1934–35 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1934–35 season was Arsenal's 16th consecutive season in the top division of English football. After the death of Herbert Chapman in January 1934, Joe Shaw had been designated as caretaker, but in the summer George Allison became full-time manager. In his debut season, he guided Arsenal to their third consecutive league title, with Arsenal finishing four points ahead of Sunderland and winning it at Middlesbrough. The Charity Shield was won at Highbury with a 4–0 victory over Manchester City, but the FA Cup run was ended by Sheffield Wednesday in the quarter-finals. During the season Arsenal had their highest ever Highbury attendance, with 73,295 witnessing a goalless draw against title rivals Sunderland. Ted Drake was top scorer with a club-record 42 goals from 41 league matches, thus topping the league scoring charts. In all competitions he made five more starts and scored two more goals. This season, Arsenal won 8-0 twice, against Leicester City and Middlesbrough, 7–0 against Wolves, 8–1 against Liverpool and 6–0 at rivals Tottenham.^[1]

Arsenal

1934–35 season
Chairman	Samuel Hill-Wood
Manager	George Allison
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	1st
FA Cup	Sixth Round
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Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 1934–35 Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
25 August 1934	Portsmouth	A	3–3	39,710
1 September 1934	Liverpool	H	8–1	54,062
5 September 1934	Blackburn Rovers	H	4–0	39,654
8 September 1934	Leeds United	A	1–1	29,447
15 September 1934	West Bromwich Albion	H	4–3	40,016
17 September 1934	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–2	25,472
22 September 1934	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–0	24,751
29 September 1934	Birmingham	H	5–1	47,868
6 October 1934	Stoke City	A	2–2	45,340
13 October 1934	Manchester City	H	3–0	68,145
20 October 1934	Tottenham Hotspur	H	5–1	70,544
27 October 1934	Sunderland	A	1–2	43,744
3 November 1934	Everton	H	2–0	50,350
10 November 1934	Grimsby Town	A	2–2	26,288
17 November 1934	Aston Villa	H	1–2	54,226
24 November 1934	Chelsea	A	5–2	43,419
1 December 1934	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	7–0	39,532
8 December 1934	Huddersfield Town	A	1–1	36,113
15 December 1934	Leicester City	H	8–0	23,689
22 December 1934	Derby County	A	1–3	26,091
25 December 1934	Preston North End	H	5–3	40,201
26 December 1934	Preston North End	A	1–2	39,411
29 December 1934	Portsmouth	H	1–1	36,054
5 January 1935	Liverpool	A	2–0	55,794
19 January 1935	Leeds United	H	3–0	37,026
30 January 1935	West Bromwich Albion	A	3–0	42,997
2 February 1935	Sheffield Wednesday	H	4–1	57,922
9 February 1935	Birmingham	A	0–3	50,188
20 February 1935	Stoke City	H	2–0	30,529
23 February 1935	Manchester City	A	1–1	79,491
6 March 1935	Tottenham Hotspur	A	6–0	47,714
9 March 1935	Sunderland	H	0–0	73,295
16 March 1935	Everton	A	2–0	50,389
23 March 1935	Grimsby Town	H	1–1	33,591
30 March 1935	Aston Villa	A	3–1	59,572
6 April 1935	Chelsea	H	2–2	54,020
13 April 1935	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1	40,888
19 April 1935	Middlesbrough	H	8–0	45,719
20 April 1935	Huddersfield Town	H	1–0	41,892
22 April 1935	Middlesbrough	A	1–0	29,171
27 April 1935	Leicester City	A	5–3	26,958
4 May 1935	Derby County	H	0–1	36,421

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
1	Arsenal (C)	42	23	12	7	115	46	2.500	58
2	Sunderland	42	19	16	7	90	51	1.765	54
3	Sheffield Wednesday	42	18	13	11	70	64	1.094	49
4	Manchester City	42	20	8	14	82	67	1.224	48
5	Grimsby Town	42	17	11	14	78	60	1.300	45

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

FA Cup

Main article: 1934–35 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	12 January 1935	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2–0	22,343
R4	26 January 1935	Leicester City	A	1–0	39,494
R5	16 February 1935	Reading	A	1–0	30,621
R6	2 March 1935	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–2	66,945

See also

• English football portal

• 1934–35 in English football
• List of Arsenal F.C. seasons