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[[File:Arsenal FC v Everton FC, 24 Oct 2015 - 17.JPG|thumb|200px|A statue of [[Herbert Chapman]] (1878–1934), Arsenal manager from 1925 to 1934|alt=A bronze-statued Herbert Chapman, standing with hands behind his back. The statue was erected to commemorate his time at Arsenal.]]

[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal Football Club]] is an English professional [[association football]] club based in [[Islington]], London. The club was formed in [[Woolwich]] in 1886 as Dial Square before it was shortly renamed to Royal Arsenal, and then Woolwich Arsenal in 1893.{{sfnp|Soar|Tyler|2011|p=24}} They became the first southern member{{refn|A club located in the southern [[counties of England]]. Initially these were amateur clubs, as professionalism in football was not as readily accepted in the south as in the north. In the 1893–94 season, Arsenal (under its former name Woolwich Arsenal) turned professional and became the first southern club admitted to the northern-oriented [[The Football League|Football League]]. The following year saw the creation of the [[Southern Football League]], which was composed of amateur and professional teams. By the [[1920–21 in English football|1920–21]] season, the top division of the Southern Football League was absorbed by the Football League, to create its third division.<ref>{{cite book |first=Alan |last=Tomlinson |title=A Dictionary of Sports Studies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r_Ujf9-TmBUC&pg=PA196 |page=196 |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-19-921381-8 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=1895: Drama, Disaster and Disgrace in Late Victorian Britain |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vYhvAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT39 |page=39 |first=Nicholas |last=Freeman |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-7486-4056-0 |access-date=18 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609201153/https://books.google.com/books?id=vYhvAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT39 |archive-date=9 June 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>|group=nb}} admitted into [[the Football League]] in 1893, having spent their first four seasons solely participating in cup tournaments and [[Friendly match#Association football|friendlies]].{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=9}} The club's name was shortened to Arsenal in 1914, a year after moving to [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]].{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=32}} In spite of finishing fifth in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in 1915, Arsenal rejoined the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] at the expense of local rivals [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] when football resumed after the First World War.{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=28}} Since that time, they have not fallen below the first tier of the [[English football league system]] and hold the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the top flight.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/clubs/profile.tickets.html/arsenal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415030152/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/clubs/profile.tickets.html/arsenal |title=Club profile – Arsenal |publisher=Premier League |access-date=17 September 2015 |archive-date=15 April 2016}}</ref>

There have been twenty permanent and eight [[caretaker manager]]s of Arsenal since 1897; [[Stewart Houston]] has managed the club in two separate spells as caretaker. The most successful person to manage Arsenal is [[Arsène Wenger]], who won three [[Premier League]] titles, seven [[FA Cup]]s and seven [[FA Community Shield|Community Shields]] between 1996 and 2018. Wenger is the club's longest-serving manager; he surpassed [[George Allison]]'s record of 13 years in October 2009. Two Arsenal managers have died in the job – [[Herbert Chapman]] and [[Tom Whittaker (footballer)|Tom Whittaker]].

This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Arsenal since their foundation in 1886. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.

==Managerial history==
{{details|History of Arsenal F.C. (1886–1966)|History of Arsenal F.C. (1966–present)}}
From 1893 to 1897, team management was undertaken by a committee of directors.<ref>{{cite web |first=Tony |last=Attwood |title=When the Arsenal team was selected by a committee! |url=http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/4020 |publisher=The History of Arsenal (AISA Arsenal History Society) |date=27 July 2012 |access-date=4 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208052204/http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/4020 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The subsequent managerial role was known originally as "secretary-manager", as the manager also managed the club's affairs off the pitch as well as on it. Following the death of Tom Whittaker in 1956, the role was split and all in the role, from then to this day, have been given the title of manager and concentrated mainly on first-team affairs.<ref>{{cite web |first=Andy |last=Kelly |url=http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=9275 |title=Arsenal's Post-war Directors |publisher=The Arsenal History |date=12 December 2014 |access-date=4 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208113037/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=9275 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1886–1925: Early years===
Although Arsenal was founded in 1886, it was not until 1897 that the club appointed a permanent manager in charge of first-team affairs, with [[Thomas Mitchell (football manager)|Thomas Mitchell]] universally recognised as Arsenal's first professional manager.{{refn|Although the club's official website credits [[Sam Hollis]] as Arsenal's first "manager" in 1894, other sources claim he was only the club's [[Athletic trainer|trainer]].{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=11|ps=: "Arsenal's trainer, Hollis, however, was true to the nineteenth century pattern."}} and many sources, including the club's own official history, make no mention of Hollis and state that Mitchell was Arsenal's first manager.{{sfnp|Roper|2004|p=120|ps=: "After their humiliating defeat the Arsenal FC directors decided to appoint their first professional manager, and the first to be signed as Thomas Brown Mitchell, a Scot."}}{{sfnp|Soar|Tyler|2005|p=30|ps=: "A disastrous FA Cup defeat by non-League Millwall (2–4 away) on 16 January 1896 proved one turning point for the committee. They decided to appoint a secretary-manager, one T.B. Mitchell from Blackburn,&nbsp;..."}}{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=12|ps=: "The first manager was T.B. Mitchell, from Blackburn Rovers and he was succeeded after a few months by G. Elcoat of Stockton."}}|group=nb}} Mitchell joined Arsenal five months after resigning from [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] in October 1896.<ref name="farsm">{{cite web |first=Tony |last=Attwood |title=Thomas Brown Mitchell: Arsenal's first professional manager |url=http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/711 |publisher=The History of Arsenal (AISA Arsenal History Society) |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208072225/http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/711 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Scotsman's time at Woolwich Arsenal was brief and he left his post barely a year into his contract, though he did manage to take the club from tenth to fifth in the league.<ref name="farsm"/> Mitchell guided Arsenal through a respectable cup run which culminated in the first round proper.<ref name="farsm"/> [[William Elcoat]] succeeded Mitchell as manager in April 1898, and set about reviving the squad with new additions.<ref name="elc">{{cite web |first1=Andy |last1=Kelly |first2=Mark |last2=Andrews |url=http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=7151 |title=Arsenal's imposter manager – seeing isn't always believing |publisher=The Arsenal History |date=29 November 2013 |access-date=9 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208120830/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=7151 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The changes did not have the desired effect; his team finished seventh in a league of 18 and were beaten 6–0 by [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] in the FA Cup first round.<ref>{{cite web |first=Tony |last=Attwood |title=William Elcoat: the last of the one-year managers |url=http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/703 |publisher=The History of Arsenal (AISA Arsenal History Society) |date=27 May 2010 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208051645/http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/703 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> He departed in February 1899, and like his predecessor only remained for a season.<ref name="elc"/>

[[Harry Bradshaw (football manager)|Harry Bradshaw]], appointed in the summer of 1899, was faced with several difficulties, not least falling attendances and limited funds to attract the best players.{{sfnp|Joy|1952|pp=13–5}} In his five years at Arsenal, he managed to steer the club away from bankruptcy by signing local talent such as [[Jimmy Ashcroft]] and [[Jimmy Jackson (footballer, born 1875)|Jimmy Jackson]], and directed his team's promotion to the First Division in [[1903–04 in English football|1903–04]].{{sfnp|Joy|1952|pp=13–5}} [[Phil Kelso]] replaced Bradshaw in the close season and succeeded in keeping the club afloat in the top division.{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=16}} He also steered Arsenal to the semi-final stage of the FA Cup in the [[1905–06 in English football|1905–06]] and [[1906–07 in English football|1906–07]] seasons.<ref name="histw">{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1906-1910 |title=125 years of Arsenal history – 1906–10 |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=25 October 2011 |access-date=1 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208065235/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1906-1910 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Kelso departed in February 1908, amid uncertainty over the club's finances,{{sfnp|Soar|Tyler|2005|p=32}} and was replaced by [[George Morrell (football manager)|George Morrell]], a fellow Scotsman.<ref name="histw"/> Morrell's time as manager coincided with [[Henry Norris (businessman)|Sir Henry Norris]]' takeover of Arsenal and the club's subsequent relocation to Highbury.<ref name="histw"/> Arsenal were relegated to the Second Division in 1913, though the move to North London brought about much larger attendances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1911-1915 |title=125 years of Arsenal history – 1911–16 |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=25 October 2011 |access-date=1 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208062244/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1911-1915 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Morrell left Arsenal during the First World War and [[James McEwen (footballer)|James McEwen]] served as caretaker manager, presiding over two matches.<ref name="jame">{{cite web |first=Andy |last=Kelly |url=http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=9137 |title=Arsenal's last game outside the top flight – 100 years ago today |publisher=The Arsenal History |date=24 April 2015 |access-date=1 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208094619/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=9137 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Both managers' work over [[1914–15 in English football|1914–15]] resulted in Arsenal finishing in fifth place and aided the club's re-election to the First Division.<ref name="jame"/> When professional football resumed in 1919, Norris appointed [[Leslie Knighton]] as the club's manager.{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=27}} Arsenal remained under financial strain during this period and stagnated in the league; Knighton in his autobiography claimed he was under strict instruction to spend little on transfers.<ref>{{cite web |first=Tony |last=Attwood |title=Exploding the myth that Knighton could spend no money, and Chapman could spend anything |url=http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/4225 |publisher=The History of Arsenal (AISA Arsenal History Society) |date=12 August 2012 |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208050553/http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/4225 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> His working relationship with Norris moreover deteriorated and in 1925 he was dismissed.{{sfnp|Spurling|2012|p=18}} The decision to sack Knighton was said to have been made following Arsenal's defeat to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in the FA Cup, a competition which presented the club's only realistic chance of silverware.{{sfnp|Spurling|2012|p=18}}

===1925–66: Arrival of Chapman, dominance and decline===
In the close season of 1925, Norris proceeded with wholesale changes at the club and advertised the role of manager in the ''Athletic News'':{{sfnp|Soar|Tyler|2005|p=43}}
{{blockquote|Arsenal Football Club is open to receive applications for the position of TEAM MANAGER. He must be experienced and possess the highest qualifications for the post, both as to ability and personal character. Gentlemen whose sole ability to build up a good side depends on the payment of heavy and exhorbitant [sic] transfer fees need not apply.}}

The notice caught the attention of [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] manager [[Herbert Chapman]], who according to journalist and former Arsenal player [[Bernard Joy]] wanted to manage a London club: "Arsenal appealed to him because it was a struggling club, something he could work on and make a power in the land."{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=33}} He joined Arsenal in June 1925, and laid the foundations for the club's first period of success.<ref name="chap">{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/history/herbert-chapman/herbert-chapman-overview |title=Herbert Chapman – Overview |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=16 December 2008 |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807022043/http://www.arsenal.com/history/herbert-chapman/herbert-chapman-overview |archive-date=7 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Considered the "great innovator" of English football,<ref name="chap"/> Chapman introduced numbered shirts, advocated [[Floodlight#Association football|floodlights]] at Highbury and successfully campaigned for [[Gillespie Road]] station to be renamed to [[Arsenal tube station|Arsenal]] on the [[London Underground]].<ref name="chap"/> He also introduced new training techniques and tactics, adopting a [[Formation (association football)#WM|"WM" formation]] in order to counter a change in the offside law.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/history/herbert-chapman/herbert-chapman-is-appointed-manager |title=Herbert Chapman is appointed manager |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=16 December 2008 |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207064800/http://www.arsenal.com/history/herbert-chapman/herbert-chapman-is-appointed-manager |archive-date=7 February 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Wilson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/sep/20/arsenal-herbert-chapman-southampton-tactics |title=The Question: Did Herbert Chapman really invent the W-M formation? |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=20 September 2011 |access-date=30 November 2015 |quote="The offside law was clearly the spur&nbsp;... although Chapman's Arsenal were by the end of the decade the finest exponents of the new system, they were not the first team to use it." |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226104619/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/sep/20/arsenal-herbert-chapman-southampton-tactics |archive-date=26 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

One of Chapman's first decisions was to bring in [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] striker [[Charlie Buchan]], recognising Arsenal's lack of goal threat.{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=34}} Arsenal finished second in Chapman's first season, a marked improvement on previous seasons, though finished no higher as the 1920s drew to a close.{{sfnp|Soar|Tyler|2005|p=48}} Chapman continued to reshape his team and buy players to fit his desired system.{{sfnp|Soar|Tyler|2005|p=48}} He led Arsenal to their first major trophy, as they beat his former side Huddersfield Town 2–0 in the [[1930 FA Cup Final]].{{sfnp|Joy|1952|pp=71–2}} The team continued to mature and won the [[1930–31 in English football|1930–31]] First Division title, scoring 127 goals in the process.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/history/herbert-chapman/arsenal-win-their-first-league-title |title=Arsenal win their first league title |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=16 December 2008 |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107025956/http://www.arsenal.com/history/herbert-chapman/arsenal-win-their-first-league-title |archive-date=7 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chapman won another championship in [[1932–33 in English football|1932–33]], after Arsenal ended the previous season as league and [[1932 FA Cup Final|1932 FA Cup runners-up]].<ref name="champh">{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1931-35 |title=125 years of Arsenal history – 1931–35 |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=7 December 2011 |access-date=30 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930200319/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1931-35 |archive-date=30 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
[[File:Billy Wright (1961).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]] (1924–1994), manager of Arsenal from 1962 to 1966|alt=A black and white photograph of Billy Wright, wearing an England national team jersey.]]

In the early hours of 6 January 1934, Chapman died at his home in [[Hendon]].<ref name="chap"/> Arsenal were top of the table by the New Year, but their league form stuttered as a result of Chapman's unexpected death.{{sfnp|Murray|Walker|2008|p=7}} [[Joe Shaw (footballer, born 1883)|Joe Shaw]] stood in as caretaker manager and continued Chapman's good work, as Arsenal won the [[1933–34 in English football|1933–34]] First Division title.{{sfnp|Murray|Walker|2008|p=7}} In May 1934, Arsenal appointed [[George Allison]], beginning a successful thirteen-year spell as manager.<ref name="longserv">{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-v-allison-stats |title=Wenger is Arsenal's longest-serving manager |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=30 September 2009 |access-date=18 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307220045/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-v-allison-stats |archive-date=7 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club retained the league title in [[1934–35 in English football|1934–35]] and in the next season defeated [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] in the [[1936 FA Cup Final]].<ref name="champh"/><ref name="hisar">{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1936-40 |title=125 years of Arsenal history – 1936–40 |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=7 December 2011 |access-date=2 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930230223/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1936-40 |archive-date=30 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Arsenal won another championship in [[1937–38 in English football|1937–38]], their fifth in eight years, to reinforce their position as the dominant team of the 1930s.<ref name="hisar"/> Britain's involvement in the Second World War meant the ordinary football calendar was abandoned.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/history/post-war-arsenal/highbury-stages-first-live-broadcast |title=Arsenal at War |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=16 December 2008 |access-date=13 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207025606/http://www.arsenal.com/history/post-war-arsenal/highbury-stages-first-live-broadcast |archive-date=7 February 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the early part of the 1940s, Arsenal participated in various wartime competitions, still managed by Allison.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arseweb.com/history/wartime.html |title=Arseweb on... Wartime Arsenal |publisher=Arseweb.com |access-date=13 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222164404/http://arseweb.com/history/wartime.html |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Allison resigned in 1947, a year after professional football resumed, and his position was taken over by [[Tom Whittaker (footballer)|Tom Whittaker]], the club's first-team trainer.{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=163}} Intent on playing an expansive style of football, he purchased [[Don Roper]] and converted [[Ian McPherson (footballer)|Ian McPherson]]'s position from defender to winger.{{sfnp|Joy|1952|pp=167–8}} The changes had the desired effect as Arsenal won the [[1947–48 in English football|1947–48]] First Division championship.{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=174}} Whittaker won the club's third FA Cup in [[1950 FA Cup Final|1950]] and repeated early league success in [[1952–53 in English football|1952–53]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ggm-46-mercer-leads-arsenal-to-fa-cup-win |title=GGM 46: Mercer leads Arsenal to FA Cup win |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=31 July 2007 |access-date=1 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026031808/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ggm-46-mercer-leads-arsenal-to-fa-cup-win |archive-date=26 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="histmd">{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1951-55 |title=125 years of Arsenal history – 1951–55 |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=4 January 2012 |access-date=1 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061659/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1951-55 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The club's success began to wane after this, which in turn commenced a stressful period for Whittaker.<ref name="histmd"/> In October 1956 he died of a heart attack, aged 58.<ref>{{cite news |title=T. Whittaker |newspaper=The Manchester Guardian |date=25 October 1956 |page=9}}</ref> [[Jack Crayston]] presided over first-team affairs as caretaker, before he was named permanent manager at the end of 1956.<ref name="crays">{{cite web |first=Tony |last=Attwood |title=Jack Crayston: player, coach, manager |url=http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/3736 |publisher=The History of Arsenal (AISA Arsenal History Society) |date=19 June 2012 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208070308/http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/3736 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> His time was brief compared to his predecessors and left the club in May 1958, achieving a twelfth-place finish in the league.<ref name="crays"/>

Former Arsenal goalkeeper [[George Swindin]] returned to the club in June 1958 as manager.{{sfnp|Prole|1964|p=30}} His tenure started well as he guided the club to a top-three position in the league, but subsequent mid-table finishes and poor cup showings led to his departure in May 1962.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brian |last=Glanville |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/oct/31/guardianobituaries.football |title=George Swindin |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=31 October 2005 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074824/http://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/oct/31/guardianobituaries.football |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Tony |last=Attwood |title=The nine dead years of Arsenal |url=http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/2595 |publisher=The History of Arsenal (AISA Arsenal History Society) |date=11 November 2011 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003112253/http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/2595 |archive-date=3 October 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Swindin's replacement [[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]] fared no better and journalist [[Brian Glanville]] wrote of his spell: "He had neither the guile nor the authority to make things work and he reacted almost childishly to criticism."<ref>{{cite journal |first=Brian |last=Glanville |url=http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss2603/stories/20030118006710700.htm |title=Billy Wright or wrong? |volume=26 |issue=3 |journal=Sportstar |date=2003 |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117151418/http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss2603/stories/20030118006710700.htm |archive-date=17 November 2006 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Though Wright failed to guide Arsenal to former successes, he led Arsenal to a seventh-place finish in [[1962–63 in English football|1962–63]], which ensured qualification for their first European competition, the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Tony |last=Attwood |title=Billy Wright: great footballer, but Arsenal's worst post-war manager |url=http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/3607 |publisher=The History of Arsenal (AISA Arsenal History Society) |date=4 June 2012 |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061939/http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/3607 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1966–96: Double winners, further league success===
Wright was sacked by Arsenal in June 1966 and the board of directors hired the club's physiotherapist [[Bertie Mee]] as his successor.<ref name="meeap">{{cite news |title=Mee made Arsenal acting manager |newspaper=The Times |date=21 June 1966 |page=5}}</ref> Mee insisted on an escape clause in his contract provided if the arrangement did not work, which the club duly obliged.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1613801.stm |title=Double hero Mee |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 October 2001 |access-date=28 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021203071318/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1613801.stm |archive-date=3 December 2002 |url-status=live }}</ref> The position became permanent eleven months later,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/arsenals-double-winner-mee-dies-6353987.html |title=Arsenal's Double winner Mee dies |newspaper=London Evening Standard |date=22 October 2001 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143229/http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/arsenals-double-winner-mee-dies-6353987.html |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> even though Arsenal were 14th in the league table.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1966-1967 |title=Arsenal 1966–67 |publisher=Statto Organisation |access-date=2 December 2015 |quote=Mee was appointed after game number 30. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208100506/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1966-1967 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The club's fortunes changed under Mee however, as he started to bed in youth players.<ref name="meeb">{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/history/post-war-arsenal/bertie-mee-is-appointed-as-manager |title=Bertie Mee is appointed as manager |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=16 December 2008 |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231114049/http://www.arsenal.com/history/post-war-arsenal/bertie-mee-is-appointed-as-manager |archive-date=31 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> He led Arsenal to successive League Cup final appearances in [[1968 Football League Cup Final|1968]] and [[1969 Football League Cup Final|1969]], and ended the club's 17-year wait for silverware when his side beat [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] in the [[1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final]].<ref name="meeb"/> Mee's greatest triumph was the club's league and cup [[Double (association football)|double]] of [[1970-71 in English football|1970–71]], but he struggled to better that achievement, having made radical changes to a successful team.<ref name="meeb"/>
[[File:George Graham (1970).png|thumb|left|180px|[[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] (pictured in 1970) won two league championships as Arsenal manager.|alt=A black and white photograph of George Graham, before his stint as Arsenal manager.]]

When Mee resigned at the end of [[1975–76 in English football|1975–76]], the board opted for [[Terry Neill]] as their next manager.<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Yallop |title=Arsenal appoint Neill |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=10 July 1976 |page=17}}</ref> He arrived after guiding Tottenham Hotspur to a ninth-place finish, but his association with Arsenal's [[North London derby|local rivals]] created animosity between himself and the club's fans.{{sfnp|Spurling|2012|p=48}} Neill led Arsenal to three FA Cup finals between 1978 and 1980, succeeding in the "five-minute final" of [[1979 FA Cup Final|1979]].<ref name="tneil">{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1976-1980 |title=125 years of Arsenal history – 1976–80 |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=1 October 2012 |access-date=30 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305152132/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/125-years-of-arsenal-history-1976-1980 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/history/the-seventies/-the-five-minute-final-stuns-manchester-utd |title='The Five Minute Final' stuns Manchester Utd |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=16 December 2008 |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208072600/http://www.arsenal.com/history/the-seventies/-the-five-minute-final-stuns-manchester-utd |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> He took them to the [[1980 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1980 Cup Winners' Cup Final]], which they lost in a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty-shootout]] to Spanish team [[Valencia C.F.|Valencia]].<ref name="tneil"/> Poor league form and a surprise exit in the League Cup to [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] led to Neill's dismissal midway through [[1983–84 in English football|1983–84]].<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Lacey |title=Day the marble halls cracked under pressure |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=17 December 1983 |page=11}}</ref> [[Don Howe]] was promoted as manager, initially in a caretaker capacity.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Miller |title=Venables may succeed Neill |newspaper=The Times |date=17 December 1983 |page=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Howe signs for two years |newspaper=The Times |date=30 April 1984 |page=21}}</ref> Though his three years brought no major silverware, he was responsible for giving debuts to several players such as [[Tony Adams]] and [[David Rocastle]], who served the club well during the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |first=Tony |last=Attwood |title=Don Howe: player, coach, manager |url=http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/don-howe |publisher=The History of Arsenal (AISA Arsenal History Society) |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024170302/http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/don-howe |archive-date=24 October 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Howe departed in March 1986, and [[Steve Burtenshaw]] stood in for two months as caretaker.<ref>{{cite news |first=Stuart |last=Jones |title=Howe decides to call it a day |newspaper=The Times |date=29 March 1986 |page=40}}</ref> After making a tentative offer to [[Alex Ferguson]],{{refn|Ferguson was offered the Arsenal job after Howe's departure, but his commitment to the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]] as temporary manager, coupled with Arsenal's insistence to reach a deal meant the proposal fell through. He eventually joined [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in November 1986.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Harwood |title=Alex Ferguson could have been manager of Arsenal |url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/arsenal/5637/alex-ferguson-could-have-been-manager-of-arsenal |magazine=The Week |date=11 May 2011 |access-date=4 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208162340/http://www.theweek.co.uk/arsenal/5637/alex-ferguson-could-have-been-manager-of-arsenal |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>|group=nb}} the board settled on appointing [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Clive |last=White |title=Graham for Arsenal as Spurs eye Pleat |newspaper=The Times |date=15 May 1986 |page=48}}</ref> He led Arsenal to appearances in the League Cup final in each of his first two seasons, winning in [[1987 Football League Cup Final|1987]], before losing in [[1988 Football League Cup Final|1988]].<ref name="gra">{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/history/grahams-glory-years/george-graham-appointed-as-manager |title=George Graham appointed as manager |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=16 December 2008 |access-date=30 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208044503/http://www.arsenal.com/history/grahams-glory-years/george-graham-appointed-as-manager |archive-date=8 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Arsenal's performances in the league also improved and in Graham's third season his team won the league championship in [[Liverpool F.C. 0–2 Arsenal F.C. (26 May 1989)|unprecedented fashion]], defeating title rivals Liverpool by two clear goals on the final night of the season to be crowned champions on goals scored.<ref name="gra"/> He won his second league title in [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]], fielding a side that only lost one game throughout the season.<ref>{{cite web |first=Chas |last=Newkey-Burden |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/arsenals-almost-invincibles-when-chelsea-denied-gunners-history-91 |title=Arsenal's almost-Invincibles: When Chelsea denied the Gunners history in '91 |magazine=FourFourTwo |date=18 September 2015 |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208044749/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/arsenals-almost-invincibles-when-chelsea-denied-gunners-history-91 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Arsenal's [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] defeat to [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in October 1991 is regarded as a watershed moment in Graham's managerial career.<ref name="gra"/> He altered his tactics and built a stubborn team, which lacked the creativity associated with the first half of his Arsenal reign.<ref name="gra"/> Graham's Arsenal struggled to put together a title challenge in the newly-formed [[Premier League]], but were cup specialists in the early half of the nineties.<ref name="gra"/> In [[1992–93 in English football|1992–93]], Graham became the first manager to win the FA Cup and League Cup in the same season.<ref name="gra"/> A [[1993–94 in English football|season later]], he guided Arsenal to their first European trophy for almost a quarter of a century, as the team won the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]].<ref name="gra"/>

Graham was dismissed in February 1995, for bringing the club into disrepute over his transfer misconduct.<ref name="gmp">{{cite news |first=Rob |last=Hughes |title=Arsenal make Graham pay ultimate price |newspaper=The Times |date=22 February 1995 |page=48}}</ref> He was found guilty of financial impropriety by a league investigation, leaving the board with no other choice but to terminate his contract.<ref name="gmp"/> [[Stewart Houston]] came in as caretaker and revitalised the squad, taking Arsenal to the [[1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Rob |last=Hughes |title=Arsenal call on Houston to calm storm surrounding Highbury |newspaper=The Times |date=23 February 1995 |page=44}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Jacob |last=Steinberg |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/may/08/golden-goal-nayim-zaragoza-arsenal-1995 |title=Golden goal: Nayim for Zaragoza v Arsenal (1995) |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=8 May 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130142623/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/may/08/golden-goal-nayim-zaragoza-arsenal-1995 |archive-date=30 November 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Arsenal board subsequently hired [[Bruce Rioch]], on a three-year deal in June 1995.<ref>{{cite news |first=Neil |last=Robinson |title=Rioch to lick the Gunners into shape |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=9 June 1995 |page=23}}</ref> Rioch's tenure lasted just 61 weeks and in his only season at the club, he guided Arsenal to fifth position, which came with a [[UEFA Cup]] spot.<ref>{{cite news |first=Roy |last=Collins |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2378055/Arsenal-solid-on-Rioch-foundations.html |title=Arsenal solid on Rioch foundations |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=2 May 2004 |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209120741/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2378055/Arsenal-solid-on-Rioch-foundations.html |archive-date=9 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rioch was sacked in August 1996, amid reports of disagreements with vice-chairman [[David Dein]].<ref name="ricl">{{cite news |first=Martin |last=Thorpe |title=Arsenal ditch Rioch and look abroad |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=13 August 1996 |page=22}}</ref>

===1996–2018: Wenger era===
The dismissal of Rioch meant Houston was once again put in temporary charge of first-team affairs.<ref>{{cite news |title=I came so close to packing it in last week – but Bruce Rioch got me through |page=68 |newspaper=London Evening Standard |date=14 August 1996}}</ref> When Houston left Arsenal to eventually become the [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] manager, his position was taken up by [[Pat Rice]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Red faces as Houston walks out |first=Trevor |last=Haylett |page=28 |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=14 September 1996}}</ref> Frenchman [[Arsène Wenger]], in the meantime, agreed a deal with the Arsenal board to become the club's next manager.<ref name="wen">{{cite news |title=Wenger confirmed as Arsenal manager |first=Glenn |last=Moore |page=48 |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=17 September 1996}}</ref> His appointment was confirmed in September 1996, after receiving an early release from Japanese club [[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]].<ref name="wen"/> Hill-Wood was highly optimistic of Wenger, despite the track record that came with previous foreign managers in the Premier League:

{{blockquote|I believe Arsène Wenger is going to be a great success and drag football in this country into the 20th century. There is no doubt in my mind we are blinkered and backward as a sporting nation. Look at the British results in Europe, they were not good, including ours. We keep telling ourselves we have the best league in Europe, but it is not true. We need to catch up with the Continentals and we think Arsène is the man to help us.<ref name="wen"/>}}
[[File:Arsene Wenger Arsenal Members' Day 2015 (20090246896).jpg|thumb|250px|[[Arsène Wenger]] is Arsenal's longest serving manager.|alt=Arsène Wenger kicking a football during an Arsenal training session]]

Wenger has been credited with promoting the importance of diet and nutrition in football and advocating the principle that the sport ought to be entertaining on the pitch.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4262762.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Wenger says clubs must entertain |date=20 September 2005 |access-date=13 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208023543/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4262762.stm |archive-date=8 February 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/oct/01/sport.comment1 |newspaper=The Observer |location=London |title=French lessons |first=Amy |last=Lawrence |date=1 October 2006 |access-date=13 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003182235/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/oct/01/sport.comment1 |archive-date=3 October 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The signings of [[Patrick Vieira]], [[Emmanuel Petit]], [[Marc Overmars]] and [[Nicolas Anelka]], combined with the club's many experienced players, helped Arsenal win the double in [[1997–98 in English football|1997–98]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Overmars provides the driving force |first=Oliver |last=Holt |page=31 |newspaper=The Times |date=18 May 1998}}</ref> Wenger led Arsenal to another double in [[2001–02 in English football|2001–02]]; his team scored in every Premier League game that season and won their remaining 13 matches to clinch the title.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/wengers-record-busters-two-steps-from-heaven-173297.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |title=Wenger's record-busters two steps from heaven |first=Nick |last=Harris |date=14 August 2002 |access-date=6 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208193316/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/wengers-record-busters-two-steps-from-heaven-173297.html |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> A year later, Wenger became the first manager since [[Keith Burkinshaw]] 21 years previously to retain the FA Cup; Arsenal beat [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] 1–0 in the [[2003 FA Cup Final|final]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Final analysis |page=S5 |newspaper=The Times |date=19 May 2003}}</ref> Wenger won his third league title in [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]], which earnt distinction as he guided his team to an unbeaten league season, something achieved only once before in English football, by [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in [[1888–89 Football League|1888–89]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Ian |last=Hughes |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/3713537.stm |title=Arsenal the Invincibles |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2004 |access-date=20 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519210851/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/3713537.stm |archive-date=19 May 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Another FA Cup was won in [[2005 FA Cup Final|2005]], this time on penalties against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal 0–0 Man Utd (aet) – Arsenal win 5–4 on penalties |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4558271.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2005 |access-date=1 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127144702/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4558271.stm |archive-date=27 January 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Wenger took Arsenal to their first [[UEFA Champions League]] final in [[2006 UEFA Champions League Final|2006]] and in the same year oversaw the club's relocation to the [[Emirates Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Dan |last=Warren |title=Arsenal aim to upset the odds |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4750383.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2006 |access-date=14 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912155904/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4750383.stm |archive-date=12 September 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Christopher |last=Davies |title=Wenger faces old problems at new stadium |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2343633/Wenger-faces-old-problems-at-new-stadium.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=19 August 2006 |access-date=26 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613085303/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2343633/Wenger-faces-old-problems-at-new-stadium.html |archive-date=13 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2009, Wenger surpassed Allinson to become Arsenal's longest serving manager and reflected the club were "maybe not crazy, but brave" to appoint him.<ref name="longserv"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal were crazy to appoint me, says Arsène Wenger |first=Jamie |last=Jackson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/28/arsene-wenger-arsenal-manager |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=28 September 2009 |access-date=12 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117170829/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/28/arsene-wenger-arsenal-manager |archive-date=17 November 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During [[2013–14 Arsenal F.C. season|2013–14]], Wenger celebrated his 1,000th game in charge of Arsenal and in the process became the fourth manager in English football (after [[Matt Busby|Sir Matt Busby]], [[Dario Gradi]] and Sir Alex Ferguson) to do so.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arsene Wenger: Chelsea v Arsenal is 'the game of the season' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26681277 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 March 2014 |access-date=25 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324065554/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26681277 |archive-date=24 March 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The match however did not go as Wenger planned, as the team were beaten 6–0 by [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea 6–0 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26590673 |first=Aimee |last=Lewis |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 March 2014 |access-date=25 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822165658/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26590673 |archive-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Wenger guided Arsenal to [[2014 FA Cup Final|further FA Cup success]] at the end of the season, after a period of nine years without silverware.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arséne Wenger savours FA Cup win over Hull as Arsenal end drought |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/18/arsene-wenger-fa-cup-arsenal-hull-trophy-drought |first=David |last=Hytner |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=18 May 2014 |access-date=25 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817042922/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/18/arsene-wenger-fa-cup-arsenal-hull-trophy-drought |archive-date=17 August 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> His team retained the cup [[2015 FA Cup Final|the following year]],<ref>{{cite news |first=James |last=Walker-Roberts |title=Arsenal 4–0 Aston Villa: Dominant Gunners seal record FA Cup victory |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/arsenal-vs-a-villa/334699 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=31 May 2015 |access-date=25 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126075808/http://www.skysports.com/football/arsenal-vs-a-villa/334699 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> and victory against Chelsea in the [[2017 FA Cup Final|2017]] final placed Wenger as the most successful manager in the competition's history with seven trophies.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39984089 |title=Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527113654/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39984089 |archive-date=27 May 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Wenger signed a two-year extension once the season was over to take his contract to the end of the [[2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season|2018–19 Season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Club and Wenger agree contract extension |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20170531/club-and-wenger-agree-contract-extension |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=31 May 2017 |access-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603010445/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20170531/club-and-wenger-agree-contract-extension |archive-date=3 June 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> 

On 20 April 2018, Wenger announced he would step down as Arsenal manager at the end of the [[2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season|2017–18 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ornstein |first=David |date=20 April 2018 |title=Arsene Wenger: Arsenal boss to leave club at end of season |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43834283 |url-status=live |access-date=13 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426213136/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43834283 |archive-date=26 April 2018}}</ref> This season saw Wenger's Arsenal get knocked out of the FA Cup at the [[2017–18 FA Cup#Third round proper|Third round]] stage for the first and only time in his 22 seasons at the club, while Arsenal made it through to the [[2018 EFL Cup final|2018 League Cup Final]] where they lost to Manchester City. Wenger made it to 3 EFL Cups finals with Arsenal but never won that competition. 

His final home game was a 5–0 win against Burnley on 6 May 2018, where he received a standing ovation before the game and was gifted the gold mini-replica Premier League trophy he won during the 2003–04 [[The Invincibles (football)|''Invincibles'']] season as a departing gift from Arsenal. He officially concluded his tenure with a 1–0 away win against [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]. Wenger later revealed that he wanted to stay at the club until the expiration of his contract, but the club thought it better he leave, with the board informing him in January of their decision to end his contract at the end of the season. He described the hostility he faced from the board and fans as "unjustified" and his exit as "very hard" and "very brutal".

=== 2018–present: Post-Wenger era===
After conducting an overhaul in the club's operating model to coincide with Wenger's departure, Spaniard [[Unai Emery]] was named as the club's new head coach on 23 May 2018.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44205703 |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Unai Emery: Arsenal's choice of new boss makes sense but still carries risk |date=21 May 2018 |access-date=10 September 2023 |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202224506/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44205703 |url-status=live }}</ref> He became the club's first ever 'head coach' and second manager from outside the United Kingdom. In Emery's [[2018–19 Premier League|first season]], Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League and as runner-up in the [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]. On 29 November 2019, with Arsenal sitting in eighth place in the league, Emery was dismissed as manager and former player and assistant first team coach [[Freddie Ljungberg]] was appointed as interim head coach.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50532493 |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Arsenal sack Unai Emery: Manager leaves after 18 months in charge |date=29 November 2019 |access-date=10 September 2023 |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024080833/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50532493 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2019, Arsenal appointed former club captain [[Mikel Arteta]] as the new head coach.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50817660 |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Mikel Arteta: Arsenal appoint ex-captain as head coach |date=20 December 2019 |access-date=10 September 2023 |archive-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921112012/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50817660 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a season heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Arsenal finished the [[2019–20 Premier League|league]] season in eighth, their lowest finish since [[1994–95 FA Premier League|1994–95]], but [[2020 FA Cup Final|beat Chelsea 2–1]] to earn a record-extending [[2020 FA Cup Final|14th FA Cup]] win. After the season, Arteta's title was changed from head coach to manager and then in August went on to win the [[2020 FA Community Shield|2020 Community Shield]] against league champions Liverpool. Arsenal finished the 2020-21 season in eighth place once again and did not win a cup competition and therefore not qualifying for a European competition for the first time in 26 years.

Arteta guided Arsenal to a fifth place Premier league finish in the [[2021–22 Arsenal F.C. season|2021–22]] campaign; having looked likely to finish in the top four, and hence qualify for the Champions League for the first time in six seasons, until the final three games where they were overtaken by rivals Tottenham. The whole season was documented in the [[Amazon Prime Video]] series ''[[All or Nothing: Arsenal]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch the teaser for All or Nothing: Arsenal |url=https://www.arsenal.com/amazon-prime-all-or-nothing-arsenal-release-dates-trailer |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Watch the teaser for All or Nothing: Arsenal |language=en |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705211256/https://www.arsenal.com/amazon-prime-all-or-nothing-arsenal-release-dates-trailer |url-status=live }}</ref> which allowed viewers to see candidly Mikel Arteta's management style and tactics.

In the [[2022–23 Arsenal F.C. season|2022–23]] season, Arteta led Arsenal to a second place finish in the league, the club's highest since the 2016 season, qualifying for a place in the following season's UEFA Champions League for the first time in seven years.

==Managers==
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*Manager dates and statistics are sourced from ''The Arsenal History'' for Mitchell to Wenger,<ref>{{cite web |first=Andy |last=Kelly |url=http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/record/managers.htm |title=Arsenal's managers |publisher=The Arsenal History |access-date=4 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208125859/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/record/managers.htm |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''Soccerbase'' thereafter for Wenger, Emery, Ljungberg and Arteta's results.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=142&teamTabs=managers |title=Arsenal: Managers |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227114315/http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=142 |archive-date=27 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=142&teamTabs=results |title=Arsenal: Results/matches |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905122741/http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=142&teamTabs=results |archive-date=5 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nationalities of named managers are sourced from Soar & Tyler (2011).{{sfnp|Soar|Tyler|2011|pp=75, 144–162}} Names of caretaker managers are supplied where known, and periods of caretaker management are highlighted in ''italics'' and marked {{dagger|alt=caretaker}} or {{double-dagger|alt=caretaker, then permanent appointment}}, depending on the scenario. Win percentage is rounded to two decimal places.
*Only first-team competitive matches are counted; games in the various wartime competitions and the abandoned [[1939–40 Football League]] season are excluded. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-outs]] are not counted.
*Statistics are complete up to and including the match played on 11 December 2024.

'''Key'''
*M = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Win % = percentage of total matches won
*{{legend2|#B0C4DE||border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{dagger|alt=caretaker}} Managers with this background and symbol in the "Name" column are italicised to denote caretaker appointments.
*{{legend2|#EBD79B||border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{double-dagger|alt=caretaker, then permanent appointment}} Managers with this background and symbol in the "Name" column are italicised to denote caretaker appointments promoted to full-time manager.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+List of Arsenal F.C. managers
!width=11%|Name
!width=11%|Nationality!!From!!To!!M!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!Win %!! class="unsortable" |Honours !!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Thomas|Mitchell|Thomas Mitchell (football manager)}}
|align=left|{{flagu|Scotland}}
|align=left|{{dts|30 March 1897}}
|align=left|{{dts|10 March 1898}}
{{WDL|45|23|8|14|for=106|against=79}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=background:#B0C4DE|''Unknown'' {{dagger|alt=caretaker}}
|align=left|{{flagu|none}}
|align=left|{{dts|11 March 1898}}
|align=left|{{dts|April 1898}}
{{WDL|9|6|2|1|for=21|against=8}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|William|Elcoat}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|11 April 1898}}
|align=left|{{dts|16 February 1899}}
{{WDL|44|21|6|17|for=86|against=67}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=background:#B0C4DE|''{{sortname|Arthur|Kennedy|Arthur Kennedy (football manager)}}'' {{dagger|alt=caretaker}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|21 February 1899}}
|align=left|{{dts|29 April 1899}}
{{WDL|15|8|3|4|for=31|against=17}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Harry|Bradshaw|Harry Bradshaw (football manager)}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|30 June 1899}}
|align=left|{{dts|30 April 1904}}
{{WDL|235|118|44|73|for=403|against=237}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Phil|Kelso}}
|align=left|{{flagu|Scotland}}
|align=left|{{dts|1 May 1904}}
|align=left|{{dts|9 February 1908}}
{{WDL|152|63|31|58|for=225|against=229}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|George|Morrell|George Morrell (football manager)}}
|align=left|{{flagu|Scotland}}
|align=left|{{dts|10 February 1908}}
|align=left|{{dts|13 April 1915}}
{{WDL|309|113|74|122|for=392|against=428}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=background:#B0C4DE|''{{sortname|James|McEwen|James McEwen (footballer)}}'' {{dagger|alt=caretaker}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|19 April 1915}}
|align=left|{{dts|24 May 1919}}
{{WDL|2|1|0|1|for=7|against=3}}
|
|{{refn|Though not officially named secretary-manager, McEwen was in charge of first team-affairs at Arsenal and thus ''de facto'' manager after Morrell left the club; the vast majority of his time he oversaw wartime matches, which do not count toward the official record.{{sfnp|Joy|1952|p=26}}|group=nb}}
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Leslie|Knighton}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|25 May 1919}}
|align=left|{{dts|16 May 1925}}
{{WDL|286|105|63|118|for=367|against=401}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Herbert|Chapman}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|11 June 1925}}
|align=left|{{dts|6 January 1934}}
{{WDL|411|204|97|110|for=879|against=616}}
|align=left|[[Football League First Division|First Division]] champions: [[1930–31 Football League|1930–31]], [[1932–33 Football League|1932–33]]<br />

[[FA Cup]] winners: [[1930 FA Cup Final|1929–30]]<br />

[[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]] winners: [[1930 FA Charity Shield|1930]], [[1931 FA Charity Shield|1931]], [[1933 FA Charity Shield|1933]]
|
|-
!scope=row style=background:#B0C4DE|''{{sortname|Joe|Shaw|Joe Shaw (footballer, born 1883)}}'' {{dagger|alt=caretaker}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|6 January 1934}}
|align=left|{{dts|28 May 1934}}
{{WDL|23|14|3|6|for=44|against=29}}
|align=left|[[Football League First Division|First Division]] champions: [[1933–34 Football League|1933–34]]
|{{refn|Joe Shaw was appointed caretaker manager, while John Peters was appointed caretaker secretary.<ref>{{cite book | title=Arsenal handbook (1934–35) | url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andy.kelly/arsenal/arsenalhandbooks/193435/index.htm | publisher=Arsenal F.C | page=6 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071215/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andy.kelly/arsenal/arsenalhandbooks/193435/index.htm | archive-date=8 December 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>|group=nb}}
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|George|Allison}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|28 May 1934}}
|align=left|{{dts|31 May 1947}}
{{WDL|279|129|74|76|for=534|against=327}}
|align=left|[[Football League First Division|First Division]] champions: [[1934–35 Football League|1934–35]], [[1937–38 Football League|1937–38]]<br />

[[FA Cup]] winners: [[1936 FA Cup Final|1935–36]]<br />

[[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]] winners: [[1934 FA Charity Shield|1934]], [[1938 FA Charity Shield|1938]]
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Tom|Whittaker|Tom Whittaker (footballer)}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|2 June 1947}}
|align=left|{{dts|24 October 1956}}
{{WDL|430|203|106|121|for=802|against=568}}
|align=left|[[Football League First Division|First Division]] champions: [[1947–48 Football League|1947–48]], [[1952–53 Football League|1952–53]]<br />

[[FA Cup]] winners: [[1950 FA Cup Final|1949–50]]<br />

[[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]] winners: [[1948 FA Charity Shield|1948]], [[1953 FA Charity Shield|1953]]
|{{refn|Whittaker was taken ill in early 1956, and although he officially remained in charge at the start of the [[1956–57 in English football|1956–57]] season, in practice [[Jack Crayston]] was team manager from then up until Whittaker's death in October.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mr.T.Whittaker |newspaper=The Times |date=25 October 1956 |page=14 |quote="Last April he entered hospital for a complete rest because of over-work and strain. … Although he returned to Highbury for a short while, it was clear he was far from well. He was ordered further rest and treatment and recently he again entered hospital. … Mr. Jack Crayston, who, as assistant manager, has held the rein at Highbury…"}}</ref>|group=nb}}
|-
!scope=row style=background:#EBD79B|''{{sortname|Jack|Crayston}}'' {{double-dagger|alt=caretaker, then permanent appointment}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|24 October 1956}}
|align=left|{{dts|19 May 1958}}
{{WDL|81|34|17|30|for=148|against=151}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|George|Swindin}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|21 June 1958}}
|align=left|{{dts|1 May 1962}}
{{WDL|186|76|43|67|for=336|against=330}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Billy|Wright|Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|1 May 1962}}
|align=left|{{dts|13 June 1966}}
{{WDL|182|70|43|69|for=336|against=330}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=background:#EBD79B|''{{sortname|Bertie|Mee}}'' {{double-dagger|alt=caretaker, then permanent appointment}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|20 June 1966}}
|align=left|{{dts|4 May 1976}}
{{WDL|539|241|148|150|for=739|against=542}}
|align=left|[[Football League First Division|First Division]] champions: [[1970–71 Football League|1970–71]]<br />

[[FA Cup]] winners: [[1971 FA Cup Final|1970–71]]<br />

[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] winners: [[1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final|1969–70]]
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Terry|Neill}}
|align=left|{{flagu|Northern Ireland}}
|align=left|{{dts|9 July 1976}}
|align=left|{{dts|16 December 1983}}
{{WDL|416|187|117|112|for=601|against=446}}
|align=left|[[FA Cup]] winners: [[1979 FA Cup Final|1978–79]]
|
|-
!scope=row style=background:#EBD79B|''{{sortname|Don|Howe}}'' {{double-dagger|alt=caretaker, then permanent appointment}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|16 December 1983}}
|align=left|{{dts|22 March 1986}}
{{WDL|117|54|32|31|for=187|against=142}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=background:#B0C4DE|''{{sortname|Steve|Burtenshaw}}'' {{dagger|alt=caretaker}}
|align=left|{{flagu|England}}
|align=left|{{dts|23 March 1986}}
|align=left|{{dts|14 May 1986}}
{{WDL|11|3|2|6|for=7|against=15}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|George|Graham}} 
|align=left|{{flagu|Scotland}}
|align=left|{{dts|14 May 1986}}
|align=left|{{dts|21 February 1995}}
{{WDL|460|225|133|102|for=711|against=403}}
|align=left |[[Football League First Division|First Division]] champions: [[1988–89 Football League|1988–89]], [[1990–91 Football League|1990–91]]<br />

[[FA Cup]] winners: [[1992–93 FA Cup|1992–93]]<br />

[[Football League Cup]] winners: [[1987 Football League Cup Final|1986–87]], [[1993 Football League Cup Final|1992–93]]<br />

[[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]] winners: [[1991 FA Charity Shield|1991]] (shared)<br />

[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] winners: [[1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1993–94]]
|
|-
!scope=row style=background:#B0C4DE|''{{sortname|Stewart|Houston}}'' {{dagger|alt=caretaker}}
|align=left|{{flagu|Scotland}}
|align=left|{{dts|21 February 1995}}
|align=left|{{dts|15 June 1995}}
{{WDL|19|7|3|9|for=29|against=25}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Bruce|Rioch}}
|align=left|{{flagu|Scotland}}
|align=left|{{dts|15 June 1995}}
|align=left|{{dts|12 August 1996}}
{{WDL|47|22|15|10|for=67|against=37}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=background:#B0C4DE|''{{sortname|Stewart|Houston}}'' {{dagger|alt=caretaker}}
|align=left|{{flagu|Scotland}}
|align=left|{{dts|12 August 1996}}
|align=left|{{dts|13 September 1996}}
{{WDL|6|2|2|2|for=11|against=10}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=background:#B0C4DE|''{{sortname|Pat|Rice}}'' {{dagger|alt=caretaker}}
|align=left|{{flagu|Northern Ireland}}
|align=left|{{dts|13 September 1996}}
|align=left|{{dts|30 September 1996}}
{{WDL|4|3|0|1|for=10|against=4}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Arsène|Wenger}}
|align=left|{{flagu|France}}
|align=left|{{dts|1 October 1996}}
|align=left|{{dts|13 May 2018}}
{{WDL|1235|707|280|248|for=2156|against=1147}}
|align=left|[[Premier League]] champions: [[1997–98 FA Premier League|1997–98]], [[2001–02 FA Premier League|2001–02]], [[2003–04 FA Premier League|2003–04]]<br/>

[[FA Cup]] winners: [[1998 FA Cup Final|1997–98]], [[2002 FA Cup Final|2001–02]], [[2003 FA Cup Final|2002–03]], [[2005 FA Cup Final|2004–05]], [[2014 FA Cup Final|2013–14]], [[2015 FA Cup Final|2014–15]], [[2017 FA Cup Final|2016–17]]<br/>

[[FA Community Shield|Charity/Community Shield]] winners: [[1998 FA Charity Shield|1998]], [[1999 FA Charity Shield|1999]], [[2002 FA Community Shield|2002]], [[2004 FA Community Shield|2004]], [[2014 FA Community Shield|2014]], [[2015 FA Community Shield|2015]], [[2017 FA Community Shield|2017]]
|{{refn|Although Wenger's appointment was announced before Arsenal's match against Sunderland on 28 September 1996, [[Pat Rice]] remained in charge of the first team for that game and Wenger did not officially take over until 1 October 1996.<ref>{{cite web |first=Richard |last=Clarke |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-1996-to-2006-the-french-evolutionary |title=Wenger 1996 to 2006: The French evolutionary |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=28 September 2006 |access-date=14 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050828/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-1996-to-2006-the-french-evolutionary |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>|group=nb}}{{refn|Wenger's statistics include the [[FA Cup]] match played against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on 13 February 1999; Arsenal won 2–1 but the match was replayed following a controversy about the winning goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ars-ne-wenger-offers-fa-cup-rematch |title=Arsène Wenger offers FA Cup rematch |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=12 July 2007 |access-date=4 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227202719/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ars-ne-wenger-offers-fa-cup-rematch |archive-date=27 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>|group=nb}}
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Unai|Emery}}
|align=left|{{flagu|Spain}}
|align=left|{{dts|23 May 2018}}
|align=left|{{dts|29 November 2019}}
{{WDL|78|43|16|19|for=152|against=100}}
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|-
!scope=row style=background:#B0C4DE|''{{sortname|Freddie|Ljungberg}}'' <small>(interim)</small>
|align=left|{{flagu|Sweden}}
|align=left|{{dts|29 November 2019}}
|align=left|{{dts|21 December 2019}}
{{WDL|6|1|3|2|for=8|against=10}}
|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Mikel|Arteta}}
|align=left|{{flagu|Spain}}
|align=left|{{dts|22 December 2019}}
|align=left|Present (as of 13 December 2024)
{{WDL|255|151|44|60|for=480|against=250}}
|align=left|[[FA Cup]] winners: [[2020 FA Cup Final|2019–20]]<br/>

[[FA Community Shield|Community Shield]] winners: [[2020 FA Community Shield|2020]], [[2023 FA Community Shield|2023]]
|
|}

==Notes==
{{Reflist|35em|group=nb}}

==References==
'''General'''
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/history/the-managers |title=The Managers |publisher=Arsenal F.C |date=30 June 2008 |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-date=7 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907001043/http://www.arsenal.com/history/the-managers |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |title=Forward, Arsenal! |publisher=GCR Books Limited |first=Bernard |last=Joy |location=London |year=1952 }}
*{{cite book |title=Day Of The Match: A History Of Football In 365 Days |publisher=Pan Macmillan |first1=Scott |last1=Murray |first2=Rowan |last2=Walker |location=London |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-7522-2678-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/dayofmatchhistor0000murr }}
*{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JxZJAQAAMAAJ |title=Football in London |publisher=R. Hale |first=David Robert |last=Prole |location=University of California, Berkeley |year=1964 }}
*{{cite book |title=The Real Arsenal Story: In the Days of Gog |publisher=Wherry |first=Alan |last=Roper |year=2004 |location=London |isbn=0-9546259-1-9 }}
*{{cite book |title=The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal |publisher=Hamlyn |first1=Phil |last1=Soar |first2=Martin |last2=Tyler |year=2005 |location=London |isbn=0-600-61344-5 }}
*{{cite book |title=Arsenal 125: The Official Illustrated History 1886–2011 |publisher=Hamlyn |first1=Phil |last1=Soar |first2=Martin |last2=Tyler |year=2011 |location=London |isbn=978-0-600-35871-8 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/arsenal18861986o00soar }}
*{{cite book |title=Rebels for the Cause: The Alternative History of Arsenal Football Club |publisher=Random House |first=Jon |last=Spurling |location=London |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-78057-486-8  }}
{{refend}}

'''Specific'''
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