GUNNERS PLAYER RECORDS

Player records
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Appearances
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Youngest
Youngest first-team player – Cesc Fàbregas, 16 years 177 days (v. Rotherham United, League Cup, 28 October 2003)[1]
Youngest first-team player in the league – Jack Wilshere, 16 years 256 days (v. Blackburn Rovers, Premier League, 13 September 2008)[1]
Youngest first-team player in Europe – Jack Wilshere, 16 years 329 days (v. Dynamo Kiev, UEFA Champions League, 25 November 2008)[1]
Youngest first-team player in the FA Cup – Jack Wilshere, 17 years 2 days (v. Plymouth Argyle, 3 January 2009)[1]
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Oldest
Oldest first-team player – Jock Rutherford, 41 years 159 days (v. Manchester City, First Division, 20 March 1926)[1] [2]
Oldest first-team player in the Premier League - John Lukic, 39 years 336 days (v. Derby County, 11 November 2000)[1]
Oldest first-team player in Europe – John Lukic, 39 years 311 days (v. Lazio, UEFA Champions League, 17 Oct 2000)[1]
Oldest first-team debutant – Ronnie Rooke, 35 years 7 days (v. Charlton Athletic, First Division, 14 Dec 1946)
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Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.# Name Nation Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe C. Shield Total
1 David O'Leary 1975–1993 558 (11) 70 (1) 70 (2) 21 (0) 3 (0) 722 (14)
2 Tony Adams 1983–2002 504 (32) 54 (8) 59 (5) 48 (3) 4 (0) 669 (48)
3 George Armstrong 1961–1977 500 (53) 60 (10) 35 (3) 26 (2) 0 (0) 621 (68)
4 Lee Dixon 1988–2002 458 (25) 54 (1) 45 (0) 57 (2) 5 (0) 619 (28)
5 Nigel Winterburn 1987–2000 440 (8) 47 (0) 49 (3) 43 (1) 5 (0) 584 (12)
6 David Seaman 1990–2003 405 (0) 48 (0) 38 (0) 69 (0) 4 (0) 564 (0)
7 Pat Rice 1964–1980 397 (12) 67 (1) 36 (0) 27 (0) 1 (0) 528 (13)
8 Peter Storey 1965–1977 391 (9) 51 (4) 37 (2) 22 (2) 0 (0) 501 (17)
9 John Radford 1964–1976 379 (111) 44 (15) 34 (12) 24 (11) 0 (0) 481 (149)
10 Peter Simpson 1964–1978 370 (10) 53 (1) 33 (3) 21 (1) 0 (0) 477 (15)
11 Bob John 1922–1937 421 (12) 46 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 470 (13)
12 Graham Rix 1975–1988 351 (41) 44 (7) 47 (2) 21 (1) 1 (0) 464 (51)
12 Ray Parlour 1992–2004 339 (22) 44 (4) 26 (0) 52 (5) 5 (1) 466 (32)
14 Martin Keown 1984–1986, 1993–2004 332 (4) 40 (0) 23 (1) 50 (3) 4 (0) 449 (8)
15 Paul Davis 1978–1995 351 (30) 27 (3) 51 (4) 16 (0) 2 (0) 447 (37)
16 Eddie Hapgood 1927–1944 393 (2) 41 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (0) 440 (2)
17 Paul Merson 1985–1997 327 (78) 31 (4) 40 (10) 24 (7) 3 (0) 425 (99)
18 Dennis Bergkamp 1995–2006 315 (87) 39 (14) 16 (8) 48 (11) 5 (0) 423 (120)
19 Patrick Vieira 1996–2005 279 (29) 48 (3) 7 (0) 68 (2) 4 (0) 406 (34)
20 Frank McLintock 1964–1973 314 (26) 36 (1) 34 (4) 19 (1) 0 (0) 403 (32)

Current player with most appearances – Cesc Fabregas, 243 (34), as of 27 October 2009 [3]
Most consecutive appearances – Tom Parker, 172 (3 April 1926 – 26 December 1929)[1]
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Goalscorers
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In a season
Most goals in a season – 44, Ted Drake (1934-35)[4]
Most League goals in a season – 42, Ted Drake, (1934-35)[4]
Most Premier League goals in a season – 30, Thierry Henry, (2003-04)[4]
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In a single match
Most goals in a single match – 7, Ted Drake (v. Aston Villa, First Division, 14 December 1935)[4]
Most goals in a single match at home – 5, Jack Lambert (v. Sheffield United, First Division, 24 December 1932)[4]
Most goals in an FA Cup match – 4, joint record: Cliff Bastin (v. Darwen, 9 January 1932) and Ted Drake (v. Burnley, 20 February 1937)[4]
Most goals in a League Cup match – 4, Julio Baptista (v. Liverpool, 9 January 2007)[4]
Most goals in a European match – 4, Alan Smith (v. FK Austria Wien, European Cup, 18 September 1991)[4]
Fastest recorded goal – 13 seconds, Alan Sunderland (v. Liverpool, FA Cup, 28 April 1980)
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Youngest and oldest
Youngest goalscorer – Cesc Fàbregas, 16 years 212 days (v. Wolves, League Cup, 2 December 2003)[4]
Youngest goalscorer in the league – Cesc Fàbregas, 17 years 113 days (v. Blackburn Rovers, Premier League, 25 August 2004)[4]
Youngest goalscorer in the FA Cup – Cliff Bastin, 17 years 303 days (v. Chelsea, 11 January 1930)[4]
Youngest goalscorer in Europe – Cesc Fàbregas, 17 years 217 days (v. Rosenborg, UEFA Champions League, 7 December 2004)[4]
Youngest hat-trick scorer – John Radford, 17 years 315 days (v. Wolves, First Division, 2 January 1965)[4]
Oldest goalscorer – Jock Rutherford, 39 years 352 days (v. Sheffield United, First Division, 20 September 1924)
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Top scorers

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.# Name Nation Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe C. Shield Total
1 Thierry Henry 1999–2007 174 (254) 7 (24) 2 (3) 42 (84) 1 (4) 226 (369)
2 Ian Wright 1991–1998 128 (221) 12 (16) 29 (29) 15 (21) 1 (1) 185 (288)
3 Cliff Bastin 1929–1947 150 (350) 26 (42) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (4) 178 (396)
4 John Radford 1964–1976 111 (379) 15 (44) 12 (34) 11 (24) 0 (0) 149 (481)
=5 Ted Drake 1934–1945 124 (168) 12 (14) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (2) 139 (184)
=5 Jimmy Brain 1923–1931 125 (204) 14 (27) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 139 (232)
7 Doug Lishman 1948–1956 125 (226) 10 (17) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1) 137 (244)
8 Joe Hulme 1926–1938 107 (333) 17 (39) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (2) 125 (374)
9 David Jack 1928–1934 113 (181) 10 (25) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (2) 124 (208)
10 Dennis Bergkamp 1995–2006 87 (315) 14 (39) 8 (16) 12 (48) 0 (5) 121 (423)
11 Reg Lewis 1935–1953 103 (154) 13 (21) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1) 118 (176)
12 Alan Smith 1987–1995 86 (264) 6 (26) 16 (38) 7 (17) 0 (2) 115 (347)
13 Jack Lambert 1926–1933 98 (143) 11 (16) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 109 (161)
14 Frank Stapleton 1974–1981 75 (225) 15 (32) 14 (27) 4 (15) 0 (1) 108 (300)
15 David Herd 1954–1961 97 (166) 10 (14) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 107 (180)
16 Joe Baker 1962–1966 93 (144) 4 (10) 0 (0) 3 (2) 0 (0) 100 (156)
17 Paul Merson 1985–1997 78 (327) 4 (31) 10 (39) 7 (24) 0 (3) 99 (425)
18 Don Roper 1947–1957 88 (297) 7 (22) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 95 (321)
19 Alan Sunderland 1977–1984 55 (206) 16 (34) 13 (26) 7 (14) 1 (1) 92 (281)
20 Cliff Holton 1947–1958 83 (198) 5 (18) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 88 (217)

Current player with most goals – Robin van Persie, 71 (190), as of 9 November 2009 [5]
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International caps
First capped Arsenal player – Caesar Jenkyns (for Wales v. Scotland, 21 March 1896) [6]
First capped Arsenal player for England – Jimmy Ashcroft (v. Ireland, 17 February 1906) [7]
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 [8]
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)
Note: 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) for France v. Brazil (12 July 1998)
First Arsenal players to win a World Cup winners' medal – Emmanuel Petit and Patrick Vieira (1998 FIFA World Cup)
NB In 2007, George Eastham was retrospectively awarded a medal for being a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning side.[9] Alan Ball, Thierry Henry, Robert Pirès and Gilberto Silva have also won World Cup winners' medals, but not while with Arsenal.
First Arsenal players to play in a European Championship finals – Kenny Sansom & Tony Adams for England, Niall Quinn (as substitute) for Republic of Ireland in the match between the two (12 June 1988)
First Arsenal players to win a European Championship winners' medal – Emmanuel Petit, Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry (all Euro 2000)
NB Cesc Fabregas has subequently won a medal at Euro 2008. John Jensen, Robert Pirès and Sylvain Wiltord have also won European Championship winners' medals, but not while with Arsenal.[10]