Arsenal Football Club, an association football club based in Islington, London, was founded in 1886 as Dial Square. They became the first southern member admitted into the Football League in 1893, having spent their first four seasons solely participating in cup tournaments and friendlies. The club's name, which shortly changed to Woolwich Arsenal, was shortened to Arsenal in 1914, a year after moving to Highbury. Despite finishing fifth in the Second Division in 1914–15, Arsenal rejoined the First Division at the expense of local rivals Tottenham Hotspur when football resumed after the First World War. Since that time, they have not fallen below the first tier of the English football league system and hold the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the top flight. The club's first team have competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played between 25 and 99 such matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below.

Each player's details include the duration of his Arsenal career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in all senior competitive matches. Two of these players, Tom Whittaker and Don Howe, went on to manage Arsenal; the former died in 1956, while in the job. The first player capped at full international level while with Arsenal was Caesar Jenkyns, when he appeared for Wales against Scotland on 21 March 1896. Bernard Joy moved into journalism following his football career, and authored the club's first detailed history book, Forward, Arsenal! Ronnie Rooke made 94 appearances for Arsenal and scored 70 goals; at a goalscoring rate of 0.745, he is the club's second-most prolific goalscorer.

Two players, Ray Daniel and Roger Ord, fell one short of 100 appearances for Arsenal. The list includes thirteen players who are still contracted to the club, and so can add to their totals.

Key The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order. Appearances as a substitute are included. This feature of the game was introduced in the Football League at the start of the 1965–66 season. + Positions keyPre-1960s1960s–GKGoalkeeperFBFull backDFDefenderHBHalf backMFMidfielderFWForward

Players

Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Arsenal.

Statistics correct as of match played 19 September 2026

+ List of Arsenal F.C. players with between 25 and 99 appearancesPlayerNationalityPosClub careerStartsSubsTotalGoalsAppearances HB720723 FW1892–18942602610 FB1892–1894270271 FB1892–1894310310 FW1892–18954704731 FW1892–18943403419 FB1893–1896920922 FB1893–1897660669 GK1894–1898410410 FB1894–1898970972 FW1894–18964804823 FW1894–18964104132 FW1894–18976706729 FW1894–18964404416 FB1895–1896270276 FW1895–1896250253 FW1895–18984804810 GK1896–1897270270 FW1896–18999109136 FB1896–1897280280 FW1896–18986306323 FW1896–1897250254 GK1897–1900990990 FB1897–1898270272 FW1897–19037707733 FW1897–18993903914 FW1897–18994204216 HB1897–18995005017 FB1897–1899380381 HB1898–1900450450 FB1898–1899260260 FW1898–1900300309 FW1899–1900320320 FW1899–1900330337 FW1899–1901290297 FW1899–19015405410 FW1899–19015005023 FW1899–19026906914 FW1900–1901450457 FW1900–1901260262 FW1900–1901360365 HB1900–1904860862 FW1901–1902310313 FW1902–19096306330 FW1902–19033003011 FW1902–19055005010 FW1903–19044804829 HB1904–1908870871 FW1904–1906410411 FW1905–1907290294 FW1905–19084904924 FW1905–19086506514 GK1906–1911360360 FW1906–19086006023 FW1907–1908280281 FW1907–19094104115 FW1908–19113403413 FW1908–1909300307 HB1909–1913940941 FW1909–1910260260 FB1909–1910270270 FW1910–19128008023 FW1910–19125105122 FW1910–1915560567 GK1911–1912280280 FB1911–1921660660 HB1911–1915570574 FW1911–19134404412 GK1911–1913270270 FW1912–1921530537 FB1913250250 FW1913–19143903914 GK1913–1915750750 FW1913–19205505514 HB1913–1914280283 FB1914–1915540547 FB1914–1920590593 FW1914–19153903929 HB1919–1926370376 GK1919–1922440440 FW1919–19215305327 HB1920–1925700702 FW1920–1926770772 HB1921–19235305318 FW1921–19246606628 FB1922–1927710719 FW1923–19267507522 FW1923–19279309311 FW1924–19267507510 FW1924–19265705710 GK1925–1931730730 HB1926–1931760760 FB1926–1933760760 FW1926–1929520526 FW1928–1932270276 FW1929–19352602611 GK1929–1932400400 FW1929–1931260265 HB1929–1933310310 FW1932–19344604626 HB1932–19368908924 HB1932–1936810814 DF1932–1938450450 FW1933–19363303313 GK1934–1938900900 FW1935–19376306315 FW1935–19375405419 DF1936–1946950950 FW1936–19506006016 GK1936–1938420420 HB1936–1946290294 FW1937–1946510513 FW1938–1946400403 FW1938–1949760768 FB1946–1954930930 HB1946–1947360361 GK1946–1952570570 FW1946–19499409470 FB1949–1953990995 HB1949–1954610610 FW1949–19539409416 HB1951–19554204211 FW1951–19558408421 HB1953–19628408410 FW1953–19553803815 HB1953–1955310311 GK1954–1957320320 FB1954–1958760760 FW1955–1958520528 FW1955–19605105110 GK1957–1960380380 DF1958–1962320321 FW1958–1961900901 FW1959–19626406428 DF1960–1964940940 GK1961–1964490490 DF1961–1964480480 GK1961–1963250250 DF1962–1965280280 MF1963–1965260267 DF1964–1966740741 GK1964–1965330330 FW1966–19673113210 DF1966–1968241259 FW1967–1969205253 FW1968–197072118323 FW1968–1970581598 DF1969–1972774815 GK1969–1975490490 FW1970–1973438515 DF1972–1974620621 DF1973–1975233266 DF1973–1977545593 MF1974–1978489575 FW1974–19769009034 DF1974–1976620621 MF1974–1976331346 MF1975–1977661679 MF1977–1978461470 DF1977–19817820984 DF1978–19816511766 FW1978–19822714419 FW1979–198444287213 GK1980–1983700700 MF1981–1983773803 FW1981–198532195116 FW1982–19831711286 DF1983–1984510511 DF1983–1986950953 FW1984–198660107017 FW1985–199081139420 DF1985–19903120510 FW1988–19906016117 DF1990–1992169251 MF1991–19942111322 DF1992–19975233853 MF1992–1997519602 FW1993–1996917267 DF1993–1997216271 MF1993–19954413571 MF1994–1995490494 MF1994–20003641777 FW1995–199755167117 FW1995–19963316491 MF1996–19992716430 FW1997–199974179128 MF1997–19991326394 FW1997–20001828465 GK1997–2001631640 DF1997–20033917560 DF1998–20012940691 FW1999–200015243911Sylvinho DF1999–20016614805 FW1999–20051214263 GK2000–2003264300 DF2000–2003292311 MF2001–20033925642 FW2001–20031326398 FW2001–20071932519 DF2002–20068018983 DF2003–20085018680 FW2006–200717183510 DF2006–2011284320Eduardo FW2007–201041266722 GK2007–2014753780 FW2008–201119436211 DF2008–2010376433 FW2010–201236316714 DF2010–2012354392Gervinho FW2011–201344196311 DF2011–20195515701 MF2011–20121510255 DF2011–20132112333 GK2012–2020362380 FW2012–201455278231 DF2014–2018291302 FW2014–20162317404 GK2014–2019673700 DF2015–20175311641 FW2017–20243555908 MF2017–202140387811 MF2018–20204316599 DF2018–2021654696 MF2018–20225725821 MF2018–20225534894 MF2019–20214829772 DF2019–2021694734DF2020–20244519642FW2020–20212116371GK2021–2024890890DF2021–20251711281MF2021–20252613390DF2021–20255034842DF2022–20256031913MF2022–20241732493MF2022–20315110MF2023–20254633792DF2023–20254523683DF2023–8215976MF2024–51348516DF2024–5021715MF2024–5130811FW2024–20251315281MF2025–4916656FW2025–42186021FW2025–38215910FW2025–2919489DF2025–3112431DF2025–2315380

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