Football Records

Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur - North London Derby



A few facts and figures about the North London Derby, one of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures in the Premier League calendar.

As of October 1, 2009 there have been 163 competitive first-class meetings between the two teams since the first league meeting in 1909, of which Arsenal have won 67 and Tottenham 50. The most goals in one game were scored in the closely contested 5-4 Arsenal Premiership victory at White Hart Lane on November 13, 2004. The biggest winning margin was a 6-0 away win by Arsenal on March 6, 1935. Tottenham have twice won 5-0 (December 25, 1911 and April 4, 1983) and Arsenal once, all three fixtures taking place at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham's record for goals scored against Arsenal is shared by Billy Minter and Bobby Smith, with nine goals each. Arsenal's record is held jointly by Emmanuel Adebayor, Alan Sunderland & Robert Pires with eight each. Arsenal's long-time defender David O'Leary holds the record for most North London derbies played (35), while Gary Mabbutt and Steve Perryman shared the corresponding record for Spurs, with 31.

Terry Dyson is the only Spurs player to score a hat-trick in a first-class derby game, having done so on August 26, 1961, in a 4-3 win for Spurs. The Arsenal players to have done so are Ted Drake (October 20, 1934) and Alan Sunderland (December 23, 1978).

These are the major football honours of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur:-

Domestic

First Division/Premier League Titles: Arsenal 13, Spurs 2
FA Cups: Arsenal 10, Spurs 8
Football League Cup: Arsenal 2, Spurs 4

European Competitions

Cup Winners Cup: Arsenal 1, Spurs 1
UEFA Cup: Arsenal 0, Spurs 2
Intercities (Fairs) Cup: Arsenal 1, Spurs 0

Some memorable matches between the two:

Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal (May 3, 1971) – The final match of the 1970-71 league campaign, with Arsenal needing a win or a goalless draw to take the First Division title (a score draw would have meant Leeds United won on goal average). The game was tight with few real chances on goal, until the very end. With three minutes to go, John Radford's shot forced Pat Jennings into a good save; George Armstrong got to the rebound and chipped the ball across goal and Ray Kennedy headed home the winner. Spurs desperately tried to get a goal back but to no avail; Arsenal held on to win the title (the first half of the Double that season).

Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal (April 25, 2004) – Arsenal were unbeaten in the Premier League and only needed a point to secure the title. The Gunners were 2-0 up after 35 minutes thanks to Patrick Vieira and Robert Pirès' goals. A famous win looked to be on the cards, but Spurs restored some pride by denying Arsenal victory; in the second half Jamie Redknapp scored from long-range, then Robbie Keane converted a 90th-minute penalty. Nevertheless, Arsenal still won the title at their rivals' home ground, repeating their triumph of 1971.

Tottenham 5-1 Arsenal (January 22, 2008) - Tottenham's first victory over Arsenal since November 1999, in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final; the teams had drawn 1-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Although many Arsenal fans argue that they were playing a team made up mainly of young reserve team players. However, among Arsenal's team that night were Gallas, Sagna, Hleb, Silva, Fabregas, Adebayor, Diaby, Walcott, Eduardo and Bendtner - all of whom regularly featured in Arsenal's first team. Furthermore, Tottenham's team on the night was, actually, younger on average than Arsenal's. Tottenham were 2-0 up by half time with Jermaine Jenas' strike and a Nicklas Bendtner own goal. After half-time Spurs added two more from Robbie Keane and Aaron Lennon; Emmanuel Adebayor pulled one back for Arsenal, before Steed Malbranque scored a fifth goal in injury time, to put Tottenham into the 2008 League Cup Final, 6-2 on aggregate. Spurs went on to lift the trophy.

From today's page in TV mag. (Stoke are playing Birmingham tonight on Sky)

Gary Lineker



One of the most prolific center forwards ever to play for England. Possessed an eye for goal that was unmatched in the English game, his record for club and country is remarkable.

Scored 243 goals in 466 games for 5 different clubs, over a period of 16 years, during which he played club football in three different countries:-

1978-1985 - Leicester City - 194 appearances, 95 goals
1985-1986 - Everton - 41 appearances, 30 goals
1986-1989 - Barcelona - 103 appearances, 42 goals
1989-1992 - Tottenham Hotspur - 105 appearances, 67 goals
1992-1994 - Nagoya Grampus Eight - 23 appearances, 9 goals

Was the main striker for England from 1984 to 1992, earning 80 caps and scoring 48 goals, making him England's all time second highest top scorer. During his England career, he appeared in two World Cups and two European Championships. He is also England's top scorer in World Cup Finals with 10 goals. He is also the only England player ever to win the Golden Boot at the World Cup, when he did so as the highest scorer at the 1986 finals in Mexico.

Also highly praised for his fair play record, Gary Lineker never received a single yellow or red card.

Honours:

Club -

Leicester City

Football League Second Division: 1980

Everton

FA Charity Shield: 1985

Barcelona

Copa del Rey: 1988
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1989

Tottenham Hotspur

FA Cup: 1991

International (England)

Rous Cup: 1986, 1988, 1989
England Challenge Cup: 1991

Individual

English League Top Scorer: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90
FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe: 1986
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1985–86
FWA Footballer of the Year: 1985–86, 1991–92

Jose Luis Chilavert of Paraguay is the only goalkeeper to be credited with a hat trick in a professional football match (for Velez Sarsfield against Ferro Carril Oeste in the Argentinian league, all 3 goals were penalties).

Most appearances as Captain in World Cup Finals: Diego Maradona

Argentina's Diego Maradona captained his country in 16 World Cup Finals matches between 1982 and 1994.

Maradona's tenure as Captain included leading his country to World Cup victory in the 1986 final against West Germany

Liverpool



There seems to be quite a few Liverpool fans on here. I thought you may be feeling a little bit fed up with the recent form of your side, so I hope this post cheers you up a bit. Its a selection of memories and statistics from your beloved Reds. Enjoy.

Founded in 1892 following a dispute between the Everton FC committee and John Houlding, president of the club and owner of the land at Anfield. Everton relocated to Goodison Park and Liverpool FC was formed, based at Anfield. The capacity of the ground at first founding was just 20,000.

Liverpool are by some distance the most successful English club of the 20th Century. They have won a joint record 18 league titles, 7 FA Cups and a record 7 league cups.

They are the most successful out of all English clubs in Europe - 5 European cups have been won, along with 3 UEFA cups. The club currently rank third in Europe and sixth in the world with the most international titles won.



above: captain Steven Gerrard lifts the European Cup high after his team defeated AC Milan in the 2005 final.



above: the 1984 team, captained by Graeme Souness, proudly show off the European Cup after defeating AS Roma in a penalty shootout.

1984 Penalty Shoot-Out

Liverpool were back in 1984 to defeat AS Roma in their own stadium in a penalty shootout after the teams were tied 1–1, becoming the first team to win the trophy four times since Real Madrid in the 1950s. The match is best known for the antics of Liverpool keeper Bruce Grobbelaar. As Roma's Bruno Conti prepared to take his kick, Bruce Grobbelaar walked towards the goal smiling confidently at the cameras lined-up behind, then proceeded to bite the back of the net, in imitation of eating spaghetti. Conti sent his spot kick over the bar. Grobbelaar then produced a similar performance before Francesco Graziani took his kick, famously wobbling his legs in mock terror. Graziani duly missed and Liverpool went on to win the shootout 4–2, making Grobbelaar the first African to win the competition.



above: Bruce Grobbelaar after the famous penalty shoot-out win in 1984.

Player Records

Appearances

Most appearances in all competitions: Ian Callaghan, 857.
Most league appearances: Ian Callaghan, 640.
Most FA Cup appearances: Ian Callaghan, 79.
Most League Cup appearances: Ian Rush, 78.
Most European appearances: Jamie Carragher, 139.
Youngest first-team player: Jack Robinson, 16 years and 250 days (against Hull City, 9 May 2010).
Oldest first-team player: Ted Doig, 41 years and 165 days (against Newcastle United, 11 April 1908).
Oldest debutant: Ted Doig, 37 years and 307 days (against Burton United, 1 September 1904).
Most consecutive appearances: Phil Neal, 417 (from 23 October 1976 to 24 September 1983).
Most seasons as an ever-present: Phil Neal, 9 (from 1976–77 to 1983–84).
Longest-serving player: Elisha Scott, 21 years and 52 days (from 1913 to 1934).

Goalscorers

Liverpool's all-time leading scorer is Ian Rush, who scored 346 goals in two spells at the club from 1980 to 1987 and 1988 to 1996. He holds the record for the most goals in a season with 47 in all competitions in the 1983–84 season. Rush also holds the record for the most goals in the FA and League Cups, with 48 and 39 goals respectively. However, Rush was unable to surpass the league goal-scoring record of Roger Hunt, which has stood at 245 since 1970. Steven Gerrard holds the record for the most goals in European competition with 38 and is the top scorer amongst the club's current squad, with 139 goals in all competitions.

Most goals in all competitions: Ian Rush, 346.
Most league goals: Roger Hunt, 245.
Most FA Cup goals: Ian Rush, 39.
Most League Cup goals: Ian Rush, 48.
Most European goals: Steven Gerrard, 38.
Most goals in a season: Ian Rush, 47 (during the 1983–84 season).
Most hat-tricks in a season: Roger Hunt, 5 (during the 1961–62 season).
Most hat-tricks: Gordon Hodgson, 17.
Fastest hat-trick: Robbie Fowler, 4 minutes, 32 seconds, (against Arsenal, 28 August 1994).
Most consecutive league goals scored at Anfield:
Roger Hunt, 8 during the 1961–62 season.
Fernando Torres, 8 during the 2007–08 season.
Highest-scoring substitute: David Fairclough, 18.
Most penalties scored: Jan Mølby, 42.
Most games without scoring for an outfield player: Ephraim Longworth, 371.
Youngest goalscorer: Michael Owen, 17 years, 144 days (against Wimbledon, 6 May 1997).
Oldest goalscorer: Billy Liddell, 38 years, 55 days (against Stoke City, 5 March 1960).

Finally, a selection of photographs from just some of the legends of Liverpool history. L-R: Ian Rush, Roger Hunt, Ian Callaghan, Emlyn Hughes, Phil Neal, Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.

In 1957-58 season,Manchester City became the only top flight club to score and concede 100 goals in the same seaon,scoring 104 and conceding 100 on their way to finishing 5th.

In 1934 a record crowd was set for English football outside of Wembley stadium,a crowd of 84,569 saw City entertain Stoke at Maine road.

In 1956 Bert Trautmann broke his neck whilst playing in the Fa cup final,he continued on for the rest of the game which saw City beat Birmingham 3-1.

In the 1937-38 season City became the only club who were the current league champions to be relegated the very next season.

City share the record for most second division titles won (6) with Leicester.

Francis Lee holds the record for most penalties scored in one season with 13 in 1971-72

Christ it's good to be a blue^^^look at all those amazing records we hold......who needs trophies and success

The record for the oldest player to play in The Premier League goes to John Burridge who made his final appearance in goals for Man City against QPR on May 14th 1995 aged 43 years and 162 days old.

Everton have the Premier League record for going the most games WITHOUT scoring a goal (7 games 1994/95 season).

Ledley King of Tottenham Hotspur has the record for the fastest goal ever scored in the Premier League when he scored after just 10 seconds again Bradford in December 2000.

Teddy Sheringham became the oldest OUTFIELD player to play in the Premier League. He was 40 years and 270 days old when he played for West Ham against Man City on December 30 2006.

All-time Premier League Top Scorers:
1. Alan Shearer (Blackburn, Newcastle) 260 goals.
2. Andy Cole (Newcastle, Man Utd, Blackburn, Fulham, Man City, Portsmouth) 187 goals.
3. Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 174 goals.
4. Robbie Fowler (Liverpool, Leeds, Man City) 163 goals.
5. Les Ferdinand (QPR, Newcastle, Spurs, West Ham, Leicester, Bolton) 149 goals.

Arnór and Eidur Gudjohnsen hold the record of being the only father and son to have played in an international. Eidur came on as a second half substitute for Iceland against Estonia on 24 April 1996, replacing his father.

Most cosecutive draws in English football.

8 Consecutive draws

* Middlesbrough (Second Division, 1970–71)
* Southampton (Championship, 2005–06)
* Swansea City (Championship, 2008–09)
* Torquay United (Third Division, 1969–70)
* Birmingham City (Third Division, 1990–91)
* Chesterfield (League One, 2005–06)
* Peterborough United (Fourth Division, 1971–72)