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
Chairman	Henry Norris
Manager	James McEwen
London Combination	5th

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Win

Draw

Loss

London Combination

Main article: 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

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(C) League Champions

References

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