In terms of a ‘rivalry’ with a Merseyside-based team, there is little between Arsenal and Everton when compared to the one between Arsenal and Liverpool. That is largely down to the lack of success that Everton have enjoyed over the years, with the 1980s being the last time that they were successful for anything like an extended period. That being said, the Gunners and the Blues have had some interesting battles over the years, with the two sides often giving as good as they’ve been getting. Arsenal haven’t always loved travelling to Goodison Park, which was the home for Everton in the wake of their departure from Anfield.
Although Arsenal also enjoyed some success in the 1980s, there was only one occasion in which the pair were effectively fighting for supremacy at the top of the table and it was actually during the period in between the two World Wars. It was the 1931-1932 campaign that saw the Blues pip Arsenal to the top-flight title, winning it by just two points when the dust was settled. Things were close in the games that they pair played against one Another, with Arsenal winning both matches. Ultimately, though, Everton managed to finish on 56 points compared to the 54 that the Gunners racked up; the ten draws compared to Everton’s four being the difference.
An Occasional Tricky Side
The truth of the matter is that Everton have been a tricky side for Arsenal to face throughout the time that the two clubs have been playing in the Football League. Generally speaking it is the Gunners that have been the most dominant in terms of trophies won, but that hasn’t stopped the Blues from landing the occasional punch to the nose on their London-based rivals. In fact, the first match that they played against one another was in the First Division when Everton welcomed the club known at the time as Woolwich Arsenal to Goodison Park, winning 1-0 on the fifth of April 1905. Arsenal got their revenge a few weeks later.
There have been periods of dominance in the league by both sides, such as when the Gunners lost six out of eight games between February 1910 and March 1913, or when Arsenal were on the winning side five times in succession between February 1988 and April of the following year. That included two League Cup wins in 1988 when they were defending champions in the competition, having defeated Liverpool in the final the year before. The Gunners also went unbeaten in 14 matches from the 29th of December 2007 until the eight of March 2014, winning nine times and drawing five, with most wins being by a single goal.
Arsenal’s Full Match History Against Everton
Date | Home | Score | Away | Result | Competition |
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14 Dec 2024 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Everton | D | Premier League |
19 May 2024 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
17 Sep 2023 | Everton | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
01 Mar 2023 | Arsenal | 4-0 | Everton | W | Premier League |
04 Feb 2023 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
22 May 2022 | Arsenal | 5-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
06 Dec 2021 | Everton | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
23 Apr 2021 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Everton | L | Premier League |
19 Dec 2020 | Everton | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
23 Feb 2020 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Everton | W | Premier League |
21 Dec 2019 | Everton | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
07 Apr 2019 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
23 Sep 2018 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton | W | Premier League |
03 Feb 2018 | Arsenal | 5-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
22 Oct 2017 | Everton | 2-5 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
21 May 2017 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
13 Dec 2016 | Everton | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
19 Mar 2016 | Everton | 0-2 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
24 Oct 2015 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
18 Jul 2015 | Everton | 1-3 | Arsenal | W | Premier League Asia Trophy |
01 Mar 2015 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton | W | Premier League |
23 Aug 2014 | Everton | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
06 Apr 2014 | Everton | 3-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
08 Mar 2014 | Arsenal | 4-1 | Everton | W | FA Cup |
08 Dec 2013 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Everton | D | Premier League |
16 Apr 2013 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Everton | D | Premier League |
28 Nov 2012 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
21 Mar 2012 | Everton | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
10 Dec 2011 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | Premier League |
01 Feb 2011 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
14 Nov 2010 | Everton | 1-2 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
09 Jan 2010 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Everton | D | Premier League |
15 Aug 2009 | Everton | 1-6 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
28 Jan 2009 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
18 Oct 2008 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
04 May 2008 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | Premier League |
29 Dec 2007 | Everton | 1-4 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
18 Mar 2007 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
08 Nov 2006 | Everton | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | League Cup |
28 Oct 2006 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Everton | D | Premier League |
21 Jan 2006 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
19 Sep 2005 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton | W | Premier League |
11 May 2005 | Arsenal | 7-0 | Everton | W | Premier League |
09 Nov 2004 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | League Cup |
15 Aug 2004 | Everton | 1-4 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
07 Jan 2004 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
16 Aug 2003 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
23 Mar 2003 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
19 Oct 2002 | Everton | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
11 May 2002 | Arsenal | 4-3 | Everton | W | Premier League |
10 Feb 2002 | Everton | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
21 Apr 2001 | Arsenal | 4-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
18 Nov 2000 | Everton | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
29 Apr 2000 | Everton | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
16 Oct 1999 | Arsenal | 4-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
13 Mar 1999 | Everton | 0-2 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
08 Nov 1998 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | Premier League |
03 May 1998 | Arsenal | 4-0 | Everton | W | Premier League |
27 Sep 1997 | Everton | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
01 Mar 1997 | Everton | 0-2 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
19 Jan 1997 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | Premier League |
20 Jan 1996 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Everton | L | Premier League |
23 Aug 1995 | Everton | 0-2 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
14 Jan 1995 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Everton | D | Premier League |
29 Oct 1994 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
19 Feb 1994 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
28 Aug 1993 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton | W | Premier League |
01 May 1993 | Everton | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
24 Oct 1992 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton | W | Premier League |
21 Dec 1991 | Arsenal | 4-2 | Everton | W | First Division |
20 Aug 1991 | Everton | 3-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
19 Jan 1991 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
08 Sep 1990 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
31 Mar 1990 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
21 Oct 1989 | Everton | 3-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
08 Apr 1989 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
14 Jan 1989 | Everton | 1-3 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
07 May 1988 | Everton | 1-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
24 Feb 1988 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | League Cup |
07 Feb 1988 | Everton | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | League Cup |
19 Dec 1987 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Everton | D | First Division |
28 Mar 1987 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Everton | L | First Division |
04 Oct 1986 | Everton | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
12 Apr 1986 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Everton | L | First Division |
09 Nov 1985 | Everton | 6-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
23 Mar 1985 | Everton | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
06 Oct 1984 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
09 Apr 1984 | Everton | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
19 Nov 1983 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
26 Mar 1983 | Everton | 2-3 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
23 Nov 1982 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Everton | W | League Cup |
13 Nov 1982 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Everton | D | First Division |
09 Nov 1982 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | League Cup |
24 Apr 1982 | Everton | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
28 Nov 1981 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
10 Jan 1981 | Everton | 1-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
03 Jan 1981 | Everton | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | FA Cup |
22 Nov 1980 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
28 Mar 1980 | Everton | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
17 Nov 1979 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
18 Nov 1978 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Everton | D | First Division |
26 Aug 1978 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
31 Dec 1977 | Everton | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
23 Aug 1977 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
01 Mar 1977 | Everton | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
18 Sep 1976 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
10 Apr 1976 | Everton | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
23 Sep 1975 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Everton | L | League Cup |
20 Sep 1975 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Everton | D | First Division |
09 Sep 1975 | Everton | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | League Cup |
01 Mar 1975 | Arsenal | 0-2 | Everton | L | First Division |
31 Aug 1974 | Everton | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
22 Dec 1973 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
29 Sep 1973 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
21 Apr 1973 | Everton | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
18 Nov 1972 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
05 Sep 1972 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | League Cup |
01 Jan 1972 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Everton | D | First Division |
18 Sep 1971 | Everton | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
17 Oct 1970 | Arsenal | 4-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
15 Aug 1970 | Everton | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
14 Feb 1970 | Everton | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
30 Sep 1969 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | League Cup |
24 Sep 1969 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Everton | D | League Cup |
09 Aug 1969 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Everton | L | First Division |
29 Apr 1969 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
07 Dec 1968 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
06 Apr 1968 | Everton | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
11 Nov 1967 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Everton | D | First Division |
25 Apr 1967 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
12 Nov 1966 | Everton | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
12 Mar 1966 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Everton | L | First Division |
18 Sep 1965 | Everton | 3-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
24 Apr 1965 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
31 Oct 1964 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
10 Dec 1963 | Arsenal | 6-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
02 Oct 1963 | Everton | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
24 Apr 1963 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
26 Mar 1963 | Arsenal | 4-3 | Everton | W | First Division |
01 May 1962 | Arsenal | 2-3 | Everton | L | First Division |
30 Sep 1961 | Everton | 4-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
29 Apr 1961 | Everton | 4-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
26 Nov 1960 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Everton | W | First Division |
20 Feb 1960 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
03 Oct 1959 | Everton | 3-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
17 Jan 1959 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
06 Sep 1958 | Everton | 1-6 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
16 Oct 1957 | Everton | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
10 Sep 1957 | Arsenal | 2-3 | Everton | L | First Division |
23 Feb 1957 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
27 Oct 1956 | Everton | 4-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
21 Feb 1956 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Everton | W | First Division |
08 Oct 1955 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
31 Aug 1954 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
25 Aug 1954 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
13 Sep 1950 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
06 Sep 1950 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
25 Feb 1950 | Everton | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
08 Oct 1949 | Arsenal | 5-2 | Everton | W | First Division |
16 Apr 1949 | Everton | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
23 Oct 1948 | Arsenal | 5-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
13 Mar 1948 | Everton | 0-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
25 Oct 1947 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Everton | D | First Division |
31 May 1947 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
11 Sep 1946 | Everton | 3-2 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
14 Jan 1939 | Everton | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
10 Sep 1938 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Everton | L | First Division |
01 Jan 1938 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
28 Aug 1937 | Everton | 1-4 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
26 Dec 1936 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
29 Aug 1936 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Everton | W | First Division |
25 Mar 1936 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Everton | D | First Division |
16 Nov 1935 | Everton | 0-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
16 Mar 1935 | Everton | 0-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
03 Nov 1934 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
03 Feb 1934 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Everton | L | First Division |
18 Oct 1933 | Everton | 0-3 | Arsenal | W | FA Charity Shield |
23 Sep 1933 | Everton | 3-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
04 Feb 1933 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
24 Sep 1932 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
06 Feb 1932 | Everton | 1-3 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
26 Sep 1931 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Everton | W | First Division |
08 Feb 1930 | Arsenal | 4-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
05 Oct 1929 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
22 Apr 1929 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
06 Oct 1928 | Everton | 4-2 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
05 May 1928 | Everton | 3-3 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
28 Jan 1928 | Arsenal | 4-3 | Everton | W | FA Cup |
24 Dec 1927 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Everton | W | First Division |
19 Mar 1927 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Everton | L | First Division |
30 Oct 1926 | Everton | 3-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
13 Mar 1926 | Everton | 2-3 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
31 Oct 1925 | Arsenal | 4-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
21 Mar 1925 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
15 Nov 1924 | Everton | 2-3 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
21 Apr 1924 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Everton | L | First Division |
18 Apr 1924 | Everton | 3-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
11 Nov 1922 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Everton | L | First Division |
04 Nov 1922 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
01 Oct 1921 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
24 Sep 1921 | Everton | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
27 Dec 1920 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Everton | D | First Division |
25 Dec 1920 | Everton | 2-4 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
18 Oct 1919 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Everton | D | First Division |
11 Oct 1919 | Everton | 2-3 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
22 Mar 1913 | Everton | 3-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | First Division |
16 Nov 1912 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0-0 | Everton | D | First Division |
27 Mar 1912 | Everton | 1-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | First Division |
04 Nov 1911 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0-1 | Everton | L | First Division |
11 Mar 1911 | Woolwich Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
05 Nov 1910 | Everton | 2-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | First Division |
07 Mar 1910 | Everton | 1-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | First Division |
05 Feb 1910 | Everton | 5-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | FA Cup |
23 Oct 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton | W | First Division |
07 Sep 1908 | Everton | 0-3 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | First Division |
02 Sep 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0-4 | Everton | L | First Division |
18 Apr 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
21 Dec 1907 | Everton | 1-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | D | First Division |
10 Apr 1907 | Everton | 2-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | First Division |
15 Dec 1906 | Woolwich Arsenal | 3-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
21 Mar 1906 | Everton | 0-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | First Division |
04 Nov 1905 | Woolwich Arsenal | 1-2 | Everton | L | First Division |
22 Apr 1905 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2-1 | Everton | W | First Division |
05 Apr 1905 | Everton | 1-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | First Division |