# 1933–34 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1933–34 season was Arsenal's 15th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The Gunners won the league again, for the third time in four years, again winning it at Chelsea, this time with a 2–2 draw. They finished three points clear of runners-up Huddersfield Town, but manager Herbert Chapman, who had invented the WM formation along with a host of other tactics, and had first suggested the use of floodlights and numbered shirts, as well as initiating with European competition, died of pneumonia on 6 January 1934. On the day of his death, the crowd at Highbury for that day's match stood to commemorate him.
Arsenal won the Charity Shield with a 3–0 triumph at Everton, but went out of the FA Cup against Aston Villa. Arsenal's biggest league win of the season was 6–0 against Middlesbrough; in all competitions it was 7–0 against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup fourth round. Their top scorer was once again Cliff Bastin, who scored 13 league goals and 15 in all competitions.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 26 August 1933 | Birmingham | H | 1–1 | 44,662 |
| 2 September 1933 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | 23,186 |
| 6 September 1933 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–1 | 34,888 |
| 9 September 1933 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 43,412 |
| 13 September 1933 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 39,398 |
| 16 September 1933 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | 56,612 |
| 23 September 1933 | Everton | A | 1–3 | 53,792 |
| 30 September 1933 | Middlesbrough | H | 6–0 | 28,293 |
| 7 October 1933 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–2 | 31,636 |
| 14 October 1933 | Newcastle United | H | 3–0 | 32,821 |
| 21 October 1933 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | 44,014 |
| 28 October 1933 | Aston Villa | A | 3–2 | 54,323 |
| 4 November 1933 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | 51,765 |
| 11 November 1933 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 37,210 |
| 18 November 1933 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | 32,972 |
| 25 November 1933 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–0 | 29,407 |
| 2 December 1933 | Liverpool | H | 2–1 | 38,362 |
| 9 December 1933 | Sunderland | A | 0–3 | 35,166 |
| 16 December 1933 | Chelsea | H | 2–1 | 43,897 |
| 23 December 1933 | Sheffield United | A | 3–1 | 31,453 |
| 25 December 1933 | Leeds United | A | 1–0 | 33,193 |
| 26 December 1933 | Leeds United | H | 2–0 | 22,817 |
| 30 December 1933 | Birmingham | A | 0–0 | 34,771 |
| 6 January 1934 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 45,156 |
| 20 January 1934 | Manchester City | A | 1–2 | 60,401 |
| 31 January 1934 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–3 | 68,674 |
| 3 February 1934 | Everton | H | 1–2 | 24,025 |
| 10 February 1934 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–0 | 15,894 |
| 21 February 1934 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 29,886 |
| 24 February 1934 | Newcastle United | A | 1–0 | 40,065 |
| 8 March 1934 | Leicester City | A | 1–4 | 23,976 |
| 10 March 1934 | Aston Villa | H | 3–2 | 41,169 |
| 24 March 1934 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–2 | 41,143 |
| 30 March 1934 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | 69,007 |
| 31 March 1934 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | 43,163 |
| 2 April 1934 | Derby County | A | 4–2 | 32,180 |
| 7 April 1934 | Huddersfield Town | H | 3–1 | 55,930 |
| 14 April 1934 | Liverpool | A | 3–2 | 43,027 |
| 18 April 1934 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 28,442 |
| 21 April 1934 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 37,783 |
| 28 April 1934 | Chelsea | A | 2–2 | 65,344 |
| 5 May 1934 | Sheffield United | H | 2–0 | 25,265 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 75 | 47 | 1.596 | 59 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 90 | 61 | 1.475 | 56 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 79 | 56 | 1.411 | 49 |
| 4 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 54 | 1.259 | 45 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 65 | 72 | 0.903 | 45 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| R3 | 13 January 1934 | Luton Town | A | 1–0 | 18,641 |
| R4 | 27 January 1934 | Crystal Palace | H | 7–0 | 56,177 |
| R5 | 17 February 1934 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | 66,905 |
| R6 | 3 March 1934 | Aston Villa | H | 1–2 | 67,566 |