Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos. Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Sub 4 Sub 5     1974-75 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1974-75
1 31/07/1974 Cardiff City (Wales)   A FR 1-0 2-1 -   Rimmer 0* McNab Nelson Kelly Simpson Storey Ball Brady Radford George Kidd 1 Barnett (46) 1* Rice (46) 1 Price (46) Hornsby (46) Armstrong (46) 1   League FA Cup League Cup Friendlies   League FA Cup League Cup Europe Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
2 03/08/1974 Haarlem (Netherlands)   A FR 0-1 0-3 - 5,000 Rimmer McNab Nelson Kelly Simpson Storey Ball Brady Radford George Kidd Rice Hornsby (Barnett) (Price) (Armstrong) 2 Player Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Player Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls 1 Derby County 42 21 11 10 67 49 53
3 05/08/1974 Dordrecht (Netherlands)   A FR 0-0 1-1 - 6,000 Rimmer Rice Nelson Kelly Simpson Storey Hornsby Brady 1 George Kidd Armstrong Barnett Price       3 G Armstrong 21 +3 6 -   7 +1 - 2   2   - -   7 +3 1 -   G Armstrong 425 +9 15 47   55 +2 1 10   29   1 2   24 +2 1 2   88 +6   21   2 Liverpool 42 20 11 11 60 39 51
4 07/08/1974 AZ '67 Alkmaar (Netherlands) OG A FR 1-0 2-0 - 10,000 Rimmer 0* Rice Nelson Kelly Matthews Storey Armstrong Brady Radford Kidd 1 Price Barnett 0* Hornsby       4 AJ Ball 30   - 9   8   - 1   -   - -   4   - -   AJ Ball 124   - 35   28   - 7   4   - -   -   - -   13     2   3 Ipswich Town 42 23 5 14 66 44 51
5 10/08/1974 Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia)   A FR 0-1 0-1 - 6,000 Rimmer Rice Nelson Kelly Simpson Storey Armstrong Brady Radford Kidd Price Barnett (Matthews) (Hornsby)     5 GC Barnett 2 (1) - 1 * -   - -   -   - -   4 +4 (5) 1 5 * GC Barnett 38 (18) - 29 * 3 (0) - 3 * 5 (3) - 4 * 2 (2) 14 0 * 11 +15 (14)   18 * 4 Everton 42 16 18 8 56 42 50
1 17/08/1974 Leicester City   A FL 0-0 1-0 5 26,448 Rimmer Matthews Nelson Storey Simpson Kelly Armstrong Brady Radford George Kidd 1 Price (64)         1 JP Blockley 6   - -   -   - -   2   - -   -   - -   JP Blockley 52   - 1   8   - -   3   - -   -   - -   5     -   5 Stoke City 42 17 15 10 64 48 49
2 20/08/1974 Ipswich Town   H FL 0-0 0-1 11 31,027 Rimmer Storey Nelson Kelly Simpson Matthews Armstrong Hornsby Radford Kidd Brady (Price)         2 WL Brady 30 +2 3 3   2 +3 - -   2   - 1   7   - 1   WL Brady 39 +6 8 4   2 +4 1 -   2   - 1   -   - -   10     1   6 Sheffield United 42 18 13 11 58 51 49
3 24/08/1974 Manchester City   H FL 2-0 4-0 6 27,143 Rimmer Rice Nelson Kelly Simpson Storey Matthews George Radford 2 Kidd 2 Brady Armstrong (80)         3 AJ Cropley 7   - 1   2   - -   -   - -   4   - 2   AJ Cropley 7   - 1   2   - -   -   - -   -   - -   4     2   7 Middlesbrough 42 18 12 12 54 40 48
4 27/08/1974 Ipswich Town   A FL 0-3 0-3 10 28,036 Rimmer Rice Nelson Kelly Simpson Matthews Brady George Radford Kidd Storey (Armstrong)         4 FC George 9 +1 2 2   1   - -   1   - -   5   - -   FC George 113 +20 9 31   21 +1 2 11   8   2 2   15 +1 1 5   26 +5   23   8 Manchester City 42 18 10 14 54 54 46
5 31/08/1974 Everton   A FL 0-0 1-2 14 42,438 Rimmer Rice Nelson Storey Simpson Kelly Blockley Brady Radford George Kidd 1 Powling (55)         5 BG Hornsby 12   - 3   -   - -   -   - -   3 +4 2 -   BG Hornsby 19 +3 4 6   1   1 1   -   - -   -   - -   8 +6   3   9 Leeds United 42 16 13 13 57 49 45
6 07/09/1974 Burnley   H FL 0-0 0-1 16 23,586 Rimmer Rice Nelson Storey Blockley Matthews Armstrong Brady Radford George Kidd Simpson (46)         6 EP Kelly 32   1 1   2   - 1   2   - -   11   - -   EP Kelly 151 +7 17 11   15 +2 1 4   13   - -   13 +2 5 2   28 +4   1   10 Burnley 42 17 11 14 68 67 45
2 10/09/1974 Leicester City   H FLC 1-1 1-1 - 20,788 Rimmer Kelly Simpson Storey Blockley Matthews Armstrong George Radford Kidd 1 Brady (Powling)         2 B Kidd 40   - 19   8   - 3   2   - 1   11   - 7   B Kidd 40   - 19   8   - 3   2   - 1   -   - -   11     7   11 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 10 16 54 54 42
7 14/09/1974 Chelsea   A FL 0-0 0-0 16 34,596 Rimmer Kelly Simpson Storey Blockley Matthews Armstrong George Radford Kidd Brady (Powling)         7 R McNab 18   - -   8   - -   -   - -   4   - -   R McNab 277 +1 3 4   40   2 -   26 +1 - 2   20 +1 2 -   44 +1   3   12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 14 11 17 57 54 39
2 18/09/1974 Leicester City   A FLC 1-1 1-2 - 17,303 Rimmer Simpson Nelson Storey Blockley Matthews Armstrong Kelly Radford Kidd Brady 1 (Powling)         2 TJ Mancini 26   - -   8   - -   -   - -   5   - -   TJ Mancini 26   - -   8   - -   -   - -   -   - -   5     -   13 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 58 59 39
8 21/09/1974 Luton Town   H FL 1-0 2-2 16 21,629 Rimmer Simpson Nelson Storey Blockley Matthews Armstrong Kelly Radford Kidd 2 Brady (Powling)         8 JM Matthews 20   5 -   4 +1 1 1   2   - -   4 +2 1 -   JM Matthews 20   5 -   4 +1 1 1   2   - -   -   - -   4 +3   -   14 Coventry City 42 12 15 15 51 62 39
9 28/09/1974 Birmingham City   A FL 0-2 1-3 20 25,584 Rimmer Storey Simpson Kelly Blockley Matthews George 1 Ball Radford Kidd Brady (Armstrong)         9 S Nelson 19 +1 1 -   -   - -   1   - -   9   - -   S Nelson 69 +8 23 2   7 +1 2 -   6   2 -   6 +1 8 -   21 +11   -   15 Newcastle United 42 15 9 18 59 72 39
6 02/10/1974 Reading   A FR 1-0 2-0 - 6,987 Rimmer Storey Simpson Kelly Powling Matthews George Ball Radford 1 Kidd 1 Brady Armstrong (46) O'Leary (46) Ross (46) Rostron (65)   6 DA O'Leary -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1 +1 - -   DA O'Leary -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1 +1   -   16 ARSENAL 42 13 11 18 47 49 37
10 05/10/1974 Leeds United   A FL 0-0 0-2 22 32,784 Rimmer Storey Simpson Kelly Blockley Matthews Armstrong Ball Radford Kidd Brady Powling (25)         10 RF Powling 5 +3 4 -   1   1 -   -   2 -   4 +1 1 -   RF Powling 7 +3 7 -   1   2 -   -   2 -   -   - -   6 +3   -   17 Birmingham City 42 14 9 19 53 61 37
11 12/10/1974 Queen's Park Rangers   H FL 1-0 2-2 21 29,690 Rimmer Storey Simpson Kelly Powling Matthews Ball Brady Radford 1 Kidd 1 Armstrong (Price)         11 DJ Price 0 +1 2 -   -   - -   -   - -   2 +2 1 -   DJ Price 3 +3 8 -   1   - -   -   - -   -   - -   5 +5   -   18 Leicester City 42 12 12 18 46 60 36
12 16/10/1974 Manchester City   A FL 1-0 1-2 22 26,658 Rimmer Storey Simpson Nelson Powling Kelly Ball Brady Radford 1 Kidd Armstrong (Matthews)         12 J Radford 29   - 7   7   - 2   2   - -   8 +2 - 3   J Radford 359 +3 6 108   43 +2 2 15   33   - 12   24   - 11   57 +7   38   19 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 8 21 52 63 34
13 19/10/1974 Tottenham Hotspur   A FL 0-1 0-2 22 36,194 Rimmer Storey Nelson Kelly Powling Simpson Armstrong Ball Radford Brady Kidd (Matthews)         13 PJ Rice 32   1 -   8   - -   -   - -   4 +2 - 1   PJ Rice 204 +4 8 5   36   - 1   16   3 -   15   8 -   31 +8   3   20 Luton Town 42 11 11 20 47 65 33
14 26/10/1974 West Ham United   H FL 2-0 3-0 21 41,004 Rimmer Storey McNab Kelly Mancini Simpson Rice Ball Radford 1 Brady 1 Kidd 1 Armstrong (86)         14 JJ Rimmer 40 (14) - 48 * 8 (3) - 6 * 2 (0) - 3 * 7 (3) - 6 * JJ Rimmer 41 (15) - 48 * 8 (3) - 6 * 2 (0) - 3 * -   - -   8 (4)   6 * 21 Chelsea 42 9 15 18 42 72 33
15 02/11/1974 Wolverhampton Wanderers   H FL 0-0 0-0 21 27,572 Rimmer Storey McNab Kelly Mancini Simpson Rice Ball Radford Brady Kidd (Armstrong)         15 TW Ross 1 +1 1 -   -   1 -   -   - -   0 +1 - -   TW Ross 1 +1 1 -   -   1 -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1   -   22 Carlisle United 42 12 5 25 43 59 29
7 06/11/1974 Chelsea   A FR 0-0 1-1 - 9,153 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Mancini Simpson Storey Ball George Brady Kidd Powling (46) Radford (46) 1 Armstrong (46)     7 JW Rostron 6   3 2   -   - -   -   - -   2 +2 2 -   JW Rostron 6   3 2   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   2 +2   -  
16 09/11/1974 Liverpool   A FL 1-0 3-1 20 43,850 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Mancini Simpson Storey Ball 2 Radford Kidd Brady 1 (Powling)         16 PF Simpson 39 +1 - -   7   - -   2   - -   10   - -   PF Simpson 321 +12 18 10   51   - 1   28   3 3   20 +1 3 1   69 +3   3  
17 16/11/1974 Derby County   H FL 0-0 3-1 18 32,286 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Mancini Simpson Storey Ball 2(1p) Radford Kidd 1 Brady (George)         17 FA Stapleton 1   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   FA Stapleton 1   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -     -  
18 23/11/1974 Coventry City   A FL 0-1 0-3 19 15,669 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Simpson Powling Armstrong Ball Radford Kidd Brady George (54)         18 PE Storey 37   - -   7   - -   2   - -   10   - -   PE Storey 369   2 9   48 +1 1 4   35   - 2   22   1 2   69 +4   2  
19 30/11/1974 Middlesbrough   H FL 1-0 2-0 18 25,283 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Simpson Powling George Ball 1p Radford Kidd Brady 1 (Matthews)         19 Own goals -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - 1   Own goals -   - 77   -   - 13   -   - -   -   - -   -     28  
20 07/12/1974 Carlisle United   A FL 0-1 1-2 18 12,926 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Simpson Mancini Storey Ball Radford Kidd 1 Cropley (Brady)         20 Friendly appearances - 6 short
21 14/12/1974 Leicester City   H FL 0-0 0-0 19 20,849 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Mancini Simpson Storey Ball Radford Kidd Cropley (George)         21
22 21/12/1974 Stoke City   A FL 2-0 2-0 17 23,292 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Mancini Simpson Storey Ball Radford Kidd 2 Cropley (Armstrong)         22
23 26/12/1974 Chelsea   H FL 0-2 1-2 19 33,784 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Mancini Simpson Storey Ball 1p Radford Kidd Cropley (Armstrong)         23
24 28/12/1974 Sheffield United   A FL 1-1 1-1 19 19,967 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Mancini Simpson Storey Ball George 1 Kidd Cropley Armstrong (46)         24
3 04/01/1975 York City   H FAC 0-0 1-1 - 27,029 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly 1 Mancini Powling Storey Ball Armstrong Kidd Cropley (Matthews)         3
3 07/01/1975 York City   A FAC 1-0 3-1 - 15,362 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Simpson Mancini Armstrong Ball Radford Kidd 3 Cropley (Powling)         3
25 11/01/1975 Carlisle United   H FL 1-1 2-1 18 21,538 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Mancini Simpson Armstrong Ball Radford 1 Kidd Cropley 1 (Rostron)         25
26 18/01/1975 Middlesbrough   A FL 0-0 0-0 16 27,996 Rimmer Rice McNab Kelly Mancini Simpson Armstrong Ball Storey Kidd Cropley (Ross)         26
4 25/01/1975 Coventry City   A FAC 0-0 1-1 - 31,165 Rimmer Rice McNab Storey Mancini Simpson Armstrong Ball 1 Radford Kidd George Matthews (35)         4
4 29/01/1975 Coventry City   H FAC 2-0 3-0 - 30,867 Rimmer Rice McNab Matthews 1 Mancini Simpson Armstrong 2 Ball Radford Kidd Storey Brady (85)         4
27 01/02/1975 Liverpool   H FL 1-0 2-0 15 43,028 Rimmer Rice McNab Matthews Mancini Simpson Armstrong Ball 2(1p) Brady Kidd Storey Ross (65)         27
8 04/02/1975 England XI   H FR   0-2 - 0   Storey McNab   Mancini O'Leary Rostron                   8
28 08/02/1975 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A FL 0-0 0-1 16 19,807 Rimmer Rice McNab Ross Mancini Simpson Armstrong Brady Radford Kidd Storey © (Powling)         28
5 15/02/1975 Leicester City   H FAC 0-0 0-0 - 43,841 Rimmer Rice McNab Storey Mancini Simpson Armstrong Ball Radford Kidd Brady (Ross)         5
5 19/02/1975 Leicester City   A FAC 0-0 1-1 - 35,009 Rimmer Rice McNab Storey Mancini Simpson Armstrong Ball Radford 1 Kidd Matthews Brady (37)         5
29 22/02/1975 Derby County   A FL 1-2 1-2 18 24,002 Rimmer Rice McNab Storey Mancini Simpson Armstrong Ball Radford 1 Kidd Brady (Nelson)         29
5 24/02/1975 Leicester City   A FAC 0-0 1-0 - 39,025 Rimmer Rice McNab Storey Mancini Simpson Armstrong Ball Radford 1 Kidd Matthews Brady (108)         5
30 01/03/1975 Everton   H FL 0-0 0-2 18 32,216 Rimmer Rice McNab Storey Mancini Simpson Armstrong Ball Radford Kidd Brady (Matthews)         30
6 08/03/1975 West Ham United   H FAC 0-1 0-2 - 56,742 Rimmer Rice McNab Storey Mancini Simpson Matthews Ball Radford Kidd Brady Armstrong (63)         6
31 15/03/1975 Birmingham City   H FL 0-0 1-1 18 17,845 Rimmer Rice Nelson Storey Mancini Simpson Matthews Ball Radford Kidd 1 Brady (Rostron)         31
32 18/03/1975 Newcastle United   H FL 3-0 3-0 17 16,540 Rimmer Rice Nelson Rostron 1 Mancini Simpson Matthews Ball 1p Hornsby Kidd 1 Brady (Armstrong)         32
33 22/03/1975 Burnley   A FL 2-1 3-3 17 17,539 Rimmer Rice Nelson Matthews Mancini Simpson Rostron 1 Ball Hornsby 2 Kidd Brady Powling (17)         33
34 25/03/1975 Luton Town   A FL 0-0 0-2 17 22,101 Rimmer Rice Nelson Storey Mancini Simpson Rostron Ball Radford Hornsby Brady (Kelly)         34
35 29/03/1975 Stoke City   H FL 0-1 1-1 17 26,852 Rimmer Rice McNab Storey Kelly 1 Simpson Matthews Ball Stapleton Rostron Hornsby Brady (70)         35
36 31/03/1975 Sheffield United   H FL 1-0 1-0 17 24,338 Rimmer Rice Nelson Storey Mancini Simpson Matthews Kelly Hornsby Kidd 1 Armstrong (Brady)         36
37 08/04/1975 Coventry City   H FL 1-0 2-0 16 17,291 Rimmer Rice Nelson Storey Mancini Simpson Matthews Kelly Hornsby Kidd 2 Armstrong (Brady)         37
38 12/04/1975 Leeds United   H FL 0-1 1-2 17 36,619 Rimmer Rice Nelson Storey Mancini Simpson Matthews Kelly Hornsby Kidd 1 Armstrong Brady (82)         38
39 19/04/1975 Queen's Park Rangers   A FL 0-0 0-0 17 24,362 Rimmer Rice Nelson Storey Mancini Simpson Ball Kelly Hornsby Kidd Armstrong (Matthews)         39
40 23/04/1975 Newcastle United   A FL 1-1 1-3 17 21,895 Rimmer Rice Matthews Storey Mancini Brady Ball Kelly Hornsby 1 Kidd Rostron Nelson (65)         40
41 26/04/1975 Tottenham Hotspur   H FL 1-0 1-0 15 43,752 Barnett Rice Nelson Storey Mancini Simpson Ball Brady Hornsby Kidd 1 Armstrong (Rostron)         41
42 28/04/1975 West Ham United   A FL 0-1 0-1 16 30,195 Barnett Storey Nelson Kelly Mancini Matthews Ball Brady Hornsby Kidd Rostron (Rice)         42
9 10/05/1975 Malaysian Select XI   A FR 0-1 0-2 -   Barnett Storey Nelson Kelly Mancini Simpson Armstrong Cropley Hornsby Kidd Rostron Matthews Radford (Powling)     9
10 14/05/1975 Malaysian Select XI   A FR 0-1 1-1 -   Barnett Powling Nelson Storey Mancini Simpson Kelly Cropley Radford Kidd 1 Armstrong Matthews (Hornsby) (Rostron)     10
11 17/05/1975 Singapore National XI   A FR 1-1 3-2 - 40,000 Barnett Powling Nelson Matthews Mancini Simpson Kelly Cropley 1 Radford 1 Kidd 1 Armstrong Hornsby (Rostron)       11
12 20/05/1975 Thailand National XI   A FR 0-0 3-0 -   Barnett Powling Nelson Kelly Matthews Simpson Hornsby Cropley 1 Radford Kidd 2 Armstrong Rostron         12
31/07/1974 - Fred Keenor Challenge Cup. 02/10/1974 - Fred May testimonial. 06/11/1974 - John Hollins testimonial. 07/01/1975 after extra-time, 1-1 after 90 minutes. 04/02/1975 played at London Colney. 19/02/1975 after extra-time, 0-0 after 90 minutes. 24/02/1975 after extra-time, 0-0 after 90 minutes.
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
Manager - Bertie Mee
Directors - Denis Hill-Wood (Chairman), Guy Bracewell-Smith, Robert Bellinger, Stuart McIntyre, Peter Hill-Wood, Noel Bone, Tony Wood (from 10 January 1975), Ken Friar (Secretary), Bob Wall (General manager).
Captain - Alan Ball
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