Arsène Wenger was presented the trophy as a parting gift from the club after his last home game as manager on. GoodallĪfter Arsenal became the only team to finish a 38-match season unbeaten, the Premier League commissioned a unique gold trophy to commemorate the achievement. The Preston team that won the 1889 FA Cup Final at Kennington Oval, beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0, was as follows: In 2008, Preston opened a new 5,000 seater stand at their Deepdale stadium, named the Invincibles Pavilion in honour of the unbeaten 1880s team that had also played their home matches at the same site. Of the seven teams to have completed the Double in England, Preston remain the only one to have done so unbeaten. In his autobiography, Tom Finney wrote: "The championship stayed with North End - by now tagged the Old Invincibles - the following year, but runners-up spot had to suffice for the next three seasons". The following season, Preston won their first league match to stretch their unbeaten league run to 23 games in their second game they suffered their first-ever league defeat against Aston Villa, losing 5–3. Preston achieved this with a squad primarily composed of Scottish players, part of a wave of Scottish footballers in England whom became known as the Scotch Professors. Preston's league record was 18 wins, 4 draws, and 0 losses out of 22 games played, while in the FA Cup they won all 5 of their matches without conceding a single goal.
Preston North End became known as "The Invincibles" after they won the inaugural Football League competition in 1888–89, completing the season unbeaten in both the league and the FA Cup, so becoming the first team ever to achieve the " Double". The 1888–89 season was Preston North End's first season in the Football League (and the first edition of the championship) they went on to claim the league and FA Cup double without being defeated, which earned the squad legendary status.
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