From the Vault
2004
Published Arsenal history entries that include 2004.
- Premier League 2003/04The InvinciblesArsenal went through the entire 2003/04 Premier League season without losing a single match, an achievement unmatched in the modern English game, winning the title as a team that earned a name destined to last: The Invincibles.
- Premier League 2003/042003/04: The InvinciblesArsenal went the entire 2003/04 Premier League season unbeaten, finishing with 26 wins, 12 draws and 0 losses across 38 games to win the title and earn the immortal name The Invincibles.
- 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.
- 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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