Arsenal F.C. records

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This article details all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown see Arsenal F.C. seasons

This page details Arsenal Football Club records.

[edit] Player records

[edit] Appearances

Youngest first-team player – Cesc Fàbregas, 16 years 177 days (v. Rotherham United, League Cup, 28 October 2003)
Youngest first-team player in a league match – Gerry Ward, 16 years 321 days (v. Huddersfield Town, First Division, August 22, 1953)
Oldest first-team player – Jock Rutherford, 41 years 159 days (v. Manchester City, First Division, 20 March 1926)

[edit] Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.

#	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	C. Shield	Total
1	O'Leary, DavidDavid O'Leary	558 0(11)	70 0(1)	70 0(2)	21 0(0)	3 (0)	722 0(14)
2	Adams, TonyTony Adams	504 0(32)	53 0(8)	59 0(5)	48 0(3)	4 (0)	668 0(48)
3	Armstrong, GeorgeGeorge Armstrong	500 0(53)	60 (10)	35 0(3)	26 0(2)	0 (0)	621 0(68)
4	Dixon, LeeLee Dixon	458 0(25)	53 0(1)	45 0(0)	57 0(2)	5 (0)	618 0(28)
5	Winterburn, NigelNigel Winterburn	440 00(8)	47 0(0)	49 0(3)	43 0(1)	5 (0)	584 0(12)
6	Seaman, DavidDavid Seaman	405 00(0)	47 0(0)	38 0(0)	69 0(0)	4 (0)	563 00(0)
7	Rice, PatPat Rice	397 0(12)	67 0(1)	36 0(0)	27 0(0)	1 (0)	528 0(13)
8	Storey, PeterPeter Storey	391 00(9)	51 0(4)	37 0(2)	22 0(2)	0 (0)	501 0(17)
9	Radford, JohnJohn Radford	379 (111)	44 (15)	34 (12)	24 (11)	0 (0)	481 (149)
10	Simpson, PeterPeter Simpson	370 0(10)	53 0(1)	33 0(3)	21 0(1)	0 (0)	477 0(15)
11	John, BobBob John	421 0(12)	46 0(1)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	3 (0)	470 0(13)
12	Rix, GrahamGraham Rix	351 0(41)	44 0(7)	47 0(2)	21 0(1)	1 (0)	464 0(51)
12	Parlour, RayRay Parlour	339 0(22)	43 0(4)	26 0(0)	52 0(5)	4 (1)	464 0(32)
14	Keown, MartinMartin Keown	333 00(4)	40 0(0)	23 0(1)	49 0(3)	4 (0)	449 00(8)
15	Davis, PaulPaul Davis	351 0(30)	27 0(3)	51 0(4)	16 0(0)	2 (0)	447 0(37)
16	Hapgood, EddieEddie Hapgood	393 00(2)	41 0(0)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	6 (0)	440 00(2)
17	Merson, PaulPaul Merson	327 0(78)	31 0(4)	40 (10)	22 0(7)	3 (0)	423 0(99)
17	Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp	315 0(87)	39 (14)	16 0(8)	48 (12)	5 (0)	423 (121)
19	Vieira, PatrickPatrick Vieira	280 0(29)	48 0(3)	07 0(0)	68 0(2)	4 (0)	407 0(34)
20	McLintock, FrankFrank McLintock	314 0(26)	36 0(1)	34 0(4)	19 0(1)	0 (0)	403 0(32)

Current player with most appearances – Kolo Touré, 283 (13), as of 05 May 2008
Most consecutive appearances – Tom Parker, 172 (3 April 1926 – 26 December 1929)

[edit] Goalscorers

Most goals in a season – 44, Ted Drake (1934-35)
Most League goals in a season – 42, Ted Drake, (1934-35)
Most goals in a single match – 7, Ted Drake (v. Aston Villa, First Division, 14 December 1935)
Most goals in a single match at home – 5, Jack Lambert (v. Sheffield United, First Division, 24 December 1932)
Most goals in an FA Cup match – 4, joint record: Cliff Bastin (v. Darwen, January 9, 1932) and Ted Drake (v. Burnley, February 20, 1937)
Most goals in a League Cup match – 4, Julio Baptista (v. Liverpool, January 9, 2007)
Most goals in a European match – 4, Alan Smith (v. FK Austria Wien, European Cup, 18 September 1991)
Fastest recorded goal – 13 seconds, Alan Sunderland (v. Liverpool, FA Cup, 28 April 1980)
Youngest goalscorer – Cesc Fàbregas, 16 years 212 days (v. Wolves, League Cup, 2 December 2003)
Youngest hat-trick scorer – John Radford, 17 years 315 days (v. Wolves, First Division, 2 January 1965)
Oldest goalscorer – Jock Rutherford, 39 years 352 days (v. Sheffield United, First Division, September 20, 1924)

[edit] Top scorers

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.

#	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	C. Shield	Total
1	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry	174 (254)	07 (24)	02 0(3)	42 (84)	1 (4)	226 (369)
2	Wright, IanIan Wright	128 (221)	12 (16)	29 (29)	15 (21)	1 (1)	185 (288)
3	Bastin, CliffCliff Bastin	150 (350)	26 (42)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	2 (4)	178 (396)
4	Radford, JohnJohn Radford	111 (379)	15 (44)	12 (34)	11 (24)	0 (0)	149 (481)
5	Drake, TedTed Drake	124 (168)	12 (14)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	3 (2)	139 (184)
6	Brain, JimmyJimmy Brain	125 (204)	14 (27)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	0 (1)	139 (232)
7	Lishman, DougDoug Lishman	125 (226)	10 (17)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	2 (1)	137 (244)
8	Hulme, JoeJoe Hulme	107 (333)	17 (39)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	1 (2)	125 (374)
9	Jack, DavidDavid Jack	113 (181)	10 (25)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	1 (2)	124 (208)
10	Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp	087 (315)	14 (39)	08 (16)	12 (48)	0 (5)	121 (423)
11	Lewis, RegReg Lewis	103 (154)	13 (21)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	2 (1)	118 (176)
12	Smith, AlanAlan Smith	086 (264)	06 (26)	16 (38)	07 (17)	0 (2)	115 (347)
13	Lambert, JackJack Lambert	098 (143)	11 (16)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	0 (2)	109 (161)
14	Stapleton, FrankFrank Stapleton	075 (225)	15 (32)	14 (27)	04 (15)	0 (1)	108 (300)
15	Herd, DavidDavid Herd	097 (166)	10 (14)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	0 (0)	107 (180)
16	Baker, JoeJoe Baker	093 (144)	04 (10)	00 0(0)	03 0(2)	0 (0)	100 (156)
17	Merson, PaulPaul Merson	078 (327)	04 (31)	10 (40)	07 (22)	0 (3)	099 (423)
18	Roper, DonDon Roper	088 (297)	07 (22)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	0 (2)	095 (321)
19	Sunderland, AlanAlan Sunderland	055 (206)	16 (34)	13 (26)	07 (14)	1 (1)	092 (281)
20	Holton, CliffCliff Holton	083 (198)	05 (18)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	0 (1)	088 (217)

[edit] International caps

First capped Arsenal player – Caesar Jenkyns (for Wales v. Scotland, 21 March 1896)
First capped Arsenal player for England – Jimmy Ashcroft (v. Ireland, 17 February 1906)
Most capped Arsenal player while playing for the club – Thierry Henry, 81 caps for France whilst an Arsenal player
Most capped Arsenal player for England while playing for the club – Kenny Sansom, 77 caps whilst an Arsenal player
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)
- 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) (France v. Brazil, 12 July 1998)

[edit] Club records

[edit] Wins

Most League wins in a season – 29 in 42 matches, First Division, 1970-71
Fewest League wins in a season – 3 in 38 matches, First Division, 1912-13

[edit] Defeats

Most League defeats in a season – 23 in 38 matches, First Division, 1912-13
Fewest League defeats in a season – 0 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2003-04

[edit] Goals

Most League goals scored in a season – 127 in 42 matches, First Division, 1930-31
Fewest League goals scored in a season – 26 in 38 matches, First Division, 1912-13
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

[edit] Points

Most points in a League season (2 for a win) – 66 in 42 matches, First Division, 1930-31
Most points in a League season (3 for a win) – 90 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2003-04
Fewest points in a League season (2 for a win) – 18 in 38 matches, First Division, 1912-13
Fewest points in a League season (3 for a win) – 51 in 42 matches, Premier League, 1994-95

[edit] Matches

[edit] Firsts

First match – v. Eastern Wanderers, Friendly, 11 December 1886 (won 6-0)
First FA Cup match – v. Lyndhurst, First Qualifying Round, 5 October 1889 (won 11-0)
First FA Cup match (proper) – v. Derby County, First Round, 17 January 1891 (lost 2-1)
First League match – v. Newcastle United, Second Division, 2 September 1893 (drew 2-2)
First First Division match – v. Newcastle United, 3 September 1904 (lost 3-0)
First match at Highbury – v. Leicester Fosse, Second Division, 16 September 1913 (won 2-1)
First European match – v. Stævnet (Copenhagen XI), Fairs Cup, September 25, 1963 (won 7-1)
First League Cup match – v. Gillingham, September 13, 1966 (drew 1-1)
First match at Emirates Stadium – v. Ajax Amsterdam, Friendly, July 22, 2006 (won 2-1)

[edit] Record wins

Record League win – 12-0 (home v. Loughborough, Second Division, 12 March 1900)
Record FA Cup win – 12-0 (home v. Ashford United, 14 October 1893)^[1]
Record First Division win – 9-1 (home v. Grimsby Town, 28 January 1931)
Record Premier League win – 7-0 (twice; home v. Everton, 11 May 2005 and home v. Middlesbrough, 14 January 2006)
Record League Cup win – 7-0 (home v. Leeds United, 4 September 1979)
Record European win – 7-0 (twice; away v. Standard Liège, Cup Winners' Cup, 3 November 1993 and home v. Slavia Prague, Champions League, October 23, 2007)
Record win at Highbury – 11-1 (v. Darwen, FA Cup, January 9, 1932)
Record win at Emirates Stadium – 7-0 (v. Slavia Prague, Champions League, October 23, 2007)
Record away win – 7-0 (v. Standard Liège, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 3 November 1993)
Record win on aggregate – 10-0 (v. Standard Liège, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Second Round, 1993-94)
Record win in a friendly – 26-1 (home v. Paris XI, 5 December 1904)

[edit] Record defeats

Record League defeat – 0-8 (away v. Loughborough, Second Division, 12 December 1896)^[2]^[3]
Record home defeat – 0-6 (v. Derby County, FA Cup, 28 January 1899)
Record FA Cup defeat – 0-6 (home v. Derby County, 28 January 1899 and away v. West Ham United, January 5, 1946)
Record First Division defeat – 0-7, four times, all away (v. Blackburn Rovers, October 2, 1909; v. West Bromwich Albion, 14 October 1922; v. Newcastle United, October 3, 1925; v. West Ham United, 7 March 1927)
Record Premier League defeat – 1-6 (away v. Manchester United, 25 February 2001)
Record League Cup defeat – 0-5 (home v. Chelsea, 11 November 1998)
Record European defeat – 2-5 (home v. Spartak Moscow, UEFA Cup, 29 September 1982)
Record defeat at Highbury – 0-5, twice (v. Huddersfield Town, First Division, February 14, 1925 and v. Chelsea, League Cup, 11 November 1998)
Record defeat at Emirates Stadium – 0-1 (v. West Ham United, Premier League, April 7, 2007)
Record defeat on aggregate – 1-6 (v. West Ham United, FA Cup Third Round, 1945-46)

[edit] Record draws

Highest scoring draw – 6-6 (away v. Leicester City, First Division, April 21, 1930)

[edit] Sequences

[edit] Wins

Most consecutive wins (overall) – 14 (September 12 – November 11, 1987)
Most consecutive wins (League only) – 14 (February 10 – August 18, 2002)

[edit] Draws

Most consecutive draws (both overall and League only) – 6 (March 3 – April 1, 1961)

[edit] Losses

Most consecutive losses (overall) – 8 (February 12 – March 12, 1977)
Most consecutive losses (League only) – 7 (February 12 – March 12, 1977)

[edit] Unbeaten

Most consecutive matches unbeaten (overall) – 28 (April 9, 2007 – November 24, 2007)
Most consecutive matches unbeaten (League only) – 49 (May 7, 2003 – October 16, 2004)

[edit] Attendances

Only competitive first-team matches are considered.

Highest attendance at a home match – 73,707 (v. RC Lens, UEFA Champions League, 25 November 1998) at Wembley Stadium, where Arsenal played their home Champions League matches between 1998 and 1999.
Highest attendance at Highbury – 73,295 (v. Sunderland, First Division, 9 March 1935)
Lowest attendance at Highbury – 4,554 (v. Leeds United, First Division, 5 May 1966)
Highest attendance at Emirates Stadium – 60,161 (v. Manchester United, FA Premier League, November 3, 2007)
Lowest attendance at Emirates Stadium – 53,136 (v. Tottenham Hotspur, League Cup, January 9, 2008)

[edit] National records

Arsenal hold many English football records, including:

Most consecutive seasons in English top flight – 80 (record ongoing since 1919 , though no League football was played due to war between 1939 and 1946)
Longest unbeaten sequence in the English top flight – 49 (May 7, 2003 – October 16, 2004)
- This includes the entire 2003-04 season unbeaten in the League (38 matches)
Longest unbeaten away sequence in English league football – 27 (5 April 2003 – 25 September 2004)
Most consecutive scoring league games in English domestic football – 55 (19 May 2001 – 30 November 2002)
Most consecutive scoring away matches – 27 (19 May 2001 – 23 November 2002)
Most consecutive away wins in a Premiership season – 8 (23 January 2002 – 8 May 2002)
Most players from one club in an England starting lineup – 7 (14 November 1934 v. Italy – the so-called "Battle of Highbury")
Youngest player to play for England – Theo Walcott, 17 years 75 days (May 30, 2006, England v. Hungary)
Highest attendance in League football – 83,260 (Manchester United v. Arsenal, at Maine Road, First Division, 17 January 1948)

[edit] Continental records

Arsenal also hold some records in European football:

Record win by an away team at San Siro – 5-1 (v. F.C. Internazionale Milano, UEFA Champions League, November 26, 2003)^{[citation needed]}
First and only British side to defeat Real Madrid at the Bernabéu – 1-0 (UEFA Champions League second round first leg, 21 February 2006)
First and only British side to defeat AC Milan at the San Siro – 2-0 (UEFA Champions League second round second leg, 04 March 2008)
Most consecutive matches in the Champions League without conceding a goal – 10 (between 18 October 2005 and 26 April 2006)
First team from London to reach the Champions League Final – in 2006
Arsenal are believed to be the first club in Champions League history to have fielded 11 players of different nationality at the same time, in their 2-1 win away to Hamburger SV on 13 September 2006. The Arsenal team, after the 28th minute substitution of Kolo Touré, was:

Jens Lehmann (Germany), Emmanuel Eboué (Ivory Coast), 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).^[4]

[edit] Notes

^ Arsenal beat Clapton Orient 15-2 in a wartime cup tie on February 8, 1941, but this is not counted as an official first-class match.
^ Unusually, Arsenal were forced to play two matches on the same day on 12 December 1896; while the first team took on Leyton in the FA Cup, the reserves were fielded against Loughborough in the League, accounting for such a heavy loss.
^ Arsenal lost 9-0 to Chelsea in a wartime London Combination match on April 21, 1916, but this is not counted as an official first-class match.
^ "Global Gunners set for place in history", Daily Telegraph, 2006-09-15. Retrieved on 2006-12-24.

[edit] References

Soar, Phil & Tyler, Martin (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5.
Club Records. Arsenal.com. Retrieved on 16 April, 2006.
Arsenal statistics. Arseweb. Retrieved on 30 July, 2005.