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This article details all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown see Arsenal F.C. seasons
Arsenal Football Club is an English professional association football club based in North London. The club was formed in Woolwich in 1886 as Royal Arsenal before being renamed as Woolwich Arsenal in 1893.[1] The club was renamed a third time in 1914 as Arsenal F.C. after moving to Highbury a year earlier.[2]
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[edit] Honours
[edit] Domestic
- First Division (until 1992) and Premier League[3][4]
- Winners (13): 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1970–71, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04
- Runners-up (8): 1925–26, 1931–32, 1972–73, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05
- Runners-up (1): 1903–04
- Winners (10): 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005
- Runners-up (7): 1927, 1932, 1952, 1972, 1978, 1980, 2001
- FA Community Shield (FA Charity Shield before 2002)[5]
- Winners (12): 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991 (shared), 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004
- Runners-up (7): 1935, 1936, 1979, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2005
[edit] European
- Runners-up (1): 2005–06
- Runners-up (1): 1999-00
- Runners-up (1): 1994
- Winners (1): 1969–70
[edit] Player records
[edit] Appearances
- Youngest first-team player: Cesc Fàbregas – 16 years, 177 days (against Rotherham United, League Cup, 28 October 2003)[6]
- Oldest first-team player: Jock Rutherford – 41 years 159 days (v. Manchester City, First Division, 20 March 1926)[7][8]
- Most consecutive appearances: Tom Parker – 172 (3 April 1926 – 26 December 1929)[7]
- Most separate spells with the club: Hugh McDonald – 3 (1905–06; 1908–1910 & 1912–13)[9]
[edit] Most appearances
Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.
| # | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David O'Leary |
1975–1993 | 558 (11) | 70 (1) | 70 (2) | 21 (0) | 3 (0) | 722 (14) |
| 2 |  Tony Adams |
1983–2002 | 504 (32) | 54 (8) | 59 (5) | 48 (3) | 4 (0) | 669 (48) |
| 3 | George Armstrong |
1961–1977 | 500 (53) | 60 (10) | 35 (3) | 26 (2) | 0 (0) | 621 (68) |
| 4 | Lee Dixon |
1988–2002 | 458 (25) | 54 (1) | 45 (0) | 57 (2) | 5 (0) | 619 (28) |
| 5 | Nigel Winterburn |
1987–2000 | 440 (8) | 47 (0) | 49 (3) | 43 (1) | 5 (0) | 584 (12) |
| 6 | David Seaman |
1990–2003 | 405 (0) | 48 (0) | 38 (0) | 69 (0) | 4 (0) | 564 (0) |
| 7 |  Pat Rice |
1964–1980 | 397 (12) | 67 (1) | 36 (0) | 27 (0) | 1 (0) | 528 (13) |
| 8 | Peter Storey |
1965–1977 | 391 (9) | 51 (4) | 37 (2) | 22 (2) | 0 (0) | 501 (17) |
| 9 | John Radford |
1964–1976 | 379 (111) | 44 (15) | 34 (12) | 24 (11) | 0 (0) | 481 (149) |
| 10 | Peter Simpson |
1964–1978 | 370 (10) | 53 (1) | 33 (3) | 21 (1) | 0 (0) | 477 (15) |
[edit] Goalscorers
- Most goals in a season: Ted Drake, 44 goals (in the 1934–35 season)[10]
- Most league goals in a season: Ted Drake, 42 goals (in the 1934–35 season)[10]
- Most goals in a 38–game league season: Thierry Henry, 30 goals (in the 2003–04 season)[10]
- Most goals in a single match: Ted Drake, 7 goals (against Aston Villa, 14 December 1935)[10]
- Fastest recorded goal: 20.07 seconds, Gilberto Silva (against PSV Eindhoven, 25 September 2002)[10][11]
- Youngest goalscorer: Cesc Fàbregas, 16 years, 212 days (against Wolverhampton Wanderers, League Cup, 2 December 2003)[10]
- Youngest hat-trick scorer: John Radford, 17 years, 315 days (against Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2 January 1965)[10]
- Oldest goalscorer: Jock Rutherford, 39 years, 352 days (against Sheffield United, 20 September 1924)[10]
[edit] Top goalscorers
Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.
| # | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thierry Henry |
1999–2007 2012 |
174 (255) | 7 (24) | 3 (4) | 42 (84) | 1 (4) | 227 (371) |
| 2 | Ian Wright |
1991–1998 | 128 (221) | 12 (16) | 29 (29) | 15 (21) | 1 (1) | 185 (288) |
| 3 | Cliff Bastin |
1929–1947 | 150 (350) | 26 (42) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 178 (396) |
| 4 | John Radford |
1964–1976 | 111 (379) | 15 (44) | 12 (34) | 11 (24) | 0 (0) | 149 (481) |
| =5 | Ted Drake |
1934–1945 | 124 (168) | 12 (14) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 139 (184) |
| =5 | Jimmy Brain |
1923–1931 | 125 (204) | 14 (27) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 139 (232) |
| 7 | Doug Lishman |
1948–1956 | 125 (226) | 10 (17) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 137 (244) |
| 8 | Joe Hulme |
1926–1938 | 107 (333) | 17 (39) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 125 (374) |
| 9 | David Jack |
1928–1934 | 113 (181) | 10 (25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 124 (208) |
| =10 |  Dennis Bergkamp |
1995–2006 | 87 (315) | 14 (39) | 8 (16) | 11 (48) | 0 (5) | 120 (423) |
| =10 | Robin van Persie |
2004– | 85 (178) | 10 (17) | 6 (11) | 19 (51) | 0 (2) | 120 (259) |
[edit] International caps
- First capped Arsenal player: Caesar Jenkyns (for Wales v. Scotland, 21 March 1896)[12]
- First capped Arsenal player for England: Jimmy Ashcroft (against Ireland, 17 February 1906)[13]
- Most capped Arsenal player for England while playing for the club: Kenny Sansom, 77 caps whilst an Arsenal player[12]
- First Arsenal players to play in a World Cup: Dave Bowen and Jack Kelsey (for Wales v. Hungary, 8 June 1958)
- First Arsenal players to play in a World Cup for England: Graham Rix and Kenny Sansom (v. France, 16 June 1982)
- Note: Laurie Scott and George Eastham were called up to England squads (1950, and 1962 & 1966, respectively), but did not play.
- First Arsenal players to play in a World Cup final: Emmanuel Petit and Patrick Vieira (as substitute) for France v. Brazil (12 July 1998)
- First Arsenal players to win a World Cup winners' medal: Emmanuel Petit and Patrick Vieira (1998 FIFA World Cup)
- NB Cesc Fàbregas has subequently won a medal at 2010 FIFA World Cup. In 2007, George Eastham was retrospectively awarded a medal for being a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning side.[14] Alan Ball, Thierry Henry, Robert Pirès and Gilberto Silva have also won World Cup winners' medals, but not while with Arsenal.
- First Arsenal players to play in a European Championship finals: Kenny Sansom & Tony Adams for England, Niall Quinn (as substitute) for Republic of Ireland in the match between the two (12 June 1988)
- First Arsenal players to win a European Championship winners' medal: Emmanuel Petit, Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry (all Euro 2000)
- NB Cesc Fàbregas has subequently won a medal at Euro 2008. John Jensen, Robert Pirès and Sylvain Wiltord have also won European Championship winners' medals, but not while with Arsenal.[15]
[edit] Managerial records
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[edit] Club records
[edit] Matches
[edit] Firsts
- First match: Eastern Wanderers 0–6 Woolwich Arsenal, Friendly, 11 December 1886[16]
- First FA Cup match: Woolwich Arsenal 11–0 Lyndhurst, First Qualifying Round, 5 October 1889[17]
- First Football League match: Woolwich Arsenal 2–2 Newcastle United, Second Division, 2 September 1893[18][19]
- First match at Highbury: Arsenal 2–1 Leicester Fosse, Second Division, 16 September 1913[18]
- First European match: Stævnet (Copenhagen XI) 1–7 Arsenal, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 25 September 1963[18]
- First League Cup match: Arsenal 1–1 Gillingham, 13 September 1966[18]
- First match at Emirates Stadium: Arsenal 2–1 Ajax Amsterdam, Testimonial match, 22 July 2006[18]
[edit] Record wins
- Record win: 26–1 (against Paris XI, 5 December 1904)[20]
- Record league win: 12–0 (against Loughborough, 12 March 1900)[21]
- Record FA Cup win: 12–0 (against Ashford United, 14 October 1893)[21]
- Arsenal beat Clapton Orient 15–2 in a wartime cup tie on 8 February 1941, but this is not counted as an official first-class match.[22][23]
- Record Premier League win:[21]
- 7–0 against Everton, 11 May 2005
- 7–0 against Middlesbrough, 14 January 2006
- Record League Cup win – 7–0 (home v. Leeds United, 4 September 1979)[21]
- Record European win: [21][24]
- 7–0 against Standard Liège, Cup Winners' Cup, 3 November 1993
- 7–0 against Slavia Prague, Champions League, 23 October 2007
- Record away win: 7–0 (against Standard Liège, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 3 November 1993)[21]
[edit] Record defeats
- Record league defeat: 0–8 (against Loughborough, Second Division, 12 December 1896)[21]
- NB Unusually, Arsenal were forced to play two matches on the same day on 12 December 1896; while the first team took on Loughborough in the League, the reserves played Leyton in the FA Cup. The irony is that the reserves won handsomely, 5–0 , whilst the seniors suffered Arsenal's record League defeat.
- Additionally, Arsenal lost 9–0 to Chelsea in a wartime London Combination match on 21 April 1916, but this is not counted as an official first-class match.
- Record FA Cup defeat: 0–6 (against Sunderland, 21 January 1893; home v. Derby County, 28 January 1899 and away v. West Ham United, 5 January 1946)[21]
- Record Premier League defeat: 2–8 (against Manchester United, 28 August 2011)[21]
- Record League Cup defeat: 0–5 (against Chelsea, 11 November 1998)[21]
- Record European defeat:
- 2–5 (against Spartak Moscow, UEFA Cup, 29 September 1982)[21]
- 0–3 (against Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League, 7 Nov 2000)
- 1–4 (against Spartak Moscow, Champions League, 22 Nov 2000)
- 0-3 (against Inter Milan, Champions League, 17 September 2003)
- 1–4 (against Barcelona, Champions League, 6 April 2010)[25]
- Record home defeat: 0–6 (against Derby County, FA Cup, 28 January 1899)[21]
- Record away defeat: 0–8 (against Loughborough, Second Division, 12 December 1896)[21]
[edit] Record consecutive results
- Most consecutive wins overall: 14 (12 September to 11 November 1987)[26]
- Most consecutive league wins: 14 (10 February to 18 August 2002)[26][27]
- Most consecutive draws: 6 (3 March – 1 April 1961)[26]
- Most consecutive losses overall: 8 (12 February to 12 March 1977)[26]
- Most consecutive league losses: 7 (12 February to 12 March 1977)[26]
- Most consecutive matches unbeaten: 28 (9 April 2007 to 24 November 2007)[26]
- Most consecutive matches unbeaten in the league: 49 (7 May 2003 to 16 October 2004)[26]
[edit] Goals
- Most league goals scored in a season: 127 in 42 matches, First Division, 1930-31[28]
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 26 in 38 matches, First Division, 1912-13[29]
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 86 in 42 matches, First Division, 1926-27 and 1927-28
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 17 in 38 matches, Premier League, 1998-99[30]
[edit] Points
- Most points in a league season:
- Fewest points in a League season:
[edit] Attendances
Only competitive first-team matches are considered.
- Highest home attendance: 73,707 (against Lens, UEFA Champions League, 25 November 1998) at Wembley Stadium, where Arsenal played their home Champions League matches between 1998 and 1999.[7]
- Highest attendance at Highbury: 73,295 (against Sunderland, First Division, 9 March 1935)[7]
- Lowest attendance at Highbury: 4,554 (against Leeds United, First Division, 5 May 1966)[7]
- Highest attendance at Emirates Stadium: 60,161 (against Manchester United, FA Premier League, 3 November 2007)[7]
- Lowest attendance at Emirates Stadium: 46,539 (against Shrewsbury, League Cup, 20 September 2011)[33]
[edit] European statistics
Arsenal also hold some records in European football:
- Most consecutive matches in the Champions League without conceding a goal: 10 (between 18 October 2005 and 26 April 2006). 995 minutes in total.[34]
- Record win by an away team at San Siro: 5–1 (v. Internazionale, UEFA Champions League, 26 November 2003)
- First British side to defeat Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu – 1–0 (UEFA Champions League second round first leg, 21 February 2006)
- First British side to defeat Milan at the San Siro: 2–0 (UEFA Champions League second round second leg, 4 March 2008)
- First British side to defeat both Milanese teams Internazionale and Milan at the San Siro - 5–1 (UEFA Champions League group stage , 25 November 2003), 2–0 (UEFA Champions League second round second leg, 4 March 2008) respectively.
- First team from London to reach the Champions League Final: in 2006[35]
- Arsenal are believed to be the first club in Champions League history to have fielded 11 players of different nationality at the same time (2 times), in their 2–1 win away to Hamburg on 13 September 2006. The Arsenal team, after the 28th minute substitution of Kolo Touré, was:
- Jens Lehmann (Germany), Emmanuel Eboué (Côte d'Ivoire), Johan Djourou (Switzerland), Justin Hoyte (England), William Gallas (France), Tomáš Rosický (Czech Republic), Gilberto Silva (Brazil), Cesc Fàbregas (Spain), Alexander Hleb (Belarus), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Robin van Persie (Netherlands).[36]
And other times is in their 2-1 win home to Borussia Dortmund on 23 November 2011:
- Wojciech Szczęsny (Poland), Laurent Koscielny (France), Per Mertesacker (Germany), Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium), Andre Santos (Brazil), Alexandre Song (Cameroon), Mikel Arteta (Spain), Aaron Ramsey (Wales), Theo Walcott (England), Gervinho (Côte d'Ivoire), Robin van Persie (Netherlands).
[edit] Global records
- First team to use shirt numbers during a game: 1927[37]
- First team to play a match broadcast live on radio: v Sheffield United, 22 January 1927[38]
- First team to play a match broadcast live on television: v Arsenal Reserves, 16 September 1937[39]
- First team to play a match broadcast live in 3D: v Manchester United, 31 January 2010[40]
[edit] References
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- ^ Joy (1952), p. 32.
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- ^ The trophy was known as the Charity Shield until 2001, and as the Community Shield since then. Reference: Ross, James (28 August 2009). "England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engsupcuphist.html. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
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[edit] References
- Soar, Phil & Tyler, Martin (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5.
- "Club Records". Arsenal.com. http://www.arsenal.com/history/club-records. Retrieved 16 April 2006.
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