CLUB`S RECORD

Club records
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Wins
Most League wins in a season – 29 in 42 matches, First Division, 1970-71 [11]
Fewest League wins in a season – 3 in 38 matches, First Division, 1912-13 [12]
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Defeats
Most League defeats in a season – 23 in 38 matches, First Division, 1912-13 [13]
Fewest League defeats in a season – 0 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2003-04 [14]
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Goals
Most League goals scored in a season – 127 in 42 matches, First Division, 1930-31 [15]
Fewest League goals scored in a season – 26 in 38 matches, First Division, 1912-13 [16]
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 [17]
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Points
Most points in a League season (2 for a win) – 66 in 42 matches, First Division, 1930-31 [18]
Most points in a League season (3 for a win) – 90 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2003-04 [19]
Fewest points in a League season (2 for a win) – 18 in 38 matches, First Division, 1912-13 [20]
Fewest points in a League season (3 for a win) – 51 in 42 matches, Premier League, 1994-95
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Firsts
First match – v. Eastern Wanderers, Friendly, 11 December 1886 (won 6-0) [21]
First FA Cup match – v. Lyndhurst, First Qualifying Round, 5 October 1889 (won 11-0) [22]
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)[23] [24]
First First Division match – v. Newcastle United, 3 September 1904 (lost 3-0) [25]
First match at Highbury – v. Leicester Fosse, Second Division, 16 September 1913 (won 2-1)[23]
First European match – v. Stævnet (Copenhagen XI), Fairs Cup, 25 September 1963 (won 7-1)[23]
First League Cup match – v. Gillingham, 13 September 1966 (drew 1-1)[23]
First match at Emirates Stadium – v. Ajax Amsterdam, Friendly, 22 July 2006 (won 2-1)[23]
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Record wins
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By competition
Record League win – 12-0 (home v. Loughborough, Second Division, 12 March 1900)[26]
Record FA Cup win – 12-0 (home v. Ashford United, 14 October 1893)[26]
Arsenal beat Clapton Orient 15-2 in a wartime cup tie on 8 February 1941, but this is not counted as an official first-class match.[27] [28]
Record top flight win – 9-1 (home v. Grimsby Town, 28 January 1931)[26]
Record Premier League win – 7-0 (twice; home v. Everton, 11 May 2005 and home v. Middlesbrough, 14 January 2006)[26]
Record League Cup win – 7-0 (home v. Leeds United, 4 September 1979)[26]
Record European win – 7-0 (twice; away v. Standard Liège, Cup Winners' Cup, 3 November 1993 and home v. Slavia Prague, Champions League, 23 October 2007)[26][29]
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)
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By venue
Record win at home – 12-0 (v. Loughborough, Second Division, 12 March 1900 & v. Ashford United, 14 October 1893)[26]
Record win at Highbury – 11-1 (v. Darwen, FA Cup, 9 January 1932)[26]
Record win at Emirates Stadium – 7-0 (v. Slavia Prague, Champions League, 23 October 2007)[26]
Record win away – 7-0 (v. Standard Liège, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 3 November 1993)[26]
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Record defeats
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By competition
Record League defeat – 0-8 (away v. Loughborough, Second Division, 12 December 1896)[26]
NB 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.
Additionally, Arsenal lost 9-0 to Chelsea in a wartime London Combination match on 21 April 1916, but this is not counted as an official first-class match.
Record FA Cup defeat – 0-6 (away v. Sunderland, 21 January 1893; home v. Derby County, 28 January 1899 and away v. West Ham United, 5 January 1946)[26]
Record First Division defeat – 0-7, four times, all away (v. Blackburn Rovers, 2 October 1909; v. West Bromwich Albion, 14 October 1922; v. Newcastle United, 3 October 1925; v. West Ham United, 7 March 1927)[26]
Record Premier League defeat – 1-6 (away v. Manchester United, 25 February 2001)[26]
Record League Cup defeat – 0-5 (home v. Chelsea, 11 November 1998)[26]
Record European defeat – 2-5 (home v. Spartak Moscow, UEFA Cup, 29 September 1982)[26]
Record defeat on aggregate – 1-6 (v. West Ham United, FA Cup Third Round, 1945-46)
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By venue
Record home defeat – 0-6 (v. Derby County, FA Cup, 28 January 1899)[26]
Record defeat at Highbury – 0-5, twice (v. Huddersfield Town, First Division, 14 February 1925 and v. Chelsea, League Cup, 11 November 1998)[26]
Record defeat at Emirates Stadium – 1-4 (v. Chelsea, Premier League, 10 May 2009)[26]
Record away defeat – 0-8 (v. Loughborough, Second Division, 12 December 1896)[26]
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Record draws
Highest scoring draw – 6-6 (away v. Leicester City, First Division, 21 April 1930)[26]
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Sequences
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Wins
Most consecutive wins (overall) – 14 (12 September – 11 November 1987)[30]
Most consecutive wins (League only) – 14 (10 February – 18 August 2002)[30] [31]
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Draws
Most consecutive draws (both overall and League only) – 6 (3 March – 1 April 1961)[30]
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Losses
Most consecutive losses (overall) – 8 (12 February – 12 March 1977)[30]
Most consecutive losses (League only) – 7 (12 February – 12 March 1977)[30]
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Unbeaten
Most consecutive matches unbeaten (overall) – 28 (9 April 2007 – 24 November 2007)[30]
Most consecutive matches unbeaten (League only) – 49 (7 May 2003 – 16 October 2004)[30]
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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.[1]
Highest attendance at Highbury – 73,295 (v. Sunderland, First Division, 9 March 1935)[1]
Lowest attendance at Highbury – 4,554 (v. Leeds United, First Division, 5 May 1966)[1]
Highest attendance at Emirates Stadium – 60,161 (v. Manchester United, FA Premier League, 3 November 2007)[1]
Lowest attendance at Emirates Stadium – 53,136 (v. Tottenham Hotspur, League Cup, 9 January 2008) [32]
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National records

Arsenal hold many English football records, including:
Most consecutive seasons in the top flight – 90 (record ongoing since 1919 , though no League football was played due to war between 1939 and 1946) [33]
Longest unbeaten sequence in the the top flight – 49 (7 May 2003 – 16 October 2004) [34]
This includes the entire 2003-04 season unbeaten in the League (38 matches)
Longest unbeaten away sequence in league football – 27 (5 April 2003 – 25 September 2004) [30]
Most consecutive league wins - 14 (10 February 2002 and 24 August 2002) (other teams also achieved 14 wins but not in the top flight) [35]
Most consecutive league titles - 3 (1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34) (joint record with 3 other clubs).[36]
Most consecutive scoring league games in league football – 55 (19 May 2001 – 30 November 2002) [30]
Most consecutive scoring away matches – 27 (19 May 2001 – 23 November 2002) [37]
Most away goals scored in a league season - 60 (1930-31) [38]
Most goals by a top flight league winners 127 (1930-31)
Most goals by a single player in a top flight game: 7, Ted Drake for Arsenal v Aston Villa (away), Dec 14 1935 [39]
Most players from one club in an England starting lineup – 7 (14 November 1934 v. Italy – the so-called "Battle of Highbury") [40]
Youngest player to play for England – Theo Walcott, 17 years 75 days (30 May 2006, England v. Hungary) [41]
Highest attendance in League football – 83,260 (Manchester United v. Arsenal, at Maine Road, First Division, 17 January 1948)
NB All of the top three attendances in league football occurred at Arsenal games.[42]
Most away points in a top flight season - 47 (2001-2002) [43]
Most league and cup doubles - 3 (joint record with Manchester United) [44]
First team to win FA Cup and League Cup double - 1993 [45]
Most FA Cup and League Cup doubles - 1 (joint record with Liverpool and Chelsea)
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Continental records

Arsenal also hold some records in European football:
Most consecutive matches in the Champions League without conceding a goal – 10 (between 18 October 2005 and 26 April 2006). 995 minutes in total. [46]
Record win by an away team at San Siro – 5-1 (v. F.C. Internazionale Milano, UEFA Champions League, 26 November 2003)[citation needed]
First 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)
First and only British side to defeat both Milanese teams Inter Milan and AC Milan at the San Siro - 5-1 (UEFA Champions League group stage , 25 November 2003), 2-0 (UEFA Champions League second round second leg, 04 March 2008) respectively.
First team from London to reach the Champions League Final – in 2006 [47]
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).[48]
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Global records
First team to use shirt numbers during a game - 1927
First team to play a match broadcast live on television - 1937