1933–34 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1933–34 season
Chairman	Samuel Hill-Wood
Manager	Herbert Chapman (to January) ; Joe Shaw (from January)
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	1st
FA Cup	Sixth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Cliff Bastin (13); All: Cliff Bastin (15)
	← 1932–33 1934–35 →

The 1933–34 season was Arsenal's 15th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The Gunners won the league again, for the third time in four years, again winning it at Chelsea, this time with a 2–2 draw. They finished three points clear of runners-up Huddersfield Town, but manager Herbert Chapman, who had invented the WM formation along with a host of other tactics, and had first suggested the use of floodlights and numbered shirts, as well as initiating with European competition, died of pneumonia on 6 January 1934. On the day of his death, the crowd at Highbury for that day's match stood to commemorate him.

Arsenal won the Charity Shield with a 3–0 triumph at Everton, but went out of the FA Cup against Aston Villa. Arsenal's biggest league win of the season was 6–0 against Middlesbrough; in all competitions it was 7–0 against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup fourth round. Their top scorer was once again Cliff Bastin, who scored 13 league goals and 15 in all competitions.^[1]

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
26 August 1933	Birmingham	H	1–1	44,662
2 September 1933	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–1	23,186
6 September 1933	West Bromwich Albion	H	3–1	34,888
9 September 1933	Manchester City	H	1–1	43,412
13 September 1933	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–1	39,398
16 September 1933	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	56,612
23 September 1933	Everton	A	1–3	53,792
30 September 1933	Middlesbrough	H	6–0	28,293
7 October 1933	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–2	31,636
14 October 1933	Newcastle United	H	3–0	32,821
21 October 1933	Leicester City	H	2–0	44,014
28 October 1933	Aston Villa	A	3–2	54,323
4 November 1933	Portsmouth	H	1–1	51,765
11 November 1933	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–0	37,210
18 November 1933	Stoke City	H	3–0	32,972
25 November 1933	Huddersfield Town	A	1–0	29,407
2 December 1933	Liverpool	H	2–1	38,362
9 December 1933	Sunderland	A	0–3	35,166
16 December 1933	Chelsea	H	2–1	43,897
23 December 1933	Sheffield United	A	3–1	31,453
25 December 1933	Leeds United	A	1–0	33,193
26 December 1933	Leeds United	H	2–0	22,817
30 December 1933	Birmingham	A	0–0	34,771
6 January 1934	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1	45,156
20 January 1934	Manchester City	A	1–2	60,401
31 January 1934	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–3	68,674
3 February 1934	Everton	H	1–2	24,025
10 February 1934	Middlesbrough	A	2–0	15,894
21 February 1934	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1	29,886
24 February 1934	Newcastle United	A	1–0	40,065
8 March 1934	Leicester City	A	1–4	23,976
10 March 1934	Aston Villa	H	3–2	41,169
24 March 1934	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–2	41,143
30 March 1934	Derby County	H	1–0	69,007
31 March 1934	Stoke City	A	1–1	43,163
2 April 1934	Derby County	A	4–2	32,180
7 April 1934	Huddersfield Town	H	3–1	55,930
14 April 1934	Liverpool	A	3–2	43,027
18 April 1934	Portsmouth	A	0–1	28,442
21 April 1934	Sunderland	H	2–1	37,783
28 April 1934	Chelsea	A	2–2	65,344
5 May 1934	Sheffield United	H	2–0	25,265

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
1	Arsenal (C)	42	25	9	8	75	47	1.596	59
2	Huddersfield Town	42	23	10	9	90	61	1.475	56
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	7	14	79	56	1.411	49
4	Derby County	42	17	11	14	68	54	1.259	45
5	Manchester City	42	17	11	14	65	72	0.903	45

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
R3	13 January 1934	Luton Town	A	1–0	18,641
R4	27 January 1934	Crystal Palace	H	7–0	56,177
R5	17 February 1934	Derby County	H	1–0	66,905
R6	3 March 1934	Aston Villa	H	1–2	67,566

References

^ "Arsenal clinch a hat-trick of titles".
^ "Arsenal results for the 1933-1934 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[1] "Arsenal clinch a hat-trick of titles".

[2] "Arsenal results for the 1933-1934 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

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