Back ديربي شمال لندن Arabic Sjevernolondonski derbi BS North London derby Danish Derbi del Norte de Londres Spanish North London derby Estonian شهرآورد شمال لندن Persian Pohjois-Lontoon derby Finnish North London derby French הדרבי של צפון לונדון HE Észak-londoni derbi Hungarian
 Gilberto Silva (far left) and Ledley King (far right), captaining Arsenal and Tottenham respectively at White Hart Lane, on 21 April 2007. The match ended in a 2–2 draw. | |
| Location | North London |
|---|---|
| Teams | |
| First meeting | 4 December 1909 Football League First Division Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur |
| Latest meeting | 28 April 2024 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Arsenal |
| Stadiums | Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (Spurs) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 195 |
| Most wins | Arsenal (82) |
| Most player appearances | David O'Leary (35)[1] |
| Top scorer | Harry Kane (14 goals) |
| All-time series | Arsenal: 82 Drawn: 52 Spurs: 61 |
| Largest victory | Tottenham Hotspur 0–6 Arsenal Football League First Division (6 March 1935)[2] |
The North London derby is the meeting of the association football clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, both of which are based in North London, England. Fans of both clubs consider the other to be their main rivals, and the derby is considered by many to be one of the fiercest derbies in the world.[3] Although the two teams first played each other in 1887, the rivalry did not begin until 1913 when Arsenal moved their ground to North London from Woolwich, south of the River Thames.
As of 28 April 2024, 195 games have been played between the two teams since their first game in the Football League in 1909, with 82 wins for Arsenal, 61 wins for Tottenham and 52 games drawn. When games played before both joined the Football League are included, 209 games have been played, with Arsenal winning 87, Tottenham 67, and 55 drawn.[4]
Notable matches of the North London derby include the games in which Arsenal won the league at White Hart Lane in 1971 and their invincible campaign in 2004,[5] Tottenham beating Arsenal 5–0 at home in 1983 and Arsenal winning by the same score away in 1978, and Tottenham beating Arsenal 3–1 at the semi-final of the 1990–91 FA Cup, which they went on to win.[6] The highest-scoring game in the North London derby is the 5–4 win by Arsenal at White Hart Lane in November 2004.[7] The fixture's top scorer is Harry Kane with fourteen goals (seven from the penalty spot), having overtaken Bobby Smith and Emmanuel Adebayor, who have ten goals each.[8][9]
Arsenal play their home games at the Emirates Stadium in Islington, while Tottenham Hotspur are based at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the neighbouring borough of Haringey. The two stadiums are 4 miles (6.4 km) apart.
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- ^ Steel, Andrew (6 December 2020). "Kane sets all-time north London derby scoring record with superb strike for Tottenham against Arsenal". Goal.
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