PL30: Arsene Wenger's Invincibles (2024)

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What is the longest unbeaten streak in the Premier League history? ›

Under Arsene Wenger, Arsenal currently hold the record for the longest unbeaten Premier League run with 49 games in 2003-04. Other managers have tried to have an Invincibles season of their own, but ultimately failed.

Preston North End earned the nickname after completing an entire season undefeated in league and cup competition (27 games), while Arsenal were undefeated in the league (38 games) in a run that stretched to a record 49 games.

The Invincibles recorded a colossal 121 points during their 49-match Premier League unbeaten run, with closest rivals Chelsea notching 105 during the same period. A regular choice in Premier League predictions, the Arsenal Invincibles were favoured almost every time they took to the pitch.

Arsenal's 'Invincibles' famously saw their 49-unbeaten streak ended by Manchester United in a controversial match back in 2004.

In 2003/04, Arsenal did what no team had done in 115 years, going an entire season unbeaten. Twenty six wins. Twelve draws. Zero losses.

It began on 1 July 2003 and concluded on 30 June 2004, with competitive matches played between August and May. The club ended the Premier League campaign as champions without a single defeat – a record of 26 wins and 12 draws.

By this time well on the way to being an Arsenal Invincible, Lehmann arguably had a point. Lehmann had left Dortmund for the Gunners in the summer of 2003, and by the end of his first season had helped them win the Premier League without suffering a single defeat. Lehmann played every game.

Arsenal's Invincibles go the entire season unbeaten to win their third Premier League title. The 2003/04 Premier League season went down in history as a landmark one for Arsenal, who went the entire league campaign undefeated, with 26 wins and 12 draws, as they won the title by an 11-point margin.

Arsenal was the first club from southern England to join the Football League in 1893, and it reached the First Division in 1904. Relegated only once, in 1913, it continues the longest streak in the top division, and has won the second-most top-flight matches in English football history.

The club was founded under the name Dial Square by munitions workers in the city Woolwich. The name was then changed to Woolwich Arsenal before becoming solely Arsenal in 1915.

Which year did Arsenal become invisible? ›

Between May 7, 2003 and October 16, 2004, our men's team went undefeated in the league. An Invincible Arsenal was born. And so were many of us.

Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest Premier League player ever when he appeared for Arsenal in September 2022 versus Brentford. Here, we look at the youngest players in Premier League history.

1. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) - 15 years, five months, 28 days. Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka called on the club and his team-mates to "protect" Nwaneri after the teenager made Premier League history.

The Gunners are the only European team Real Madrid have failed to score against in the prestigious continental competition.

Longest streaks

The longest (in terms of time) recorded winning streak in any professional sports is Spain's Antoni Bou, having won 34 consecutive FIM Trial World Championship (17 outdoor and 17 indoor) between 2007 and 2023 (as of January 2024, he is still active in the sport).