Arsenal vs Fulham Timeline & H2H Stats

In the strictest sense, matches between Arsenal and Fulham are derbies, given the fact that the two clubs are based in London. In reality, though, it is unlikely that either team really thinks of the other as one of their major rivals in the city. Even if we ignore the fact that Arsenal have been significantly more successful than Fulham over the years, there is also the fact that they both have bigger fish to fry. For Arsenal, the North London Derby against Tottenham Hotspur will always take precedence, whilst Fulham and Chelsea are almost within a stone’s throw of one another to ensure the enmity there is real.

That being said, every club wants to get one over on a side that is based in the same city as them, with Arsenal and Fulham being no exception. In reality, one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the pair of sides really thinking of the other as a rival is the fact that they haven’t always played in the same division as one another. In fact, the first meeting between the two was in 1904 when the side known as Woolwich Arsenal at the time defeated Fulham 3-2 in an FA Cup encounter. They didn’t meet in the league for nearly a decade; although when they did Fulham got their revenge courtesy of a huge 6-1 win in the Second Division clash.

Arsenal
42
Draw
12
Fulham
9

A ‘Rivalry’ Dominated by Arsenal

Although the two sides haven’t always been in the same division as one another, even when they have the games have tended to favour the Gunners. In the first 20 matches that they played, Arsenal won 12 of them, with Fulham winning just four times in response. Interestingly, when the West London side did get one over on their North London rivals, they tended to do in impressive style. As well as that 6-1 win in the Second Division, Fulham also won 3-0 and 5-2, with both wins coming at Craven Cottage. Arsenal, though, definitely won the lion’s share of the encounters between the two sides, with Fulham struggling to respond.

Between the 19th of November, 1966, for example, and the fourth of March 2006, the Gunners won 12 of the 14 matches that the teams played against one another, with the other two games being 0-0 draws. It was a trick that they repeated again between the tenth of November 2012 and the 26th of August 2023, with two draws bookmarking a period of Arsenal dominance. They won eight times, with a solitary 1-1 draw in 2021 being the only thing that spoilt the run of green in their favour. It isn’t that Fulham haven’t enjoyed the occasional win over the Gunners, but more that those have come few and far between in an historical sense.

Arsenal’s Full Match History Against Fulham

Date Home Score Away Result Competition
31 Dec 2023 Fulham 2-1 Arsenal L Premier League
26 Aug 2023 Arsenal 2-2 Fulham D Premier League
12 Mar 2023 Fulham 0-3 Arsenal W Premier League
27 Aug 2022 Arsenal 2-1 Fulham W Premier League
18 Apr 2021 Arsenal 1-1 Fulham D Premier League
12 Sep 2020 Fulham 0-3 Arsenal W Premier League
01 Jan 2019 Arsenal 4-1 Fulham W Premier League
07 Oct 2018 Fulham 1-5 Arsenal W Premier League
18 Jan 2014 Arsenal 2-0 Fulham W Premier League
24 Aug 2013 Fulham 1-3 Arsenal W Premier League
20 Apr 2013 Fulham 0-1 Arsenal W Premier League
10 Nov 2012 Arsenal 3-3 Fulham D Premier League
02 Jan 2012 Fulham 2-1 Arsenal L Premier League
26 Nov 2011 Arsenal 1-1 Fulham D Premier League
22 May 2011 Fulham 2-2 Arsenal D Premier League
04 Dec 2010 Arsenal 2-1 Fulham W Premier League
09 May 2010 Arsenal 4-0 Fulham W Premier League
26 Sep 2009 Fulham 0-1 Arsenal W Premier League
28 Feb 2009 Arsenal 0-0 Fulham D Premier League
23 Aug 2008 Fulham 1-0 Arsenal L Premier League
19 Jan 2008 Fulham 0-3 Arsenal W Premier League
12 Aug 2007 Arsenal 2-1 Fulham W Premier League
29 Apr 2007 Arsenal 3-1 Fulham W Premier League
29 Nov 2006 Fulham 2-1 Arsenal L Premier League
04 Mar 2006 Fulham 0-4 Arsenal W Premier League
24 Aug 2005 Arsenal 4-1 Fulham W Premier League
26 Dec 2004 Arsenal 2-0 Fulham W Premier League
11 Sep 2004 Fulham 0-3 Arsenal W Premier League
09 May 2004 Fulham 0-1 Arsenal W Premier League
30 Nov 2003 Arsenal 0-0 Fulham D Premier League
01 Feb 2003 Arsenal 2-1 Fulham W Premier League
03 Nov 2002 Fulham 0-1 Arsenal W Premier League
23 Feb 2002 Arsenal 4-1 Fulham W Premier League
15 Sep 2001 Fulham 1-3 Arsenal W Premier League
23 Mar 1968 Fulham 1-3 Arsenal W First Division
28 Oct 1967 Arsenal 5-3 Fulham W First Division
19 Apr 1967 Fulham 0-0 Arsenal D First Division
19 Nov 1966 Arsenal 1-0 Fulham W First Division
01 Jan 1966 Fulham 1-0 Arsenal L First Division
09 Oct 1965 Arsenal 2-1 Fulham W First Division
20 Feb 1965 Arsenal 2-0 Fulham W First Division
05 Dec 1964 Fulham 3-4 Arsenal W First Division
18 Jan 1964 Arsenal 2-2 Fulham D First Division
14 Sep 1963 Fulham 1-4 Arsenal W First Division
14 May 1963 Arsenal 3-0 Fulham W First Division
15 Sep 1962 Fulham 1-3 Arsenal W First Division
11 Apr 1962 Fulham 5-2 Arsenal L First Division
26 Dec 1961 Arsenal 1-0 Fulham W First Division
03 Apr 1961 Arsenal 4-2 Fulham W First Division
31 Mar 1961 Fulham 2-2 Arsenal D First Division
18 Apr 1960 Fulham 3-0 Arsenal L First Division
15 Apr 1960 Arsenal 2-0 Fulham W First Division
15 Mar 1952 Fulham 0-0 Arsenal D First Division
27 Oct 1951 Arsenal 4-3 Fulham W First Division
14 Apr 1951 Fulham 3-2 Arsenal L First Division
25 Nov 1950 Arsenal 5-1 Fulham W First Division
25 Mar 1950 Fulham 2-2 Arsenal D First Division
05 Nov 1949 Arsenal 2-1 Fulham W First Division
16 Jan 1915 Fulham 0-1 Arsenal W Second Division
12 Sep 1914 Arsenal 3-0 Fulham W Second Division
14 Mar 1914 Woolwich Arsenal 2-0 Fulham W Second Division
08 Nov 1913 Fulham 6-1 Woolwich Arsenal L Second Division
06 Feb 1904 Woolwich Arsenal 3-2 Fulham W FA Cup