Ranking the 5 best Arsenal strikers of all-time (2024)
Who else, right? The Frenchman lands at number one on everyone’s list of Arsenal’s greatest strikers and likely the club’s greatest ever player. Signed by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger at the age of 22, Henry quickly became known as one of the best finishers the league had ever seen.
His pace, tenacity, and ice-cool finishing endeared him to the Arsenal faithful. His personality, both on and off the field, was simply sensational and made the fans love him even more. Like Bergkamp, Henry did things on a football pitch that had to be seen to be believed; such was his ability to produce the extraordinary.
His mazy run at Highbury against Liverpool, his goal against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, just to name a few. He wanted the club to succeed and did everything in his power to make it happen. The best part? He did, and he did it with a smile.
He would win two Premier League titles and three FA Cups for the club as he rubber-stamped his greatness on the entire football world with his displays. He is the club’s all-time leading scorer with 228 goals in all competitions and grabbed 108 assists for good measure.
He had everything in his kit bag and more. He had superb technique, boasted blistering pace, and he had the uncanny ability to hold off even the strongest defenders. If you are looking for a player who did ‘everything,’ Henry was it. He was the captain, the penalty taker, free-kick expert, and everything in between.
Thierry Henry scored this iconic goal as Arsenal beat Tottenham 3-0
From the 1999/2000 season, Henry was a serious goal scorer and was as consistent as they come. League returns of 17, 17, 24, 24, 30 (Invincibles season), 25, and 27 goals in seven seasons showed Henry to be one of – if not the – greatest strikers the Premier League has ever seen.
His feats on the field were equally matched by his down-to-earth and compassionate personality off it. The Frenchman rightly has a statue outside the Emirates that forever immortalises what he brought to the club and what he was able to achieve.
In total, the King would finish his Arsenal career with two Premier League titles and three FA Cups and is, without a doubt, Arsenal’s best striker and player of all time.
The last Arsenal team to win the Premier League was, according to many, the greatest Premier League team of all time. They're called "The Invincibles," after all, and they did something that no other Premier League team has ever done.
The last Arsenal team to win the Premier League was, according to many, the greatest Premier League team of all time. They're called "The Invincibles," after all, and they did something that no other Premier League team has ever done.
There have been so many iconic players to play for Arsenal F.C. Among the most famous is Thierry Henry, a true legend in the world of soccer. Henry joined Arsenal in 1999 and became the club's all-time leading scorer, with 228 goals in all competitions.
The team that Arsenal have played most in league competition is Manchester United, who they first met in the 1894–95 Football League season; the 83 defeats from 204 meetings is more than they have lost against any other club.
According to an internet survey of fans in December 2003, the Arsenal fans who responded to the survey said that they considered Chelsea as their third rival, after Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Nevertheless, United won the league, nine points ahead of Chelsea and 12 points ahead of Arsenal. In August 2011, Arsenal suffered their heaviest league defeat in 84 years as they lost 8–2 to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
As of 2009, seven other players have made more than 500 appearances for Arsenal, including four of the so-called "famous five" defenders of the 1990s, Tony Adams, Lee Dixon, David Seaman and Nigel Winterburn.
Arsenal are one of the most successful clubs in Premier League history, and their golden years under Arsene Wenger helped them bring English football into the modern age. Players such as Tony Adams, Ian Wright, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira were at the heart of Arsenal's greatest moments.
Right back Brendon Batson was Arsenal's first black player. After signing professional terms for the Gunners in January 1971, he made his league debut in the 2-0 defeat at Newcastle United in March 1972.
Arsenal have never won the Champions League, but they did reach the final with the help of five Henry goals during the 2005/06 season. They won their group and beat Real Madrid, Juventus and Villarreal during the knockout stage, guided by revered former manager Arsene Wenger.
One of Arsenal's longest-running and deepest rivalries is with their nearest major neighbours, Tottenham Hotspur, with matches between the two being referred to as the North London derby. Arsenal also have a rivalry with West London club Chelsea, which is also considered a major derby.
Arsenal have won 99 of the 211 meetings and Man City have won 65, with 47 games ending in a draw. That includes the 2023 Community Shield match, which finished 1-1 before the Gunners triumphed on penalties.
Leandro Trossard opened the scoring for the hosts after just four minutes before a brace each for Ben White and former Chelsea star Kai Havertz gave the Gunners a comfortable win.
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