Most goals overall226 Thierry Henry
Previously: 185 Ian Wright
Most Premiership goals164 Thierry Henry
Most League goals164 Thierry Henry (Cliff Bastin 150)
Most FA Cup goals26 Cliff Bastin
Most League Cup goals29 Ian Wright
Most overall European goals41 Thierry Henry
Most UEFA Champions League goals35 Thierry Henry
Most goals in a season44 Ted Drake 1934/35 (42 Lge, 1FAC, 1C.Shield)
Most League goals in a season42 Ted Drake 1934/35
Most Premiership goals in a season30 Thierry Henry 2003/2004
Previously:23 Ian Wright 1993/94 & 1996/97
Most goals in any match by an AFC player7 Ted Drake (Aston Villa (a) 14 Dec 1935 won 7-1 Lge)
Most goals in any match by an AFC player at Highbury5 Jack Lambert (Sheff Utd 24 Dec 1932 won 9-2 Lge)
Most goals in a League match by AFC player at Highbury5 Jack Lambert (Sheff Utd 24 Dec 1932 won 9-2 Lge)
Most goals in a League match by AFC player away
7 Ted Drake (Aston Villa 14 Dec 1935 won 7-1 Lge)
Most goals in a FA Cup match by AFC player at Highbury
4 Cliff Bastin (Darwen 9 Jan 1932 won 11-1 FAC3)
Most goals in a FA Cup match by AFC player away
4 Ted Drake (Burnley 20 Feb 1937 won 7-1 FAC5)
Most goals in a match by an opponent at Highbury
4 Bobby Tambling (Chelsea (h) 14 March 1964 lost 2-4 Lge)
Most goals in a match by an opponent away
4 Billy Walker (Aston Villa (a) 28 August 1920 lost 0-5 Lge)
4 Colin Booth (Wolves (a) 10 November 1956 lost 2-5 Lge)
Most goals in a European competition match by AFC player
4 Alan Smith (FK Austria (h) 18 Sep 1991 won 6-1 European Cup 1)
Previously: 3 Thierry Henry (AS Roma (a) 27 Nov 2002 won 3-1 UCL Grp S2)
Most goals in a League Cup match by AFC player4 Julio Baptista (Liverpool (a) 9 Jan 2007 won 6-3 Lge Cup 5)
Fastest recorded goal scored by AFC player
20.07 secs Gilberto (PSV (a) 25 Sept 2002 won 4-0 UCL (1))
This is the second fastest ever recorded goal in Champions League history.
Last hat-trick by AFC player at Emirates Stadium
Theo Walcott (Blackpool, Aug 21 2010, won 6-0, PL)
Last hat-tricks by AFC player at HighburyThierry Henry (Wigan Athletic 7 May 2006 won 4-2 Lge)
Thierry Henry (Middlesbrough 14 January 2006 won 7-0 Lge)
Thierry Henry (Norwich 2 April 2005 won 4-1 Lge)
Thierry Henry (Portsmouth 5 March 2005 won 3-0 Lge)
Thierry Henry (Leeds Utd 16 April 2004 won 5-0 Lge)
Thierry Henry (Liverpool 9 April 2004 won 4-2 Lge)
Jermaine Pennant (Southampton 7 May 2003 won 6-1 Lge)
Last hat-tricks by AFC player awa
Andrey Arshavin (Liverpool 21 April 2009 drew 4-4 Lge)
PreviouslyEmmanuel Adebayor (Blackburn Rovers 13 September 2008 won 4-0 Lge)
Emmanuel Adebayor (Derby 28 April 2008 won 6-2 Lge)
Thierry Henry (AS Roma 27 Nov 2002 won 3-1 UCL Grp Stge2)
Ray Parlour (Werder Bremen 23 Mar 2000 won 4-2 UEFA QF)
Kanu (Chelsea 23 Oct 1999 won 3-2 Lge)
Last hat-trick by an opponent at HighburyMick Quinn (Coventry City 14 Aug 1993 lost 0-3 Lge)
Last hat-trick by an opponent away
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona 6 April 2010 lost 1-4 UCL)
Last AFC player scored more than three goals at Highbury
4 Thierry Henry (Leeds Utd 16 April 2004 won 5-0 Lge)
4 Ian Wright (Everton 21 Dec 1991 won 4-2 Lge)
4 Alan Smith (FK Austria 18 Sep 1991 won 6-1 European Cup 1)
4 Cliff Holton (Man City 6 Oct 1956 won 7-3 Lge)
Last time AFC player scored more than three goals away
4 Andrey Arshavin (Liverpool 21 April 2009 drew 4-4 Lge)
4 Julio Baptista (Liverpool 9 Jan 2007 won 6-3 Lge Cup 5)
5 Tony Woodcock (AVilla 29 Oct 1983 won 6-2 Lge)
4 David Herd (Everton 6 Sept 1958 won 6-1 Lge)
Youngest AFC goalscorer overall
Cesc Fabregas (16 years 212 days v Wolves (h) Lge Cup 2 Dec 2003 won 5-1)
Youngest AFC goalscorer in League
Cesc Fabregas (17 years 113 days v Blackburn Rovers (h) Lge 25 Aug 2004 won 3-0)
Youngest AFC goalscorer in Premiership
Cesc Fabregas (17 years 113 days v Blackburn Rovers (h) Lge 25 Aug 2004 won 3-0)
Youngest AFC goalscorer Europe
Cesc Fabregas (17 years 217 days v Rosenborg (h) Champions League 7 Dec 2004 won 5-1)
Youngest AFC goalscorer in FA Cup
Cliff Bastin (17 years 303 days v Chelsea (h) FAC3 11 Jan 1930 won 2-0)
Youngest AFC scorer of hat-trickJohn Radford (17 years 315 days v Wolves (h) Lge 2 Jan 1965 won 4-1)
First :
First competitive match (as Woolwich Arsenal)
v Newcastle Utd (h) - Manor Ground Plumstead 2 Sept 1893 - League (Second Divison) Drew 2-2 (W Shaw, A Elliott)
First competitive match at Highbury (as Woolwich Arsenal)
v Leicester Fosse 6 Sept 1913 - League (Second Division) Won 2-1 (Jobey, Devine pen)
First competitive match as Arsenal
v Bristol City (h) 4 April 1914 - League drew 1-1 (Winship)
First match at Emirates Stadium
v Ajax (DB10 Testimonial) 22 July 2006. Arsenal 2 (Henry 55, Kanu 80) Ajax 1 (Huntelaar 37)
First competitive match at Emirates Stadium
v Aston Villa 19 August 2006. Arsenal 1 (Gilberto 83) Aston Villa (Mellberg 54)
First league match at 'home'
v Newcastle Utd (h) - Manor Ground Plumstead 2 Sept 1893 - League (Second Divison) Drew 2-2 (W Shaw, A Elliott)
First league match away
Notts County (a) 9 Sept 1893 Lost 2-3 (A Elliott, W Shaw)
First Premiership match
Norwich City (h)15 Aug 1992 Lost 2-4 (Bould, Campbell)
First FA Cup match (Played at Manor Ground, Plumstead)
Ashford United (h) 14 Oct 1893 - FA Cup (1) Won 12-0 (Elliott 3, Henderson 3, Booth 2, Heath 2, Crawford, Powell)
First League Cup match
Gillingham (h) 13 Sept 1966 (Round 2) drew 1-1 (Baldwin)
First match in European comps at home
Staevnet (Denmark) 22 Oct 1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Lost 2-3 (Skirton, Barnwell)
First match in European comps away
Staevnet (Denmark) 25 Sept 1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Won 7-1 (Strong 3, Baker 3, MacLeod)
First match in UEFA Champions League
RC Lens (a) 16 Sept 1998 Drew 1-1 (Overmars)
First match in Charity/Community ShieldOct 8 1931 (Sheff Wed at Stamford Bridge) Won 2-1 (Joe Hulme, David Jack).
Record Scorelines :
Biggest AFC home win overall12-0 (Loughborough Town (h) 12 March 1900 - Lge (Div 2))12-0 (Ashford United (h) 14 Oct1893- FA Cup (1))
Biggest AFC away win overall
7-0 (Standard Liege (a) 3 Nov 1993- Cup Winrs' Cup(2))
Biggest AFC home win in the League
12-0 (Loughborough Town (h) 12 March 1900 - Lge (Div 2))
Biggest AFC home win in Top Division9-1 (Grimsby Town (h) 28 Jan 1931 - Div 1)
Biggest AFC away win in the League7-1 (Aston Villa (a) 14 Dec 1935 - Div 1)
Biggest AFC home win in Premiership7-0 (Everton (h) 12 May 2005)
7-0 (Middlesbrough (h) 14 January 2006)
Biggest AFC away win in Premiership
6-1 (Middlesbrough (a) 24 April 1999)
Biggest AFC home win in all Euro competitions7-0 (Slavia Prague (Cze) (h) 23 October 2007 - Champions League Group Stage)
Biggest AFC away win in all Euro competitions
7-0 (Standard Liege (a) 3 Nov 93 Cup Winrs' Cup (2))
Biggest AFC home win in UEFA Champions League7-0 (Slavia Prague (Cze) (h) 23 October 2007 - Champions League Group Stage)
Biggest AFC Wembley win in UEFA Champions League3-1 (AIK Solna 22 Sept 1999 - UCL Group Stge 1)
Biggest AFC away win in UEFA Champions League
5-1 (Inter Milan (a) 25 Nov 2003-UCL Grp Stge1)
4-0 (PSV Eindhoven (a) 25 Sept 2002 - UCL Grp Stge1)
Biggest AFC home win in FA Cup
12-0 (Ashford United (h) 14 Oct 1893 -FA Cup (1))
Biggest AFC away win in FA Cup7-1 (Burnley (a) 20 Feb 1937 - FA Cup 5)
Biggest AFC home win in League Cup7-0 (Leeds Utd (h) 4 Sept 1979 - Lge Cup 2)
Biggest AFC away win in League Cup6-1 (Scunthorpe Utd (a) 25 Sept 1968 - Lge Cup 2)
6-1 (Plymouth Argyle (a) 3 Oct 1989 - Lge Cup 2)
Biggest win under Arsène Wenger7-0 (Slavia Prague (Cze) (h) 23 October 2007 - Champions League Group Stage)
7-0 (Middlesbrough (h) 14 January 2006 - Premiership)
7-0 (Everton (h) 12 May 2005 - Premiership)
Defeats
Biggest AFC home defeat overall
0-6 (Derby County (h) 28 Jan 1899 FA Cup 1)
Biggest AFC away defeat overall
0-8 (Loughborough Town (a) 12 Dec 1896 Lge Div 2)
Biggest AFC home defeat in the League0-5 (Liverpool (h) 28 Oct 1893 Div 2)
Biggest AFC home defeat in Top Division0-5 (Huddersfield Town (h) 14 Feb 1925 Div 1)
Biggest AFC away defeat in the League0-7 (West Ham Utd (a) 7 March 1927 Div 1)
0-7 (Newcastle Utd (a) 3 Oct 1925 - Div 1)
0-7 (West Brom (a) 14 Oct 1922 - Div 1)
0-7 (Blackburn (a) 2 Oct 1909 - Div 1)
Biggest AFC home defeat in Premiership1-4 (Chelsea May 10 2009)
0-3 (Coventry City 14 Aug 1993)
0-3 (Middlesbrough 14 April 2001)
2-4 (Charlton Ath 4 Nov 2001)
Biggest AFC away defeat in the Premiership1-6 (Manchester Utd 25 Feb 2001)
Biggest AFC home defeat in all Euro competitions
2-5 (Spartak Moscow 29 Sept 1982 - UEFA Cup (1))
Biggest AFC away defeat in all Euro competitions0-3 (Shakhtar Donetsk 7 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stage 1)
1-4 (Spartak Moscow 22 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stge 2)
1-4 (Barcelona, 6 April 2010 - UCL Quarter-FInal second leg)
Biggest AFC home defeat in UEFA Champions League
0-3 (Inter Milan 17 September 2003 - UCL Group Stge 1)
Biggest AFC away defeat in UEFA Champions League0-3 (Shakhtar Donetsk 7 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stage 1)
1-4 (Spartak Moscow 22 Nov 2000 - UCL Grp Stge 2)
Biggest AFC Wembley defeat in UEFA Champions League2-4 (Barcelona 19 Oct 1999 - UCL Group Stge 1)
Biggest AFC home defeat in FA Cup
0-6 (Derby County (h) 28 Jan 1899 FA Cup 1)
Biggest AFC away defeat in FA Cup
1-6 (Burnley (a) 1 Feb 1896 FA Cup 1)
Biggest AFC home defeat in League Cup0-5 (Chelsea (h) 11 Nov 1999 Lge Cup 4)
Biggest AFC away defeat in League Cup0-4 (Blackburn (a) 11 Dec 2001 Lge Cup 5)
Biggest home defeat under Arsène Wenger0-5 (Chelsea (h) 11 Nov 1999 Lge Cup 4)
Biggest away defeat under Arsène Wenger1-6 (Manchester Utd (a) 25 Feb 2001 Lge)
Draws
Highest scoring home draw overall
4-4 on six occasions - Last v Tottenham H 29 Oct 2008
Highest scoring away draw overall
6-6 (Leicester City 21 April 1930 Lge)
Highest scoring home draw in the Premiership4-4 (Tottenham 29 October 2008)
Highest scoring away draw in the Premiership4-4 (Liverpool 21 April 2009)
Highest scoring home draw in all Euro competitions2-2 (Brondby 3 Nov 1994 - Cup Winrs' Cup(2))
2-2 (Bayern Munich 5 Dec 2000- UCL Group Stge 2)
Highest scoring away draw in all Euro competitions3-3 (Nantes 9 Dec 1999 - UEFA Cup (3))
2-2 (Magdeburg (Ger) 7 Nov 1979 - Cup Winrs' Cup(2))
Highest scoring home draw in UEFA C.League2-2 (Bayern Munich 5 Dec 2000 - UCL GroupStge 2)
2-2 (Barcelona 31 Mar 2010 - UCL Quarter-Final first leg)
Highest scoring away draw in UEFA C.League1-1 (Last v Chelsea 24 March 2004 - UCL QF1)
