Captains who never left and teenagers only getting started share one list here. Every choice weighs a trophy-laden career against a breakthrough that is still unfolding.
1Tony AdamsHale End product who captained Arsenal for 14 years and lifted four league titles across three decades.1000pts
2Bukayo SakaHale End winger who became Arsenal's talisman and an England regular before turning 21.914pts
3Pat RiceYouth-team right-back who captained the 1979 FA Cup winners and played in the 1971 Double side.768pts
4Ray ParlourAcademy midfielder nicknamed the Romford Pelé who won three league titles and scored in the 2002 FA Cup final.621pts
5Kieran GibbsHale End left-back who made over 200 appearances and won three FA Cups.621pts
6Jack WilshereHale End midfielder who broke into the first team at 16 and won two FA Cups.548pts
7Emile Smith RoweHale End playmaker who wore the number 10 and scored ten league goals in 2021-22.464pts
8Ethan NwaneriHale End forward who became the Premier League's youngest ever player at 15 and scored freely as a teenager.464pts
9Liam BradyIrish playmaker raised in Arsenal's youth ranks whose left foot drove the 1979 FA Cup win.464pts
10Ashley ColeAcademy left-back who won two league titles at Arsenal, including the unbeaten 2003-04 season.464pts
11Michael ThomasAcademy midfielder who scored the last-minute title winner at Anfield in 1989.365pts
12Frank StapletonAcademy striker who scored over 100 goals for Arsenal and netted in the 1979 FA Cup final.365pts
13Martin KeownYouth-team defender who returned to win three league titles, including the unbeaten season.365pts
14Myles Lewis-SkellyHale End full-back who broke into the first team and the England side as a teenager in 2025.365pts
15David O'LearyYouth-team centre-back who holds Arsenal's all-time appearance record with 722 games.249pts
16Paul MersonYouth-team forward who won two league titles with Arsenal in 1989 and 1991.249pts
Photo credits
- Jack Wilshere — --Steindy (talk) 16:09, 29 August 2019 (UTC), CC BY-SA 4.0
