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The 1999–2000 season was Arsenal Football Club's eighth season in the Premier League and their 74th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The club ended the campaign second in the league, 18 points behind Manchester United .
When Arsenal was founded in 1886 by munition workers' from Woolwich, the club resisted the lure of professionalism and remained an amateur side. [12] Success in local cup competitions soon followed, and a tie against Derby County in the FA Cup on 17 January 1891 led to the opposition approaching two of Arsenal's players, in view of offering them professional contracts. [12]
The 2000–01 season was Arsenal Football Club's ninth season in the Premier League and their 75th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The club ended the campaign second in the Premier League , ten points behind reigning champions Manchester United .
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The 1999–2000 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 13th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League , finishing in third place. [ 1 ]
The 2000–01 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 14th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League , winning their 4th League title since promotion with an unbeaten campaign. [ 1 ]
Arsenal then competed in three consecutive FA Cup finals between 1978 and 1980 wearing their "lucky" yellow and blue strip, [123] which remained the club's away strip until the release of a green and navy away kit in 1982–83. The following season, Arsenal returned to the yellow and blue scheme, albeit with a darker shade of blue than before.
[2] [3] In Europe, Arsenal reached the Semi Final stages of the UEFA Cup for the first time, but were thrashed 8–2 on aggregate by Fortuna Hjørring, including a disastrous 5–1 home defeat. [4] It was the first time since 1995-96 that Arsenal finished a season with no trophies to show for their efforts.