ARSENAL BEAT CHELSEA 2-1 TO WIN THE FA CUP FOR THE 7TH TIME UNDER ARSENE WENGER. Arsene Wenger became the most successful manager in the history of the FA Cup by winning the competition for a seventh time on Saturday.
The injury-hit Gunners produced an excellent performance to defeat Premier League champions Chelsea and claim the trophy for the 13th time in club history, which is also a record. The victory comes with Wenger's future up in the air amid a backlash from fans over Arsenal's failure to challenge for the league title and their absence from the Champions League for the 2017-18 campaign. Arsenal were first promoted to the First Division of English football in 1904. In the 91 seasons they have completed since then (11 were lost to World Wars I and II) they have won 13 league titles, 13 FA Cups and two League Cups, in addition to a number of other more minor trophies.
That works out at one league title or FA Cup per three-and-half seasons or so. With his league three championships in 21 seasons Wenger is almost exactly at the club average, which is just a touch better than one every seven campaigns.
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