# 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

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 25 August 1934 | Portsmouth | A | 3–3 | 39,710 |
| 1 September 1934 | Liverpool | H | 8–1 | 54,062 |
| 5 September 1934 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 4–0 | 39,654 |
| 8 September 1934 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | 29,447 |
| 15 September 1934 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 4–3 | 40,016 |
| 17 September 1934 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 25,472 |
| 22 September 1934 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–0 | 24,751 |
| 29 September 1934 | Birmingham | H | 5–1 | 47,868 |
| 6 October 1934 | Stoke City | A | 2–2 | 45,340 |
| 13 October 1934 | Manchester City | H | 3–0 | 68,145 |
| 20 October 1934 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 5–1 | 70,544 |
| 27 October 1934 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | 43,744 |
| 3 November 1934 | Everton | H | 2–0 | 50,350 |
| 10 November 1934 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–2 | 26,288 |
| 17 November 1934 | Aston Villa | H | 1–2 | 54,226 |
| 24 November 1934 | Chelsea | A | 5–2 | 43,419 |
| 1 December 1934 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 7–0 | 39,532 |
| 8 December 1934 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | 36,113 |
| 15 December 1934 | Leicester City | H | 8–0 | 23,689 |
| 22 December 1934 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 26,091 |
| 25 December 1934 | Preston North End | H | 5–3 | 40,201 |
| 26 December 1934 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | 39,411 |
| 29 December 1934 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | 36,054 |
| 5 January 1935 | Liverpool | A | 2–0 | 55,794 |
| 19 January 1935 | Leeds United | H | 3–0 | 37,026 |
| 30 January 1935 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3–0 | 42,997 |
| 2 February 1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 4–1 | 57,922 |
| 9 February 1935 | Birmingham | A | 0–3 | 50,188 |
| 20 February 1935 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | 30,529 |
| 23 February 1935 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | 79,491 |
| 6 March 1935 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 6–0 | 47,714 |
| 9 March 1935 | Sunderland | H | 0–0 | 73,295 |
| 16 March 1935 | Everton | A | 2–0 | 50,389 |
| 23 March 1935 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 | 33,591 |
| 30 March 1935 | Aston Villa | A | 3–1 | 59,572 |
| 6 April 1935 | Chelsea | H | 2–2 | 54,020 |
| 13 April 1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 40,888 |
| 19 April 1935 | Middlesbrough | H | 8–0 | 45,719 |
| 20 April 1935 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–0 | 41,892 |
| 22 April 1935 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 | 29,171 |
| 27 April 1935 | Leicester City | A | 5–3 | 26,958 |
| 4 May 1935 | Derby County | H | 0–1 | 36,421 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 115 | 46 | 2.500 | 58 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 90 | 51 | 1.765 | 54 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 70 | 64 | 1.094 | 49 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 82 | 67 | 1.224 | 48 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 78 | 60 | 1.300 | 45 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| R3 | 12 January 1935 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–0 | 22,343 |
| R4 | 26 January 1935 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | 39,494 |
| R5 | 16 February 1935 | Reading | A | 1–0 | 30,621 |
| R6 | 2 March 1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | 66,945 |