The Invincibles refers to the Arsenal squad of 2003/04, which won the Premier League while going unbeaten.
Arsenal are the only team in modern history to have won the Premier League without losing a game, making history under Arsene Wenger.
While there are plenty of impressive trophies in the cabinet at London Colney, a special gold Premier League title sits proudly in the front and centre.
Mikel Arteta will be hopeful of repeating that feat with his Arsenal squad, though it is clearly a tough task.
So with that said, here’s a look at The Invincibles, who they are and what they managed in a famous season for the club.
What year was the Invincibles Premier League season?
Arsenal’s invincible season happened started in 2003 and ended in 2004, with the Gunners going unbeaten for the full campaign.
Which players were in the Arsenal Invincibles squad?
Wenger used 22 different players during the 2003/04 Premier League campaign, while there were plenty of other options making their way through the ranks at the time.
As of those who played in the Premier League season, Arsenal had:
- Jens Lehmann
- Ashley Cole
- Patrick Vieira
- Martin Keown
- Robert Pires
- Freddie Ljunberg
- Jose Antonio Reyes
- Dennis Bergkamp
- Sylvain Wiltord
- Lauren
- Thierry Henry
- Ray Parlour
- Edu Gaspar
- Pascal Cygan
- Gilberto Silva
- Gael Clichy
- Sol Campbell
- Nwankwo Kanu
- Kolo Toure
- Jeremie Aliadiere
- David Bentley
- Justin Hoyte
How many points did the Arsenal Invincibles get in the Premier League?
During the 2003/04 Premier League season, the Arsenal Invincibles picked up 90 points over a 38-match campaign.
The Gunners picked up 26 wins and 12 draws, ending the season without facing defeat and being brandished as invincible.
How many goals did the Arsenal Invincibles score?
Over the 38-game campaign, Arsenal scored 73 goals, which was the most amount of goals in the whole league.
Thierry Henry was involved in the bulk of those, scoring 30 goals in 37 Premier League appearances – winning the Golden Boot.
How many goals did the Arsenal Invincibles concede?
Arsenal’s mean defence was a key element to their unbeaten campaign as they conceded just 26 goals that season.
The Invincibles documentaries and films
Following on from such an iconic feat, plenty of different media has been made surrounding the 2003/04 campaign.
There is an Amazon documentary along with an hour-long film from Arsenal themselves on the season as a whole.
Arsene Wenger’s own film is titled “Invincible” and features plenty of talk surrounding that campaign.
Sir Alex Ferguson on Arsenal’s Invincibles
The achievement from Arsenal gained plenty of praise from former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
Speaking in the Amazon documentary on the Invincibles, he said: “I won thirteen leagues, but I was never near going through a season undefeated.
“The achievement, it stands aside – stands above everything else and it was Arsenal’s.”
Who beat the Invincibles?
Arsenal’s unbeaten run in the Premier League extended to 49 matches, continuing beyond their invincible season.
That form was ended at the hands of Manchester United, who ran out 2-0 winners in a controversial match in October 2004.
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