Double (association football)
Appearance
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. Latest winners were Arsenal F.C. in 2002.
A complete list of seasons with The Double winning teams:
- Preston North End F.C. in 1889
- Aston Villa F.C. in 1897
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in 1961
- Arsenal F.C. in 1971
- Liverpool F.C. in 1988
- Manchester United F.C. in 1994
- Manchester United F.C. in 1996
- Arsenal F.C. in 1998
- Manchester United F.C. in 1999
- Arsenal F.C. in 2002
Also a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Double