Which former Arsenal midfielder (Invincible) managed Crystal Palace from 2021 to 2023 — plus NYCFC and Nice — but never Arsenal?

Patrick Vieira — Patrick Vieira played for Arsenal 1996-2005 (captain, Invincible). Managed NYCFC, Nice, Crystal Palace (2021-23, sacked), Strasbourg.

Which Dutchman, nicknamed the 'Non-Flying Dutchman' for his fear of flying, became one of Arsenal's most beloved playmakers?

Dennis Bergkamp — His phobia famously meant he'd sometimes miss European away trips — but his goals and assists at home made him an Arsenal icon.

Whose 1999 sale to Real Madrid netted such a profit that Arsenal's London Colney training ground was nicknamed the house he built?

Nicolas Anelka — Bought for around £500,000, Anelka left for roughly £23m after two seasons, and the windfall largely bankrolled Arsenal's state-of-the-art new training base at London Colney.

Herbert Chapman successfully lobbied London Underground in 1932 to rename which station in the club's honour?

Gillespie Road — Chapman got Gillespie Road renamed simply 'Arsenal' — still the only Tube station named after a football club, a marketing masterstroke decades ahead of its time.

Who scored the winning penalty for Arsenal in their 2005 FA Cup final shootout win over Manchester United?

Vieira — Arsenal won 5-4 on penalties; the captain who later moved to Juventus put away the decisive spot-kick.

What shirt number did Patrick Vieira wear at Arsenal for most of his career (1996-2005)?

4 — Vieira wore #4 throughout his Arsenal spell. He kept the same number at Juventus, then switched to #14 at Inter Milan and #24 at Manchester City.

Who was Arsenal's top Premier League scorer in 2023-24 with 16 goals?

Saka — Saka scored 16 Premier League goals, with Havertz close behind on 13 as Arsenal finished second.

Who scored Arsenal's dramatic late winner in the 1979 'Five-Minute Final' FA Cup final against Manchester United?

Alan Sunderland — Leading 2-0, Arsenal were pegged back to 2-2 in the final minutes before Alan Sunderland stabbed home an 89th-minute winner in one of Wembley's wildest finishes.

Arsene Wenger — how many FA Cups did he win at Arsenal?

7 — Wenger's seven FA Cups is a record for any manager, including the 2017 final win over Chelsea in his final triumph at Arsenal.

What was the very first name of the club that would become Arsenal, when it was founded by munitions workers in 1886?

Dial Square — It was named after a workshop in the Royal Arsenal complex in Woolwich; the name 'Royal Arsenal' was adopted shortly afterwards.

Goalkeeper David Seaman produced one of Arsenal's most iconic saves — an acrobatic flying stop late in a 2003 FA Cup semi-final — against which player?

Paul Peschisolido — The Sheffield United striker's header looked a certain goal until the 39-year-old Seaman somehow clawed it back over the bar.

Which Arsenal goalkeeper holds the unwanted distinction of being the first player ever sent off in a Champions League final?

Jens Lehmann — Lehmann was dismissed after just 18 minutes of the 2006 final for hauling down Samuel Eto'o, becoming the first man red-carded in the showpiece.

Which player was sold by Arsenal to Barcelona for around £35m in 2011 — and later returned to London to join Chelsea in 2014?

Cesc Fàbregas — Fàbregas came through La Masia, spent eight years at Arsenal, and returned to England with Chelsea under José Mourinho.

Arsenal's continuous top-flight run since 1919 — the longest in English football as of 2026 — began with a controversial election to the expanded First Division, largely at the expense of which club?

Tottenham Hotspur — When the league expanded after WWI, Arsenal were voted up despite finishing only fifth in the Second Division, while neighbours Tottenham dropped down — a slight that helped forge the North London derby's venom.

Arsenal's famous 1990s back four featured Adams, Bould, Dixon — who was the fourth completing the defensive unit?

Nigel Winterburn — Nigel Winterburn (left-back) completed Arsenal's famous back four: Tony Adams (captain), Steve Bould, Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn.

Arsenal's iconic red shirts with white sleeves are linked to a famous (if exaggerated) story involving shirts from which other club?

Nottingham Forest — Founding players who'd come from Forest brought red kit with them; the white sleeves came much later, a 1930s Herbert Chapman design touch.

Arsenal lost the 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final on penalties to which Spanish club?

Valencia — After a goalless final in Brussels, Valencia won the shootout as Liam Brady and Graham Rix both missed - part of a punishing run of finals for that Arsenal side.

Arsenal's record 49-match unbeaten league run ended in October 2004 against which club?

Manchester United — United ended the 'Invincibles' streak 2-0 at Old Trafford via a disputed Van Nistelrooy penalty, sparking the tunnel bust-up remembered as 'Pizzagate'.

Thierry Henry joined Arsenal in August 1999 for £11m — which Italian club did he leave to join the Gunners?

Juventus — Henry had joined Juventus from Monaco in January 1999 but struggled on the wing in Serie A.

Which manager introduced Arsenal's iconic white shirt sleeves in 1933?

Herbert Chapman — Chapman added contrasting white sleeves to Arsenal's red shirt in 1933 to give his team a more distinctive strip, and the two-tone look has been an Arsenal signature ever since.

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Which former Arsenal midfielder (Invincible) managed Crystal Palace from 2021 to 2023 — plus NYCFC and Nice — but never Arsenal?

WhyPatrick Vieira played for Arsenal 1996-2005 (captain, Invincible). Managed NYCFC, Nice, Crystal Palace (2021-23, sacked), Strasbourg.
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Which Dutchman, nicknamed the 'Non-Flying Dutchman' for his fear of flying, became one of Arsenal's most beloved playmakers?

WhyHis phobia famously meant he'd sometimes miss European away trips — but his goals and assists at home made him an Arsenal icon.
medium

Whose 1999 sale to Real Madrid netted such a profit that Arsenal's London Colney training ground was nicknamed the house he built?

WhyBought for around £500,000, Anelka left for roughly £23m after two seasons, and the windfall largely bankrolled Arsenal's state-of-the-art new training base at London Colney.
medium

Herbert Chapman successfully lobbied London Underground in 1932 to rename which station in the club's honour?

WhyChapman got Gillespie Road renamed simply 'Arsenal' — still the only Tube station named after a football club, a marketing masterstroke decades ahead of its time.
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Who scored the winning penalty for Arsenal in their 2005 FA Cup final shootout win over Manchester United?

WhyArsenal won 5-4 on penalties; the captain who later moved to Juventus put away the decisive spot-kick.
medium

What shirt number did Patrick Vieira wear at Arsenal for most of his career (1996-2005)?

WhyVieira wore #4 throughout his Arsenal spell. He kept the same number at Juventus, then switched to #14 at Inter Milan and #24 at Manchester City.
medium

Who was Arsenal's top Premier League scorer in 2023-24 with 16 goals?

WhySaka scored 16 Premier League goals, with Havertz close behind on 13 as Arsenal finished second.
hard

Who scored Arsenal's dramatic late winner in the 1979 'Five-Minute Final' FA Cup final against Manchester United?

WhyLeading 2-0, Arsenal were pegged back to 2-2 in the final minutes before Alan Sunderland stabbed home an 89th-minute winner in one of Wembley's wildest finishes.
medium

Arsene Wenger — how many FA Cups did he win at Arsenal?

WhyWenger's seven FA Cups is a record for any manager, including the 2017 final win over Chelsea in his final triumph at Arsenal.
medium

What was the very first name of the club that would become Arsenal, when it was founded by munitions workers in 1886?

WhyIt was named after a workshop in the Royal Arsenal complex in Woolwich; the name 'Royal Arsenal' was adopted shortly afterwards.
hard

Goalkeeper David Seaman produced one of Arsenal's most iconic saves — an acrobatic flying stop late in a 2003 FA Cup semi-final — against which player?

WhyThe Sheffield United striker's header looked a certain goal until the 39-year-old Seaman somehow clawed it back over the bar.
medium

Which Arsenal goalkeeper holds the unwanted distinction of being the first player ever sent off in a Champions League final?

WhyLehmann was dismissed after just 18 minutes of the 2006 final for hauling down Samuel Eto'o, becoming the first man red-carded in the showpiece.
medium

Which player was sold by Arsenal to Barcelona for around £35m in 2011 — and later returned to London to join Chelsea in 2014?

WhyFàbregas came through La Masia, spent eight years at Arsenal, and returned to England with Chelsea under José Mourinho.
hard

Arsenal's continuous top-flight run since 1919 — the longest in English football as of 2026 — began with a controversial election to the expanded First Division, largely at the expense of which club?

WhyWhen the league expanded after WWI, Arsenal were voted up despite finishing only fifth in the Second Division, while neighbours Tottenham dropped down — a slight that helped forge the North London derby's venom.
medium

Arsenal's famous 1990s back four featured Adams, Bould, Dixon — who was the fourth completing the defensive unit?

WhyNigel Winterburn (left-back) completed Arsenal's famous back four: Tony Adams (captain), Steve Bould, Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn.
medium

Arsenal's iconic red shirts with white sleeves are linked to a famous (if exaggerated) story involving shirts from which other club?

WhyFounding players who'd come from Forest brought red kit with them; the white sleeves came much later, a 1930s Herbert Chapman design touch.
hard

Arsenal lost the 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final on penalties to which Spanish club?

WhyAfter a goalless final in Brussels, Valencia won the shootout as Liam Brady and Graham Rix both missed - part of a punishing run of finals for that Arsenal side.
medium

Arsenal's record 49-match unbeaten league run ended in October 2004 against which club?

WhyUnited ended the 'Invincibles' streak 2-0 at Old Trafford via a disputed Van Nistelrooy penalty, sparking the tunnel bust-up remembered as 'Pizzagate'.
medium

Thierry Henry joined Arsenal in August 1999 for £11m — which Italian club did he leave to join the Gunners?

WhyHenry had joined Juventus from Monaco in January 1999 but struggled on the wing in Serie A.
hard

Which manager introduced Arsenal's iconic white shirt sleeves in 1933?

WhyChapman added contrasting white sleeves to Arsenal's red shirt in 1933 to give his team a more distinctive strip, and the two-tone look has been an Arsenal signature ever since.
medium

In a piece of marketing genius, Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman successfully lobbied for what to be renamed after the club in 1932?

WhyGillespie Road station became 'Arsenal' — to this day it's the only London Underground station named directly after a football club.
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Who scored the goal that clinched Arsenal's dramatic 1988-89 title at Anfield, in the last seconds of the final game of the season?

WhyHis injury-time strike — 'It's up for grabs now!' — won the title on goals scored, level with Liverpool on points and goal difference. One of the most dramatic finishes in English football history.
hard

Arsenal's dominant 1930s side, known for its lavish spending, earned which nickname?

WhyThe Chapman-built dynasty won five league titles and two FA Cups that decade; in 1938 they paid a world-record £14,000 for Bryn Jones.
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Who scored the extra-time winner in the 1971 FA Cup final that sealed Arsenal's first ever League and Cup Double?

WhyCharlie George buried the winner against Liverpool and celebrated by lying flat on his back, arms outstretched — one of the most iconic images in the club's history.
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Who scored all four Arsenal goals in the famous 4-4 draw at Liverpool in April 2009?

WhyArshavin's Anfield masterclass made him one of the few visiting players to score four at Liverpool, though it ultimately dented Arsenal's title hopes.
hard

Dennis Bergkamp scored a hat-trick for Arsenal against Leicester in August 1997, with the third goal widely regarded as iconic — what made that third goal so memorable?

WhyHis three touches — control, flick past Matt Elliott, finish past Kasey Keller — are essentially a dress-rehearsal for his more famous 1998 World Cup goal vs Argentina.
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The 'Pizzagate' / Battle of the Buffet incident at Old Trafford in October 2004 saw which 17-year-old Arsenal player throw a slice of pizza that hit Sir Alex Ferguson?

WhyFàbregas admitted it in 2017 on A League of Their Own. The match was Man Utd 2-0 Arsenal (24 Oct 2004), ending Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run.
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Which forward scored a 15-minute hat-trick at Stamford Bridge in 1999, finishing from a near-impossible angle to beat Chelsea 3-2?

WhyTwo down with quarter of an hour left, Kanu conjured three goals — the last from an outrageous acute angle by the byline — for one of the great individual comebacks.
hard

Which player holds Arsenal's all-time record for most appearances, with 722 between 1975 and 1993?

WhyThe Irish centre-back finished 101 games clear of second-placed George Armstrong and made his final appearance in the 1993 FA Cup Final replay.
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In 2023, Arsenal broke their transfer record to sign which midfielder for a club-record fee of around £105m?

WhyThe England midfielder arrived from West Ham; the deal smashed Arsenal's previous record of £72m paid for Nicolas Pépé.
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In 2001 Arsenal caused an uproar by signing which England defender on a free transfer directly from arch-rivals Tottenham?

WhySol Campbell's Bosman switch to Spurs' bitterest rival made him a 'Judas' at White Hart Lane, but he repaid Arsenal with Double and Invincibles medals.
hard

Arsenal lifted their first major European trophy in 1970. Which competition was it?

WhyAfter losing the first leg 3-1 to Anderlecht, Arsenal won the Fairs Cup with a 3-0 Highbury night that ended a 17-year trophy drought and set up the following season's Double.
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Tony Adams, a one-club man at Arsenal, holds the distinction of having captained a top-flight title-winning side across how many different decades?

WhyHe lifted championships under both George Graham and Arsène Wenger, spanning the old First Division and the Premier League era as the same club's skipper.
medium

As of the 2025-26 season, Arsenal hold the record for most FA Cup wins - how many times have they lifted it?

WhyArsenal's 2-1 win over Chelsea in 2020 sealed a record 14th FA Cup, one clear of Manchester United.
hard

Which Arsenal striker scored both goals in the 1987 League Cup final — the club's first League Cup trophy, beating Liverpool 2-1?

Why'Champagne Charlie' ended Ian Rush's 144-match unbeaten run under George Graham at Wembley.
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Who assisted Olivier Giroud's scorpion kick for Arsenal vs Crystal Palace on New Year's Day 2017?

WhyAlexis Sanchez whipped in a cross from the left and Giroud, with his back to goal, flicked it past the keeper off the underside of the bar — a scorpion-kick stunner that won the 2017 Puskás Award.
medium

Which Dutch winger did Arsenal sell to Barcelona in 2000 for £25m — making him the most expensive Dutch player at the time?

WhyOvermars moved to the Camp Nou with Emmanuel Petit in the summer of 2000 after three successful seasons at Highbury.
hard

Arsenal's George Graham side won the 1993-94 European Cup Winners' Cup with a famous 1-0 final win over Parma, courtesy of a goal from whom?

WhyHis left-footed volley settled it in Copenhagen — and star man Ian Wright was suspended for the final. '1-0 to the Arsenal' was practically the team's anthem in that era of grinding defensive wins.
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In which season did Tottenham first finish above Arsenal in the Premier League under Arsène Wenger — ending a 20-year 'St Totteringham's Day' streak?

WhySpurs finished 2nd in 2016-17 with Arsenal 5th — Arsenal's only sub-Spurs finish in Wenger's 22 years.
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Which Spanish teenager left Barcelona's La Masia academy at 16 in September 2003 to join Arsenal — becoming, at the time, the Gunners' youngest-ever first-team player?

WhyHe made his debut just weeks later in a League Cup tie against Rotherham, aged 16 years and 177 days, before breaking into the first team during the 2004-05 injury crisis.
hard

Who scored the dramatic last-minute winner as Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-2 in the 1979 FA Cup final — dubbed the 'Five-minute Final'?

WhyThe forward latched onto Graham Rix's cross after Liam Brady drove forward from a kick-off that followed Man Utd's two goals in three minutes.
medium

Whose stoppage-time goal at Anfield in 1989 snatched the title from Liverpool on goals scored?

Why'It's up for grabs now' — Michael Thomas surged through and flicked home the last-gasp goal that won the most dramatic title decider in English football history.
medium

When Ian Wright broke Arsenal's all-time scoring record in 1997, whose mark — standing since 1939 — did he surpass?

WhyCliff Bastin's tally of 178 had survived for 58 years until Wright overtook it, before Thierry Henry later eclipsed them both.
hard

The English top-flight record of seven goals by one player in a single match was set in 1935 by which Arsenal forward?

WhyTed Drake scored all seven in a 7-1 demolition of Aston Villa at Villa Park on 14 December 1935 — a First Division single-game record that, as of 2026, still stands.
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On his 2012 loan return to Arsenal, Thierry Henry marked his 'second debut' with a winning goal against which club in the FA Cup?

WhyHenry came off the bench and slotted the only goal against Leeds in the FA Cup third round, a fairytale moment on his brief loan back from the New York Red Bulls.
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Who scored Arsenal's goal in the 2006 Champions League final defeat to Barcelona?

WhyDown to ten men after Jens Lehmann's early red, Arsenal led through Sol Campbell's header before Barcelona hit back late to win 2-1 in Paris.
medium

Despite losing only one league game all season in 1990-91, George Graham's title-winning Arsenal were docked two points for what?

WhyA 21-man melee at Old Trafford cost Arsenal two points (and United one), yet they still cruised to the title having lost just a single match — to Chelsea.
medium

On 7 May 2006, Arsenal played their final ever match at Highbury. How did Thierry Henry sign off the 93-year-old stadium?

WhyThe hat-trick also snatched the final Champions League spot from under Tottenham's noses on a dramatic last day before the move to the Emirates.
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Which centre-back, signed from Lille in 2020, became a defensive cornerstone of Arsenal's 2025/26 title-winning side, regularly partnering William Saliba at the back?

WhySaliba's centre-back partner cost around £27m and ended Arsenal's 22-year league-title wait alongside him.
medium

Arsene Wenger managed how many clubs before Arsenal?

WhyWenger managed Nancy and Monaco in France and Nagoya Grampus in Japan before joining Arsenal in 1996.
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Who scored Arsenal's extra-time winning goal in the 2014 FA Cup final — completing the comeback from 2-0 down against Hull City?

WhyCazorla's free kick (17') and Koscielny's equaliser (71') hauled Arsenal back to 2-2; Ramsey scored the winner 11 minutes from the end of extra time.
medium

As of the 2025-26 season, who holds Arsenal's all-time appearance record?

WhyDavid O'Leary turned out 722 times between 1975 and 1993, outlasting even one-club captain Tony Adams' 669 to top the list.
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Arsène Wenger arrived at Arsenal in 1996 from a club in which country, leading some fans and press to ask 'Arsène Who?'

WhyHe'd been managing Nagoya Grampus Eight in the J-League — and went on to become Arsenal's longest-serving and most decorated manager.
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Which Arsenal club captain lifted the 2017 FA Cup after starting the final against Chelsea despite having played almost no minutes all season?

WhySidelined by a knee injury for almost the entire campaign, 'the BFG' was thrust into the final and marshalled the Arsenal defence superbly, earning man of the match as captain in the 2-1 win over Chelsea.
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What was Patrick Vieira's final act as an Arsenal player?

WhyVieira converted the winning spot-kick against Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium — his last-ever kick for Arsenal before joining Juventus that summer.
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Cliff Bastin's Arsenal goalscoring record stood for 58 years. Which striker finally overtook it in 1997?

WhyIan Wright passed Bastin's 178 with a hat-trick against Bolton in September 1997, wheeling away in a 'Just Done It' vest — his record would in turn fall to Henry in 2005.
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In the 2003-04 Invincibles season, who finished as the Premier League's top scorer, powering Arsenal's unbeaten title?

WhyHe bagged 30 league goals that campaign and was named both PFA and FWA Player of the Year.
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Arsenal's 2025-26 Premier League title was their first since which season?

WhyThe season they went unbeaten.
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Which Arsenal legend won the Premier League Golden Boot four times between 2001-02 and 2005-06?

WhyThierry Henry won 4 Golden Boots (2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06). Shearer and Kane each won 3.
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Arsenal's nickname, 'The Gunners', and the cannon on their crest both derive from what?

WhyThe club was founded in 1886 by armaments workers at the Royal Arsenal munitions factory in Woolwich — the cannon has appeared on the badge in various forms ever since.
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After 22 years of waiting (and three straight runner-up finishes), Arsenal were finally crowned Premier League champions in which season?

WhyIt ended a title drought stretching back to the 2003-04 Invincibles, with Mikel Arteta becoming the first Arsenal boss to win the top flight in 22 years.
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Arsenal hold the outright record for winning which major English competition the most times?

WhyThey've lifted it a record 14 times — seven of those came under Arsène Wenger alone.
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Which Arsenal captain was controversially sold to Manchester United in 2012, months after a 30-goal Premier League season?

WhyVan Persie's 'the boy inside me' statement signalled the end, and his move to United — where he immediately won the title — cut deep with Arsenal fans.
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What is the name of the stadium Arsenal moved into in 2006, leaving Highbury behind?

WhyBuilt on the nearby Ashburton Grove site, the 60,000-seat ground roughly doubled Highbury's capacity.
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Where do Arsenal's nickname 'The Gunners' and the cannon on their crest come from?

WhyThe club was formed by munitions workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, and the artillery heritage still defines the crest and nickname today.
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Who is Arsenal's all-time leading goalscorer?

WhyHe netted 228 goals and overtook Ian Wright's record in 2005 with a typically gorgeous curling strike against Sparta Prague.

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Which former Arsenal midfielder (Invincible) managed Crystal Palace from 2021 to 2023 — plus NYCFC and Nice — but never Arsenal?
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Patrick Vieira. Patrick Vieira played for Arsenal 1996-2005 (captain, Invincible). Managed NYCFC, Nice, Crystal Palace (2021-23, sacked), Strasbourg.
Which Dutchman, nicknamed the 'Non-Flying Dutchman' for his fear of flying, became one of Arsenal's most beloved playmakers?
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Dennis Bergkamp. His phobia famously meant he'd sometimes miss European away trips — but his goals and assists at home made him an Arsenal icon.
Whose 1999 sale to Real Madrid netted such a profit that Arsenal's London Colney training ground was nicknamed the house he built?
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Nicolas Anelka. Bought for around £500,000, Anelka left for roughly £23m after two seasons, and the windfall largely bankrolled Arsenal's state-of-the-art new training base at London Colney.
Herbert Chapman successfully lobbied London Underground in 1932 to rename which station in the club's honour?
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Gillespie Road. Chapman got Gillespie Road renamed simply 'Arsenal' — still the only Tube station named after a football club, a marketing masterstroke decades ahead of its time.
Who scored the winning penalty for Arsenal in their 2005 FA Cup final shootout win over Manchester United?
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Vieira. Arsenal won 5-4 on penalties; the captain who later moved to Juventus put away the decisive spot-kick.
What shirt number did Patrick Vieira wear at Arsenal for most of his career (1996-2005)?
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4. Vieira wore #4 throughout his Arsenal spell. He kept the same number at Juventus, then switched to #14 at Inter Milan and #24 at Manchester City.
Who was Arsenal's top Premier League scorer in 2023-24 with 16 goals?
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Saka. Saka scored 16 Premier League goals, with Havertz close behind on 13 as Arsenal finished second.
Who scored Arsenal's dramatic late winner in the 1979 'Five-Minute Final' FA Cup final against Manchester United?
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Alan Sunderland. Leading 2-0, Arsenal were pegged back to 2-2 in the final minutes before Alan Sunderland stabbed home an 89th-minute winner in one of Wembley's wildest finishes.
Arsene Wenger — how many FA Cups did he win at Arsenal?
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7. Wenger's seven FA Cups is a record for any manager, including the 2017 final win over Chelsea in his final triumph at Arsenal.
What was the very first name of the club that would become Arsenal, when it was founded by munitions workers in 1886?
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Dial Square. It was named after a workshop in the Royal Arsenal complex in Woolwich; the name 'Royal Arsenal' was adopted shortly afterwards.
Goalkeeper David Seaman produced one of Arsenal's most iconic saves — an acrobatic flying stop late in a 2003 FA Cup semi-final — against which player?
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Paul Peschisolido. The Sheffield United striker's header looked a certain goal until the 39-year-old Seaman somehow clawed it back over the bar.
Which Arsenal goalkeeper holds the unwanted distinction of being the first player ever sent off in a Champions League final?
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Jens Lehmann. Lehmann was dismissed after just 18 minutes of the 2006 final for hauling down Samuel Eto'o, becoming the first man red-carded in the showpiece.
Which player was sold by Arsenal to Barcelona for around £35m in 2011 — and later returned to London to join Chelsea in 2014?
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Cesc Fàbregas. Fàbregas came through La Masia, spent eight years at Arsenal, and returned to England with Chelsea under José Mourinho.
Arsenal's continuous top-flight run since 1919 — the longest in English football as of 2026 — began with a controversial election to the expanded First Division, largely at the expense of which club?
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Tottenham Hotspur. When the league expanded after WWI, Arsenal were voted up despite finishing only fifth in the Second Division, while neighbours Tottenham dropped down — a slight that helped forge the North London derby's venom.
Arsenal's famous 1990s back four featured Adams, Bould, Dixon — who was the fourth completing the defensive unit?
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Nigel Winterburn. Nigel Winterburn (left-back) completed Arsenal's famous back four: Tony Adams (captain), Steve Bould, Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn.
Arsenal's iconic red shirts with white sleeves are linked to a famous (if exaggerated) story involving shirts from which other club?
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Nottingham Forest. Founding players who'd come from Forest brought red kit with them; the white sleeves came much later, a 1930s Herbert Chapman design touch.
Arsenal lost the 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final on penalties to which Spanish club?
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Valencia. After a goalless final in Brussels, Valencia won the shootout as Liam Brady and Graham Rix both missed - part of a punishing run of finals for that Arsenal side.
Arsenal's record 49-match unbeaten league run ended in October 2004 against which club?
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Manchester United. United ended the 'Invincibles' streak 2-0 at Old Trafford via a disputed Van Nistelrooy penalty, sparking the tunnel bust-up remembered as 'Pizzagate'.
Thierry Henry joined Arsenal in August 1999 for £11m — which Italian club did he leave to join the Gunners?
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Juventus. Henry had joined Juventus from Monaco in January 1999 but struggled on the wing in Serie A.
Which manager introduced Arsenal's iconic white shirt sleeves in 1933?
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Herbert Chapman. Chapman added contrasting white sleeves to Arsenal's red shirt in 1933 to give his team a more distinctive strip, and the two-tone look has been an Arsenal signature ever since.
In a piece of marketing genius, Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman successfully lobbied for what to be renamed after the club in 1932?
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A London Underground station. Gillespie Road station became 'Arsenal' — to this day it's the only London Underground station named directly after a football club.
Who scored the goal that clinched Arsenal's dramatic 1988-89 title at Anfield, in the last seconds of the final game of the season?
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Michael Thomas. His injury-time strike — 'It's up for grabs now!' — won the title on goals scored, level with Liverpool on points and goal difference. One of the most dramatic finishes in English football history.
Arsenal's dominant 1930s side, known for its lavish spending, earned which nickname?
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The Bank of England Club. The Chapman-built dynasty won five league titles and two FA Cups that decade; in 1938 they paid a world-record £14,000 for Bryn Jones.
Who scored the extra-time winner in the 1971 FA Cup final that sealed Arsenal's first ever League and Cup Double?
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Charlie George. Charlie George buried the winner against Liverpool and celebrated by lying flat on his back, arms outstretched — one of the most iconic images in the club's history.
Who scored all four Arsenal goals in the famous 4-4 draw at Liverpool in April 2009?
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Andrey Arshavin. Arshavin's Anfield masterclass made him one of the few visiting players to score four at Liverpool, though it ultimately dented Arsenal's title hopes.
Dennis Bergkamp scored a hat-trick for Arsenal against Leicester in August 1997, with the third goal widely regarded as iconic — what made that third goal so memorable?
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A three-touch turn and finish. His three touches — control, flick past Matt Elliott, finish past Kasey Keller — are essentially a dress-rehearsal for his more famous 1998 World Cup goal vs Argentina.
The 'Pizzagate' / Battle of the Buffet incident at Old Trafford in October 2004 saw which 17-year-old Arsenal player throw a slice of pizza that hit Sir Alex Ferguson?
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Cesc Fàbregas. Fàbregas admitted it in 2017 on A League of Their Own. The match was Man Utd 2-0 Arsenal (24 Oct 2004), ending Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run.
Which forward scored a 15-minute hat-trick at Stamford Bridge in 1999, finishing from a near-impossible angle to beat Chelsea 3-2?
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Nwankwo Kanu. Two down with quarter of an hour left, Kanu conjured three goals — the last from an outrageous acute angle by the byline — for one of the great individual comebacks.
Which player holds Arsenal's all-time record for most appearances, with 722 between 1975 and 1993?
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David O'Leary. The Irish centre-back finished 101 games clear of second-placed George Armstrong and made his final appearance in the 1993 FA Cup Final replay.
In 2023, Arsenal broke their transfer record to sign which midfielder for a club-record fee of around £105m?
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Declan Rice. The England midfielder arrived from West Ham; the deal smashed Arsenal's previous record of £72m paid for Nicolas Pépé.
In 2001 Arsenal caused an uproar by signing which England defender on a free transfer directly from arch-rivals Tottenham?
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Sol Campbell. Sol Campbell's Bosman switch to Spurs' bitterest rival made him a 'Judas' at White Hart Lane, but he repaid Arsenal with Double and Invincibles medals.
Arsenal lifted their first major European trophy in 1970. Which competition was it?
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Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. After losing the first leg 3-1 to Anderlecht, Arsenal won the Fairs Cup with a 3-0 Highbury night that ended a 17-year trophy drought and set up the following season's Double.
Tony Adams, a one-club man at Arsenal, holds the distinction of having captained a top-flight title-winning side across how many different decades?
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Three (1980s, 1990s, 2000s). He lifted championships under both George Graham and Arsène Wenger, spanning the old First Division and the Premier League era as the same club's skipper.
As of the 2025-26 season, Arsenal hold the record for most FA Cup wins - how many times have they lifted it?
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14. Arsenal's 2-1 win over Chelsea in 2020 sealed a record 14th FA Cup, one clear of Manchester United.
Which Arsenal striker scored both goals in the 1987 League Cup final — the club's first League Cup trophy, beating Liverpool 2-1?
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Nicholas. 'Champagne Charlie' ended Ian Rush's 144-match unbeaten run under George Graham at Wembley.
Who assisted Olivier Giroud's scorpion kick for Arsenal vs Crystal Palace on New Year's Day 2017?
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Sánchez. Alexis Sanchez whipped in a cross from the left and Giroud, with his back to goal, flicked it past the keeper off the underside of the bar — a scorpion-kick stunner that won the 2017 Puskás Award.
Which Dutch winger did Arsenal sell to Barcelona in 2000 for £25m — making him the most expensive Dutch player at the time?
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Marc Overmars. Overmars moved to the Camp Nou with Emmanuel Petit in the summer of 2000 after three successful seasons at Highbury.
Arsenal's George Graham side won the 1993-94 European Cup Winners' Cup with a famous 1-0 final win over Parma, courtesy of a goal from whom?
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Alan Smith. His left-footed volley settled it in Copenhagen — and star man Ian Wright was suspended for the final. '1-0 to the Arsenal' was practically the team's anthem in that era of grinding defensive wins.
In which season did Tottenham first finish above Arsenal in the Premier League under Arsène Wenger — ending a 20-year 'St Totteringham's Day' streak?
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2016-17. Spurs finished 2nd in 2016-17 with Arsenal 5th — Arsenal's only sub-Spurs finish in Wenger's 22 years.
Which Spanish teenager left Barcelona's La Masia academy at 16 in September 2003 to join Arsenal — becoming, at the time, the Gunners' youngest-ever first-team player?
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Cesc Fàbregas. He made his debut just weeks later in a League Cup tie against Rotherham, aged 16 years and 177 days, before breaking into the first team during the 2004-05 injury crisis.
Who scored the dramatic last-minute winner as Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-2 in the 1979 FA Cup final — dubbed the 'Five-minute Final'?
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Sunderland. The forward latched onto Graham Rix's cross after Liam Brady drove forward from a kick-off that followed Man Utd's two goals in three minutes.
Whose stoppage-time goal at Anfield in 1989 snatched the title from Liverpool on goals scored?
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Michael Thomas. 'It's up for grabs now' — Michael Thomas surged through and flicked home the last-gasp goal that won the most dramatic title decider in English football history.
When Ian Wright broke Arsenal's all-time scoring record in 1997, whose mark — standing since 1939 — did he surpass?
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Cliff Bastin. Cliff Bastin's tally of 178 had survived for 58 years until Wright overtook it, before Thierry Henry later eclipsed them both.
The English top-flight record of seven goals by one player in a single match was set in 1935 by which Arsenal forward?
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Ted Drake. Ted Drake scored all seven in a 7-1 demolition of Aston Villa at Villa Park on 14 December 1935 — a First Division single-game record that, as of 2026, still stands.
On his 2012 loan return to Arsenal, Thierry Henry marked his 'second debut' with a winning goal against which club in the FA Cup?
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Leeds United. Henry came off the bench and slotted the only goal against Leeds in the FA Cup third round, a fairytale moment on his brief loan back from the New York Red Bulls.
Who scored Arsenal's goal in the 2006 Champions League final defeat to Barcelona?
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Sol Campbell. Down to ten men after Jens Lehmann's early red, Arsenal led through Sol Campbell's header before Barcelona hit back late to win 2-1 in Paris.
Despite losing only one league game all season in 1990-91, George Graham's title-winning Arsenal were docked two points for what?
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An on-pitch brawl with Manchester United. A 21-man melee at Old Trafford cost Arsenal two points (and United one), yet they still cruised to the title having lost just a single match — to Chelsea.
On 7 May 2006, Arsenal played their final ever match at Highbury. How did Thierry Henry sign off the 93-year-old stadium?
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A hat-trick in a 4-2 win over Wigan. The hat-trick also snatched the final Champions League spot from under Tottenham's noses on a dramatic last day before the move to the Emirates.
Which centre-back, signed from Lille in 2020, became a defensive cornerstone of Arsenal's 2025/26 title-winning side, regularly partnering William Saliba at the back?
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Gabriel Magalhães. Saliba's centre-back partner cost around £27m and ended Arsenal's 22-year league-title wait alongside him.
Arsene Wenger managed how many clubs before Arsenal?
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3. Wenger managed Nancy and Monaco in France and Nagoya Grampus in Japan before joining Arsenal in 1996.
Who scored Arsenal's extra-time winning goal in the 2014 FA Cup final — completing the comeback from 2-0 down against Hull City?
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Ramsey. Cazorla's free kick (17') and Koscielny's equaliser (71') hauled Arsenal back to 2-2; Ramsey scored the winner 11 minutes from the end of extra time.
As of the 2025-26 season, who holds Arsenal's all-time appearance record?
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David O'Leary. David O'Leary turned out 722 times between 1975 and 1993, outlasting even one-club captain Tony Adams' 669 to top the list.
Arsène Wenger arrived at Arsenal in 1996 from a club in which country, leading some fans and press to ask 'Arsène Who?'
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Japan. He'd been managing Nagoya Grampus Eight in the J-League — and went on to become Arsenal's longest-serving and most decorated manager.
Which Arsenal club captain lifted the 2017 FA Cup after starting the final against Chelsea despite having played almost no minutes all season?
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Per Mertesacker. Sidelined by a knee injury for almost the entire campaign, 'the BFG' was thrust into the final and marshalled the Arsenal defence superbly, earning man of the match as captain in the 2-1 win over Chelsea.
What was Patrick Vieira's final act as an Arsenal player?
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Scoring the decisive penalty in the 2005 FA Cup final shootout. Vieira converted the winning spot-kick against Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium — his last-ever kick for Arsenal before joining Juventus that summer.
Cliff Bastin's Arsenal goalscoring record stood for 58 years. Which striker finally overtook it in 1997?
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Ian Wright. Ian Wright passed Bastin's 178 with a hat-trick against Bolton in September 1997, wheeling away in a 'Just Done It' vest — his record would in turn fall to Henry in 2005.
In the 2003-04 Invincibles season, who finished as the Premier League's top scorer, powering Arsenal's unbeaten title?
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Thierry Henry. He bagged 30 league goals that campaign and was named both PFA and FWA Player of the Year.
Arsenal's 2025-26 Premier League title was their first since which season?
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2003-04. The season they went unbeaten.
Which Arsenal legend won the Premier League Golden Boot four times between 2001-02 and 2005-06?
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Henry. Thierry Henry won 4 Golden Boots (2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06). Shearer and Kane each won 3.
Arsenal's nickname, 'The Gunners', and the cannon on their crest both derive from what?
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The club's munitions-factory origins in Woolwich. The club was founded in 1886 by armaments workers at the Royal Arsenal munitions factory in Woolwich — the cannon has appeared on the badge in various forms ever since.
After 22 years of waiting (and three straight runner-up finishes), Arsenal were finally crowned Premier League champions in which season?
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2025-26. It ended a title drought stretching back to the 2003-04 Invincibles, with Mikel Arteta becoming the first Arsenal boss to win the top flight in 22 years.
Arsenal hold the outright record for winning which major English competition the most times?
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FA Cup. They've lifted it a record 14 times — seven of those came under Arsène Wenger alone.
Which Arsenal captain was controversially sold to Manchester United in 2012, months after a 30-goal Premier League season?
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Robin van Persie. Van Persie's 'the boy inside me' statement signalled the end, and his move to United — where he immediately won the title — cut deep with Arsenal fans.
What is the name of the stadium Arsenal moved into in 2006, leaving Highbury behind?
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Emirates Stadium. Built on the nearby Ashburton Grove site, the 60,000-seat ground roughly doubled Highbury's capacity.
Where do Arsenal's nickname 'The Gunners' and the cannon on their crest come from?
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They were founded by workers at the Royal Arsenal armaments factory in Woolwich. The club was formed by munitions workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, and the artillery heritage still defines the crest and nickname today.
Who is Arsenal's all-time leading goalscorer?
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Thierry Henry. He netted 228 goals and overtook Ian Wright's record in 2005 with a typically gorgeous curling strike against Sparta Prague.

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When did Arsenal last win the Premier League?

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How many FA Cups have Arsenal won?

Fourteen — more than any other club. The most recent came in 2020, when Arteta's side beat Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley with two goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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