Estabilished: 1886
Names:
Dial Square (1886-1886)
Royal Arsenal (1886-1891)
Woolwich Arsenal (1891-1914)
Arsenal (from 1914)
Managers:
Sam Hollis – 1894 – 1897
Thomas Brown Mitchell – 1897 – 1898
George Elcoat – 1898 – 1899
Harry Bradshaw – 1899 – 1904
Phil Kelso – 1904 – 1908
George Morrell – 1908 – 1915
Leslie Knighton – 1919 – 1925
Herbert Chapman – 1925 – 1934
George Allison – 1934 – 1947
Tom Whittaker – 1947 – 1956
Jack Crayston – 1956 – 1958
George Swindin – 1958 – 1962
Billy Wright – 1962 – 1966
Bertie Mee – 1966 – 1976
Terry Neill – 1976 – 1983
Don Howe – 1984 – 1986
George Graham – 1986 – 1995
Bruce Rioch – 1995 – 1996
Arsène Wenger – 1996 – Present
League Champions: 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
Charity Shield Winners: 11
1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004
FA Cup Winners: 10
1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003 & 2005
League Cup Winners: 2
1987 & 1993
European Honours:
1970 – Coppa delle Fiere
1994 – Coppa delle coppe
2006 – Finalista Champions League
Emirates Cup Winners:
2007 – Arsenal
2009 – Arsenal
2010 – Arsenal
Amsterdam Tournament:
2005- Arsenal
2007- Arsenal
2008- Arsenal
Club Records:
Most Appearances: David O’Leary – 722
Youngest Player: Francesc Fabregas – 16 yrs 177 days
Oldest Player: Jock Rutherford – 41 years 159 days
Highest Highbury Attendance: v Sunderland, 09/03/1935 – 73,295
Highest Wembley Attendance: v RC Lens, 25/11/1998 – 73,707
Highest Ashburton Grove Attendance: v Man United, 03/11/2007 – 60,161
Lowest Highbury Attendance: v Leeds United, 05/05/1966 – 4,554
Lowest Wembley Attendance: v AIK Solna, 22/09/1999 – 71,227
Lowest Ashburton Grove Attendance: v Tottenham, 09/01/2008 – 53,136
Most Goals: Thierry Henry – 226
Most Goals in 1 Season: Ted Drake, 1934/35 – 44
Most Goals in 1 Game: Ted Drake (Aston Villa 1-7 Arsenal), 14/12/1935 – 7
Fastest Goal: Gilberto Silva, PSV 0-4 Arsenal, 25/09/2002 – 20.07 seconds
Youngest Goalscorer: Francesc Fabregas – 17 years 113 days
Biggest Win: Loughborough Town, 12/03/1900 & Ashford United 14/10/1893 – 12-0
Biggest Defeat: Loughborough Town, 12/12/1896 – 0-8
Highest Scoring Draw: Leicester City 21/04/1930 – 4-4
Most Consecutive Wins: 14
Most Consecutive Defeats: 8
Most Consecutive Draws: 6
Consecutive Unbeaten Games In All Competitions: 28
Consecutive Unbeaten Games In The League: 49
Firsts:
First Match: Dial Square 6-0 Eastern Wanderers, 11/12/1886
First Premiership Match: Arsenal 2-4 Norwich City, 15/08/1992
First FA Cup Match: Woolwich 12-0 Ashford United, 14/10/1893
First Match at Highbury: Woolwich Arsenal 2-1 Leicester Fosse, 06/09/1913
First Goal at Highbury: Benfield (Leicester), Woolwich Arsenal 2-1 Leicester Fosse, 06/09/1913
First Arsenal Goal at Highbury: George Jobey, Woolwich Arsenal 2-1 Leicester Fosse, 06/09/1913
First Match at Ashburton Grove: Arsenal 2-1 Ajax, 22/07/2006
First Premiership Match at Ashburton Grove: Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa, 19/08/2006
First Goal at Ashburton Grove: Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax), Arsenal 2-1 Ajax, 22/07/2006
First Arsenal Goal at Ashburton Grove: Thierry Henry, Arsenal 2-1 Ajax, 22/07/2006