Notes

Home shirt as worn when George Graham guided the side to their first league title in 18 years, squandering an 11 point lead at the top to narrowly finish above Liverpool on goals scored in the most closely fought title race in the competition’s history. The Gunners were not considered favourites for the league title at the start of the season, however, an impressive 5-1 win away at Wimbledon on the opening day set the tone for the rest of their season with striker Alan Smith bagging a respectable 25 goals and exciting young prospect Paul Merson being named PFA Young Player of the Year