The Double

The Double is a term in football, meaning to win the English top division (now the The Premier League, the old First Division prior to the inception of the Premiership) and the F.A. Cup in the same season. The latest winners were Arsenal in 2002.

A complete list of seasons with The Double winning teams:

• Preston North End[?] in 1889
• Aston Villa in 1897
• Tottenham Hotspur in 1961
• Arsenal in 1971
• Liverpool in 1987
• Manchester United in 1994
• Manchester United in 1996
• Arsenal in 1998
• Manchester United in 1999 (Treble with the UEFA Champions League)
• Arsenal in 2002

Arsenal and Manchester United share the record of 3 double wins each. Arsenal are the only club to win a double in more than one decade (1970s, 1990s and 2000s), and United's three 1990s double illustrate their near domination of English football at that time.

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Also a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Double