Club Records
Ian Wright becomes the Club's top scorer
ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB
STATS AND RECORDS
(Up to and including 15 May 2004)
APPEARANCES
Most overall
772 David O'Leary (Debut Burnley (a) 16 Aug 1975)
Most league
558 David O'Leary (Debut Burnley (a) 16 Aug 1975)
Most Premiership
344 David Seaman (332 Ray Parlour)
Most consecutive
172 Tom Parker (3 April 1926 - 26 December 1929)
YOUNGEST
Overall
Francesc Fabregas (16 years 177 days, Lge Cup Rotherham Utd (h) 28 Oct 2003)
Previously
Jermaine Pennant (16 years 319 days, Lge Cup Middlesbrough (a) 30 Nov 1999)
In League
Gerry Ward (16 years 321 days, Huddersfield T (h) 22 Aug 1953)
In Premiership
Gavin McGowan (17 years 110 days, Sheff Wed (a) 6 May 1993)
In Europe
Stewart Robson (17 years 312 days v Spartak Moscow (a) UEFA Cup 1 (1) 14 Sept 1982 lost2-3)
In FA Cup
Stewart Robson (17 years 57 days v Tottenham (a) FAC3 2 Jan 1982 lost 0-1)
OLDEST
Overall
Jock Rutherford (41 years 159 days, v Man City (h) 20 March 1926)
In League
Jock Rutherford (41 years 159 days, v Man City (h) 20 March 1926)
In Premiership
John Lukic (39 years 336 days, v Derby County (h) 11 Nov 2000)
ATTENDANCES (HOME ONLY)
HIGHEST
Premiership 38,419 v Leicester City 15 May 2004
League 73,295 v Sunderland 9 March 1935
Overall 73,295 v Sunderland 9 March 1935
Wembley Stadium 73,707 v RC Lens 25 November 1998
LOWEST
Premiership 18,253 v Wimbledon 10 February 1993
League 4,554 v Leeds United 5 May 1966
Overall 4,554 v Leeds United 5 May 1966
Wembley Stadium 71,227 v AIK Solna 22 September 1999
GOALSCORING STATISTICS
Most goals overall 185 Ian Wright
Most Premiership goals 112 Thierry Henry*
Most League goals 150 Cliff Bastin
Most FA Cup goals 26 Cliff Bastin
Most League Cup goals 29 Ian Wright
Most overall European goals 31 Thierry Henry*
Most UEFA Champions League goals 25 Thierry Henry*
Most goals in a season 44 Ted Drake 1934/35 (42 Lge, 1FAC, 1C.Shield)
Most League goals in a season 42 Ted Drake 1934/35
Most Premiership goals in a season 30 Thierry Henry 2003/2004
Previously 23 Ian Wright 1993/94 & 1996/97
Most goals in any match by an AFC player
7 Ted Drake (Aston Villa (a) 14 Dec 1935 won 7-1 Lge)
Most goals in any match by an AFC player at Highbury
5 Jack Lambert (Sheff Utd 24 Dec 1932 won 9-2 Lge)
Most goals in a League match by AFC player at Highbury
5 Jack Lambert (Sheff Utd 24 Dec 1932 won 9-2 Lge)
Most goals in a League match by AFC player away
7 Ted Drake (Aston Villa 14 Dec 1935 won 7-1 Lge)
Most goals in a FA Cup match by AFC player at Highbury
4 Cliff Bastin (Darwen 9 Jan 1932 won 11-1 FAC3)
Most goals in a FA Cup match by AFC player away
4 Ted Drake (Burnley 20 Feb 1937 won 7-1 FAC5)
Most goals in a match by an opponent at Highbury
4 Bobby Tambling (Chelsea (h) 14 March 1964 lost 2-4 Lge)
Most goals in a match by an opponent away
4 Billy Walker (Aston Villa (a) 28 August 1920 lost 0-5 Lge)
4 Colin Booth (Wolves (a) 10 November 1956 lost 2-5 Lge)
Most goals in a European competition match by AFC player
4 Alan Smith (FK Austria (h) 18 Sep 1991 won 6-1 European Cup 1)
Most goals in a League Cup match by AFC player
No AFC player has scored over three goals in a match
Fastest recorded goal scored by AFC player
20.07 secs Gilberto (PSV (a) 25 Sept 2002 won 4-0 UCL (1))
This is the fastest ever recorded goal in Champions League history.
Last hat-tricks by AFC player at Highbury
Thierry Henry (Leeds Utd 16 April 2004 won 5-0 Lge)
Thierry Henry (Liverpool 9 April 2004 won 4-2 Lge)
Jermaine Pennant (Southampton 7 May 2003 won 6-1 Lge)
Robert Pires (Southampton 7 May 2003 won 6-1 Lge)
Sylvain Wiltord (Man Utd 5 Nov 2001 won 4-0 Lge Cup)
Last hat-tricks by AFC player away
Thierry Henry (AS Roma 27 Nov2002 won 3-1 UCL Grp Stge2)
Ray Parlour (Werder Bremen 23 Mar 2000 won 4-2 UEFA QF)
Kanu (Chelsea 23 Oct 1999 won 3-2 Lge)
Last hat-trick by an opponent at Highbury
Mick Quinn (Coventry City 14 Aug 1993 lost 0-3 Lge)
Last hat-trick by an opponent away
Dwight Yorke (Manchester Utd 25 Feb 2001 lost 1-6 Lge)
Last AFC player scored more than three goals at Highbury
4 Thierry Henry (Leeds Utd 16 April 2004 won 5-0 Lge)
4 Ian Wright (Everton 21 Dec 1991 won 4-2 Lge)
4 Alan Smith (FK Austria 18 Sep 1991 won 6-1 European Cup 1)
4 Cliff Holton (Man City 6 Oct 1956 won 7-3 Lge)
Last time AFC player scored more than three goals away
5 Tony Woodcock (AVilla29 Oct 1983 won6-2 Lge)
4 David Herd (Everton 6 Sept 1958 won 6-1 Lge)
Youngest AFC goalscorer overall
Francesc Fabregas (16 years 212 days v Wolves (h) Lge Cup 2 Dec 2003 won 5-1)
Youngest AFC goalscorer in League
Francesc Fabregas (17 years 113 days v Blackburn Rovers (h) Lge 25 Aug 2004 won 3-0)
Youngest AFC goalscorer in Premiership
Francesc Fabregas (17 years 113 days v Blackburn Rovers (h) Lge 25 Aug 2004 won 3-0)
Youngest AFC goalscorer Europe
Stewart Robson (17 years 312 days v Spartak Moscow (a) UEFA Cup 1 (1) 14 Sept 1982 lost 2-3)
Youngest AFC goalscorer in FA Cup
Cliff Bastin (17 years 303 days v Chelsea (h) FAC3 11 Jan 1930 won 2-0)
Youngest AFC scorer of hat-trick
John Radford (17 years 315 days v Wolves (h) Lge 2 Jan 1965 won 4-1)
FIRSTS
First competitive match (as Woolwich Arsenal)
v Newcastle Utd (h) - Manor Ground Plumstead 2 Sept 1893 - League (Second Divison) Drew 2-2 (W Shaw, A Elliott)
First competitive match at Highbury (as Woolwich Arsenal)
v Leicester Fosse 6 Sept 1913 - League (Second Division) Won 2-1 (Jobey, Devine pen)
First competitive match as Arsenal
v Bristol City (h) 4 April 1914 - League drew 1-1 (Winship)
First league match at 'home'
v Newcastle Utd (h) - Manor Ground Plumstead 2 Sept 1893 - League (Second Divison) Drew 2-2 (W Shaw, A Elliott)
First league match away
Notts County (a) 9 Sept 1893 Lost 2-3 (A Elliott, W Shaw)
First Premiership match
Norwich City (h)15 Aug 1992 Lost 2-4 (Bould, Campbell)
First FA Cup match (Played at Manor Ground, Plumstead)
Ashford United (h) 14 Oct 1893 - FA Cup (1) Won 12-0 (Elliott 3, Henderson 3, Booth 2, Heath 2, Crawford, Powell)
First League Cup match
Gillingham (h) 13 Sept 1966 (Round 2) drew 1-1 (Baldwin)
First match in European comps at home
Staevnet (Denmark) 22 Oct 1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Lost 2-3 (Skirton, Barnwell)
First match in European comps away
Staevnet (Denmark) 25 Sept 1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Won 7-1 (Strong 3, Baker 3, MacLeod)
First match in UEFA Champions League
RC Lens (a) 16 Sept 1998 Drew 1-1 (Overmars)
First match in Charity/Community Shield
Oct 8 1931 (Sheff Wed at Stamford Bridge) Won 2-1 (Joe Hulme, David Jack)
SCORELINES
WINS
Biggest AFC home win overall
12-0 (Loughborough Town (h) 12 March 1900 - Lge (Div 2))
12-0 (Ashford United(h) 14 Oct1893- FA Cup (1))
Biggest AFC away win overall
7-0 (Stand'd Liege(a) 3 Nov 1993- Cup Winrs' Cup(2))
Biggest AFC home win in the League
12-0 (Loughborough Town (h) 12 March 1900 - Lge (Div 2))
Biggest AFC home win in Top Division
9-1 (Grimsby Town (h) 28 Jan 1931 - Div 1)
Biggest AFC away win in the League
7-1 (Aston Villa (a) 14 Dec 1935 - Div 1)
Biggest AFC home win in Premiership
6-1 (Southampton (h) 7 May 2003)
6-1 (Leicester City (h) 26 Dec 2000)
Biggest AFC away win in Premiership
6-1 (Middlesbrough (a) 24 April 1999)
Biggest AFC home win in all Euro competitions
7-1 (Dinamo Bacau(Rom) (h) 18 March 1970- Euro Fairs Cup (4))
Biggest AFC away win in all Euro competitions
7-0 (Stand'd Liege (a) 3Nov93 Cup Winrs' Cup (2))
Biggest AFC home win in UEFA Champions League
4-1 (Bayer Leverkusen(h)27 Feb2002-UCL GrpStge 2)
Biggest AFC Wembley win in UEFA Champions League
3-1 (AIK Solna 22 Sept 1999 - UCL Group Stge 1)
Biggest AFC away win in UEFA Champions League
5-1 (Inter Milan (a) 25 Nov 2003-UCL Grp Stge1)
4-0 (PSV Eindhoven (a) 25 Sept 2002 - UCL Grp Stge1)
Biggest AFC home win in FA Cup
12-0 (Ashford United (h) 14 Oct 1893 -FA Cup (1))
Biggest AFC away win in FA Cup
7-1 (Burnley (a) 20 Feb 1937 - FA Cup 5)
Biggest AFC home win in League Cup
7-0 (Leeds Utd (h) 4 Sept 1979 - Lge Cup 2)
Biggest AFC away win in League Cup
6-1 (Scunthorpe Utd (a) 25 Sept 1968 - Lge Cup 2)
6-1 (Plymouth Argyle (a) 3 Oct 1989 - Lge Cup 2)
Biggest win under Arsène Wenger
6-0 (QPR (a) 27 Jan 2001 - FA Cup 4)
DEFEATS
Biggest AFC home defeat overall
0-6 (Derby County (h) 28 Jan 1899 FA Cup 1)
Biggest AFC away defeat overall
0-8 (Loughborough Town (a) 12 Dec 1896 Lge Div 2)
Biggest AFC home defeat in the League
0-5 (Liverpool (h) 28 Oct 1893 Div 2)
Biggest AFC home defeat in Top Division
0-5 (Huddersfield Town (h) 14 Feb 1925 Div 1)
Biggest AFC away defeat in the League
0-7 (West Ham Utd (a) 7 March 1927 Div 1)
0-7 (Newcastle Utd (a) 3 Oct 1925 - Div 1)
0-7 (West Brom (a) 14 Oct 1922 - Div 1)
0-7 (Blackburn (a) 2 Oct 1909 - Div 1)
Biggest AFC home defeat in Premiership
0-3 (Coventry City 14 Aug 1993)
0-3 (Middlesbrough 14 April 2001)
2-4 (Charlton Ath 4 Nov 2001)
Biggest AFC away defeat in the Premiership
1-6 (Manchester Utd 25 Feb 2001)
Biggest AFC home defeat in all Euro competitions
2-5 (Spartak Moscow 29 Sept 1982 - UEFA Cup (1))
Biggest AFC away defeat in all Euro competitions
0-3 (Shakhtar Donetsk 7 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stage 1)
1-4 (Spartak Moscow 22 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stge 2)
Biggest AFC home defeat in UEFA Champions League
0-3 (Inter Milan 17 September 2003 - UCL Group Stge 1)
Biggest AFC away defeat in UEFA Champions League
0-3 (Shakhtar Donetsk 7 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stage 1)
1-4 (Spartak Moscow 22 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stge 2)
Biggest AFC Wembley defeat in UEFA Champions League
2-4 (Barcelona 19 Oct 1999 - UCL Group Stge 1)
Biggest AFC home defeat in FA Cup
0-6 (Derby County (h) 28 Jan 1899 FA Cup 1)
Biggest AFC away defeat in FA Cup
1-6 (Burnley (a) 1 Feb 1896 FA Cup 1)
Biggest AFC home defeat in League Cup
0-5 (Chelsea (h) 11 Nov 1999 Lge Cup 4)
Biggest AFC away defeat in League Cup
0-4 (Blackburn (a) 11 Dec 2001 Lge Cup 5)
Biggest home defeat under Arsène Wenger
0-5 (Chelsea (h) 11 Nov 1999 Lge Cup 4)
Biggest away defeat under Arsène Wenger
1-6 (Manchester Utd (a) 25 Feb 2001 Lge)
DRAWS
Highest scoring home draw overall
4-4 on six occasions - Last v Tottenham H 15 Oct 1963
Highest scoring away draw overall
6-6 (Leicester City 21 April 1930 Lge)
Highest scoring home draw in the Premiership
3-3 (Chelsea 4 Sept 1996)
3-3 (Sheff Wed 9 May 2000)
3-3 (Blackburn Rovers 20 Oct 2001)
Highest scoring away draw in the Premiership
3-3 (Leicester City 27 Aug 1997)
Highest scoring home draw in all Euro competitions
2-2 (Brondby 3 Nov 1994 - Cup Winrs' Cup(2))
2-2 (Bayern Munich 5 Dec 2000- UCL Group Stge 2)
Highest scoring away draw in all Euro competitions
3-3 (Nantes 9 Dec 1999 - UEFA Cup (3))
2-2 (Magdeburg (Ger) 7 Nov 1979 - Cup Winrs' Cup(2))
Highest scoring home draw in UEFA C.League
2-2 (Bayern Munich 5 Dec 2000- UCL GroupStge 2)
Highest scoring away draw in UEFA C.League
1-1 (Last v Chelsea 24 March 2004 - UCL QF1)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
First competitive match against Spurs
Dec 4 1909 (League) Home (Manor Ground Plumstead) Won 1-0 (Walter Lawrence)
Biggest AFC home win over Spurs
5-1 (20 Oct 1934 - Lge. Ted Drake3, Pat Beasley, T.Evans(og))
Biggest AFC away win over Spurs
6-0 (6 March 1935-Lge. Alf Kirchen2, Ted Drake2, Peter Dougall, Cliff Bastin (p))
Biggest AFC home defeat to Spurs
0-3 (14 December 1912 - League)
0-3 (27 February 1954 - League)
Biggest AFC away defeat to Spurs
0-5 (25 December 1911 - League)
0-5 (4 April 1983 - League)
Last AFC win
2-1 (8 Nov 2003 - League. AFC Pires, Ljungberg. Spurs Anderton)
Last Spurs win
1-2 (7 Nov 1999 - League. AFC Vieira. Spurs Iversen, Sherwood)
Last AFC win at White Hart Lane
3-1 (5 May 1999 - League)(AFC: Petit, Anelka, Kanu. Spurs: Anderton)
Last Spurs win at Highbury
1-3 (11 May 1993 - Lge - Last match of season.)
(AFC: Dickov. Spurs: John Hendry 2, Sheringham)
SEQUENCES
Overall consecutive wins
14 (From 12 Sept 1987)
14 (From 10 Feb 2002)
Overall consecutive defeats
8 (From 12 Feb 1977)
Overall consecutive draws
6 (From 4 March 1961)
Consecutive League wins
10 (From 12 Sept 1987)
Consecutive Premiership wins
14 (From 10 Feb 2002)
Consecutive League wins at start of a season
8 (1903/04)
6 (1947/48)
4 (2003/2004)
Consecutive League defeats
7 (From 12 Feb 1977)
Consecutive Premiership defeats
4 (From 21 Nov 1992)
4 (From 5 March 1995)
Consecutive League draws
6 (From 4 March 1961)
Consecutive Premiership draws
5 (From 3 Jan 1994)
Consecutive matches unbeaten in all comps
24 (From 20 March 2002 - 19 Oct 2002)
20 (From 21 Oct 2003)
Consecutive League matches unbeaten
26 (From 28 April 1990)
Consecutive Premiership matches unbeaten
43* (From 7 May 2003 - )
30 (From 18 Dec 2001 - 19 Oct 2002)
This is an overall record. Previously held by Man Utd (29 matches) 1998 - 1999.
Consecutive League matches unbeaten at start of a season
23 (From 25 Aug 1990 - 2 February 1991)
Consecutive Premiership matches unbeaten at start of a season
38 (All Season: 16 Aug 2003 - 15 May 2004)
Consecutive League home matches unbeaten
33 (From 1 Nov 1902)
Consecutive Premiership home matches unbeaten
22 (From 26 Feb 1999)
Latest
16 (From 18 Dec 2001 - 1-3 Newcastle)
Consecutive matches without a win in all comps
19 (From 28 Sept 1912)
Consecutive League matches without a win
23 (From 28 Sept 1912)
Consecutive Premiership matches without a win
8 (From 21 Nov 1992)
Consecutive League home wins
15 (From 5 Sept 1903)
Consecutive Premiership home wins
12 (From 23 Feb 2001)
Consecutive League away wins
6 (From 22 Oct 1977)
Consecutive Premiership away wins
8 (From 23 Jan 2002)
Consecutive League home defeats
4 On three occasions (Last from 14 Nov 1959)
Consecutive Premiership home defeats
2 On four occasions (Last From 30 Dec 1995)
Consecutive League away defeats
13 (From 13 Dec 1924)
Consecutive Premiership away defeats
4 (From 21 Nov 1992)
4 (From 8 March 1995)
League consecutive home matches without a win
16 (From 27 April 1911)
Premiership consecutive home matches without a win
8 (From 6 Nov 1994)
Consecutive League away matches unbeaten
13 (From 5 May 1990)
Consecutive Premiership away matches unbeaten
23 (From 18 Aug 2001)
This is an overall English record. Previously held by Nottingham Forest (22 matches) in old Div 1 Nov 1977 - Dec 1978.
Consecutive League away matches without a win
15 (From 7 Jan 1928)
Consecutive Premiership away matches without a win
6 On four occasions (Last from 26 Dec 1999)
Consecutive League clean sheets
8 (From 10 April 1903)
Consecutive Premiership clean sheets
6 (From 26 Dec 1999)
Consecutive League matches without scoring
6 (From 25 Feb 1987)
Consecutive Premiership matches without scoring
4 (From 21 Nov 1992)
Consecutive League matches scoring
31 (From 3 May 1930)
Consecutive Premiership matches scoring
55 (19 May 2001 - 7 Dec 2002)
Overall English record. Previous record was held by Chesterfield (46 matches) achieved in Division Three North between 1929-1930.
League consecutive matches conceding
39 (From 2 April 1930)
Premiership consecutive matches conceding
11 (From 9 Dec 2001)
*Still ongoing record
OTHER CURRENT RECORDS / LANDMARKS
AFC is now unbeaten in 40 Premiership matches (2 from 2002/2003 - 38 from 2003/2004). (Old Arsenal Club record is 30 Premiership matches unbeaten: From 18 Dec 2001 - 19 Oct 2002).
The last time AFC lost in the Premiership was in the 2003/2004 season v Leeds (h) 4 May 2003 (L2-3). The last time AFC lost an away match in the Premiership was in the 2003/2004 season v Blackburn (a) 15 March 2003 (L0-2).
Up to and including Leicester City (h) (Lge) 15 May 2004 (w2-1) Arsenal has scored in 109 of their last 115 Premiership matches. The six times AFC has failed to score in those league matches are: Newcastle (a) Sun 11 April 2004 (d0-0), Fulham(h) 30 Nov 2003(D0-0); Man Utd(a)21Sept2003(D0-0); Blackburn(a) 15 March 2003 (L0-2); Man Utd(a) 7 December 2002 (L0-2), Birmingham(h) 1 May 2004 (D0-0).
Up to and including Leicester City (h) (Lge) 15 May 2004 (w2-1), Arsenal has scored in 57 of their last 59 home Premiership matches. The only two times they have failed to score is Birmingham (h) (Lge) 1 May 2004 (D0-0) and Fulham (h) 30 Nov 2003 (D0-0). Before the Fulham match, Arsenal had scored in 46 consecutive home league matches, stretching back to Middlesbrough (h) Sat 14 April 2001 (L0-3).
Up to and including Leicester City (h) (Lge) 15 May 2004 (w2-1):
AFC has only lost 9 out of their last 114 overall Premiership matches.
AFC has only lost 5 out of their last 57 home Premiership matches.
AFC has only lost 4 out of their last 57 away Premiership matches.
AFC only lost two Premiership matches in the year 2003 (out of 36 played). These were Blackburn(a) 15 March 2003 (L0-2) and Leeds(h) 4 May 2003 (L2-3).
UNBEATEN RECORDS
Unbeaten in League from the start of a season
38 (All Season) - Arsenal (FA Premier League) 2003/04
29 - Liverpool (Old Div 1) 1987/88
29 - Leeds United (Old Div 1) 1973/74
Unbeaten League sequence during a single season
38 - Arsenal (FA Premier League) 2003/04
30 - Burnley (Old Div 1) 1920/21
Unbeaten sequence in the FA Premier League
40 - Arsenal 2002/03 - 2003/04
All time unbeaten League sequence
42 - Nottingham Forest (Old Div 1) 1977/78 - 1978/79
RECENT AFC 'WITHOUT SCORING' RECORDS
Last time AFC went two consecutive matches without scoring
17 Sept 2003 Inter Milan (h) (UCL Grp Stge) 0-3
20 Sept 2003 Manchester United (a) (LGE) 0-0
Last time AFC went two consecutive League matches without scoring
11 Nov 2000 Derby County (h) (LGE) 0-0
18 Nov 2000 Everton (a) (LGE) 0-2
Last time AFC went two consecutive 'home' matches without scoring
27 Oct 1999 Fiorentina (Wembley) (UCL Grp Stg) 0-1
30 Oct 1999 Newcastle United (h) (LGE) 0-0
Last time AFC went two consecutive matches at Highbury without scoring
11 Nov 1998 Chelsea (h) (Lge Cup 4) 0-5
14 Nov 1998 Tottenham Hotspur (h) (LGE) 0-0
Last time AFC went two consecutive League matches at Highbury without scoring
15 April 1996 Tottenham Hotpsur (h) (LGE) 0-0
1 May 1996 Liverpool (h) (LGE) 0-0
Last time AFC went three consecutive matches without scoring
7 Nov 2000 Shakhtar Donetsk (a) (UCL) 0-3
11 Nov 2000 Derby County (a) (LGE) 0-0
18 Nov 2000 Everton (a) (LGE) 0-2
Last time AFC went three consecutive League matches without scoring
22 Aug 1998 Liverpool (a) (LGE) 0-0
29 Aug 1998 Charlton (h) (LGE) 0-0
9 Sept 1998 Chelsea (a) (LGE) 0-0
