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Top 5 Arsenal Goal Scorers of All Time

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Since the club’s creation in 1886, Arsenal have had some of the very best goal scoring talents. Here’s a look at the top 5 goal machines that have put on the famous red and white jersey.

 

1.       Thierry Henry.


Ranking

Goals

Games

Goals per game ratio

1st

228

377

0.60

 

In 1999, Arsene Wenger signed the then winger, Thierry Henry, from Juventus. The 22-year-old was converted into a striker, and in October 2005 he became Arsenal’s top goal scorer of all time. The player was known for his blistering speed and trademark cut in from the left and finish with a side-foot curled into the corner which he made look all too easy. Take a look at Thierry's top five goal.

 

 

2.       Ian Wright.

 

Ranking

Goals

Games

Goals per game ratio

2nd

185

288

0.64

 

The late bloomer from Crystal Palace joined the club at 27. He hit the ground running and was the club’s top goal scorer for six consecutive seasons. Wright was a speedy, well-rounded finisher who fought for every ball, throwing himself into tackles and a few diving headers to boot.


 

3.       Cliff Bastin.


Ranking

Goals

Games

Goals per game ratio

3rd

178

396

0.44

 

 

 





Spotted at just 17 by then Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman, Cliff Bastin was a left-winger who had a reputation for being a deadly finisher with a cool head in front of goal. Signed in 1929, the “boy Bastin” played at least 35 matches in each season for almost a decade.


4.       John Radford



Ranking

Goals

Games

Goals per game ratio

4th

149

481

0.30

 

A flexible forward player, John Radford could play upfront or on the wing. He joined Arsenal from a young age in 1962 and is still the club's youngest scorer of a hat-trick at 17 years and 315 days old. In the 1968-69 campaign, he netted an impressive 19 goals from the right wing.

 
 

 

5.        Jimmy Brain (tied).

 

Ranking

Goals

Games

Goals per game ratio

5th  

139

232

0.59

 

The ex-coal miner from Bristol, Jimmy Brain joined from Ton Pentre in 1923 and spent a year playing in the reserves before earning his place in the first team. He spent eight years at the club and was the top scorer for four years in a row. The 1925-26 season saw the prolific striker score a staggering 39 goals.

 

 

Ted Drake

 

Ranking

Goals

Games

Goals per game ratio

5th

139

184

0.75

 

A “classic number 9”, Ted Drake was described as a strong battler and instinctive finisher. He started at Southampton, but moved to Arsenal in 1934. The player has several outrageous, Messi-Ronaldo style stats including scoring seven goals in one game and netting three hat-tricks and four four-goal hauls in one season.

 

 

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