Away shirt as worn when Bruce Rioch’s side finished 5th in the Premier League and made it to the Semi-Final of the Coca-Cola Cup. The Gunners finished level on points with 4th placed Aston Villa, with both sides earning a spot in the First Round of the UEFA Cup. It would be these two sides that would contest the Coca-Cola Cup Semi-Finals, with the sides inseparable once again after a 2-2 draw at Highbury, and a 0-0 draw at Villa Park. Away goals would mean that Villa pipped Arsenal to the spot in the Final to face Leeds United and it was the Villa who triumphed at Wembley.