Morning all.
Something a bit different this morning. Arsenal by numbers as in, numbers one to eleven with the odd greats who opted against tradition. Long gone are the days of numbers on shirts meaning much whereas in years gone by, numbers 1-11 would kind of mean you’re a first team player, but not these days.
Here’s a list of Arsenal players past and present and who had which number on their back.
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Petr Cech
 (18/19), Wojciech Szczesny (12/13 – 14/15), Manuel Almunia (06/07 – 11/12), Jens Lehmann (03/04 – 07/08), David Seaman (90/91 – 02/03), John Lukic (83/84 – 89/90), Pat Jennings (77/78 – 84/85), George Wood (80/81 – 82/83), Paul Barron (78/79), Jimmy Rimmer (74/75 – 76/77), Bob Wilson (63/64 – 73/74), Geoff Barnett (69/70 – 72/73), Jim Furnell (63/64 – 67/68), Tony Burns (64/65 – 65/66), Ian McKechnie (63/64), |
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Mathieu Debuchy (14/15 – 17/18), Abou Diaby (05/06 – 12/13), Lee Dixon (87/88 – 01/02), Andy Linighan (91/92 – 93/94), David O’Leary (91/92), Pal Lydersen (91/92), Colin Pates (91/92), Michael Thomas (87/88), Viv Anderson (84/85 – 86/87), Stewart Robson (82/83 – 83/84), Colin Hill (83/84), John Devine (80/81 – 82/83), John Hollins (81/82 – 82/83), Pat Rice(69/70 – 79/80), Peter Storey (67/68 – 69/70), Terry Neill (65/66 – 67/68), Peter Simpson (67/68), Bob McNab (67/68), David Court (65/66), Don Howe (64/65 – 65/66), Dave Bacuzzi (63/64), Eddie Magill (63/64)
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Jordi Osei-Tutu (17/18), Kieran Gibbs (14/15 – 16/17), Bacary Sagna (07/08 – 13/14), Ashley Cole (00/01 – 05/06), Nigel Winterburn (87/88 – 99/00), Tony Adams (92/93), Lee Dixon (91/92 – 92/93), David O’Leary (91/92), Andy Linighan (91/92), Kenny Sansom (80/81 – 87/88), Steve Williams (86/87), John Devine (79/80), Sammy Nelson (69/70 – 79/80), Steve Walford (79/80), Bob McNab (67/68 – 74/75), Peter Storey (65/66 – 67/68), Billy McCullough (63/64 – 65/66), Peter Simpson (65/66), Frank McLintock (65/66), Fred Clarke (64/65),
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Mohamed Elneny (18/19), Per Mertesacker (11/12 – 17/18), Cesc Fàbregas (06/07 – 10/11), Patrick Vieira (96/97 – 04/05), Stefan Schwarz (94/95), Paul Davis (80/81 – 94/95), Martin Keown (85/86 – 93/94), Tony Adams (93/94), Nigel Winterburn(91/92 – 92/93), Ian Selley (92/93), Andy Linighan (92/93), Kevin Campbell (91/92), Lee Dixon (91/92), Steve Bould (90/91 – 91/92), Michael Thomas (86/87 – 91/92), David Hillier (91/92), Sigurdur Jónsson (90/91), Steve Williams (84/85 – 87/88), Kenny Sansom (86/87), Ian Allinson (85/86), Brian Talbot (78/79 – 84/85), Chris Whyte (82/83 – 83/84), Stewart Robson(82/83), David Price (77/78 – 78/79), Trevor Ross (75/76 – 76/77), Peter Simpson (75/76), Peter Storey (65/66 – 75/76), Eddie Kelly (69/70 – 75/76), Frank McLintock (64/65 – 71/72), David Court (69/70), Billy McCullough (65/66), Terry Neill(63/64 – 65/66), Geoff Strong (64/65), John Barnwell (63/64), Laurie Brown (63/64)
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Gabriel Paulista (14/15 – 16/17), Thomas Vermaelen (09/10 – 13/14), Kolo Touré (06/07 – 08/09), Martin Keown (93/94 – 03/04), Steve Bould (90/91 – 98/99), Andy Linighan (91/92 – 94/95), Ian Selley (93/94), Nigel Winterburn (91/92 – 92/93), Tony Adams (83/84 – 92/93), David O’Leary (75/76 – 91/92), Colin Pates (91/92), Gus Caesar (87/88), Steve Walford(80/81), Pat Howard (76/77), Richie Powling (76/77), Terry Mancini (74/75 – 75/76), Peter Simpson (68/69 – 74/75), Jeff Blockley (72/73 – 73/74), Frank McLintock (64/65 – 72/73), John Roberts (71/72), Terry Neill (64/65 – 69/70), Ian Ure (63/64 – 67/68), Gordon Ferry (64/65)
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Laurent Koscielny (10/11 – 18/19), Philippe Senderos (06/07 – 09/10), Tony Adams (85/86 – 01/02), Martin Keown (85/86 – 94/95), Eddie McGoldrick (93/94), John Jensen (92/93), David Hillier (91/92 – 92/93), Anders Limpar (91/92), Steve Bould(91/92), Michael Thomas (91/92), Jimmy Carter (91/92), David Rocastle (90/91 – 91/92), Colin Pates (91/92), Andy Linighan (90/91), Gus Caesar (88/89), Tommy Caton (83/84 – 85/86), Colin Hill (83/84), Charlie Nicholas (82/83), Chris Whyte (81/82 – 82/83), Willie Young (77/78 – 81/82), Steve Walford (78/79 – 80/81), Peter Simpson (63/64 – 76/77), Pat Howard (76/77), Richie Powling (75/76 – 76/77), David O’Leary (75/76), Eddie Kelly (73/74 – 74/75), John Roberts (70/71 – 72/73), Frank McLintock (65/66 – 71/72), Charlie George (71/72), Ian Ure (65/66 – 68/69), George Armstrong (65/66), Terry Neill (64/65 – 65/66), Tom Walley (65/66), David Court (64/65), John Barnwell (63/64), Vic Groves (63/64), John Snedden(63/64)
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan (17/18 – 19/20), Alexis Sánchez (16/17 – 17/18), Tomas Rosicky (06/07 – 15/16), Robert Pirès (00/01 – 05/06), Nelson Vivas (98/99 – 99/00), David Platt (95/96 – 97/98), Martin Keown (94/95), Kevin Campbell (90/91 – 94/95), John Jensen (93/94 – 94/95), Paul Merson (92/93), Paul Davis (81/82 – 92/93), Ray Parlour (91/92), Anders Limpar (91/92), Michael Thomas (91/92), Jimmy Carter (91/92), David Rocastle (86/87 – 91/92), David Hillier (91/92), Perry Groves(90/91), Stewart Robson (83/84 – 85/86), Steve Williams (85/86), Alan Sunderland (83/84), Brian Talbot (82/83), John Hollins (80/81 – 81/82), John Hawley (81/82), David Price (80/81), Liam Brady (76/77 – 79/80), Alan Ball (75/76 – 76/77), George Armstrong (69/70 – 75/76), Peter Storey (74/75), Jeff Blockley (74/75), Peter Marinello (69/70 – 72/73), Eddie Kelly (72/73), Jimmy Robertson (68/69 – 69/70), John Radford (67/68 – 68/69), David Court (65/66 – 67/68), Colin Addison(67/68), George Johnston (67/68), Jon Sammels (65/66), Alan Skirton (63/64 – 65/66), Ian Ure (64/65), Terry Anderson(64/65), John MacLeod (63/64)
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Aaron Ramsey (16/17 – 18/19), Mikel Arteta (11/12 – 15/16), Samir Nasri (08/09 – 10/11), Lassana Diarra (07/08), Freddie Ljungberg (98/99 – 06/07), Ian Wright (91/92 – 97/98), Paul Davis (82/83 – 93/94), Steve Morrow (93/94), Ray Parlour(92/93), Alan Smith (91/92 – 92/93), Kevin Campbell (91/92), Alan Smith (91/92), Anders Limpar (91/92), David Rocastle(91/92), Perry Groves (91/92), David Hillier (91/92), Michael Thomas (90/91), Kevin Richardson (87/88 – 89/90), Gus Caesar (86/87), Ian Allinson (85/86), Graham Rix (77/78 – 84/85), Steve Williams (84/85), Charlie Nicholas (83/84), Brian Talbot (83/84), Alan Sunderland (77/78 – 82/83), Raphael Meade (82/83), Brian McDermott (80/81), Paul Vaessen (78/79 – 80/81), Alan Hudson (76/77 – 77/78), George Armstrong (76/77), Alan Ball (71/72 – 75/76), Alex Cropley (75/76), Liam Brady (74/75), Peter Simpson (67/68 – 71/72), Charlie George (69/70 – 71/72), Eddie Kelly (71/72), George Graham (67/68 – 70/71), Jon Sammels (64/65 – 70/71), Peter Storey (70/71), David Court (64/65 – 68/69), Colin Addison (67/68), John Radford (64/65 – 67/68), George Johnston (67/68), George Eastham (63/64 – 65/66), Geoff Strong (63/64)
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Lucas Pérez (16/17), Lukas Podolski (12/13 – 14/15), Chu-young Park (11/12), Eduardo (07/08 – 09/10), José Antonio Reyes (03/04 – 06/07), Júlio Baptista (06/07), Francis Jeffers (01/02 – 03/04), Davor Suker (99/00), Nicolas Anelka (96/97 – 98/99), Paul Merson (91/92 – 95/96), John Hartson (94/95), Alan Smith (87/88 – 94/95), Kevin Campbell (91/92 – 92/93), Anders Limpar (90/91), Perry Groves (90/91), Niall Quinn (86/87 – 89/90), Charlie Nicholas (84/85 – 85/86), Paul Mariner(83/84 – 84/85), Ian Allinson (84/85), Tony Woodcock (83/84), Vladimir Petrovic (82/83), Stewart Robson (82/83), Alan Sunderland (82/83), Paul Davis (81/82), Brian McDermott (81/82), Frank Stapleton (75/76 – 80/81), Steve Gatting(80/81), Malcolm Macdonald (76/77 – 78/79), John Radford (65/66 – 75/76), Charlie George (71/72 – 72/73), George Graham (67/68 – 69/70), Peter Storey (69/70), Bob Gould (68/69), David Court (67/68), Joe Baker (63/64 – 65/66)
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Jack Wilshere (12/13 – 17/18), Robin van Persie (10/11 – 11/12), William Gallas (06/07 – 09/10), Dennis Bergkamp (95/96 – 05/06), Paul Merson (88/89 – 96/97), Ian Selley (92/93 – 94/95), Kevin Campbell (91/92 – 93/94), Perry Groves (86/87 – 91/92), Anders Limpar (90/91), Alan Smith (90/91), Gus Caesar (89/90), Steve Bould (88/89), Martin Hayes (87/88), Charlie Nicholas (83/84 – 86/87), Ian Allinson (86/87), Niall Quinn (85/86), Tony Woodcock (82/83 – 85/86), Raphael Meade (84/85), Brian McDermott (80/81 – 82/83), Peter Nicholas (81/82), Stewart Robson (81/82), Steve Gatting (78/79 – 80/81), David Price (78/79 – 79/80), Frank Stapleton (76/77 – 78/79), John Devine (78/79), Brian Kidd (74/75 – 75/76), Charlie George (69/70 – 74/75), Ray Kennedy (70/71 – 73/74), George Graham (69/70), Bob Gould (67/68 – 69/70), Eddie Kelly (69/70), David Court (65/66 – 68/69), Jon Sammels (67/68 – 68/69), Peter Simpson (67/68), George Eastham (63/64 – 65/66), John Radford (65/66), Geoff Strong (63/64)
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Mesut Özil (13/14 – 17/18), André Santos (11/12 – 12/13), Carlos Vela (10/11), Robin van Persie (04/05 – 09/10), Sylvain Wiltord (00/01 – 03/04), Marc Overmars (97/98 – 99/00), Glenn Helder (95/96 – 96/97), Ray Parlour (92/93 – 94/95), Kevin Campbell (91/92 – 94/95), Eddie McGoldrick (93/94 – 94/95), Ian Selley (93/94 – 94/95), Ian Wright (91/92 – 93/94), Paul Merson (88/89 – 91/92), Anders Limpar (90/91 – 91/92), David O’Leary (91/92), Martin Hayes (86/87 – 89/90), Brian Marwood (87/88 – 88/89), Kevin Richardson (87/88), Graham Rix (77/78 – 85/86), Charlie Nicholas (84/85), Ian Allinson(84/85), Colin Hill (82/83), Paul Davis (80/81), Brian McDermott (80/81), John Hollins (79/80), John Devine (78/79), Alan Hudson (77/78), Liam Brady (74/75 – 76/77), George Armstrong (63/64 – 76/77), Eddie Kelly (71/72 – 75/76), Brian Kidd(74/75), Alex Cropley (74/75), Charlie George (69/70 – 73/74), George Graham (69/70 – 72/73), John Roberts (71/72), Jon Sammels (70/71), Ray Kennedy (69/70), John Radford (69/70), Bob Gould (68/69), George Eastham (65/66), Tom Walley(65/66), Alan Skirton (65/66), Terry Anderson (63/64 – 64/65)
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Stephan Lichtsteiner (18/19), Olivier Giroud (12/13 – 17/18), Thierry Henry (11/12), Carlos Vela (08/09 – 09/10), Laurén(00/01 – 06/07), Christopher Wreh (97/98 – 99/00), Andy Linighan (93/94 – 96/97), Martin Keown (94/95), Vince Bartram
(94/95), Steve Bould (93/94 – 94/95), Anders Limpar (91/92), David O’Leary (90/91 – 91/92), Perry Groves (86/87 – 90/91), Graham Rix (87/88), Paul Merson (86/87), Martin Hayes (84/85 – 86/87), Ian Allinson (83/84 – 86/87), Niall Quinn(85/86), Paul Davis (82/83 – 85/86), Tony Adams (84/85), Charlie Nicholas (84/85), Brian Talbot (84/85), Lee Chapman(82/83 – 83/84), Brian McDermott (80/81 – 83/84), John Hawley (82/83), Peter Nicholas (81/82), Paul Vaessen (79/80 – 81/82), Steve Gatting (80/81), David Price (80/81), Sammy Nelson (79/80), Steve Walford (78/79 – 79/80), Steve Brignall(78/79), Peter Simpson (65/66 – 77/78), John Matthews (77/78), Peter Storey (76/77), Frank Stapleton (75/76), Liam Brady (75/76), Terry Mancini (75/76), Richie Powling (74/75), Eddie Kelly (70/71 – 73/74), Frank McLintock (72/73), Charlie George (69/70 – 72/73), Peter Marinello (70/71 – 71/72), John Roberts (70/71 – 71/72), George Graham (68/69 – 70/71), Ray Kennedy (69/70), Terry Neill (69/70), Colin Addison (67/68), Bob Gould (67/68), George Johnston (67/68), Billy McCullough (65/66) |
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David Ospina
(14/15 – 17/18), Emiliano Viviano (13/14), Wojciech Szczesny (11/12), Jens Lehmann (10/11), Aleksandr Hleb (05/06 – 07/08), Stuart Taylor (01/02 – 04/05), Alexander Manninger (97/98 – 00/01), Vince Bartram (94/95 – 96/97), David Hillier (94/95), Steve Morrow (91/92 – 94/95), Alan Miller (93/94), Alan Smith(90/91 – 93/94), David O’Leary (91/92 – 92/93), Ray Parlour (91/92), Kevin Campbell (91/92), Neil Heaney (91/92), Anders Limpar (91/92), Steve Bould (91/92), Pal Lydersen (91/92), Sigurdur Jónsson (91/92), David Rocastle (91/92), Perry Groves (90/91 – 91/92), Andy Linighan (91/92), Colin Pates (91/92) |
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Theo Walcott (08/09 – 17/18), Thierry Henry (99/00 – 06/07), Martin Keown (93/94 – 98/99), Eddie McGoldrick (93/94 – 94/95), Paul Davis (91/92 – 94/95), David Hillier (91/92 – 94/95), Alan Smith (91/92 – 92/93), Steve Morrow (92/93), Ray Parlour (91/92), Kevin Campbell (91/92), Anders Limpar (91/92), Michael Thomas (91/92), Jimmy Carter (91/92), Perry Groves (90/91 – 91/92), David O’Leary (90/91)
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (11/12 – 17/18), Denílson (06/07 – 10/11), Cesc Fàbregas (04/05 – 05/06), Ray Parlour (93/94 – 03/04), Kevin Campbell (94/95), Stefan Schwarz (94/95), Eddie McGoldrick (94/95), Chris Kiwomya (94/95), Anders Limpar (93/94), Steve Morrow (92/93), Perry Groves (91/92), George Armstrong (69/70)
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Aaron Ramsey (08/09 – 15/16), Mathieu Flamini (04/05 – 07/08), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (01/02 – 03/04), Sylvinho(99/00 – 00/01), Stephen Hughes (97/98 – 98/99), John Hartson (94/95 – 96/97), Vince Bartram
(94/95), Steve Morrow(94/95), Paul Dickov (93/94), Alan Miller (91/92) |
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Alex Iwobi (16/17 – 18/19), Alexis Sánchez (14/15 – 15/16), Nacho Monreal (12/13 – 13/14), Alex Song (05/06 – 11/12), Edú Gaspar (00/01 – 04/05), Emmanuel Petit (97/98 – 99/00), David Hillier (95/96 – 96/97), John Jensen (93/94 – 94/95)
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Nacho Monreal (14/15 – 19/20), Sébastien Squillaci (10/11 – 12/13), Mikaël Silvestre (08/09 – 09/10), Pascal Cygan (02/03 – 06/07), Gilles Grimandi (97/98 – 01/02), Steve Morrow (95/96 – 96/97), David Hillier (93/94 – 94/95)
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Bernd Leno
(18/19), Santi Cazorla (12/13 – 17/18), Jack Wilshere (08/09 – 11/12), Gilberto Silva (02/03 – 07/08), Junichi Inamoto (01/02), Stefan Malz (99/00 – 00/01), Rémi Garde (96/97 – 98/99), Chris Kiwomya (96/97), John Jensen(95/96), Jimmy Carter (93/94 – 94/95) |
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Mathieu Flamini (13/14 – 15/16), Johan Djourou (06/07 – 12/13), Philippe Senderos (03/04 – 05/06), Matthew Upson(97/98 – 02/03), Guillaume Warmuz
(02/03), Chris Kiwomya (95/96), Pal Lydersen (93/94 – 94/95) |
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Lukasz Fabianski
(07/08 – 13/14), Mart Poom (05/06 – 06/07), Jermaine Pennant (01/02 – 04/05), Tomas Danilevicius (00/01), Luís Boa Morte (97/98 – 99/00), Eddie McGoldrick (95/96 – 96/97), Steve Morrow (93/94 – 94/95) |
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Denis Suárez (18/19), Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (17/18), Yaya Sanogo (13/14 – 16/17), Francis Coquelin (12/13), Gaël Clichy(03/04 – 10/11), Oleg Luzhnyi (99/00 – 02/03), David Grondin (98/99), Ian Selley (93/94 – 96/97), David O’Leary (92/93)
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Danny Welbeck (14/15 – 18/19), Nicklas Bendtner (13/14), Andrey Arshavin (08/09 – 12/13), Sol Campbell (01/02 – 05/06), Nelson Vivas (00/01), Stephen Hughes (99/00), Alberto Méndez (97/98 – 98/99), Paul Dickov (95/96 – 96/97), Ray Parlour(93/94 – 94/95)
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Héctor Bellerín (15/16 – 17/18), Abou Diaby (13/14 – 14/15), Vito Mannone
(06/07 – 12/13), Manuel Almunia (04/05 – 07/08), Rami Shaaban (02/03 – 03/04), Richard Wright (01/02), John Lukic (96/97 – 00/01), Paul Dickov(94/95), Mark Flatts (93/94) |
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Carl Jenkinson (11/12 – 18/19), Emmanuel Adebayor (05/06 – 08/09), Kerrea Gilbert (07/08), Nwankwo Kanu (98/99 – 03/04), Scott Marshall (95/96 – 97/98), Mark Flatts (94/95), Neil Heaney (93/94)
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Emmanuel Frimpong (11/12 – 13/14), Nicklas Bendtner (07/08 – 08/09), Abu Ogogo (08/09), Quincy Owusu-Abeyie(05/06), Igors Stepanovs (00/01 – 02/03), Moritz Volz (99/00), Néstor Caballero (98/99), Vince Bartram
(97/98), Lee Harper (94/95 – 96/97), Jim Will (93/94) |
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Konstantinos Mavropanos (17/18 – 19/20), Serge Gnabry (14/15 – 15/16), Gervinho (11/12 – 12/13), Emmanuel Eboué(04/05 – 10/11), Stathis Tavlaridis (01/02 – 03/04), Christopher Wreh (00/01), Kaba Diawara (98/99), Paul Shaw (95/96 – 96/97), Scott Marshall (94/95), Paul Dickov (93/94)
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Joel Campbell (14/15 – 15/16), Kieran Gibbs (09/10 – 13/14), Amaury Bischoff (08/09), Kolo Touré (01/02 – 05/06), Graham Barrett (00/01), Stephen Hughes (95/96 – 98/99), Paul Shaw (94/95)
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Granit Xhaka (16/17 – 17/18), Kim Källström (13/14), Marouane Chamakh (10/11 – 12/13), Sebastian Larsson (05/06), Moritz Volz (00/01 – 02/03), Ashley Cole (00/01), Jermaine Pennant (98/99 – 00/01), Stephen Hughes (94/95)
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Ainsley Maitland-Niles (17/18), Chu-young Park (13/14), Yossi Benayoun (11/12), Ryo Miyaichi (11/12), Armand Traoré(06/07 – 09/10), Jérémie Aliadière (01/02 – 06/07), Paolo Vernazza (98/99 – 00/01), Gavin McGowan (95/96 – 97/98)
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Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (16/17), Ryo Miyaichi (11/12 – 13/14), Sol Campbell (09/10), Justin Hoyte (04/05 – 08/09), Gavin Hoyte (07/08), Sebastian Svärd (00/01 – 02/03), Stuart Taylor
(98/99 – 01/02), Ashley Cole (98/99), Matthew Rose(95/96 – 96/97), Chris Kiwomya (94/95) |
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Emile Smith Rowe (19/20), Chuba Akpom (15/16 – 17/18), Fran Mérida (09/10), Theo Walcott (05/06 – 07/08), Sebastian Svärd (04/05), Michal Papadopulos (03/04), Rhys Weston (99/00 – 00/01), Isaiah Rankin (97/98), Glenn Helder (94/95)
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Petr Cech
(15/16 – 17/18), Matthew Connolly (06/07), Nicklas Bendtner (05/06), Graham Stack (03/04), Tommy Black (99/00), Greg Lincoln (98/99), Gavin McGowan (94/95) |
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Francis Coquelin (14/15 – 17/18), Kyle Bartley (09/10), Kieran Gibbs (07/08), Matthew Connolly (05/06), Patrick Cregg(04/05), Richard Wright
(01/02), Ashley Cole (99/00), Jason Crowe (97/98 – 98/99), Tommy Black (98/99) |
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Mohamed Elneny (15/16 – 17/18), Gedion Zelalem (14/15), Francis Coquelin (08/09 – 09/10), Patrick Cregg (05/06), Johan Djourou (04/05), Moritz Volz (00/01), Graham Barrett (98/99 – 99/00), Ömer Riza (98/99), Paolo Vernazza (97/98)
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Ismaël Bennacer (15/16), Emiliano Martínez
(12/13), Thomas Cruise (09/10), Mark Randall (07/08), Johan Djourou(05/06), Jermaine Pennant (00/01), Brian McGovern (99/00), Jehad Muntasser (97/98) |
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Krystian Bielik (15/16 – 16/17), Semi Ajayi (14/15), Chuba Akpom (13/14), Craig Eastmond (09/10 – 10/11), David Bentley(02/03 – 03/04)
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Folarin Balogun (19/20), Marc Bola (16/17), Chuba Akpom (14/15), Martin Angha (12/13), Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (08/09 – 09/10), Kerrea Gilbert (05/06), Alberto Méndez (00/01), Julian Gray (98/99)
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Héctor Bellerín (14/15), Zak Ansah (12/13), Francis Coquelin (11/12), Rui Fonte (08/09), Mark Howard
(05/06), Sebastian Larsson (04/05) |
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Tolaji Bola (19/20), Gedion Zelalem (16/17), Héctor Bellerín (12/13 – 13/14), Craig Eastmond (10/11 – 11/12), Kieran Gibbs (06/07 – 08/09), Vito Mannone
(07/08), Armand Traoré (06/07), Arturo Lupoli (04/05), Ryan Garry (02/03) |
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Robbie Burton (19/20), Josh Dasilva (16/17), Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (10/11), Gavin Hoyte (08/09), Joe O’Cearuill(06/07), Arturo Lupoli (05/06), Chris Wright
(04/05) |
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Isaac Hayden (14/15 – 15/16), Thomas Eisfeld (13/14), Kerrea Gilbert (09/10), Henri Lansbury (08/09), Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (03/04 – 04/05)
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Charlie Gilmour (18/19), Josh Dasilva (17/18), Ryan Huddart
(14/15), Fran Mérida (08/09), Graham Stack (01/02) |
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Dejan Iliev
(18/19), Vlad Dragomir (17/18), Serge Gnabry (13/14), Fabrice Muamba (05/06), Craig Holloway (03/04) |
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Tyreece John-Jules (19/20), Alex Iwobi (14/15 – 15/16), Isaac Hayden (13/14), Armand Traoré (06/07), Anthony Stokes(05/06), Justin Hoyte (02/03 – 03/04)
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Thomas Eisfeld (12/13), Henri Lansbury (10/11 – 11/12), Luke Ayling (09/10), Daniel Karbassiyoon (04/05)
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Zech Medley (18/19), Charlie Gilmour (17/18), Vlad Dragomir (17/18), Glen Kamara (14/15 – 15/16), Serge Gnabry(12/13), Mark Randall (06/07 – 08/09),
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Sead Hajrovic (12/13), Mark Randall (09/10),
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Zech Medley (19/20), Eddie Nketiah (18/19), Matt Macey
(14/15 – 15/16), Ignasi Miquel (11/12 – 12/13), |
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James Olayinka (19/20), Jordi Osei-Tutu (18/19), Nicklas Bendtner (09/10 – 11/12), John Spicer (03/04)
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One day I’ll learn how to remove the excessive and unneeded columns but until then I’m afraid they’re here to stay.
There are some great names in the long long list above, many of whom decided to pick their own number. Like Thierry Henry, Sol Campbell, Santi Cazorla, Gilberto Silva, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gabriel Martinelli – the list goes on but who can forget the great Nic Bendtner. LOL
Going by tradition though, Arsenal have a few gaps. Numbers 6, 12 and 13 although I doubt anyone would want the latter.
Anyway, for a bit of fun, or rather, if you can be bothered, pick one player from each number, 1-23 and build your own squad from past and present. I bet we all go for the same number 10 and 14.
See you in the comments guys.
That’s Lord Bendtner to mere mortals 🙂
Morning all.
Morning Rico and All
4 Shirt Frank Mac I loved him top captain
in the old days then Paddy the great.
I put No:4 on everything I wore,insisted
which ever team I played for No:4 was
mine.
I was on holiday about 10 years ago
on a little island Ronaldo made famous
having a work-out in the gym with my
son,when curly haired geezer came in
I never took much notice of him,but my
son on leaving said that bloke never
stopped looking at you dad.
Couple of days later me and the wife
were sitting down for dinner when this
curly haired geezer with his very attractive
wife asked if could join us.
Anyway he turned to me and said
“Do you know who I am”
I never had a clue as he said it,but
just as he was about to tell me the
penny dropped.
“He said your wearing my shorts No:4.”
He was a very tough young player
who I see make his debut as a 18yr old
No:4 Trevor Ross.
We spent the whole evening swopping
stories,his were amazing Shankly,T Smith
J barnwell and when he played in Greece.
I don’t how I could not have Paddy and Frank
play in the same side with only one No: 4.
Interesting one.
Overall, which number has provided our best set of players??
7 has to be right there….
Morning Fred.
Great story. Must have been a really good evening for you.
It’s hard to pick one player from each number I think, especially when sentiment can get the better of human beings. In my heart, Rocky will always be my favourite number 7, but was he our greatest? No, probably not.
The older we are, the more difficult it is to choose.
To right Rico
Nice one, Rico 👍
I have to say I love the pictures!!
Kolasinac looks lush!!
Check out Willock’s pout
David Luiz looks absolutely wild
And Sokratis… is that a smile or is it wind??!! 😂
Only in his eyes Scott..lol
Thanks Sue. I do worry about your taste in men. 😂
Hahaha Rico.
Shame his attitude was so poor because he had plenty to offer imo.
Morning Rico, I took one look at that post and thought, I’ll go back to that!
Morning all, good news Rick, glad to hear that you’re in good shape. As far as the youngsters Rick, yeah we’ve still got a few uncut diamonds to come through over the next 12 months and with the finances we’re gonna need them.
Matt Smith is very highly regarded by Arteta who loves his passing range, I’m really hopeful that he might get a run out against Watford this weekend.
My only criticism of our academy is it’s inability to develop defenders anymore, who was the last young defender who came through our ranks from schoolboy to first team, so no Bellerin who was poached from Barcelona or Gibbs who came from Wimbledon?
Good day all.
Well done Rico, it must have taken a while to compile that list. l’ll need much longer to make up my own.
In the meantime it is looking more than likely that the new season is going to kick-off behind closed doors.
The actions of the moronic Liverpool fans, twice, and the mob from Leeds have demonstrated just how stupid football supporters can be. By their mass ignoring of Covid advice about social distancing they have condemned themselves and thousands of more sensible fans to being banned from their club terraces for some time to come.
Both clubs should shoulder much of the blame for the disgraceful, and dangerous, scenes but the powers that be will probably do no more than punish them with a gentle slap on the wrist.
Any eleven that I would pick would have Manu Petit and Patrick Vieira at centre midfield, Tony Adams at centre half and David Seaman in goal…
The rest is just too difficult.
Shame he played on the wing too Scott.
Morning Kev, so did I as I wrote it. Most of which was copied though. Lol
Ditto the the core, I’d have Bergkamp too.
There’s still Medley to come Kev, I remain hopeful of him
Behind closed doors seems right to me Cicero. Until there’s a vaccine at least.
Rico, I saw him tear Germany apart one day playing CF for Denmark
2 or 3 goals I think, and that was a top German side.
On his day, he was bloody good but overall, he let himself down.
Rico.. 😂😂😂 that did make me chuckle!!
Henderson named POTY?! 😳
All I think of when I hear Bendtner’s name now is a bloody taxi!!
Where do you start , My first hero was Dereck Tapscott replaced by Joe Baker were they better players than the presernt day players ? Probably not but they remain favourites .
Every era has an impossible task . Take the keepers :- Kelsey , Lukic , Wilson , Seaman, and now my favourite Martinez. who I believe to be better than Leno .
As you say the older you are the selection gets harder for me one player though is head and shoulders above everyone in his position and that is Dennis Bergkamp although having written that Liam Brady comes to mind.
It’s impossible.
Cicero Liverpool’s fans will never learn ,
Remember their antics at Heysel and the effect that had on English clubs keeping us out of European football. Then of course the semi final at Hillsborough where they were found to be totally innocent ( hang on just removing the tongue from my cheek ). They always have had a sense of entitlement and anyone that stood on the terraces when they came to town knows all about bottles and wet legs as they pushed and shoved their way to the centre of the terrace peeing on the kids in front of them .
I have no time for them at all.
Sorry Rico if that’s a bit heavy but believe me it’s true.
Agree Scott.
Henderson player of the season Sue? Now that is funny…
Exactly, Rico….. KDB should’ve won it, hands down
I’m of the same opinion re Martinez Potter. There’s just about his calm exterior which does it for me.
Pires is another player I find hard to leave out of a best eleven. Freddie would definitely be on the bench, probably with Brady.
Not at all heavy Potter. They make me sick, always pleading innocent and shunting the blame elsewhere when the reality is, it’s their fans who are the instigators.
I did chuckle when I read about Frank Lampard having a go at Klopp and his bench the other night.
I thought being spat at by one of them was bad enough, but being peed on?!! Sheesh…
I loved that too, Rico… and when Frank said don’t get arrogant with the league win…. too bloody late for that!!!
Although coming from Frank, I had to laugh, the chavs…. were they never arrogant?!
Pep has said end of season awards are for Liverpool 😆 When City won the league, Liverpool won poty…and they’ll win it this season after winning the league, he was right!! Good for you, Pep… not only us that thinks they’re everyone’s darlings then!!
If I had been hired in my time as a footballer and offered shirt number 13, Arsenal’s history would have been higher!
I’m not even sure why everyone loves them so much Sue. In the media I mean..
PL kicks off on the 12th September. About a six week break for the summer.
@frednerk,
Frank Mac wore the number 5 shirt and Peter Storey wore 4.
The 4 shirt has now been taken off Elneny and given to Saliba.
Frank wore both 4 & 5 Declan.
Storey, 2 & 3 according to the list from transfer market.
I saw most games they played in Rico, back in the day, and don’t remember that but of course Frank played mainly at centre half so wore the number 5 and 4 when at half back. Presumably Storey wore 2 or 3 when filling in at right back and left back respectively. Back in the day you didn’t have your own number and it changed depending on the position you played.
Nice one Rico.
Too many great players to choose from as it gives me a headache, although I will say Saka is the greatest ever number 77 we`ve ever had!.
I see West Indies have a player called Cornwall and from the size of him I think he has eaten Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly!
Talking of Cornwall…………………it`s been wet, grey and miserable, but that`s enough about the wife………………Perranporth was it`s usual rainless sunny day and I nearly swallowed my wolf whistle with the beach babes out in force.
I think you`re right about numbers 10 and 14, but I do have a sort of liking for Charlie Nicholas only because it brought back memories of some good and bad moments in my days as a Charlie look a like!…………………..probably more to do with my award winning mullet hair style which even got me a “Mullet of the Month” in a German gay mag back in 1987!
I`m 5 years older than Charlie Nic`, but look younger, probably due to the tightness of my genes, but it`s what people say and who am I to argue?
Kids used to stare at me and call me Charlie. When we beat Bindippers in the 1987 league Cup Final I was bought drinks in the pubs afterwards just because of my Charlieness!………….those were the good bits, but there was one bad bit and that was when I went to a game against W Ham at Upton Park in April 1988. Me and a fellow Gooner went with 4 of our W Ham mates, but once in the ground me and my Gooner mate got seperated from the W Ham mates, we were not in the Arsenal end but amongst Hammers, the Arsenal fans were behind one goal with either side of them kept empty to stop fights, we were in the Chicken Run and it was packed, so the stewards opened up the corners to relieve the squashing.
Me and my mate were in one corner and behind us there were about 10 ICF boys behind us and they were going…..” Yoo Hoo……Cooey Charlie!”…………..I thought I recognised one of them and waved!, but that was no good and they kept on with the “Charlie” stuff. My mate said we better try and get out as they were going to kick our heads in and our miming of ” Forever Blowing Bubbles” and less than convincing “Booing” of Arsenal did not work so we walked to an exit and they covered the exit!……………..we then squeezed through the Chicken Run and got to some stairs to get out, but the ICF boys had gone under the stand and blocked us again!…………….they then started to threaten us which only resulted in some older West Ham fans arguing with the ICF boys, this gave me and my mate a chance to try and evade them again which my mate grasped as he said we should split up, next thing he is on the floor crawling on his hands and knees and working his way through the legs of everyone and disappeared, I was on my own!
I then slowly made my way back to another exit and as I went to run down some wooden stairs the ICF boys were in front of me and shouted.” Get Charlie!”……………………..I turned around and sprinted up the stairs as one ICF boy grabbed my jacket ripping it off only to reveal me in my Arsenal shirt, I instinctively leaped onto the pitch and run along the touch line as Arsenal were attacking!………………in all this commotion I could hear Tony Gale shout at Julian Dicks …… ” Dicksie…..Get Charlie Nicholas on the wing!”………………..Julian Dicks came over to mark me, but by the time he realised I was a decoy the defense had opened up and Michael Thomas took up the space to score the winner!
I was grappled by a copper and and explained that some W Ham louts were trying to kill me, he said I`ll put you in with the other Arsenal supporters and I said………..” no thanks, I think they are going to get a beating outside, so can you let me out of the ground somewhere else!”…………..he said “OK, but I will have to make it look real and put your arm up your back!”………………..as I walked past the Gooners behind the goal they sung ” Charlie, Charlie, born is the king of Highbury”……………..as I got out of ther ground I never run so fast in my life, which believe me is a lot quicker than Charlie!…………………..funny thing was, that Charlie had left us for Aberden 3 months earlier!
Bloody hell, Le Coq, that sounds like something out of Green Street!
I only went to Upton Park once, with my gooner son and 2 of my West Ham supporting family members… sat in the Trevor Brooking stand above the Arsenal fans! Was sick to death of hearing I’m forever blowing bubbles and when we walked back to the tube (after winning 2-1) jeez it was like something out of Police Academy – the riots!! I couldn’t wait to get out of there!!
Hi Rico and all great question it’s hard enough to pick one player let alone all numbers worn as too many great players with the same number and some players as you said wore 2 0r 3 different numbers
I would have definitely got a Moreira 13 shirt, maybe a Benfica shirt….
Declan, great point to prove how shirt numbering has changed over the years. Nowadays it seems like players have to take what’s on offer or opt for their choice until the one they really want becomes available.
Morning all.
New post up now