The History of Arsenal: On this day 9 years ago Arsenal won the Cup 4-0

On this day ten years ago, Arsene Wenger signed a contract extension; the following season, on this same day, Arsenal won the FA Cup final, making Wenger the most successful FA Cup manager in history.

The Football Association’s AGM was held in London on May 30, 1921. It was suggested during the day to look into the possibility of hosting the cup final at Wembley. The first time this occurred was in 1923.

Alex Forbes made his fourteenth and final international appearance on May 30, 1952. Sweden defeated Scotland 3 in the end.

30 May 1960: The Times published a lengthy article applauding the shift toward European competitions but criticizing the introduction of the Football League Cup, which took the place of the Southern Floodlit Cup. Arsenal was one of the few teams that refused to play in the League Cup even though they had won the SFC the season before.

George Wood moved to Crystal Palace on May 30, 1983. After leaving Highbury, he played 192 games for Palace after joining Arsenal from Everton.

Ted Drake, an Arsenal player who once scored seven goals in a league game and 42 goals in 41 games in a single season, passed away on May 30, 1995.With Ted as manager, Chelsea won the league in 1954–1955, which was a remarkable accomplishment given that they had finished 18th in 1951–1952 and 1952–1953, narrowly avoiding relegation. They fired him in the 1961–1962 season, but they didn’t win another championship for 50 years after Drake’s.

Lauren Etame Mayer, who had played 63 league games for Mallorca, moved for £7.2 million on May 30, 2000.Prior to joining Mallorca, he had played for San Fernando, Sevilla, and Levante in Spain.

30 May 2006: Theo Walcott became the youngest England international by appearing in a 3–1 friendly victory over Hungary at Old Trafford aged 17 years and 75 days.

30 May 2006: Theo Walcott, then 17 years and 75 days old, made history at Old Trafford by playing in a 3-1 friendly victory over Hungary, making history as the youngest England international.

On May 30, 2013, Arsenal revealed that Arshavin, Squillaci, Denílson, Mannone, Gervinho, and Djourou were among the ten players who would be cleared out. The true tragedy was Gervinho, a talented player who had had enough of being jeered by some Arsenal supporters.

Experts believe that Arsène Wenger’s three-year contract extension, signed on May 30, 2014, is his final agreement with the team before retiring.

FA Cup Final: Arsenal 4 Aston Villa 0. May 30, 2015. Villa had five players booked compared to Arsenal’s zero, as goals came from Walcott, Sanchez, Mertesacker, and Giroud. Arsenal became just the second team to win the Cup twice in the 20th and 21st centuries. With 12 FA Cup victories, Arsenal became the most successful team in history as well as the first team in those centuries to score seven goals in back-to-back cup finals. With six FA Cup victories, Arsene Wenger became the most successful FA Cup manager of the previous century, but he would surpass even his own record in just two years.