovers |
Home |
Lost |
1-2 |
| 51 |
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Sun |
Nov |
3 |
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Premier |
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Fulham |
Away |
Won |
1-0 |
| 52 |
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Sat |
Nov |
9 |
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Premier |
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Newcastle United |
Home |
Won |
1-0 |
| 53 |
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Sat |
Nov |
16 |
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Premier |
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Tottenham Hotspur |
Home |
Won |
3-0 |
| 54 |
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Sat |
Nov |
23 |
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Premier |
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Southampton |
Away |
Lost |
2-3 |
| 55 |
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Sat |
Nov |
30 |
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Premier |
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Aston Villa |
Home |
Won |
3-1 |
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Sat |
Dec |
7 |
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Premier |
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Manchester United |
Away |
Lost |
0-2 |
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