arsenal beat chelsea in fa cup final.
who did arsenal beat in fa cup final?
chelsea
in 1919, norris arranged for the club's promotion back to the first division, in contentious circumstances. with increased financial resources, the club established themselves as a permanent fixture in the division and was better able to spend money on new players. in 1930, arsenal beat huddersfield town to win its first major piece of silverware: the fa cup. success continued right throughout the decade, as they won five league championships and a further fa cup in seven years. following the second world war, arsenal won two more championships and a fa cup, but their fortunes gradually declined. it was not until 1970 that the club won another trophy – the inter-cities fairs cup, a european club competition designed to promote trade fairs. a first league and cup double was completed a year later; by the end of the decade arsenal added another fa cup, beating manchester united in the 1979 final. 1980 saw arsenal lose two finals in quick succession, defeated by west ham united in the fa cup final and then to valencia in the cup winners' cup on penalties. the club won their first league cup in 1987, but a year later failed to retain the trophy as outsiders luton town beat them in the final. in 1989, arsenal won their first league championship in 18 years, courtesy of michael thomas' last-minute goal against closest challengers liverpool in the final game of the season. the club did not build on their success, finishing fourth the following season, but regained the title in 1991. as champions, arsenal were eligible to play in the european cup, but their time in the competition ended abruptly as they were eliminated in the second round to benfica.
list of arsenal f.c. seasons
for many years arsenal's away colours were white shirts and either black or white shorts. in the 1969–70 season, arsenal introduced an away kit of yellow shirts with blue shorts. this kit was worn in the 1971 fa cup final as arsenal beat liverpool to secure the double for the first time in their history. arsenal reached the fa cup final again the following year wearing the red and white home strip and were beaten by leeds united. arsenal then competed in three consecutive fa cup finals between 1978 and 1980 wearing their "lucky" yellow and blue strip, which remained the club's away strip until the release of a green and navy away kit in 1982–83. the following season, arsenal returned to the yellow and blue scheme, albeit with a darker shade of blue than before.
arsenal f.c.