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.

Results

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 August 1934PortsmouthA3–339,710
1 September 1934LiverpoolH8–154,062
5 September 1934Blackburn RoversH4–039,654
8 September 1934Leeds UnitedA1–129,447
15 September 1934West Bromwich AlbionH4–340,016
17 September 1934Blackburn RoversA0–225,472
22 September 1934Sheffield WednesdayA0–024,751
29 September 1934BirminghamH5–147,868
6 October 1934Stoke CityA2–245,340
13 October 1934Manchester CityH3–068,145
20 October 1934Tottenham HotspurH5–170,544
27 October 1934SunderlandA1–243,744
3 November 1934EvertonH2–050,350
10 November 1934Grimsby TownA2–226,288
17 November 1934Aston VillaH1–254,226
24 November 1934ChelseaA5–243,419
1 December 1934Wolverhampton WanderersH7–039,532
8 December 1934Huddersfield TownA1–136,113
15 December 1934Leicester CityH8–023,689
22 December 1934Derby CountyA1–326,091
25 December 1934Preston North EndH5–340,201
26 December 1934Preston North EndA1–239,411
29 December 1934PortsmouthH1–136,054
5 January 1935LiverpoolA2–055,794
19 January 1935Leeds UnitedH3–037,026
30 January 1935West Bromwich AlbionA3–042,997
2 February 1935Sheffield WednesdayH4–157,922
9 February 1935Birmingham CityA0–350,188
20 February 1935Stoke CityH2–030,529
23 February 1935Manchester CityA1–179,491
6 March 1935Tottenham HotspurA6–047,714
9 March 1935SunderlandH0–073,295
16 March 1935EvertonA2–050,389
23 March 1935Grimsby TownH1–133,591
30 March 1935Aston VillaA3–159,572
6 April 1935ChelseaH2–254,020
13 April 1935Wolverhampton WanderersA1–140,888
19 April 1935MiddlesbroughH8–045,719
20 April 1935Huddersfield TownH1–041,892
22 April 1935MiddlesbroughA1–029,171
27 April 1935Leicester CityA5–326,958
4 May 1935Derby CountyH0–136,421

Final League table

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R312 January 1935Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–022,343
R426 January 1935Leicester CityA1–039,494
R516 February 1935ReadingA1–030,621
R62 March 1935Sheffield WednesdayA1–266,945