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      HISTORY : HEAD TO HEAD - ARSENAL

AT A GLANCE

 Competitive games only.

FIRST MEETING: Saturday 23 February 1901, Woolwich Arsenal 0-1 Albion, Manor Ground, FA Cup 2nd round
LAST MEETING: Monday 26 December 2016, Arsenal 1-0 Albion, Emirates Stadium, Premier League

LAST HOME WIN: 2-1, Saturday 21 November 2015, The Hawthorns, Premier League
LAST AWAY WIN: 3-2, Saturday 25 September 2010, Emirates Stadium, Premier League
LAST HOME DEFEAT: 0-1, Saturday 29 November 2014, The Hawthorns, Premier League
LAST AWAY DEFEAT: 0-1,
Monday 26 December 2016, Emirates Stadium, Premier League
LAST HOME DRAW: 1-1, Sunday 6 October 2013, The Hawthorns, Premier League
LAST AWAY DRAW: 1-1, Saturday 20 November 2004, Highbury, Premier League

BIGGEST HOME WIN: 7-0, Saturday 14 October 1922, The Hawthorns, First Division
BIGGEST AWAY WIN: 4-2, Saturday 28 November 1959, Highbury, First Division
BIGGEST HOME DEFEAT: 2-4, Saturday 28 November 1936, The Hawthorns, First Division
BIGGEST AWAY DEFEAT: 2-6, Saturday 19 September 1970, Highbury, First Division

MOST GOALS IN A GAME: 9, Arsenal 6-3 Albion, Saturday 10 November 1951, Highbury, First Division

ALBION LEAGUE DOUBLES COMPLETED: 3, last achieved in 1961/62
ARSENAL LEAGUE DOUBLES COMPLETED:
16, last achieved in 2014/15

TOP ALBION GOALSCORER: Ronnie Allen, 11 goals
TOP ARSENAL GOALSCORER: Doug Lishman, 10 goals

HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 64,815, Saturday 6 March 1937, Albion 3-1 Arsenal, The Hawthorns, FA Cup quarter final
HIGHEST AWAY ATTENDANCE: 60,091, Saturday 5 November 2011, Arsenal 3-0 Albion, Emirates Stadium, Premier League
LOWEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 8,878, Saturday 12 April 1902, Albion 2-1 Arsenal, The Hawthorns, Second Division
LOWEST AWAY ATTENDANCE: 6,800, Saturday 15 March 1913, Arsenal 1-0 Albion, Manor Ground, First Division

FULL RESULTS LIST

Click on dates for full match details where available.

Opposition goalscorers in italics.

PREMIER LEAGUE

 DATE H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE
 Mon 26 Dec 2016 A 0-1 Giroud   59,925
 Thu 21 Apr 2016 A 0-2 Sánchez 2   59,568
 Sat 21 Nov 2015 H 2-1 Morrison, Arteta (og) - Giroud   24,343
 Sun 24 May 2015 A 1-4 McAuley - Walcott 3, Wilshere   59,971
 Sat 29 Nov 2014 H 0-1 Welbeck   24,228
 Sun 04 May 2014 A 0-1 Giroud   60,021
 Sun 06 Oct 2013 H 1-1 Yacob - Wilshere   24,839
 Sat 06 Apr 2013 H 1-2 Morrison (pen) - Rosicky 2   26,144
 Sat 08 Dec 2012 A 0-2 Arteta 2 (2 pens)   60,083
 Sun 13 May 2012 H 2-3 Long, Dorrans - Benayoun, Santos, Koscielny   26,358
 Sat 05 Nov 2011 A 0-3 van Persie, Vermaelen, Arteta   60,091
 Sat 19 Mar 2011 H 2-2 Reid, Odemwingie - Arshavin, van Persie   25,729
 Sat 25 Sep 2010 A 3-2 Odemwingie, Jara, Thomas - Nasri 2   60,025
 Tue 03 Mar 2009 H 1-3 Brunt - Bendtner 2, Toure   26,244
 Sat 16 Aug 2008 A 0-1 Nasri   60,071
 Sat 15 Apr 2006 A 1-3 Quashie - Hleb, Pires, Bergkamp   38,167
 Sat 15 Oct 2005 H 2-1 Kanu, Carter - Senderos   26,604
 Mon 02 May 2005 H 0-2 van Persie, Edu   27,351
 Sat 20 Nov 2004 A 1-1 Earnshaw - Pires   38,109
 Thu 26 Dec 2002 H 1-2 Dichio - Jeffers, Henry   27,025
 Tue 27 Aug 2002 A 2-5 Dobie, Roberts - Cole, Lauren, Wiltord 2, Aliadiere   37,920

FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 DATE LEVEL H/A F-A SCORERS   GATE
 Sat 26 Apr 1986 First Division A 2-2 Reilly 2 - Robson, Allinson (pen)  14,821
 Sat 23 Nov 1985 First Division H 0-0    9,165
 Sat 11 May 1985 First Division H 2-2 Valentine, Thompson - Allinson, Robertson (og)  13,326
 Sat 15 Dec 1984 First Division A 0-4 Allinson 2, Talbot, Davis (pen)  23,728
 Sat 05 May 1984 First Division H 1-3 Thompson - Talbot, Mariner, Robson  13,454
 Sat 03 Dec 1983 First Division A 1-0 Monaghan  22,272
 Sat 26 Feb 1983 First Division H 0-0  16,923
 Sat 16 Oct 1982 First Division A 0-2 Sunderland, Woodcock  21,666
 Tue 16 Mar 1982 First Division A 2-2 King, Cross - Meade, Sunderland  15,779
 Wed 02 Sep 1981 First Division H 0-2 Talbot, Sunderland  17,060
 Sat 15 Nov 1980 First Division A 2-2 Barnes, Owen (pen) - Sunderland, Batson (og)  25,858
 Sat 16 Aug 1980 First Division H 0-1 Stapleton  22,161
 Sat 26 Apr 1980 First Division A 1-1 Barnes - Stapleton  30,203
 Sat 15 Dec 1979 First Division H 2-2 Robson, Trewick - Nelson, Stapleton  18,081
 Sat 14 Apr 1979 First Division H 1-1 T Brown - Brady  28,539
 Tue 26 Dec 1978 First Division A 2-1 Robson, A Brown - Brady (pen)  40,055
 Sat 25 Mar 1978 First Division A 0-4 Macdonald 3, Young  36,763
 Tue 27 Dec 1977 First Division H 1-3 Cunningham - Sunderland, Macdonald, Brady (pen)  27,786
 Sat 09 Apr 1977 First Division H 0-2 Stapleton, Macdonald  24,242
 Tue 08 Mar 1977 First Division A 2-1 Cross 2 - Macdonald  19,517
 Wed 28 Feb 1973 First Division H 1-0 T Brown  23,308
 Sat 16 Dec 1972 First Division A 1-2 T Brown - Radford, Nisbet (og)  27,199
 Sat 18 Dec 1971 First Division A 0-2 Roberts 2  28,177
 Sat 04 Sep 1971 First Division H 0-1 Roberts  29,809
 Sat 24 Apr 1971 First Division H 2-2 Hartford, Brown - McLintock, Hartford (og)  36,621
 Sat 19 Sep 1970 First Division A 2-6 Reed, Brown - Kennedy 2, Graham 2, Armstrong, Cantello (og)  33,303
 Tue 07 Oct 1969 First Division A 1-1 Astle - Radford  21,165
 Sat 16 Aug 1969 First Division H 0-1 George  32,215
 Sat 21 Dec 1968 First Division A 0-2 Gould, Fraser (og)  30,765
 Sat 19 Oct 1968 First Division H 1-0 Brown  29,324
 Sat 11 May 1968 First Division A 1-2 Fraser - Gould, McLintock  24,896
 Wed 06 Sep 1967 First Division H 1-3 Clark - Armstrong, Sammels, Addison  20,153
 Sat 18 Mar 1967 First Division H 0-1 McLintock  16,832
 Sat 22 Oct 1966 First Division A 3-2 Hope 2, Clark - Armstrong 2  31,636
 Mon 11 Apr 1966 First Division H 4-4 Cram 2 (2 pens), Astle, Lovett - Baldwin 2, Radford, Armstrong  16,094
 Tue 05 Apr 1966 First Division A 1-1 Cram (pen) - Skirton    8,738
 Sat 03 Apr 1965 First Division A 1-1 Hope - Eastham  18,824
 Sat 21 Nov 1964 First Division H 0-0  18,489
 Wed 04 Sep 1963 First Division H 4-0 Foggo 2, Kaye, Clark  20,258
 Tue 27 Aug 1963 First Division A 2-3 Clark, Kaye - Baker 2, Strong  31,267
 Mon 15 Apr 1963 First Division H 1-2 Fenton - Baker 2  16,597
 Fri 12 Apr 1963 First Division A 2-3 Hope, Jackson - Strong 2, Skirton  28,219
 Sat 03 Feb 1962 First Division A 1-0 Clark  29,607
 Sat 16 Sep 1961 First Division H 4-0 Clark, Jackson, Burnside, Kevan  20,298
 Sat 18 Feb 1961 First Division H 2-3 Jackson, Robson - Haverty 2, Skirton  21,962
 Sat 01 Oct 1960 First Division A 0-1 Herd  27,105
 Sat 30 Apr 1960 First Division H 1-0 Jackson  26,380
 Sat 28 Nov 1959 First Division A 4-2 Allen 2 (1 pen), Robson, Kevan - Groves, Bloomfield  41,011
 Sat 21 Feb 1959 First Division H 1-1 Kevan - Julians  32,706
 Sat 04 Oct 1958 First Division A 3-4 Kevan 3 - Henderson 2, Herd, Barlow (og)  58,570
 Wed 04 Sep 1957 First Division H 1-2 Allen - Bloomfield, Swallow  26,117
 Tue 27 Aug 1957 First Division A 2-2 Allen 2 (1 pen) - Herd 2  45,988
 Sat 29 Dec 1956 First Division H 0-2 Haverty, Tapscott  26,162
 Sat 01 Sep 1956 First Division A 1-4 Whitehouse - Roper 2, Tiddy, Tapscott  39,973
 Sat 21 Apr 1956 First Division H 2-1 Lee, Goring (og) - Tapscott  22,392
 Sat 10 Dec 1955 First Division A 0-2 Tapscott, S Williams (og)  33,227
 Sat 01 Jan 1955 First Division A 2-2 Allen, Nicholls - Tapscott, Lishman  40,246
 Sat 28 Aug 1954 First Division H 3-1 Allen, Ryan, Nicholls - Lishman  46,247
 Sat 12 Dec 1953 First Division A 2-2 Nicholls 2 - Lishman 2  55,264
 Wed 19 Aug 1953 First Division H 2-0 Nicholls 2  41,812
 Sat 21 Mar 1953 First Division A 2-2 Evans, Lee - Holton, Roper  49,078
 Sat 01 Nov 1952 First Division H 2-0 Lee, Ryan  43,041
 Mon 21 Apr 1952 First Division H 3-1 Allen, Lee, Ryan - Lishman  29,618
 Sat 10 Nov 1951 First Division A 3-6 Allen 2, Griffin - Lishman 3, Holton 2, Logie  50,431
 Sat 17 Feb 1951 First Division H 2-0 Richardson 2  35,999
 Sat 30 Sep 1950 First Division A 0-3 Lishman 2, Logie  51,928
 Wed 14 Sep 1949 First Division A 1-4 Walsh - Lewis, Goring, Roper, Barnes (pen)  40,755
 Wed 07 Sep 1949 First Division H 1-2 Elliott - Lewis, Barnes (pen)  43,663
 Sat 26 Mar 1938 First Division H 0-0  33,944
 Sat 13 Nov 1937 First Division A 1-1 Mahon - L Compton  34,324
 Sat 03 Apr 1937 First Division A 0-2 Davidson, Nelson  38,773
 Sat 28 Nov 1936 First Division H 2-4 Gale, Wood - Drake 2, Milne 2  27,609
 Mon 13 Apr 1936 First Division H 1-0 Jones  42,286
 Fri 10 Apr 1936 First Division A 0-4 Crayston, Dunne, Hulme, James  59,245
 Wed 30 Jan 1935 First Division H 0-3 Drake, Bastin, Hulme  30,667
 Sat 15 Sep 1934 First Division A 3-4 Richardson 2, Boyes - Bowden, James, Bastin, Drake  40,016
 Wed 13 Sep 1933 First Division H 1-0 Carter  29,398
 Wed 06 Sep 1933 First Division A 1-3 Wood - Bastin 2 (1 pen), Lambert  34,688
 Wed 14 Sep 1932 First Division H 1-1 Carter - Jack  45,038
 Wed 31 Aug 1932 First Division A 2-1 Glidden, John (og) - Stockill  37,748
 Sat 02 Jan 1932 First Division H 1-0 Glidden  25,790
 Sat 29 Aug 1931 First Division A 1-0 Wood  52,478
 Sat 16 Apr 1927 First Division A 1-4 Davies - Brain, Parker (pen), Buchan 2  24,506
 Sat 27 Nov 1926 First Division H 1-3 Carter - Hulme, Haden, Brain  16,351
 Sat 24 Apr 1926 First Division H 2-1 James, Wilson - Blyth  16,802
 Sat 12 Dec 1925 First Division A 0-1 Blyth  34,178
 Tue 14 Apr 1925 First Division A 0-2 Brain, John  21,000
 Mon 13 Apr 1925 First Division H 2-0 Glidden, Wilson  23,285
 Sat 15 Sep 1923 First Division A 0-1 Voysey  36,004
 Sat 08 Sep 1923 First Division H 4-0 Jones, Davies 2 (2 pens), Fitton  35,233
 Sat 14 Oct 1922 First Division H 7-0 Morris 4, Crisp 2, Gregory  21,730
 Sat 07 Oct 1922 First Division A 1-3 Gregory - White, Voysey, Boreham  32,500
 Tue 18 Apr 1922 First Division A 2-2 Hutchins (og), Davies - White, Graham (pen)  23,663
 Mon 17 Apr 1922 First Division H 0-3 Boreham, Young, Graham  23,997
 Tue 29 Mar 1921 First Division H 3-4 A Smith, Bowser (pen), Morris - North 2, Hopkins, McKenzie  23,650
 Mon 28 Mar 1921 First Division A 1-2 Crisp - Graham (pen), Blyth  20,152
 Tue 06 Apr 1920 First Division H 1-0 Morris  39,397
 Mon 05 Apr 1920 First Division A 0-1 Blyth  38,000
 Sat 15 Mar 1913 First Division A 0-1 Sands    6,800
 Sat 09 Nov 1912 First Division H 2-1 Morris 2 - Greenaway  15,980
 Sat 16 Mar 1912 First Division A 2-0 Bowser, Pailor  15,000
 Sat 11 Nov 1911 First Division (1) H 1-1 Shearman - Hoare  13,900
 Sat 12 Apr 1902 Second Division H 2-1 Simmons, Lee - Main    8,878
 Mon 31 Mar 1902 Second Division A 1-2 Worton - Gooing, Main  15,762
 
 1 - Game also designated as a Benefit Match for Freddie Buck.

FA CUP

 DATE H/A ROUND F-A SCORERS

    GATE

 Wed 12 Feb 1969 H 5

1-0

Brown    45,354 
 Wed 29 Jan 1964 A 4 rep 0-2 Armstrong, Strong    57,698 
 Sat 25 Jan 1964 H 4 3-3 Fenton, Kaye, Jones - Macleod, Armstrong, Baker    39,703
 Tue 05 Mar 1957 A QF rep 2-1 Whitehouse, Kevan - Holton    58,757 
 Sat 02 Mar 1957 H QF 2-2 Allen, Wills (og) - Herd, Charlton    53,459
 Sat 06 Mar 1937 H QF 3-1 Mahon 2, W.G Richardson - Bastin    64,815
 Sat 14 Jan 1928 A 3 0-2 Brain, Hulme    41,298
 Sat 23 Feb 1901 A 2 1-0 Garfield    11,024

LEAGUE CUP

 DATE H/A ROUND F-A SCORERS

    GATE

 Wed 25 Sep 2013 H 3 1-1 aet (1) Berahino - Eisfeld    18,649
 Tue 22 Sep 2009 A 3 0-2 Watt, Vela    56,592
 Tue 24 Oct 2006 H 3 0-2 Aliadiere 2 (1 pen)     21,566
 Tue 16 Dec 2003 H QF 0-2 Kanu, Aliadiere     20,369
 
 1 - Arsenal won 4-3 on penalties, Reid, Rosenberg and Morrison scored for Albion, Bendtner, Olsson, Akpom and Monreal for Arsenal.
      Dawson and Amalfitano missed for Albion, Gnabry for Arsenal.

FA CHARITY SHIELD

 DATE F-A SCORERS

     GATE

 Wed 07 Oct 1931

0-1

Bastin     21,276
 
 Played at Villa Park, Aston Villa FC.

WARTIME FOOTBALL

 DATE COMPETITION H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE
 Sat 12 Jan 1946 Football League South A 0-2 Bremner, Henley   22,334
 Sat 19 Jan 1946 Football League South (1) H 0-1 Bremner   26,014
   
 1 - Some sources give the attendance as 18,748.

OTHER GAMES

 DATE COMPETITION H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE
 Sat 26 Apr 1902 Friendly (1) N 1-0 Stevenson     3,500 
 Mon 17 Sep 1894 Friendly A 1-0 Bassett     2,500
 Sat 02 Dec 1893 Friendly A 0-5 Boyle, Shaw 3, Elliott     5,000
 Sat 03 Dec 1892 Friendly A 4-2 Bostock 2, McLeod, Geddes - Henderson, Elliott     4,000
 Sat 26 Sep 1891 Friendly A 1-1 Bassett - Stewart     5,000
   
 1 - Played at the County Ground, Exeter.

RESULTS OVERVIEW

PREMIER LEAGUE

 VENUE P W D L F A PTS
 Home 10 2 2 6 12 18 8
 Away 11 1 1 9 8 25 4
 Total 21 3 3 15 20 43 12

FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 VENUE P W D L F A PTS
 Home 52 21 12 19 76 65 54
 Away 52 9 13 30 63 112 32
 Total 104 30 25 49 139 177 86

FA CUP

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 4 2 2 0 9 6
 Away 4 2 0 2 3 5
 Total 8 4 2 2 12 11

LEAGUE CUP

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 3 0 1 2 1 5
 Away 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Total 4 0 1 3 1 7

CHARITY SHIELD

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Neutral 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Total 1 0 0 1 0 1

LEAGUE & CUP TOTAL

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 69 25 17 27 98 94
 Away 68 12 14 42 74 144
 Neutral 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Total 138 37 31 70 172 239

WARTIME FOOTBALL

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Away 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Total 2 0 0 2 0 3

OTHER GAMES

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Away 4 2 1 1 6 8
 Neutral 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Total 5 3 1 1 7 8

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