Arsenal F.C. league record by opponent

Arsenal players lining up prior to a league match against Chelsea in April 2012.

Arsenal Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Holloway, London. The club was formed in Woolwich in 1886 as Royal Arsenal before it was renamed Woolwich Arsenal in 1893. They became the first southern member admitted into the Football League in 1893, having spent their first four seasons solely participating in cup tournaments and friendlies. The club's name was shortened to Arsenal in 1914, a year after moving to Highbury. In spite of finishing fifth in the Second Division in 1915, Arsenal rejoined the First Division at the expense of local rivals Tottenham Hotspur when football resumed after the First World War. Since that time, they have not fallen below the first tier of the English football league system and hold the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the top flight. The club remained in the Football League until 1992, when its First Division was superseded as English football's top level by the newly formed Premier League, of which they were an inaugural member. In 2003–04, Arsenal completed a league season without a single defeat, something achieved only once before in English football, by Preston North End in 1888–89.

Arsenal's first team have competed in a number of national, and in the early part of the club's history, regionally contested leagues such as the United League, the Southern District Combination and the London League Premier Division. Their record against each club faced in these discontinued competitions, in addition to the Football League and Premier League is listed below. Arsenal's first Football League match was against Newcastle United, and they met their 85th and most recent different league opponent, A.F.C. Bournemouth, for the first time in the 2015–16 Premier League season. The team that Arsenal have played most in league competition is Manchester United, who they first met in the 1894–95 Football League season; the 83 defeats from 204 meetings is more than they have lost against any other club. Liverpool have drawn 52 league encounters with Arsenal, more than any other club. Arsenal have recorded more league victories against Everton than against any other club, having beaten them 98 times out of 200 attempts.

Key

• The table includes results of matches played by Arsenal (including under the former names of Royal Arsenal and Woolwich Arsenal) in the United League, the Southern District Combination, the London League Premier Division, the Football League and the Premier League. Matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season are excluded, as are the games in the various wartime competitions.
• The name used for each opponent is the name they had when Arsenal most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Birmingham City include matches played against Small Heath (1888–1905) and Birmingham (1905–1945).
• The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Arsenal played league matches against each opponent.
• P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won
•    † Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are Arsenal's divisional rivals in the current season.
•    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct.

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 23 May 2021.

Arsenal F.C. league record by opponent

Club	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	Win%	First	Last	Notes
	Home				Away				Total
Aston Villa †	88	48	17	23	87	27	22	38	178	75	39	64	042.13	1904–05	2020–21
Barnsley	9	8	0	1	9	1	1	7	18	9	1	8	050.00	1898–89	1997–98
Birmingham City	62	40	18	4	62	17	15	30	124	57	33	34	045.97	1893–94	2010–11
Blackburn Rovers	54	31	15	8	54	21	15	18	108	52	30	26	048.15	1904–05	2011–12
Blackpool	37	27	8	2	37	13	13	11	74	40	21	13	054.05	1896–97	2010–11
Bolton Wanderers	59	36	16	7	59	15	16	28	118	51	32	35	043.22	1899–1900	2011–12
A.F.C. Bournemouth	5	5	0	0	4	2	1	1	10	7	2	1	070.00	2015–16	2019–20
Bradford City	11	6	2	3	11	3	3	5	22	9	5	8	040.91	1903–04	2000–01
Bradford Park Avenue	3	3	0	0	3	2	1	0	6	5	1	0	083.33	1913–14	1920–21
Brentford †	5	1	3	1	5	1	0	4	10	2	3	5	020.00	1935–36	1946–47
Brighton & Hove Albion †	6	4	2	0	6	2	1	3	14	8	2	4	057.14	1979–80	2020–21
Brighton United ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	050.00	1898–99	1898–99
Bristol City	16	8	4	4	16	11	2	3	32	19	6	7	059.38	1898–99	1979–80
Burnley †	49	31	9	9	48	22	11	15	100	53	22	25	053.00	1897–98	2020–21
Burton Swifts ‡	8	6	1	1	8	3	0	5	16	9	1	6	056.25	1893–94	1900–01
Burton United ‡	3	2	0	1	3	0	0	3	6	2	0	4	033.33	1901–02	1903–04
Burton Wanderers ‡	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	6	3	1	2	050.00	1894–95	1896–97
Bury	16	12	2	2	16	1	5	10	32	13	7	12	040.63	1894–95	1928–29
Cardiff City	17	9	5	3	17	6	6	5	34	15	11	8	044.12	1921–22	2018–19
Carlisle United	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	050.00	1974–75	1974–75
Charlton Athletic	26	16	5	5	26	16	6	4	52	32	11	9	061.54	1936–37	2006–07
Chatham	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1899–1900	1899–1900
Chelsea †	82	38	23	21	82	25	26	31	168	65	50	53	038.69	1907–08	2020–21
Chesterfield Town	5	5	0	0	5	2	1	2	10	7	1	2	070.00	1899–1900	1903–04
Coventry City	34	20	9	5	34	17	9	8	68	37	18	13	054.41	1967–68	2000–01
Crewe Alexandra	3	3	0	0	3	1	2	0	6	4	2	0	066.67	1893–94	1896–97
Crystal Palace †	20	14	4	2	19	10	7	2	42	25	13	4	059.52	1969–70	2020–21
Darwen	5	4	0	1	5	2	1	2	10	6	1	3	060.00	1894–95	1898–99
Derby County	49	27	10	12	49	14	10	25	98	41	20	37	041.84	1904–05	2007–08
Doncaster Rovers	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	075.00	1901–02	1902–03
Everton †	98	66	16	16	98	31	26	41	200	98	43	59	049.00	1904–05	2020–21
Fulham	29	24	5	0	29	15	5	9	60	40	11	9	066.67	1903–04	2020–21
Gainsborough Trinity	8	8	0	0	8	3	2	3	16	11	2	3	068.75	1895–96	1904–05
Glossop	7	6	1	0	7	6	0	1	14	12	1	1	085.71	1899–1900	1914–15
Grimsby Town	21	16	4	1	21	4	6	11	42	20	10	12	047.62	1893–94	1958–59
Huddersfield Town	34	17	9	8	34	12	14	8	68	29	23	16	042.65	1913–14	2018–19
Hull City	7	4	2	1	7	6	0	1	14	10	2	2	071.43	1913–14	2016–17
Ipswich Town	26	14	6	6	26	13	4	9	52	27	10	15	051.92	1954–55	2001–02
Kettering Town	3	2	1	0	3	2	0	1	6	4	1	1	066.67	1896–97	1898–99
Leeds City ‡	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	4	2	2	0	050.00	1913–14	1914–15
Leeds United †	50	27	10	13	50	11	14	25	102	39	25	38	038.24	1924–25	2020–21
Leicester City †	63	40	16	6	63	19	21	23	130	61	38	31	046.92	1894–95	2020–21
Leyton Orient	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	6	3	1	2	050.00	1913–14	1962–63
Lincoln City	13	10	3	0	13	3	4	6	26	13	7	6	050.00	1893–94	1914–15
Liverpool †	95	40	33	22	96	24	19	53	194	65	52	77	033.51	1893–94	2020–21
Loughborough ‡	7	7	0	0	7	3	1	3	14	10	1	3	071.43	1895–96	1899–1900
Luton Town	22	17	3	2	22	6	8	8	44	23	11	10	052.27	1896–97	1991–92
Manchester City †	91	53	22	16	91	34	22	35	186	87	44	55	046.77	1893–94	2020–21
Manchester United †	100	55	19	26	101	15	29	57	204	72	49	83	035.29	1894–95	2020–21
Middlesbrough	60	37	17	6	60	22	15	83	120	59	32	29	049.17	1899–1900	2016–17
Middlesbrough Ironopolis ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1893–94	1893–94
Millwall	9	2	3	4	9	2	2	5	18	4	5	9	022.22	1896–97	1989–90
New Brighton Tower ‡	3	3	0	0	3	1	0	2	6	4	0	2	066.67	1898–99	1900–01
Newcastle United †	84	45	17	22	85	25	19	41	172	73	36	63	042.44	1893–94	2020–21
Northampton Town	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	000.00	1965–66	1965–66
Northwich Victoria	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	050.00	1893–94	1893–94
Norwich City †	25	16	7	2	25	7	11	7	52	24	19	9	046.15	1960–61	2019–20
Nottingham Forest	46	26	14	6	46	19	8	19	92	45	22	25	048.91	1904–05	1998–99
Notts County	22	11	5	6	22	6	2	14	44	17	7	20	038.64	1893–94	1991–92
Oldham Athletic	10	4	5	1	10	1	6	3	20	5	11	4	025.00	1910–11	1993–94
Oxford United	3	2	1	0	3	0	2	1	6	2	3	1	033.33	1985–86	1987–88
Portsmouth	34	18	9	7	34	11	14	9	68	29	23	16	042.65	1899–1900	2009–10
Port Vale	9	8	1	0	9	3	2	4	18	11	3	4	061.11	1893–94	1956–57
Preston North End	36	20	10	6	36	11	7	18	72	31	17	24	043.06	1901–02	1960–61
Queens Park Rangers	27	19	6	2	27	8	7	12	54	27	13	14	050.00	1899–1900	2014–15
Reading	5	4	1	0	5	4	1	0	10	8	2	0	080.00	1898–99	2012–13
Rushden Town ‡	3	3	0	0	3	2	0	1	6	5	0	1	083.33	1896–97	1898–99
Rotherham Town ‡	3	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	050.00	1893–94	1895–96
Sheffield United	47	30	8	9	48	8	14	26	98	40	23	35	040.82	1904–05	2020–21
Sheffield Wednesday	54	31	15	8	54	15	15	24	108	46	30	32	042.59	1899–1900	1999–2000
Southampton†	45	29	14	2	45	15	10	20	94	46	26	22	048.94	1897–98	2020–21
Stockport County	6	6	0	0	6	1	3	2	12	7	3	2	058.33	1900–01	1914–15
Stoke City	47	37	5	5	47	11	16	20	94	48	21	25	051.06	1904–05	2017–18
Sunderland	70	39	17	15	70	17	23	29	140	56	40	44	040.00	1904–05	2016–17
Swansea City	9	4	1	4	9	5	0	4	18	9	1	8	050.00	1981–82	2017–18
Swindon Town	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	050.00	1993–94	1993–94
Tottenham Hotspur †	90	46	24	20	89	25	27	37	182	72	51	59	039.56	1896–97	2020–21
Walsall	7	4	3	0	7	1	0	6	14	5	3	6	035.71	1893–94	1900–01
Watford †	12	7	1	4	13	6	1	6	26	14	2	10	053.85	1982–83	2019–20
Wellingborough Town	3	3	0	0	3	1	0	2	6	4	0	2	066.67	1896–97	1898–99
West Bromwich Albion	64	40	14	10	64	25	15	24	130	67	29	34	051.54	1902–03	2020–21
West Ham United †	64	35	13	16	64	28	21	15	132	66	35	31	050.00	1901–02	2020–21
Wigan Athletic	8	7	0	1	8	5	2	1	16	12	2	2	075.00	2005–06	2012–13
Wimbledon ‡	14	4	7	3	14	9	1	4	28	13	8	7	046.43	1986–87	1999–2000
Wolverhampton Wanderers †	50	27	15	8	50	20	11	19	104	48	27	29	046.15	1904–05	2020–21

References

General

• Joy, Bernard (1952). Forward, Arsenal!. London: GCR Books Limited. ISBN 0-9559211-1-2.
• Kelly, Andrew. "Arsenal first team line-ups". Retrieved 20 May 2013.
• Soar, Phil; Tyler, Martin (2011). Arsenal 125: The Official Illustrated History 1886–2011. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-35871-2.
• "Arsenal: Head to Head". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

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