Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos. Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11     1895-96 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 2 1895-96
1 02/09/1895 Grimsby Town   H FL 1-0 3-1 1 6,000 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Davis Jenkyns 1 Ward Crawford Hare Gordon 1 Buchanan O'Brien 1 1   League FA Cup Friendlies League FA Cup LS Cup LC Cup Kent Sen Cup Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
2 07/09/1895 Manchester City   H FL 0-1 0-1 3 6,000 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Davis Jenkyns Ward Crawford Hare Gordon Buchanan Mortimer 2 Player Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls 1 Liverpool 30 22 2 6 106 32 46
1 09/09/1895 Millwall Athletic   A Fr 1-0 3-1 - 4,500 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Davis Jenkyns Ward Mills 1 Hare Gordon Buchanan 2 McAvoy 1 CJ Ambler 1 (0) 5 * -   -   -   -   1 (0) 5 * 1 (1) 0 * -   -   -   -   -   -   5 (2) 7 * 2 Manchester City 30 21 4 5 63 38 46
3 14/09/1895 Lincoln City   A FL 1-0 1-1 5 1,200 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Ward Mills Hare Gordon Buchanan 1 McAvoy 3 H Boyd 22   13   1   -   17   30   28   22   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   22   35   3 Grimsby Town 30 20 2 8 82 38 42
4 21/09/1895 Lincoln City   H FL 3-0 4-0 5 6,000 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns 1 Ward Mills 1 Hare Gordon 1 Buchanan 1 McAvoy 4 J Boyle (outfield) 6   1   1   -   6   -   44   5   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   51   10   4 Burton Wanderers 30 19 4 7 69 40 42
2 23/09/1895 Sheffield Wednesday   H Fr 0-0 2-1 - 3,000 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Ward Mills Mortimer 1 Gordon Buchanan 1 McAvoy 2 J Boyle (in goal) 4 (1) 8 * -   -   1 (0) 2 * 4 (1) 8 * -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1 (0) 2 * 5 Newcastle United 30 16 2 12 73 50 34
5 28/09/1895 Manchester City   A FL 0-0 0-1 6 9,000 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Ward Mills Mortimer Gordon Buchanan McAvoy 5 R Buchanan 17   7   1   -   8   7   42   16   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   27   18   6 Newton Heath 30 15 3 12 66 57 33
6 05/10/1895 Rotherham Town   H FL 2-0 5-0 6 6,000 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns 1 Ward Mills 1 Mortimer 1 Gordon 1 Buchanan 1 McAvoy 6 L Burrows 1   -   -   -   1   -   10   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   10   -   7 WOOLWICH ARSENAL 30 14 4 12 58 42 32
7 12/10/1895 Burton Wanderers   H FL 3-0 3-0 4 8,000 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Ward Mills Mortimer 1 Gordon 1 Buchanan McAvoy 1 7 J Caldwell 29   -   1   -   26   -   59   1   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   56   3   8 Leicester Fosse 30 14 4 12 57 44 32
3 14/10/1895 Everton   H Fr 0-1 0-2 - 6,000 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Ward Mills Mortimer Gordon O'Brien McAvoy 3 J Chalmers -   -   -   -   2   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   2   2   9 Darwen 30 12 6 12 72 67 30
8 19/10/1895 Burton Swifts   H FL 4-0 5-0 3 8,000 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills 1 Mortimer 2 Gordon Boyd 1 Buchanan 1 8 AW Chester -   -   -   -   1 (1) 0 * -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1 (1) 0 * 10 Notts County 30 12 2 16 57 54 26
9 26/10/1895 Rotherham Town   A FL 0-2 0-3 4 2,000 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills Buchanan Gordon Boyd Mortimer 9 G Crawford 27   1   1   -   21   1   77   11   10   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   150   67   11 Burton Swifts 30 10 4 16 39 69 24
10 02/11/1895 Notts County   A FL 3-2 4-3 3 8,000 Storer Burrows Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills Hare 1 Gordon 2 Boyd 1 Mortimer 10 FW Davis 24   -   1   -   25   1   76   4   7   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   75   3   12 Loughborough Town 30 9 5 16 40 66 23
4 04/11/1895 Royal Ordnance   H Fr 1-0 3-1 - 700 Storer Burrows Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Buchanan Mortimer 1 Boyd O'Brien McAvoy 2 4 H Duff -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   13 Lincoln City 30 9 4 17 53 75 22
11 09/11/1895 Newton Heath   H FL 0-0 2-1 3 9,000 Storer Davis Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Boyle 1 Mills Hare 1 Gordon Boyd Mortimer 11 W Fairclough 9 (3) 9 * -   -   16 (5) 17 * 9 (3) 9 * -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   16 (5) 17 * 14 Burlsem Port Vale 30 7 4 19 43 78 18
12 16/11/1895 Liverpool   H FL 0-1 0-2 4 10,000 Storer Davis Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Boyle Mills Hare Gordon Boyd Mortimer 12 W Gilmer 3 (1) 6 * -   -   3 (1) 4 * 3 (1) 6 * -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   3 (1) 4 * 15 Rotherham Town 30 7 3 20 34 97 17
5 21/11/1895 Casuals   A Fr 0-0 3-0 - 2,000 Storer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills Hare 1 Boyd 2 Mortimer McAvoy 5 R Gordon 20   6   -   -   18   -   20   6   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   18   -   16 Crewe Alexandra 30 5 3 22 30 95 13
6 23/11/1895 Barnsley St. Peters   H Fr 1-1 4-1 - 2,000 Storer J.Powell 1 Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills Hare Boyd 2 Mortimer 1 McAvoy 6 CB Hare 13   3   1   -   16   6   19   7   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   30   7  
13 30/11/1895 Newton Heath   A FL 1-2 1-5 5 6,000 Ambler J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Boyle Davis Mills Hare 1 Boyd Gordon Mortimer 13 T Hatfield 1 (0) 1 * -   -   -   -   2 (0) 3 * -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1 (0) 1 *
14 07/12/1895 Leicester Fosse   H FL 1-1 1-1 5 5,000 Hatfield J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Boyle Davis Mills Mortimer Boyd 1 Buchanan Gordon 14 A Haywood 9   4   -   -   12   11   9   4   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   12   11  
7 09/12/1895 Sunderland   H Fr 1-1 1-2 - 4,000 Boyle J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Howat Davis Mills Mortimer 1 Boyd Gordon McAvoy 7 D Howat 1   -   -   -   4   -   56   2   16   1   10   -   4   -   2   -   183   12  
15 14/12/1895 Burton Wanderers   A FL 0-2 1-4 5 5,000 Boyle J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills Mortimer Boyd 1 Buchanan Gordon 15 CAL Jenkyns 27   6   -   -   26   2   27   6   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   26   2  
16 21/12/1895 Burton Swifts   A FL 2-1 2-3 5 2,000 Boyle J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills Mortimer Boyd 1 Buchanan 1 McAvoy 16 FJ Johnson -   -   -   -   4   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   4   1  
17 23/12/1895 Crewe Alexandra   A FL 0-0 1-0 5 3,000 Boyle J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills Mortimer Boyd 1 Buchanan McAvoy 17 F McAvoy 12   1   1   -   16   11   12   1   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   16   11  
18 25/12/1895 Burslem Port Vale   H FL 2-0 2-1 4 2,000 Boyle J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills Mortimer 1 Boyd Buchanan 1 McAvoy 18 S Mills 24   3   1   -   13   5   24   3   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   13   5  
8 26/12/1895 Cliftonville Athletic   H Fr 4-1 10-1 - 500 Gilmer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills 2 Mortimer Boyd 4 Buchanan 3 McAvoy 1 8 P Mortimer 26   9   -   -   25   11   48   23   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   58   37  
9 28/12/1895 Darlington OG H Fr 3-0 6-2 - 4,000 Russell J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills 1 Mortimer 1 Boyd 1 Buchanan McAvoy 2 9 Murdoch -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -  
10 01/01/1896 Hastings   A Fr 8-0 12-0 -   Gilmer J.Powell Howat Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills 1 Mortimer 2 Boyd 6 O'Brien 1 McAvoy 2 10 P O'Brien 10   2   1   1   20   14   37   13   2   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   53   37  
19 04/01/1896 Loughborough Town   H FL 2-0 5-0 4 4,000 Gilmer J.Powell 1p Howat Crawford Jenkyns 1 Davis Mills Mortimer Boyd 2 Buchanan 1 McAvoy 19 A Powell -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -  
20 11/01/1896 Liverpool   A FL 0-0 0-3 6 7,000 Gilmer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills Mortimer Boyd Buchanan McAvoy 20 J Powell 25   1   -   -   23   2   78   1   6   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   100   4  
21 18/01/1896 Newcastle United   A FL 0-2 1-3 7 8,000 Gilmer J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns 1p Davis Mills Mortimer Boyd Buchanan McAvoy 21 AE Russell -   -   1 (0) 6 * 2 (0) 3 * -   -   1 (0) 6 * -   -   -   -   -   -   2 (0) 3 *
11 20/01/1896 Cambridge University   H Fr 2-1 7-1 - 2,500 Russell J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Hare Haywood 1 Boyd O'Brien 4 McAvoy 2 11 H Storer 12 (4) 13 * -   -   6 (1) 6 * 40 (10) 66 * 1 (0) 1 * -   -   -   -   -   -   33 (8) 40 *
22 25/01/1896 Leicester Fosse   A FL 0-1 0-1 7 6,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Hare Haywood Boyd O'Brien McAvoy 22 A Ward 7   -   -   -   4   -   7   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   4   -  
1 01/02/1896 Burnley   A FAC 0-4 1-6 - 6,000 Russell Hare Caldwell Crawford Boyle Davis Mills Buchanan Boyd O'Brien 1 McAvoy 1 Own Goals -   1   -   -   -   2   -   2   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   16  
12 08/02/1896 Royal Ordnance   H Fr 4-0 6-0 - 4,000 Fairclough Hare Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills Haywood 3 Boyd 2 O'Brien Mortimer 1 12
23 15/02/1896 Burslem Port Vale   A FL 0-0 2-0 7 1,000 Fairclough Hare Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Gordon Haywood 1 Boyd 1 O'Brien Mortimer 23
13 22/02/1896 East Stirlingshire (Scotland)   H Fr 2-0 5-0 - 3,000 Fairclough Hare Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Chalmers 1 Haywood 2 Boyd O'Brien 1 Mortimer 1 13
14 24/02/1896 Newton Heath   H Fr 2-0 6-1 - 2,000 Fairclough Hare Caldwell Boyle Jenkyns Davis Chalmers 1 Haywood Boyd 2 O'Brien 2 Mortimer 1 14
24 29/02/1896 Loughborough Town   A FL 1-0 1-2 7 2,000 Fairclough Hare Caldwell Boyle Jenkyns Gordon Mills Haywood Boyd 1 O'Brien Mortimer 24
15 02/03/1896 Casuals   H Fr 2-1 4-1 - 3,000 Fairclough Hare Caldwell A.Powell Boyle Howat Gordon Haywood 1 Boyd 3 O'Brien Mortimer 15
25 07/03/1896 Notts County   H FL 0-0 2-0 7 6,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns 1 Davis Hare Haywood 1 Boyd O'Brien Mortimer 25
26 14/03/1896 Darwen   A FL 0-1 1-1 6 3,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Crawford 1 Jenkyns Davis Hare Haywood Boyd O'Brien Mortimer 26
16 16/03/1896 Tottenham Hotspur   H Fr 0-3 1-3 - 1,000 Gilmer Murdoch Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Hare Mortimer Boyd 1p O'Brien Duff 16
27 21/03/1896 Crewe Alexandra OG H FL 3-0 7-0 6 5,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Boyle Davis Mills Haywood 1 Boyd 2(1p) O'Brien Mortimer 3 27
17 23/03/1896 Sheffield United   H Fr 2-1 3-1 - 2,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Gordon Boyle Davis Crawford Haywood Boyd 2 O'Brien 1 Mortimer 17
18 26/03/1896 Tottenham Hotspur   A Fr 2-0 3-1 - 3,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Gordon Jenkyns Davis Crawford Haywood 2 Buchanan O'Brien 1 Mortimer 18
19 28/03/1896 Millwall Athletic   A Fr 3-1 3-1 - 6,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Gordon Jenkyns Davis Crawford Haywood 2 Boyd 1 O'Brien Mortimer 19
20 02/04/1896 Stockton   H Fr 1-0 2-0 - 1,000 Chester J.Powell Caldwell Gordon Jenkyns Davis Crawford Haywood Boyd 2(1p) O'Brien Mortimer 20
21 03/04/1896 Dundee (Scotland)   H Fr 2-0 3-1 - 9,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Gordon Jenkyns Davis Crawford Haywood Boyd 2 O'Brien 1 Mortimer 21
28 04/04/1896 Grimsby Town   A FL 1-1 1-1 8 5,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Gordon Jenkyns Davis Mills Haywood Boyd 1 O'Brien Mortimer 28
29 06/04/1896 Newcastle United   H FL 1-0 2-1 7 14,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Gordon Jenkyns Davis Mills Haywood Boyd O'Brien 1 Mortimer 1 29
22 08/04/1896 Gravesend   A Fr 1-0 4-0 - 2,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Gordon Jenkyns 1 Boyle McAvoy 1 Haywood Buchanan Hare 1 Mortimer 1 22
23 11/04/1896 Millwall Athletic   H Fr 2-1 2-2 - 9,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Gordon Jenkyns Davis McAvoy Haywood Buchanan 1 O'Brien 1 Mortimer 23
24 13/04/1896 Everton OG H Fr 0-0 2-0 - 2,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Boyle Jenkyns Davis Mills Hare 1 Gordon O'Brien Mortimer 24
30 18/04/1896 Darwen   H FL 1-2 1-3 7 4,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Crawford Jenkyns Davis Mills Haywood 1 Gordon O'Brien Mortimer 30
25 20/04/1896 Nathaniel Whittaker's XI   H Fr 2-2 3-2 - 800 Fairclough J.Powell Howat Boyle Jenkyns Davis 1 Mills Hare 1 Gordon McAvoy 1 Mortimer 25
26 25/04/1896 Luton Town   H Fr 3-1 5-2 - 3,000 Fairclough J.Powell 1p Caldwell Gordon Jenkyns Davis Crawford 1 Hare 1 Johnson 1 O'Brien 1 Mortimer 26
27 27/04/1896 Luton Town   A Fr 0-2 0-2 - 2,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Gordon Jenkyns Davis Crawford Hare Johnson O'Brien Mortimer 27
28 29/04/1896 Chatham   A Fr 0-0 1-0 - 1,000 Fairclough J.Powell Caldwell Gordon Jenkyns Davis Crawford Hare Johnson O'Brien 1 McAvoy 28
29 30/04/1896 Tottenham Hotspur   A Fr 1-1 2-3 - 1,500 Fairclough J.Powell Ward Gordon Jenkyns 1 Davis Mills Hare 1 Johnson O'Brien McAvoy 29
02/03/1896 - only 75 minutes played.
Home ground - Manor Ground
Manager - None, team picked by players' committee
Directors - Alf McQueen (Chairman), Jack Humble, George Lawrance, William Parr, H Smith, James Cavey, Henry Hodgin, George Porter, Harry Greenwood (Secretary), James Crone (Financial secretary)
Captain - Caesar Jenkyns
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