Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are a football club based in north London. They play in the FA Premier League and are one of the most successful clubs in English football. Arsenal have won 13 First Division and Premier League titles (only Liverpool and Manchester United have won more), and 10 FA Cups (second only to Manchester United), although the team has yet to achieve similar success in the UEFA Champions League.

Statistics and records

David O'Leary holds the record for Arsenal appearances, having played 722 first-class matches between 1975 and 1993. Fellow centre half and former captain Tony Adams comes second, having played 668 times. The record for a goalkeeper is held by David Seaman, with 563 appearances.

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David O'Leary - 1975 - 1993 - Centre half - Tony Adams - Goalkeeper - David Seaman

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For many years, the club's top goalscorer was Cliff Bastin, who held the record from 1939 until 1997, with 178 goals in all competitions. Bastin's record was broken by Ian Wright, who soon after finished his Arsenal career with 185 goals to his name. Current Arsenal captain Thierry Henry is currently (as of August 24 2005) one short of Wright's record, on 184 goals, and widely expected to break it.

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Cliff Bastin - 1939 - 1997 - Ian Wright - Thierry Henry - August 24 - 2005

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The club has also set records in English football, most notably the most consecutive seasons spent in the top flight (79, as of 2005) and the longest run of unbeaten League matches (49 between May 2003 and October 2004). This included all 38 matches of the 2003-04 season, making Arsenal only the second club ever to finish a top flight campaign unbeaten, after Preston North End in 1888-89.

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2005 - 2003 - 2004 - 2003-04 - Preston North End - 1888-89

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