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The Gunners

Royal Arsenal FC, Woolwich Arsenal FC, The Arsenal FC, Arsenal FC

Founded 1886 as Dial Square FC
Turned professional 1891
Present Name Change 1927

Players provided 70
Different scorers 27 (103 goals)
Total appearances 965
1906-2024

Emirates Stadium

Domestic Honours Football League Division Two runners-up 1903-04;
Football League
runners-up 1925-26, 1931-32, 1972-73, Champions 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1970-71, 1988-89, 1990-91;
FA Cup runners-up 1926-27, 1931-32, 1951-52, 1971-72, 1977-78, 1979-80, 2000-01, winners 1929-30, 1935-36, 1949-50, 1970-71, 1978-79, 1992-93, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17;
FA Charity Shield winners
1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1998, 1999, runners-up 1935, 1936, 1979, 1989, 1993, shared 1991, FA Community Shield winners 2002, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020,2023, runners-up 2003, 2005;
Football League Cup
runners-up 1967-68, 1968-69, 1987-88, 2006-07, 2017-18, winners 1986-87, 1992-93;
Mercantile Credit Centenary Cup winners 1988-89;
After League restructure: FA Premier League 1997-98, 2001-02, 2003-04, runners-up 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2015-16, 2022-23, 2023-24; 
European Honours UEFA Fairs Cup winners 1969-70, UEFA Cup runners-up 1999-2000;
European Cup Winners' Cup
runners-up 1979-80, 1994-95, winners 1993-94;
European Super Cup
runners-up 1994-95;
UEFA Champions League
runners-up 2005-06;
UEFA Europe League runners-up 2018-19;
Home venue, based in London Emirates Stadium, Ashburton Grove from 2006; Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, 1914-2006; Manor Ground, Plumstead 1888-1913; Invićta Ground, Plumstead 1890-93
Home strip 

Red shirts with white sleeves, and white shorts, red and white socks



'victoria Concordia Crescit'

victory Comes Through Harmony

The 70 Players   15 with only one app.
Ply no. Name Pos App Gls
GA
Mins Playing Career

Woolwich Arsenal  
1 312 Jimmy Ashcroft GK 3 2ᵍᵃ 270 1906 49 days
2 346 Andy Ducat RH 3 1 270 1910 49 days

13 years 49 days...
 
The Arsenal  
3 451 Ernie Williamson GK 2 3ᵍᵃ 180 1923 3 days
4 473 Jack Butler CH 1 0 90 1924 90 min
5 519 Joe Hulme OR 9 4 810 1927-33 5 years
364 days

   

Arsenal  
6 526 Alf Baker RH 1 0 90 1927 90 min
7 470 David Jack IR 5 1 450 1930-32 2 years
246 days
8 558 Herbie Roberts CH 1 0 90 1931 90 min
9 567 Cliff Bastin RF 21 12 1890 1931-38 6 years
184 days
10 582 Eddie Hapgood LB 30 0 2700 1933-39 6 years
5 days
11 594 Frank Moss GK 5 6ᵍᵃ 450 1934 114 days
12 604 Ray Bowden IR 6 0 540 1934-36 2 years
64 days
13 606 George Male RB 19 0 1710 1934-39 4 years
191 days
584 Wilf Copping LH 13 0 1170 1934-38 3 years
346 days
607 Ted Drake CF 5 6 450 1934-38 3 years
193 days
16 618 Jack Crayston RH 8 0 720 1935-37 1 year
362 days
17 621 Bernard Joy CH 1 0 90 1936 90 min
with Corinthians and Casuals
18 633 Alf Kirchen OR 3 2 270 1937 6 days

19 656 Laurie Scott RB 17 0 1530 1946-48 2 years
43 days
George Swindin reserve December 1948
Don Roper reserve December 1948

Ply no. Name Pos Start/
Sub
App Gls
GA
Mins Playing Career
Reg Lewis party member May 1950
20 699 Lionel Smith RB 6
0
6 0 540 1950-53 2 years
154 days
700 Leslie Compton CH 2
0
2 0 180 1950 7 days
Doug Lishman reserve October 1951
22 713 Arthur Milton OR 1
0
1 0 90 1951 90 min
23 775 Danny Clapton OR 1
0
1 0 90 1958 90 min
24 820 George Eastham IL 19
0
19 2 1653 1963-66 3 years
56 days
25 788 Joe Baker CF 3
0
3 2 215 1965-66 56 days
26 854 Bob McNab FB 3
1
4 0 350 1968-69 178 days
27 858 John Radford F 1
1
2 0 95 1969-71 2 years
271 days
28 872 Peter Storey RB/M 19
0
19 0 1710 1971-73 2 years
54 days
29 837 Alan Ball M 32
1
33 1 2881 1972-75 5 years
25 days
30 884 Jeff Blockley CH 1
0
1 0 90 1972 90 min
31 921 Jimmy Rimmer GK 1
0
1 2ᵍᵃ 45 1976 45 min
32 929 Brian Talbot RM 1
0
1 0 90 1980 90 min
946 Alan Sunderland F 1
0
1 0 82 1980 82 min
34 937 Kenny Sansom LB 76
1
77 1 6873 1980-88 7 years
282 days
950 Graham Rix LM 12
5
17 0 - 1980-84 3 years
207 days
36 935 Tony Woodcock F 13
7
20 9 1100 1982-86 3 years
242 days
37 928 Paul Mariner CF 2
0
2 0 163 1984-85 231 days
38 936 Viv Anderson RB 16
0
16 2 1440 1984-87 2 years
166 days
39 998 Tony Adams CD 66
0
66 5 5733 1987-2000 13 years
232 days
40 1004 David Rocastle RM 10
4
14 0 900 1988-92 3 years
244 days
41 1009 Michael Thomas M 2
0
2 0 147 1988-89 1 year
27 days
42 1010 Alan Smith CF 7
6
13 2 - 1988-92 3 years
212 days
43 1011 Brian Marwood OL 0
1
1 0 7 1988 7 min
44 1018 Nigel Winterburn LB 0
2
2 0 23 1989-93 3 years
215 days
45 1021 Lee Dixon LB 21
1
22 0 1830 1990-99 8 years
282 days
46 1007 David Seaman GK 71
1
72 42ᵍᵃ - 1991-2002 11 years
252 days
47 1043 Paul Merson M 6
9
15 1 683 1991-97 5 years
154 days
48 1022 Ian Wright F 13
14
27 9 1332 1992-98 6 years
15 days
49 1039 Martin Keown D 30
4
34 1 2493 1993-2002 9 years
28
days
50 1055 Steve Bould FB 2
0
2 0 180 1994 5 days
51 1019 David Platt M 4
3
7 1 443 1996 91 days
52 1089 Ray Parlour M 3
7
10 0 374 1999-2000 1 year
234 days
53 1106 Ashley Cole LB 52
0
52 0 4102 2001-06 5 years
141 days
54 1101 Richard Wright GK 0
1
1 0ᵍᵃ 42 2001 42 min
55 1074 Sol Campbell CD 26
3
29 1 2135 2001-06 5 years
292 days
56 1124 Francis Jeffers CF 0
1
1 1 45 2003 45 min
57 1142 Theo Walcott M/F 30
1
7
47 8 2417 2006-16 10 years
169 days
58 1165 Kieran Gibbs LB 7
3
10 0 716 2010-15 5 years
98 days
59 1167 Jack Wilshere M 23
11
34 2 1909 2010-16 5 years
321 days
60 1181 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain M 15
12
27 6 1404 2012-17 5 years
18 days
61 1193 Carl Jenkinson RB 0
1
1 0 15 2012 15 min
62 1172 Danny Welbeck F 8
8
16 8 720 2014-18 4 years
7 days
63 1205 Calum Chambers RB 2
1
3 0 189 2014 39 days
64 1252 Ainsley Maitland-Niles M 1
4
5 0 86 2020 71 days
65 1253 Bukayo Saka D/M/F 33
10
43 12 2933 2020-24 4 years
2 days
66 1264 Emile Smith Rowe LF 1
2
3 1 114 2021-22 137 days
67 1265 Aaron Ramsdale GK 5
0
5 6ᵍᵃ 450 2021-24 2 years
206 days
68 1261 Ben White CD/RB 2
0
2 0 135 2022 3 days
69 1241 Declan Rice DM 18
1
19 2 1704 2023-24 1 year
34 days
70 1275 Eddie Nketiah F 0
1
1 0 17 2023 17 min

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