How the Arsenal history timeline works

The cards are Arsenal milestones: moves to new grounds, famous managers, doubles, an unbeaten season, European finals and record signings. You order them by year, with a line under each title explaining the moment. The line starts with one card already placed and dated. Place each new card in a gap. A right choice reveals the year, and a wrong one still sends it to its true spot and costs one of your three lives.

Arsenal's story begins south of the river and moves north, then passes through a golden era between the wars, long quieter spells and a modern stretch of doubles and a new stadium. The modern years hold most of the cards. Cup finals in the descriptions can blur together, so watch the opponents. A first trophy and a first title don't always arrive in the order you'd assume.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

How players are doing

This deck has been played 13 times. An average run places 6 cards, and 68% of all placements land in the right spot. Only one run has ever placed every card.

The cards players get wrong most often:

Wenger's first double missed 80% of the time, usually by a single place
Move to Highbury missed 80% of the time, usually by a single place
The League and Cup double missed 63% of the time, usually by about 2 places

What's in the deck

Here are 21 of the 21 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Founded as Dial Square Woolwich munitions workers form the club
Move to Highbury Arsenal relocate to north London
Chapman appointed manager Herbert Chapman begins a golden era
First league championship Arsenal win their first title under Chapman
First FA Cup win Arsenal beat Huddersfield in the final
The League and Cup double Arsenal win their first domestic double under Bertie Mee
Wenger appointed manager Arsene Wenger arrives from Japan
Wenger's first double Arsenal win the league and FA Cup
Cup Winners' Cup lost in Copenhagen Arsenal fall to Galatasaray on penalties
The Invincibles unbeaten season Arsenal win the league without losing a match
Champions League final lost in Paris Arsenal lose to Barcelona after Lehmann's red card
Move to the Emirates Stadium Arsenal leave Highbury for a new home
Record signing of Ozil A club-record fee brings the German playmaker
FA Cup ends the trophy drought Arsenal beat Hull after nine years without silverware
Wenger's record seventh FA Cup Arsenal beat Chelsea in the final
Wenger departs after 22 years Arsene Wenger steps down as manager
Arteta appointed manager Mikel Arteta returns as head coach
FA Cup won behind closed doors Arteta's side beat Chelsea in an empty Wembley
Record signing of Rice A club-record fee brings the midfielder from West Ham
Community Shield beats City on penalties Arsenal open the season with silverware
Ninety-point runners-up finish Arsenal push City to the final day