1916–17 Arsenal F.C. season

In the 1916–17 season, the Arsenal F.C. played 40 games, of which it won 19, drew 10 and lost 11. The team finished 5th in the league.

The Arsenal
1916–17 season
ChairmanHenry Norris
ManagerJames McEwen
London Combination5th

Results

Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Win Draw Loss

London Combination

Selected results from the league.

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
2 September 1916 West Ham United A 1–2
9 September 1916 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1
16 September 1916 Crystal Palace A 0–1
23 September 1916 Brentford H 0–0
30 September 1916 Chelsea A 0–3
7 October 1916 Southampton H 3–3
14 October 1916 Luton Town H 2–1
21 October 1916 Portsmouth A 0–1
28 October 1916 Millwall H 1–0
4 November 1916 Watford A 4–2
11 November 1916 Clapton Orient H 4–0
18 November 1916 Fulham A 0–2
25 November 1916 West Ham United H 0–2
2 December 1916 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–4
9 December 1916 Crystal Palace H 1–2
23 December 1916 Chelsea H 2–1
25 December 1916 Queen's Park Rangers A 3–2
26 December 1916 Queen's Park Rangers H 0–0
30 December 1916 Southampton A 1–0
6 January 1917 Luton Town A 4–1
13 January 1917 Portsmouth H 1–0
20 January 1917 Millwall A 0–1
27 January 1917 Watford H 1–1
3 February 1917 Clapton Orient A 2–2
10 February 1917 Fulham H 3–2
17 February 1917 Chelsea H 3–0
24 February 1917 Southampton A 2–0
3 March 1917 Clapton Orient H 3–1
10 March 1917 West Ham United A 3–2
17 March 1917 Crystal Palace A 0–1
24 March 1917 Portsmouth H 2–1
31 March 1917 Chelsea A 0–2
6 April 1917 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0
7 April 1917 Southampton H 2–2
9 April 1917 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–2
14 April 1917 Clapton Orient A 3–1
21 April 1917 West Ham United H 2–1
26 April 1917 Brentford A 0–0
28 April 1917 Crystal Palace H 4–0

Final League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 West Ham United (C) 40 30 5 5 110 45 2.444 65
2 Millwall 40 26 6 8 85 48 1.771 58
3 Chelsea 40 24 5 11 93 48 1.938 53
4 Tottenham Hotspur 40 24 5 11 93 48 1.938 53
5 The Arsenal 40 19 10 11 62 47 1.319 48
6 Fulham 40 21 3 16 102 63 1.619 45
7 Luton Town 39 20 3 16 101 82 1.232 43
8 Crystal Palace 38 14 7 17 68 72 0.944 35
9 Southampton 39 13 8 18 57 80 0.713 34
10 Queen's Park Rangers 39 10 9 20 48 86 0.558 29
11 Watford 39 8 9 22 69 115 0.600 25
12 Brentford 40 9 7 24 56 99 0.566 25
13 Portsmouth 40 9 4 27 58 117 0.496 22
14 Clapton Orient 40 6 7 27 49 104 0.471 19
Source: [citation needed]
(C) League Champions

References