Herbert Chapman joined a*senal in 1925 and just five years later the club won their first major trophy, the FA Cup. The following season a*senal were league champions for the first time. Chapman added another title in 1932/33 and was on his way to securing another campaign triumph in 1933/34 before succumbing to serious illness mid-way through the season, but not before he had achieved legendary status. George Allison continued what Chapman had started and the club went on to win a further two league titles and an FA Cup in what is so far the most successful decade in the clubs history.