Arsenal Tickets

Can You Buy Arsenal Tickets Without Membership?

Yes, through the resale market. The club's own system requires a paid membership for every men's Premier League, FA Cup and European home fixture. Even then, membership only buys you entry into a ballot. Red membership at £38 gives you the Red ballot and Ticket Exchange access. Silver at £59 puts you in an earlier ballot with materially better odds, but Silver is capped and you can only join it when someone above you on the list declines to renew. Red members are placed on that waiting list automatically, in order of purchase.

Beneath the adult tiers sit Cannon for seventeen and eighteen year olds at £32, Young Guns for twelve to sixteens and Team JGs for four to elevens, each with their own exclusive ballots. My Arsenal Rewards runs alongside as a free loyalty layer, awarding fifty points for a Category A purchase up to two hundred for a Category C, which nudges members towards the fixtures nobody else wants. None of this helps a supporter who wants to be at the Emirates for one specific game in three weeks' time.

The resale market removes the membership requirement entirely. You are buying a seat that already exists and has already been paid for, from a holder who cannot use it. There is no ballot, no points balance, no waiting list and no seasonal fee. For the majority of people searching for a way into an Arsenal home fixture, particularly those travelling from outside London, it is the only realistic route. Our full walkthrough on how to buy an Arsenal ticket without membership goes through the club's system step by step.

Gold, Platinum and the Long Wait for a Seat

Arsenal's season ticket culture is built on scarcity and it shows in the numbers. The club offers two general admission products for 2026/27: a 23-game version covering all nineteen Premier League home fixtures plus four Champions League league-phase games plus a 19-game league-only version that is new in its current form and now carries a guaranteed purchase window for the European fixtures. Gold members hold general admission season tickets; Platinum members hold Club Level, joining on a twenty-five per cent non-refundable deposit.

Prices rose an average of 3.9 per cent for 2026/27, roughly £2 a game, the fifth consecutive year of increases. Holders must actually use their seats to keep them, with 23-game holders required to utilise at least twenty of twenty-three fixtures and 19-game holders at least seventeen of nineteen. Posting a seat on the club's Ticket Exchange counts towards that total, which is one reason a steady stream of seats reaches the wider market on ordinary league weekends.

Season Ticket Type	Area	Typical Price Range (GBP)
General Admission, 19 games	Lower tier corner, wing or behind goal	£978 – £1,072
General Admission, 19 games	Upper tier, wing back to centre	£1,078 – £1,835
General Admission, 23 games	Lower tier corner, wing or behind goal	£1,171 – £1,281
General Admission, 23 games	Upper tier, wing back to centre	£1,291 – £2,196
Club Level (Platinum), seat only	Corner or behind goal to halfway line	£3,740 – £6,990
Seasonal dining (The WM, The Avenell Club)	Club Level and Box Level	£9,090 – £12,180

Club Level and seasonal dining figures reflect the most recently published pricing and rose by up to five per cent for 2026/27. Ranges may change between seasons. For a wider view of how season ticket schemes work across English football, read our guide to football season tickets.

Where to Sit at the Emirates

The Emirates Stadium has four levels rather than the traditional two: a lower tier, then Club Level with 7,139 premium seats sold on licences, then Box Level with 150 executive boxes, then a large curved upper tier with open corners. The stands are the North Bank, the Clock End, the East Stand and the West Stand, with East and West substantially larger than the two ends. Licensed standing arrives in the Clock End lower tier this season, with the North Bank following in 2027/28.

Stand / Area	Best For	Price Bracket	Notes
North Bank, lower tier (Emirates Stadium)	Atmosphere and singing	Mid	Traditional vocal end, carried over in name from Highbury. Licensed standing arrives here in 2027/28.
Clock End, lower tier	Noise close to the pitch	Mid	Home of the new licensed standing area from 2026/27. Sightlines are low and close to the goal.
East Stand, upper tier centre	The clearest view of the game	Premium	Halfway line, high enough to read the shape of the match. The most expensive general admission band.
West Stand, lower tier	Balance of view and value	Mid to premium	Side-on and close to the action without the upper tier premium.
Upper tier corners and wing back	Getting in for less	Lower	Furthest from the halfway line and highest in the ground, which is exactly why they price lowest.
Club Level, halfway line	Comfort and included catering	Premium	Padded seating, lounge access and in-seat service. Sold seasonally rather than match by match.

Following the Gunners on the Road

Arsenal away tickets are the hardest thing in the club's ticketing system to obtain through club channels, because they are rationed by loyalty rather than sold. Every competitive away fixture you buy and attend earns one Away Point, valid for the current season plus the two before it. Allocations are released in descending point bands. Season ticket holders and Travel Club members go first, then Silver and Red members with the highest totals, then everyone else.

In practice, most domestic league away fixtures clear before Silver and Red members are reached at all. In 2025/26 only three away games got that far and all three were Champions League ties. If you have no away points, the club's own system will almost never produce a seat, which is why the away resale market exists.

Away Fixture Detail	What to Expect
Typical Premier League allocation	Around 3,000 tickets, sometimes fewer depending on the host stadium. FA Cup and EFL Cup allocations are usually larger.
Champions League allocation	UEFA rules require the home club to release at least five per cent of capacity to visiting supporters, capped at €50 per ticket.
Access requirement	Away Points ranking through the club, or a resale purchase. Photo identification is required for collections and copies are not accepted.
Where you will sit	Visiting supporters are housed in a designated away section, its location and size set by the home club rather than Arsenal.
Travel notes	Away information is normally released around four weeks before a domestic fixture, earlier for European trips. Build travel plans around the broadcast selection rather than the original date.

Arsenal home tickets and away allocations behave completely differently, so it is worth knowing which you are chasing. Five away days shape the season more than the rest. Each of these grounds houses visiting supporters differently, so it is worth knowing the layout before you buy rather than after.

• Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The away end sits in the south stand's upper reaches, steep and loud, with a smaller allocation than most Premier League grounds relative to capacity. Browse what is listed on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tickets page.
• Anfield. Visiting supporters are housed in the Anfield Road end, which was expanded in recent seasons and now offers a larger away section than it once did. See what is listed on the Anfield tickets page.
• Old Trafford. Away fans go in the upper tier of the East Stand, high in the corner and a long climb from the concourse. Listings sit on the Old Trafford tickets page.
• Etihad Stadium. The away allocation occupies the South Stand's upper tier, with one of the better sightlines available to visiting supporters in the division. Start at the Etihad Stadium tickets page.
• Stamford Bridge. Visitors are placed in the Shed End lower and upper tiers, close to the pitch and close to the home support, which makes it one of the sharper atmospheres in London. Compare seats on the Stamford Bridge tickets page.

Matching the Seat to the Matchday You Want

There is no single correct seat at the Emirates Stadium, only the seat that fits what you came for. A first-timer bringing a child wants something entirely different from a supporter flying in from Stockholm for the North London derby. Work out your priority first, then let it choose the stand.

Your Priority	Best Option	Why
Best atmosphere	North Bank or Clock End lower tier	The two ends carry the singing. The Clock End gains licensed standing this season, which concentrates the noise further.
Best view of the football	East Stand upper tier, centre	Height on the halfway line lets you see the shape of both sides rather than just the ball.
Family-friendly	Lower tier family areas, away from the singing sections	Junior concessions run at fifty per cent, family toilets sit between blocks 28 and 29 and near block 43. The mood is calmer.
Premium experience	Club Level or a Box Level package	Padded seats, lounge access, included catering and a shorter walk to everything. Sold as hospitality rather than general admission.
Lower-priced option	Upper tier wing back, behind goal back or corner	Furthest from the halfway line and highest in the bowl, priced accordingly. Category C fixtures here are the most affordable seats in the ground.

The Emirates on a Matchday

Arsenal moved to the Emirates Stadium in July 2006 after ninety-three years at Highbury, a relocation that reshaped the club's finances and, for a decade, its ambitions. The new ground holds 60,704, almost twice Highbury's late capacity. Its bowl design with open corners was built to keep sound circulating rather than escaping. The Emirates Stadium record attendance stands at 60,161, set against Manchester United in November 2007. You can browse listings and layouts on the Emirates Stadium tickets page.

The four stands took their names from Highbury deliberately. The North Bank and the Clock End were the vocal ends at the old ground. Arsenal carried both across the road so that the geography of support survived the move. Around the outside, the Ken Friar Bridge, the Herbert Chapman bust and the Tony Adams statue anchor the walk in. For a block-by-block view before you buy, the Emirates Stadium seating plan works as a seating chart showing how the tiers and blocks break down. The club also runs an Arsenal stadium tour on non-matchdays, taking in the dressing rooms, the tunnel and the directors' box, which is worth pairing with a fixture if you are visiting London for a few days.

Getting there is straightforward if you pick the right station. Arsenal station on the Piccadilly line is roughly three minutes' walk but has no step-free access from the platforms. Finsbury Park and Highbury and Islington are both about ten minutes on foot and both are wheelchair accessible, with Finsbury Park the least congested route for wheelchair users. Holloway Road is exit-only before matches and closes for up to two hours afterwards. Drayton Park does not open on matchdays at all.

The area around the ground is genuinely part of the experience. Holloway Road, Highbury Corner and the streets running down towards Blackstock Road carry a dense concentration of pubs that fill from mid-morning on a Saturday. Because the stadium sits inside a residential grid rather than on a ring road, the walk in from any direction takes you past terraced houses, corner shops and front gardens, which is a very different arrival from a car park on a bypass.

Matchday routines at the Emirates are well established. Turnstiles for the upper and lower tiers open two hours before kick-off and Club and Box Level open two and a half hours before, so there is time to eat inside. The Arsenal box office sits on Hornsey Road next to The Armoury at the south end, opens three hours before kick-off and closes at half-time. It handles collections and reprints only, so anyone searching for an Arsenal ticket office expecting a walk-up counter selling seats on the day will be disappointed. The Arsenal online box office is members-only for Premier League, FA Cup and European home fixtures. The stadium is entirely cashless, so card or phone payment is the only option at every bar, kiosk and retail outlet.

Accessibility provision has improved sharply. The stadium has a Changing Places facility with a hoist and changing bed, a sensory room bookable match by match, audio descriptive commentary, audio matchday programmes and full British Sign Language integration across the pitch-side show and in-stadium content. Disability Access members receive a fifty per cent discount plus a complimentary personal assistant. The seat utilisation rules do not apply to them.

The building is not standing still. Arsenal opened talks with Populous, the architects behind the original stadium, in May 2026 about raising capacity towards 70,000. Scenarios under discussion range from changing the seating gradient to adding tiers, with reported costs above £500m and one option involving a temporary move out during works. Nothing has been approved and no timeline exists, so treat any specific figure as speculation for now.

Arsenal Hospitality and VIP Tickets

Arsenal VIP tickets and hospitality packages make up one of the largest premium operations in English football, spanning casual Club Level lounges through to fifteen-seat private boxes. The distinction that matters when you are buying is between a seat with lounge access and a genuine dining package: the former gets you comfort and a shorter queue, the latter gets you a table, a menu and an inclusive drinks package. Prices vary materially by fixture, so the same package can cost £799 against Hull City and £1,099 against Manchester City.

Several products changed name or arrived new for 2026/27. The Touchline is a brand-new lounge with seats directly behind the players' bench, Club 1886 has been rebranded as the Dial Square Gallery and the Hero Experience sits at the top of the range with a player meet, a signed shirt and a tunnel walk. Arsenal Women now have their own hospitality tier at the Emirates, including a Director's Box product with heated seating. If you are weighing a package against a standard seat, our overview of Premier League hospitality tickets sets out what the money buys.

Package	What It Includes	Typical Price Range (GBP)
The Academy	Casual Club Level access, corner or behind-goal seats, three drinks, stadium tour and retail vouchers	£599 – £849 per person
Dial Square Gallery	Box Level lounge, inclusive drinks, three-course buffet, premium seats behind the goal in the Clock End	From £779 per person
Woolwich Arsenal	Woolwich Restaurant on Club Level, champagne on arrival, free-flowing drinks, grazing menu, premium corner or behind-goal seats	£799 – £1,099 per person
Foundry Legends	Three-course dining in the Foundry restaurant, inclusive drinks, an Arsenal legend meet, premium Club Level seats	From £999 per person
The Heritage and The Avenell	Fine dining in The WM or the Avenell Club, private table, inclusive cocktails and champagne, halfway-line or padded seating	£1,699 – £1,799 per person
Executive Boxes N5, N7 and N7+	Private 10, 12 or 15-seat box, inclusive champagne and premium wines, legend meet, shirt or gift per guest	£11,988 – £26,985 per box

How to Buy Your Arsenal Seat in Six Steps

Buying through a marketplace works differently from a club ballot. The sequence is worth understanding before you start. Nothing you do is irreversible until you confirm payment.

The single most common mistake is leaving it late on a fixture you already know you want. Category A and B+ games at the Emirates thin out early. The listings that remain in the final week are rarely the ones you would have chosen a month before.

North London Derby Tickets and the Fixtures That Sell Out First

Arsenal tickets for sale on the resale market do not all move at the same speed. Not every home fixture behaves the same way. Some clear within hours of listings appearing, others sit available until the week of the game. Knowing which category yours falls into tells you how much urgency to apply.

Fixture Type	Why It Moves Fast
Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur (North London derby)	The defining fixture of Arsenal's season and the hardest domestic ticket by a distance. Four miles between the grounds, a grievance running back to 1913 and a members' base that enters every ballot for it.
The traditional title rivals	Arsenal vs Manchester City, Arsenal vs Liverpool and Arsenal vs Manchester United are title-relevant fixtures against the clubs Arsenal have been measured against for two decades. Category A or B+ pricing, national broadcast slots and heavy travelling interest from outside London.
Champions League knockout nights	Arsenal reached the 2026 final and go into the competition as one of its strongest sides. Knockout fixtures at the Emirates draw European travel demand on top of domestic support, while allocations shrink as the rounds progress. Nothing in the domestic calendar outside Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur moves faster.
Opening and closing home fixtures	The first Emirates game of a title defence and the final home game of the campaign both carry ceremony. Trophy presentations and lap-of-honour occasions sell independently of the opposition, so even an Arsenal vs Bournemouth or Arsenal vs Brentford closer can behave like a marquee fixture.
Visits of newly promoted London and regional rivals	Arsenal vs Coventry City, Arsenal vs Hull City and Arsenal vs Ipswich Town bring smaller travelling numbers but often land in Category C, making them the most affordable way in and therefore the fastest-moving among value buyers.

How Your Order Reaches You

Delivery method depends on what the seller holds. It varies far more at Arsenal than at most clubs because the Emirates runs on digital passes. Arsenal no longer issue PDF tickets for general admission and physical membership cards no longer open turnstiles.

1. Mobile or digital pass. The most common format at the Emirates. Passes are NFC-based and live in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, active on one device at a time. Screenshots do not work at the turnstile.
2. E-ticket. Used for some cup and European fixtures and for certain hospitality products. Delivered by email as a scannable file, usually in the final days before kick-off.
3. Print-at-home. Less common at Arsenal but still used by some sellers and for a number of away fixtures where the host club issues paper. Print it before you travel rather than relying on finding a printer in London.
4. Postal or collection. Physical tickets sent by tracked post, or collected in person near the ground on matchday. Collection points typically require photo identification, so carry it.

Read the seller notes on your specific listing before you assume a format. A hospitality package, a Club Level seat and an upper tier general admission ticket for the same fixture can all arrive by different routes.

Getting Through the Gates

Arrive Early

Upper and lower tier turnstiles open two hours before kick-off, Club Level and Box Level two and a half hours before, while women's fixtures open all turnstiles two hours before. Ninety minutes is a sensible target for a Category A fixture, because the approach roads and the tube stations both operate managed queuing systems on busy matchdays. Gillespie Road at Arsenal station, Seven Sisters Road and St Thomas's Road at Finsbury Park and the south side of Holloway Road at Highbury and Islington all queue. Hornsey Road between Benwell Road and Holloway Road closes to pedestrians entirely.

Arriving early also buys you the part of the day that makes the Emirates worth visiting. The concourses fill, the pubs on Holloway Road and around Highbury Corner are already going by midday for a three o'clock kick-off. The walk in past the Chapman bust and the Adams statue is part of the ritual for regulars.

Identification and Entry Requirements

Entry is by digital pass, held in your phone's wallet and readable without signal once downloaded. A pass cannot be active on two devices at once and cannot be forwarded within Apple Wallet or Google Pay, so transfers have to go through the club's ticket hub with the recipient accepting before the deadline. Children of thirteen and under can travel on a parent's account, but anyone fourteen or over needs their own account and their own pass.

Carry photo identification. Concession holders may be asked to prove age at the turnstile, box office collections require it and away fixtures require it without exception, with photographs or photocopies not accepted. If your phone dies there is charging at the South West collections office between turnstiles A and S. A physical ticket can be printed at the box office on production of identification. The digital ticketing help point sits at Turnstile A.

Bag Policy

Bags must be smaller than A4, which Arsenal define precisely as 21cm by 29.7cm. There is no bag storage anywhere at the Emirates. The club signposts luggage storage at King's Cross for anyone arriving with a case. Buggies and prams are not permitted and cannot be stored either, which catches out families arriving straight from a day out.

Permitted items include small compact cameras that fit in a pocket, small fold-up umbrellas, empty flasks and empty clear plastic bottles of 500ml or less. Prohibited items are extensive: alcohol, cans, glass in any form, bottles over 500ml, air horns, poles and sticks including selfie sticks, large-lens cameras, video equipment, flares, smoke canisters, laser pens, musical instruments and any bag larger than A4 including rucksacks and laptop bags. The Emirates is a no-smoking stadium and that includes vapes and e-cigarettes. Flags and banners are allowed up to 2m by 1m without poles, provided the content is not discriminatory or offensive.

Arsenal at a Glance

Detail	Information
Full name	Arsenal Football Club (Arsenal FC)
Founded	1886, as Dial Square, in Woolwich, south-east London
Nickname	The Gunners
Stadium	Emirates Stadium, Islington, London N7 7AJ (capacity 60,704)
Manager	Mikel Arteta
Captain	Martin Ødegaard
Club	Arsenal FC
League	Premier League (reigning champions, 2025/26)

From Dial Square to the Emirates

Arsenal are unusual among English clubs in having crossed London to become who they are. The club that now defines north London football was founded in the south-east, in the shadow of an armaments factory, by men who worked in it. Every part of the identity, the cannon on the badge, the name itself, the Dial Square branding that reappears in the hospitality lounges, traces back to Woolwich rather than Islington.

Woolwich Origins (1886 to 1913)

• October 1886: David Danskin and fifteen munitions workers at the Royal Arsenal complex form Dial Square, named after a workshop at the heart of the site
• 11 December 1886: first match, a 6–0 win over Eastern Wanderers
• January 1887: renamed Royal Arsenal, playing on Plumstead Common then at the Manor Ground
• 1889 to 1891: first silverware in the Kent Senior Cup, London Charity Cup and London Senior Cup
• 1891: the first London club to turn professional
• 1893: becomes a limited company as Woolwich Arsenal, the first southern member of the Football League
• 1904: promoted to the First Division for the first time
• 1913: near bankruptcy forces a move north to the new Arsenal Stadium at Highbury
• 1919: controversially voted into the enlarged First Division despite finishing fifth in the Second Division in 1914/15

The move to Highbury in 1913 is the hinge on which everything else turns. Henry Norris had taken control of a club close to collapse in Plumstead, where gates were thin and the location awkward, then gambled on relocating four miles from Tottenham's ground. It worked commercially almost immediately, with Highbury drawing more than double the Manor Ground's crowds. It also created the North London derby and a grievance that has outlasted everyone involved. Arsenal have played in every season of the competition since its formation, a history traced in our guide to the Premier League's history and format. The 1919 promotion vote, elevating Arsenal above clubs with better records, added a second layer that Tottenham supporters still cite more than a century later.

The Chapman Revolution (1925 to 1934)

• 1925: Herbert Chapman arrives from Huddersfield Town on a record salary
• 1927 to 1929: signs Cliff Bastin, Eddie Hapgood, David Jack and Alex James
• 1930: first national trophy, the FA Cup
• 1930/31 and 1932/33: First Division titles, plus Charity Shields in 1930, 1931 and 1933
• 1932: has Gillespie Road tube station renamed Arsenal, the only station in London named after a football club
• 6 January 1934: dies of pneumonia mid-season, aged 55

Chapman changed English football more than he changed Arsenal, though he did both. Working with Charlie Buchan he built the WM formation in response to the 1925 offside law change, appointed Tom Whittaker as trainer in a role that barely existed elsewhere, added white sleeves to the shirt so players could pick each other out, introduced shirt numbers and installed some of the country's earliest floodlights. He built the first of Highbury's two Art Deco stands. Joe Shaw and George Allison completed the hat-trick of titles he had started, taking 1933/34, 1934/35 and 1937/38 plus the 1936 FA Cup. Chapman's bust now sits inside the Emirates.

Post-War Peaks and the First Double (1945 to 1986)

• 1947/48: Tom Whittaker's side win the title, equalling the champions-of-England record
• 1950: FA Cup won against Liverpool
• 1952/53: a record seventh league title, making Arsenal England's most successful club at the time
• 1969/70: Bertie Mee's side win the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Arsenal's first European trophy
• 1970/71: the first League and FA Cup Double, sealed with Charlie George's extra-time winner at Wembley
• 1979: FA Cup won 3–2 against Manchester United, decided in the final minute
• 1980: European Cup Winners' Cup final lost on penalties to Valencia

The war cost Arsenal more than most. The club lost more players killed than any other top-flight side. The debt on North Bank redevelopment drained what was left. That the side rebuilt to win two titles and an FA Cup inside six years under Whittaker was remarkable, though it was followed by eighteen barren years. Bertie Mee, a physiotherapist promoted to acting manager in 1966, ended that drought first in Europe and then with the 1971 Double, clinched at White Hart Lane of all places. Terry Neill's late-seventies side reached three consecutive FA Cup finals from 1978 to 1980 and won the middle one in a match still regularly voted among England's finest.

Graham, Wenger and the Modern Club (1986 to today)

• 1986 to 1995: George Graham wins two league titles (1988/89 and 1990/91), the 1993 FA Cup and League Cup double and the 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup
• 1996: Arsène Wenger appointed, staying twenty-two years across 1,235 matches
• 1997/98 and 2001/02: the second and third Doubles
• 2003/04: the Invincibles, the only unbeaten 38-match top-flight season in English history
• 2006: first London club to reach a European Cup final, losing 2–1 to Barcelona; moves to the Emirates that July
• 2014, 2015 and 2017: three FA Cups, taking Wenger's total to a record seven
• December 2019: Mikel Arteta appointed, winning the FA Cup in 2020 and Community Shields in 2020 and 2023
• 2025/26: Premier League champions, Champions League runners-up, EFL Cup runners-up

Graham's Arsenal were built on a defence that became shorthand for the era, with Tony Adams leading a back four of Dixon, Bould and Winterburn. The 1989 title, won with a last-minute goal at Anfield on the final day, is the single most dramatic finish in English league history. Wenger then rebuilt the club around technique and diet, winning Doubles in 1998 and 2002 and constructing the 2003/04 side that went a full season unbeaten as part of a national-record forty-nine league games without defeat. A unique gold trophy was struck to mark it.

The Emirates move in 2006 secured Arsenal's long-term future but constrained the squad for a decade. The trophy return narrowed to FA Cups. Unai Emery's single full season brought a Europa League final defeat. Arteta inherited an eighth-placed side in December 2019. What followed was slow, then sudden: an FA Cup in his first half-season, three consecutive runners-up finishes from 2022/23 to 2024/25, then a 2025/26 campaign that delivered the league title on 85 points, an unbeaten Champions League run of eleven wins and four draws that ended only on penalties in Budapest, plus a Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City. It was the closest any English club has come to a quadruple without winning one.

The Names Above the Marble Halls

Legend	Role	Contribution	Milestones
Thierry Henry	Forward, 1999 to 2007	Arsenal's record goalscorer and the defining player of the Wenger era. He arrived from Juventus as a struggling winger and left as the most complete forward in Europe, finishing as the club's top scorer in seven consecutive seasons. His statue stands outside the Emirates.	377 appearances, 228 goals. Record league scorer with 175. Two Doubles, an Invincible.
Dennis Bergkamp	Forward, 1995 to 2006	The signing that changed what Arsenal thought was possible, arriving before Wenger and staying to see the Emirates open. He redefined the role behind the striker in English football. His refusal to fly gave the career its own strange texture.	423 appearances, 120 goals. Most appearances of any overseas Arsenal player. Three titles, four FA Cups.
Tony Adams	Centre-back and captain, 1983 to 2002	A one-club defender who captained title-winning Gunners sides in three separate decades, under two managers playing entirely different football. He led the Graham back four and was still lifting trophies in Wenger's second Double.	669 appearances, 48 goals. Club captain from 1988 to 2002. Titles in 1989, 1991, 1998 and 2002.
Patrick Vieira	Central midfielder, 1996 to 2005	Wenger's first signing and the physical spine of both the 2002 Gunners Double side and the Invincibles. He captained the unbeaten team and scored the winning penalty in the 2005 FA Cup final in his last act for the club.	406 appearances, 33 goals. Captain from 2002 to 2005. Two Doubles.
Ian Wright	Striker, 1991 to 1998	Signed at 27 from Crystal Palace and immediately became the most reliable finisher the club had seen since Bastin. He held the goalscoring record for eight years before Henry passed him, scoring at close to a goal a game in the League Cup.	288 appearances, 185 goals. Club record scorer from 1997 to 2005.
Cliff Bastin	Winger and forward, 1929 to 1947	A Chapman signing at seventeen who became the outstanding attacking player of Arsenal's first great era. He held the club goalscoring record for 58 years and the league record for 67, which tells you how far ahead of his time he was.	396 appearances, 178 goals. Five league titles, two FA Cups.
David O'Leary	Centre-back, 1975 to 1993	The most durable player in Arsenal history, spanning the Neill and Graham eras across eighteen years. He also holds the North London derby appearance record, which is its own kind of endurance.	722 appearances, the club record. 35 North London derbies.
Liam Brady	Midfielder, 1973 to 1980	The creative axis of the late-seventies side that reached three consecutive FA Cup finals. He left for Juventus at his peak, then returned decades later to run the academy that produced much of the modern first team.	307 appearances, 59 goals. 1979 FA Cup winner.
Charlie George	Forward, 1969 to 1975	A local boy from Islington who scored the goal that completed Arsenal's first Double, then lay on the Wembley turf with his arms outstretched in the most reproduced image in the club's history.	179 appearances, 49 goals. Scorer of the 1971 FA Cup final winner.
Herbert Chapman	Manager, 1925 to 1934	The most influential manager in English football before the modern era. He built the WM formation, introduced shirt numbers, white sleeves and floodlights, then turned a mid-table side into the dominant club of the 1930s before dying in office.	411 matches. Two league titles, the 1930 FA Cup, three Charity Shields.
Arsène Wenger	Manager, 1996 to 2018	Longest-serving manager in club history and the architect of its most successful modern period. He changed diet, training and recruitment across English football, then delivered the only unbeaten league season of the modern game.	1,235 matches. Three league titles, seven FA Cups, two Doubles, the Invincibles.

What Sits in the Cabinet

Arsenal's honours list is one of the deepest in English football, built in two concentrated bursts, the 1930s and the Wenger years, with a third now underway. The FA Cup total is an outright record. The gap remains European: Arsenal have played more European Cup matches than any club never to have won the competition.

Competition	Titles
League Championship (First Division and Premier League)	14
FA Cup	14 (a record)
League Cup (EFL Cup)	2
FA Community Shield (formerly Charity Shield)	17
European Cup Winners' Cup	1
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	1
Football League Centenary Trophy	1
UEFA Champions League	0 (runners-up in 2006 and 2026)
Europa League / UEFA Cup	0 (runners-up in 2000 and 2019)

The Matches That Matter Most

Arsenal's rivalries are unusually well defined because the club's geography and its era of dominance both created enemies. One is local and permanent, two are national and shaped by title races. The European ones were forged in a decade of repeated knockout meetings. All of them affect ticket demand, which is why they are worth understanding before you buy.

Domestic Rivals

Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal vs Tottenham, the North London derby, is the fixture that defines both clubs' seasons. Its origin is territorial: Arsenal moved from Plumstead to Highbury in 1913, four miles from White Hart Lane. Tottenham opposed it as an invasion. The grievance hardened in 1919 when the Football League voted Arsenal into the expanded First Division ahead of relegated Tottenham, despite Arsenal having finished only fifth in the Second Division four years earlier. Across 199 competitive meetings Arsenal lead with 86 wins to 61, with 52 drawn. Arsenal have twice clinched league titles at Tottenham's ground, in 1971 and again with the Invincibles in 2004. Most recently Arsenal won 4–1 at Tottenham in February 2026 on the way to the title.

• 199 competitive meetings: Arsenal 86 wins, Tottenham 61, 52 drawn
• Grounds four miles apart, a proximity created by Arsenal's 1913 move to Highbury
• Record win in the fixture: Tottenham 0–6 Arsenal, First Division, March 1935
• Highest-scoring meeting: Arsenal 5–4 at White Hart Lane, November 2004
• Titles clinched at Tottenham's ground in 1971 and again by the Invincibles in 2004
• Most appearances in the derby: David O'Leary, 35

Manchester City

This is the newest of the major rivalries and the most consequential of the past five years. Arsenal finished runners-up to City in 2022/23 and 2023/24 before overhauling them in 2025/26, taking the title by seven points when City drew at Bournemouth in May. The record between them cuts both ways: Arsenal beat City on penalties in the 2023 Community Shield and went seven meetings unbeaten against them, then lost the 2026 EFL Cup final 2–0 at Wembley, which ended any quadruple talk. They meet again in the 2026 Community Shield in Cardiff.

• Arsenal finished runners-up to City in 2022/23 and 2023/24 before taking the 2025/26 title by seven points
• Arsenal won the 2023 Community Shield against City on penalties
• City won the 2026 EFL Cup final 2–0 at Wembley, ending a seven-match Arsenal unbeaten run against them
• City knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup fourth round in 2023/24
• Arsenal's heaviest recent domestic defeat came at the Etihad, 0–5 in 2021/22

Chelsea

A London rivalry sharpened by two decades of competing for the same prizes. Chelsea beat Arsenal in the 2007 League Cup final, Arsenal beat Chelsea in the 2017 FA Cup final for a then-record thirteenth and again in the 2020 final for Arteta's first trophy. Chelsea knocked Arsenal out of the 2003/04 Champions League at the quarter-final stage with a late Wayne Bridge winner at Highbury, one of the sharpest disappointments of the Invincibles season. Arsenal took the most recent significant meeting, winning the 2025/26 EFL Cup semi-final 4–2 on aggregate.

• Chelsea won the 2007 League Cup final 2–1
• Arsenal won the 2017 FA Cup final 2–1 for a then-record thirteenth
• Arsenal won the 2020 FA Cup final 2–1, Arteta's first trophy as manager
• Chelsea eliminated Arsenal from the 2003/04 Champions League quarter-final at Highbury
• Arsenal won the 2025/26 Carabao Cup semi-final 4–2 on aggregate

International Rivals

Barcelona

No European club has hurt Arsenal more often. Barcelona won the 2006 Champions League final 2–1 at the Stade de France after Jens Lehmann was sent off on eighteen minutes, ending a competition-record run of 995 minutes without conceding. They then eliminated Arsenal in the 2009/10 quarter-finals, the 2010/11 last sixteen and the 2015/16 last sixteen, the last of those 5–1 on aggregate. A long traffic of players in both directions, Cesc Fàbregas and Thierry Henry most prominently, gave the fixture a personal edge to go with the sporting one.

• 2006 Champions League final: Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal, Stade de France
• 2009/10 quarter-final: Barcelona 6–3 on aggregate
• 2010/11 last sixteen: Barcelona 4–3 on aggregate
• 2015/16 last sixteen: Barcelona 5–1 on aggregate
• Players who moved between the clubs include Cesc Fàbregas, Thierry Henry, Marc Overmars and Alexander Hleb

Bayern Munich

For fifteen years Bayern were Arsenal's European ceiling. They knocked Arsenal out in 2004/05, on away goals in 2012/13, again in 2013/14, then 10–2 on aggregate in 2016/17, a scoreline that stands as Arsenal's joint-heaviest European defeat. Bayern also ended the 2023/24 quarter-final run. The pattern finally broke in the 2025/26 league phase, when Arsenal beat them at the Emirates on the way to eight wins from eight and inflicted Bayern's first defeat of that season.

• 2004/05 last sixteen: Bayern 3–2 on aggregate
• 2012/13 last sixteen: Arsenal won 2–0 in Munich but went out on away goals
• 2013/14 last sixteen: Bayern through after a 2–0 win at the Emirates
• 2016/17 last sixteen: Bayern 10–2 on aggregate, Arsenal's joint-heaviest European defeat
• 2023/24 quarter-final: Bayern 3–2 on aggregate
• 2025/26 league phase: Arsenal beat Bayern at the Emirates during an eight-from-eight run

The Last Five Campaigns

Season	Summary
2021/22	Fifth on 69 points with the youngest squad in the Premier League, average starting age under 25. Arsenal led the race for fourth into the final fortnight before Tottenham overtook them. Out of the FA Cup in the third round to Nottingham Forest, beaten by Liverpool in the League Cup semi-finals, with no European football at all for the first time in 26 years.
2022/23	Second on 84 points and back in the Champions League after a season that saw Arsenal set a record for most days spent top of the table without winning the league. Out of the FA Cup in the fourth round at Manchester City and the League Cup in the third round at home to Brighton. Eliminated by Sporting CP in the Europa League last sixteen on penalties.
2023/24	Second on 89 points, the highest total by a non-champion in Premier League history at the time, taking the title race to the final day. Won the Community Shield against Manchester City on penalties in August. Out of both domestic cups early and beaten by Bayern Munich in a first Champions League quarter-final since 2010.
2024/25	Second on 74 points for a third consecutive season, with fourteen draws proving decisive. Out of the FA Cup on penalties to Manchester United in the third round and beaten by Newcastle United in the League Cup semi-finals. Reached the Champions League semi-finals before losing 3–1 on aggregate to Paris Saint-Germain.
2025/26	Champions of England for the first time since 2003/04, finishing on 85 points and seven clear of Manchester City after leading the table for 238 days. Conceded only 27 league goals, the fewest under Arteta. Lost the Carabao Cup final 2–0 to Manchester City and went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals at Southampton. Unbeaten across the entire Champions League, winning all eight league-phase matches and beating Leverkusen, Sporting CP and Atlético Madrid before losing the Budapest final to Paris Saint-Germain 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.

The 2026/27 Squad

Arteta's squad enters the title defence largely intact, strengthened rather than rebuilt. Piero Hincapié made his loan from Bayer Leverkusen permanent for around £34.5m, Christos Tzolis arrived from Club Brugge for a similar fee to replace the departing Leandro Trossard and Illan Meslier came in on a free transfer as goalkeeping cover. Jakub Kiwior joined Porto and Karl Hein moved to Werder Bremen. Values below are approximate market estimates rather than transfer fees.

No.	Player	Position	Value (£)
1	David Raya	Goalkeeper	23.5m
2	William Saliba	Defender	86.7m
3	Cristhian Mosquera	Defender	39.9m
4	Ben White	Defender	26.5m
5	Piero Hincapié	Defender	48.6m
6	Gabriel Magalhães	Defender	68.1m
7	Bukayo Saka	Forward	89.6m
8	Martin Ødegaard	Midfielder	50.3m
10	Eberechi Eze	Midfielder	47.1m
11	Gabriel Martinelli	Forward	38.2m
12	Jurriën Timber	Defender	60.8m
14	Viktor Gyökeres	Forward	52.0m
17	Christos Tzolis	Forward	34.0m
20	Noni Madueke	Forward	52.5m
22	Ethan Nwaneri	Midfielder	33.3m
23	Mikel Merino	Midfielder	25.8m
29	Kai Havertz	Midfielder	46.7m
33	Riccardo Calafiori	Defender	47.7m
36	Martín Zubimendi	Midfielder	59.3m
41	Declan Rice	Midfielder	98.3m
49	Myles Lewis-Skelly	Defender	39.9m

FAQs

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Sources: Arsenal Football Club official website (arsenal.com), the Premier League, UEFA, Transfermarkt, FootballTransfers, the Football Supporters' Association, RSSSF and Wikipedia.
All statistics and figures cited above have been cross-referenced against club publications and verified football data sources.
Last reviewed: August 2026.

Every Home Fixture and What to Expect

Not all nineteen Premier League fixtures at the Emirates Stadium behave alike. Demand tiers below are our own assessment based on opposition profile, travelling support, broadcast likelihood and the club's published category structure, not a club classification.

Home Fixture	Expected Demand	Where the Value Sits
Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur	Very high	Sells out first. Buy the moment listings appear; nothing improves by waiting
Arsenal vs Manchester City	Very high	Category A pricing. Upper tier wing back is the only realistic value band
Arsenal vs Liverpool	Very high	National broadcast slot. Lower tier goes early, upper corners linger longest
Arsenal vs Manchester United	Very high	Heavy travelling demand from outside London. Upper tier behind goal back holds value
Arsenal vs Chelsea	High	London derby with a short away trip. Upper tier corner is the sensible entry point
Arsenal vs Newcastle United	High	Large travelling support. Clock End lower fills fast, East Stand upper stays open
Arsenal vs Aston Villa	High	European-chasing opposition. Mid-band upper tier is usually still available late
Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest	Moderate	Steady rather than frantic. Lower tier corners often sit at reasonable prices
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace	Moderate	South London derby with a modest allocation. Upper tier wing prices well
Arsenal vs Brighton and Hove Albion	Moderate	Sunday kick-offs are common. Behind goal back offers the widest choice
Arsenal vs Everton	Moderate	Traditional fixture without derby heat. Value across most upper tier bands
Arsenal vs Fulham	Moderate	Short-trip London fixture. One of the calmer Emirates afternoons
Arsenal vs Brentford	Moderate	West London visitors in small numbers. Family areas stay open longest
Arsenal vs Bournemouth	Steady	Low travelling support. Frequently a Category C game and the cheapest way in
Arsenal vs Leeds United	High	Historically charged fixture with vocal away support. Books up quicker than the table suggests
Arsenal vs Sunderland	Moderate	Large club, long journey. Upper tier availability usually holds into the final week
Arsenal vs Coventry City	Steady	Newly promoted with limited travelling numbers. Strong candidate for Category C
Arsenal vs Hull City	Steady	Likely the least expensive home fixture of the season across most bands
Arsenal vs Ipswich Town	Steady	Promoted side in a midweek-friendly slot. Lower tier corners stay available

Expected demand is editorial judgement and availability may change as the season develops.

Every Away Fixture and Where It Is Played

Away allocations, away end locations and access rules are set by the home club rather than by Arsenal, so each trip works differently. Use this to plan travel before you buy, because the resale market for away seats moves faster than the away points system does.

Away Fixture	Ground	Location
Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	Tottenham, north London
Manchester City vs Arsenal	Etihad Stadium	Manchester
Liverpool vs Arsenal	Anfield	Liverpool
Manchester United vs Arsenal	Old Trafford	Manchester
Chelsea vs Arsenal	Stamford Bridge	Fulham, west London
Newcastle United vs Arsenal	St James' Park	Newcastle upon Tyne
Aston Villa vs Arsenal	Villa Park	Birmingham
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal	Selhurst Park	Selhurst, south London
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal	The City Ground	Nottingham
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Arsenal	Amex Stadium	Falmer, near Brighton
Everton vs Arsenal	Hill Dickinson Stadium	Bramley-Moore Dock, Liverpool
Fulham vs Arsenal	Craven Cottage	Fulham, west London
Brentford vs Arsenal	Gtech Community Stadium	Brentford, west London
Bournemouth vs Arsenal	Vitality Stadium	Bournemouth
Leeds United vs Arsenal	Elland Road	Leeds
Sunderland vs Arsenal	Stadium of Light	Sunderland
Coventry City vs Arsenal	Coventry Building Society Arena	Coventry
Hull City vs Arsenal	MKM Stadium	Hull
Ipswich Town vs Arsenal	Portman Road	Ipswich

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Away Grounds on the Arsenal Calendar

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Seating Charts for Every Ground

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