From the Vault
2002
Published Arsenal history entries that include 2002.
- The Double 2001/02Sealed at Old TraffordArsène Wenger's second Double was confirmed in the most pointed of settings, as Arsenal won the league title at Old Trafford against their great rivals Manchester United, having already lifted the FA Cup days earlier.
- Premier League and FA Cup 2001/022001/02: Sealed at Old TraffordArsène Wenger's second Double was confirmed at Old Trafford, Arsenal winning the league on Manchester United's ground after lifting the FA Cup against Chelsea days earlier.
- Forward · 1999–2007, 2012Thierry HenryThe greatest goalscorer in Arsenal's history. A flying winger remade into a forward of impossible grace, Thierry Henry gave the Highbury years their swagger, ran defences ragged for the better part of a decade and left as a two-time League champion, an FA Cup winner and an Invincible.
- Forward · 1995–2006Dennis BergkampThe non-flying Dutchman. Dennis Bergkamp arrived as Bruce Rioch's marquee signing and stayed to become the artist of Arsenal's golden age — a second striker of sublime touch and vision whose goals were not so much scored as composed.
- Midfielder · 1996–2005Patrick VieiraThe midfield general and the heartbeat of Arsène Wenger's first great Arsenal side. Tall, combative and astonishingly elegant, Patrick Vieira drove the team from box to box, captained the Invincibles and bowed out with the last kick of a Cup final.
- Defender · 1983–2002Tony AdamsMr Arsenal. A one-club man who captained the side across three decades, Tony Adams embodied the spirit of the club through changing eras — leading title-winning teams under George Graham and then Arsène Wenger, and scoring one of Highbury's most iconic goals.
- Midfielder · 2000–2006Robert PirèsThe silk on the left of Arsène Wenger's greatest team. Robert Pirès glided through the Premier League with a deceptive, gangling grace, weighing in with goals and assists, and was a cornerstone of the Invincibles.
- Winger · 1998–2007Freddie LjungbergA blur of red hair and direct running, Fredrik Ljungberg arrived from Sweden as a relative unknown and became one of the most distinctive Gunners of the Wenger era. Quick, brave and at his most dangerous arriving late into the box, he was a constant menace from the right flank and a fully fledged Invincible.
- Left-back · 1999–2006Ashley ColeA product of the Hale End academy, Ashley Cole emerged as the finest English left-back of his generation. Rapid, tenacious and tactically sharp, he overlapped with the best of them and defended with a ferocity that belied his slight frame. For several seasons he was simply the standard at left-back in the English game.
- Right-back · 2000–2007LaurenCalm, composed and deceptively tough, Lauren was the steady presence at right-back for one of Arsenal's greatest sides. A Cameroon international converted from his earlier life as a midfielder and winger, he brought positional intelligence and a reliable penalty-taker's nerve to the Invincibles back four.
- Centre-back · 2001–2006Sol CampbellFew signings in Arsenal history caused a stir like Sol Campbell. A commanding England centre-half who crossed north London's great divide, he answered the controversy with imperious defending. Powerful, quick and dominant in the air, he anchored the back line through the club's finest modern era.
- Midfielder · 1989–2004Ray ParlourThe Romford Pele, as he was affectionately known, Ray Parlour was the heartbeat of midfield across two distinct Arsenal eras. A homegrown grafter who ran all day, he bridged the George Graham years and the Arsene Wenger revolution, and produced one of the great FA Cup final goals when it mattered most.
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