In some ways, there isn’t really a rivalry between Arsenal and Newcastle United. The two clubs have rarely shared periods of success in which they were going at each other over the biggest prizes in the game. Prior to the advent of the Premier League, for example, Arsenal won the top-flight title ten times and there was no point at which Newcastle were the team trying to stop them from doing so. Equally, the Magpies picked up four First Division titles, but it was sides like Everton and Sunderland that were vying them for top spot. You would be forgiven, therefore, for thinking that it was just generic league games that the two sides played against one another.
In reality, though, there have been some cup final battles between Arsenal and Newcastle United over the years. They first time that they faced one another in a domestic final was in the 1931-1932 season. The Magpies had made it to the final of the FA Cup where they had to face Arsenal, who had won the trophy two years before. Newcastle ran out 2-1 winners, which was their third success in the cup. Fast-forward to 1951-1952 and FA Cup holders Newcastle were again up against the Gunners, this time winning 1-0. Arsenal didn’t beat them in the final of the competition until 1998, winning 2-0, whilst they didn’t play each other in the League Cup final at all in that time.
Periods of Dominance for One Side or the Other
There is occasionally an interesting thing that happens between teams, when one side seems to enjoy a period of dominance over the other. That is mildly ironic in this case, given that their first meeting, which came in the Second Division, ended in a 2-2 draw. Between the end of January 1907, though, and the end of November 1910, they played each other eight times and Arsenal didn’t manage a win. They drew twice, but the rest were defeats, giving Newcastle United the bragging rights. Even though the Gunners would generally be considered to be the more successful side, it was Newcastle that won most often in the early years.
The two teams played out a draw on the 28th of September, 1912, but the Magpies then won ten of the next fourteen, with three draws and only one win for Arsenal in there. In the more modern era, if you can call the 1970s ‘modern’, it was Arsenal’s turn to go on a winning run. Between the start of December 1976 and the 29th of December, 1984, the Gunners won all six games between the two teams. Things were even better after the turn of the millennium. The two sides drew back-to-back games in 2011, but then Arsenal won 18 matches against the Magpies, not drawing any and losing just once. A rivalry that one side has tended to dominate; just not always the same side.
Arsenal’s Full Match History Against Newcastle United
Date | Home | Score | Away | Result | Competition |
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02 Nov 2024 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
24 Feb 2024 | Arsenal | 4-1 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
04 Nov 2023 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
07 May 2023 | Newcastle United | 0-2 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
03 Jan 2023 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Newcastle United | D | Premier League |
16 May 2022 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
27 Nov 2021 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
02 May 2021 | Newcastle United | 0-2 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
18 Jan 2021 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
09 Jan 2021 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | FA Cup |
16 Feb 2020 | Arsenal | 4-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
11 Aug 2019 | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
01 Apr 2019 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
15 Sep 2018 | Newcastle United | 1-2 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
15 Apr 2018 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
16 Dec 2017 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
02 Jan 2016 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
29 Aug 2015 | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
21 Mar 2015 | Newcastle United | 1-2 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
13 Dec 2014 | Arsenal | 4-1 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
28 Apr 2014 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
29 Dec 2013 | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
19 May 2013 | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
29 Dec 2012 | Arsenal | 7-3 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
12 Mar 2012 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
13 Aug 2011 | Newcastle United | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
05 Feb 2011 | Newcastle United | 4-4 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
07 Nov 2010 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Newcastle United | L | Premier League |
27 Oct 2010 | Newcastle United | 0-4 | Arsenal | W | League Cup |
21 Mar 2009 | Newcastle United | 1-3 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
30 Aug 2008 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
29 Jan 2008 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
26 Jan 2008 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | FA Cup |
05 Dec 2007 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
25 Sep 2007 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | League Cup |
09 Apr 2007 | Newcastle United | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
18 Nov 2006 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Newcastle United | D | Premier League |
10 Dec 2005 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
14 Aug 2005 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
23 Jan 2005 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
29 Dec 2004 | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
11 Apr 2004 | Newcastle United | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
26 Sep 2003 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
09 Feb 2003 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
09 Nov 2002 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
23 Mar 2002 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | FA Cup |
09 Mar 2002 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | FA Cup |
02 Mar 2002 | Newcastle United | 0-2 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
18 Dec 2001 | Arsenal | 1-3 | Newcastle United | L | Premier League |
15 May 2001 | Newcastle United | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
09 Dec 2000 | Arsenal | 5-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
14 May 2000 | Newcastle United | 4-2 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
30 Oct 1999 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Newcastle United | D | Premier League |
28 Feb 1999 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
04 Oct 1998 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
16 May 1998 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | FA Cup |
11 Apr 1998 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
06 Dec 1997 | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
03 May 1997 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Newcastle United | L | Premier League |
30 Nov 1996 | Newcastle United | 1-2 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
23 Mar 1996 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
10 Jan 1996 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | League Cup |
02 Jan 1996 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
19 Mar 1995 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
18 Sep 1994 | Arsenal | 2-3 | Newcastle United | L | Premier League |
07 May 1994 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
27 Nov 1993 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Newcastle United | W | Premier League |
15 Apr 1989 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
12 Nov 1988 | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
19 Mar 1988 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
31 Oct 1987 | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
14 Apr 1987 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
18 Oct 1986 | Newcastle United | 1-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
01 Mar 1986 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
28 Sep 1985 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
29 Dec 1984 | Newcastle United | 1-3 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
04 Sep 1984 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
15 Apr 1978 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
19 Nov 1977 | Newcastle United | 1-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
30 Apr 1977 | Newcastle United | 0-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
04 Dec 1976 | Arsenal | 5-3 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
16 Mar 1976 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
01 Nov 1975 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
23 Apr 1975 | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
18 Mar 1975 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
01 Jan 1974 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
01 Sep 1973 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
27 Jan 1973 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
09 Sep 1972 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
11 Mar 1972 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
09 Oct 1971 | Arsenal | 4-2 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
06 Oct 1971 | Arsenal | 4-0 | Newcastle United | W | League Cup |
17 Apr 1971 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
10 Oct 1970 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
27 Dec 1969 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
30 Aug 1969 | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
18 Jan 1969 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
09 Nov 1968 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
10 Feb 1968 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
30 Sep 1967 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
25 Feb 1967 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
08 Oct 1966 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
26 Mar 1966 | Arsenal | 1-3 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
02 Oct 1965 | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
04 Feb 1961 | Newcastle United | 3-3 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
17 Sep 1960 | Arsenal | 5-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
27 Feb 1960 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
05 Dec 1959 | Newcastle United | 4-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
21 Mar 1959 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
01 Nov 1958 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
12 Apr 1958 | Newcastle United | 3-3 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
30 Nov 1957 | Arsenal | 2-3 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
19 Jan 1957 | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
15 Sep 1956 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
25 Feb 1956 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
15 Oct 1955 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
18 Dec 1954 | Newcastle United | 5-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
21 Aug 1954 | Arsenal | 1-3 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
17 Apr 1954 | Newcastle United | 5-2 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
28 Nov 1953 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
14 Mar 1953 | Newcastle United | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
25 Oct 1952 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
03 May 1952 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | FA Cup |
16 Apr 1952 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
17 Nov 1951 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
03 Feb 1951 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
23 Sep 1950 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
15 Apr 1950 | Arsenal | 4-2 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
29 Oct 1949 | Newcastle United | 0-3 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
19 Mar 1949 | Newcastle United | 3-2 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
20 Nov 1948 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
19 Feb 1936 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | FA Cup |
15 Feb 1936 | Newcastle United | 3-3 | Arsenal | D | FA Cup |
24 Feb 1934 | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
14 Oct 1933 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
25 Mar 1933 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
12 Nov 1932 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
23 Apr 1932 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Arsenal | L | FA Cup |
19 Mar 1932 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
07 Nov 1931 | Newcastle United | 3-2 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
25 Apr 1931 | Newcastle United | 1-3 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
20 Dec 1930 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
05 Apr 1930 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
30 Nov 1929 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
02 Apr 1929 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
20 Oct 1928 | Newcastle United | 0-3 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
21 Apr 1928 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
10 Dec 1927 | Arsenal | 4-1 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
06 Apr 1927 | Newcastle United | 6-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
02 Oct 1926 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
13 Feb 1926 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
03 Oct 1925 | Newcastle United | 7-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
17 Jan 1925 | Arsenal | 0-2 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
13 Sep 1924 | Newcastle United | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
01 Sep 1923 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
25 Aug 1923 | Arsenal | 1-4 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
28 Oct 1922 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
21 Oct 1922 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
11 Feb 1922 | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
04 Feb 1922 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
30 Apr 1921 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
23 Apr 1921 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
06 Sep 1919 | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
30 Aug 1919 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
25 Jan 1913 | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | First Division |
28 Sep 1912 | Woolwich Arsenal | 1-1 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
20 Jan 1912 | Newcastle United | 1-2 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | First Division |
16 Sep 1911 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
01 Apr 1911 | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | First Division |
26 Nov 1910 | Woolwich Arsenal | 1-2 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
25 Mar 1910 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | D | First Division |
25 Dec 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0-3 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
09 Jan 1909 | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | First Division |
12 Sep 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal | 1-2 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
17 Apr 1908 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | First Division |
25 Dec 1907 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2-2 | Newcastle United | D | First Division |
26 Jan 1907 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | First Division |
22 Sep 1906 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2-0 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
16 Apr 1906 | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | D | First Division |
31 Mar 1906 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | FA Cup |
25 Dec 1905 | Woolwich Arsenal | 4-3 | Newcastle United | W | First Division |
31 Dec 1904 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0-2 | Newcastle United | L | First Division |
03 Sep 1904 | Newcastle United | 3-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | First Division |
25 Jan 1902 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0-2 | Newcastle United | L | FA Cup |
16 Oct 1897 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0-0 | Newcastle United | D | Second Division |
04 Sep 1897 | Newcastle United | 4-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | Second Division |
16 Apr 1897 | Woolwich Arsenal | 5-1 | Newcastle United | W | Second Division |
23 Jan 1897 | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | Second Division |
06 Apr 1896 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2-1 | Newcastle United | W | Second Division |
18 Jan 1896 | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | Second Division |
12 Jan 1895 | Woolwich Arsenal | 3-2 | Newcastle United | W | Second Division |
24 Nov 1894 | Newcastle United | 2-4 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | Second Division |
30 Sep 1893 | Newcastle United | 6-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | L | Second Division |
02 Sep 1893 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2-2 | Newcastle United | D | Second Division |