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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.[1] 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.[2] The club's name was shortened to Arsenal in 1914, a year after moving to Highbury.[3] 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.[4] 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period in the top flight.[5] The club remained in the Football League until 1992, when its First Division was superseded as English football's top level by the newly formed Premier League, of which they were an inaugural member.[6] In 2003–04, Arsenal completed a league season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.[7]

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,[8] and they met their 85th and most recent different league opponent, 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 100 times out of 202 attempts and becoming the first team in English history to attain a century of wins against another club.

Key

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  • 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.
  • Pld = 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

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Statistics correct as of matches played on 28 August 2021.
Arsenal F.C. league record by opponent
Club Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld 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 [a]
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
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 6 1 0 5 11 2 3 6 018.18 1935–36 2021–22
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 [b]
Bristol City 16 8 4 4 16 11 2 3 32 19 6 7 059.38 1898–99 1979–80 [b]
Burnley † 49 31 9 9 49 23 11 15 98 54 20 24 055.10 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 [c]
Chelsea † 83 38 23 22 82 25 26 31 165 63 49 53 038.18 1907–08 2021–22
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 [d]
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 [c]
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 [b]
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 [e]
Leyton Orient 3 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 6 3 1 2 050.00 1913–14 1962–63 [f]
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 [b]
Manchester City † 91 53 22 16 92 34 22 36 187 87 44 56 046.52 1893–94 2020–21 [g]
Manchester United † 100 55 19 26 101 15 29 57 204 72 49 83 035.29 1894–95 2020–21 [h]
Middlesbrough 60 37 17 6 60 22 15 23 120 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 [b][i]
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 [c]
Port Vale 9 8 1 0 9 3 2 4 18 11 3 4 061.11 1893–94 1956–57 [j]
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 [c]
Reading 5 4 1 0 5 4 1 0 10 8 2 0 080.00 1898–99 2012–13 [b]
Rushden Town ‡ 3 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 6 5 0 1 083.33 1896–97 1898–99 [b]
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 [k]
Southampton† 45 29 14 2 45 15 10 20 94 46 26 22 048.94 1897–98 2020–21 [b]
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 [l]
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 [b]
Walsall 7 4 3 0 7 1 0 6 14 5 3 6 035.71 1893–94 1900–01 [m]
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 [b]
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 [d]
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 [n]
Wolverhampton Wanderers † 50 27 15 8 50 20 11 19 104 48 27 29 046.15 1904–05 2020–21

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Record against Small Heath and Birmingham included
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j First played in the United League
  3. ^ a b c d First played in the Southern District Combination
  4. ^ a b First played in the London League
  5. ^ Record against Leicester Fosse included
  6. ^ Record against Clapton Orient included
  7. ^ Record against Ardwick included
  8. ^ Record against Newton Heath included
  9. ^ Record against Millwall Athletic included
  10. ^ Record against Burslem Port Vale included
  11. ^ Record against The Wednesday included
  12. ^ Record against Stoke included
  13. ^ Record against Walsall Town Swifts included
  14. ^ Wimbledon relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003 and were rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C.[9] In 2008 the club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history, and regarded themselves as a new club founded in 2004.[10]

References

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General

  • Joy, Bernard (1952). Forward, Arsenal!. London: GCR Books Limited. ISBN 0-9559211-1-2.
  • Kelly, Andrew. "Arsenal first team line-ups". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  • Soar, Phil; Tyler, Martin (2011). Arsenal 125: The Official Illustrated History 1886–2011. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-35871-8.
  • "Arsenal: Head to Head". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

Specific

  1. ^ Soar & Tyler (2011), p. 24.
  2. ^ Joy (1952), p. 9.
  3. ^ Joy (1952), p. 32.
  4. ^ Joy (1952), p. 28.
  5. ^ "Club profile – Arsenal". Premier League. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. ^ Rodrigues, Jason (2 February 2012). "Premier League football at 20: 1992, the start of a whole new ball game". theguardian.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ^ Hughes, Ian (15 May 2004). "Arsenal the Invincibles". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Woolwich Arsenal play their first game". Arsenal F.C. 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Wimbledon fan MP says Milton Keynes 'should drop Dons'". BBC News. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  10. ^ "History and Honours of Wimbledon FC returned to Merton". Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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