Arsenal One Win Away From Becoming Second Team In History To Win 2000 Matches In England’s Top Division

Arsenal can become the second team in history to win 2000 matches in England’s top division as the Gunners face Bournemouth on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta’s side have made a superb start to the 2024/25 Premier League campaign, picking up 17 points from the opening seven matches (5W & 2D).

This has extended their record to 1999 wins in England’s top flight, including wins before the Premier League began in 1992.

Beating Bournemouth on Saturday evening would not only move them to first in the table, but also seal their 2000th win – a record that is only bettered by Liverpool.

Arteta has contributed with 108 of these victories since taking the job as Arsenal manager and interestingly, the Spaniard’s first game in charge was an away trip to Bournemouth in December 2019.

Meaning the 42-year-old can secure the 2000th win for Arsenal in the same fixture that he began his career as a professional manager.

One of the biggest contributors to these wins for Arsenal was Arsene Wenger as the Frenchman won 476 wins in 828 Premier League matches – winning three league titles in the process.

As previously mentioned, Liverpool are the only side to pick up 2000+ wins in England’s elite league as the Reds have won 2065 games in 4331 matches.

Additionally, only two other teams (alongside Arsenal) have won 1900+ matches in England’s top division, with Manchester United picking up 1908 and Everton sitting on 1900.

Most Wins In England’s Top Division

1. Liverpool – 4331 games, 2065 wins
2. Arsenal – 4331 games, 1999 wins
3. Manchester United – 3975 games, 1908 wins
4. Everton – 4715 games, 1900 wins
5. Aston Villa – 4267 games, 1723 wins
6. Manchester City – 3817 games, 1595 wins
7. Tottenham Hotspur – 3591 games, 1507 wins
8. Chelsea – 3595 games, 1479 wins
9. Newcastle United – 3661 games, 1413 wins
10. Sunderland – 3340 games, 1260 wins
11. West Bromwich Albion – 3146 games, 1105 wins
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2657 games, 1025 wins
13. Bolton Wanderers – 2802 games, 1017 wins
14. Blackburn Rovers – 2720 games, 1017 wins
15. Sheffield Wednesday – 2582 games, 980 wins
16. West Ham United – 2669 games, 911 wins
17. Sheffield United – 2470 games, 895 wins
18. Derby County – 2468 games, 906 wins
19. Leeds United – 2174 games, 880 wins
20. Nottingham Forest – 2261 games, 820 wins
21. Middlesbrough – 2438 games, 818 wins
22. Burnley – 2324 games, 872 wins
23. Leicester City – 2249 games, 738 wins
24. Stoke City – 2372 games, 778 wins
25. Birmingham City – 2306 games, 724 wins
26. Southampton – 1841 games, 594 wins
27. Preston North End – 1720 games, 671 wins
28. Coventry City – 1390 games, 430 wins
29. Portsmouth – 1356 games, 484 wins
30. Huddersfield Town – 1336 games, 492 wins
31. Ipswich Town – 1091 games, 402 wins
32. Fulham – 1157 games, 341 wins
33. Norwich City – 1092 games, 313 wins
34. Blackpool – 1172 games, 415 wins
35. Charlton Athletic – 1050 games, 355 wins
36. Queens Park Rangers – 936 games, 299 wins
37. Crystal Palace – 955 games, 269 wins
38. Notts County – 1068 games, 341 wins
39. Luton Town – 696 games, 219 wins
40. Bury – 804 games, 279 wins
41. Wimbledon – 554 games, 186 wins
42. Cardiff City – 706 games, 241 wins
43. Watford – 554 games, 166 wins
44. Brighton and Hove Albion – 441 games, 128 wins
45. Oldham Athletic – 484 games, 159 wins
46. Bradford City – 468 games, 152 wins
47. Grimsby Town – 488 games, 167 wins
48. Swansea City – 350 games, 113 wins
49. Brentford – 331 games, 117 wins
50. Wigan Athletic – 304 games, 85 wins
51. Bristol City – 358 games, 114 wins
52. Bournemouth – 273 games, 82 wins
53. Hull City – 190 games, 41 wins
54. Reading – 114 games, 32 wins
55. Oxford United – 124 games, 27 wins
56. Bradford Park Avenue – 122 games, 40 wins
57. Accrington – 122 games, 35 wins
58. Millwall – 76 games, 19 wins
59. Barnsley – 38 games, 10 wins
60. Northampton Town – 42 games, 10 wins
61. Swindon Town – 42 games, 5 wins
62. Darwen – 56 games, 11 wins
63. Carlisle United – 42 games, 12 wins
64. Leyton Orient – 42 games, 6 wins
65. Glossop North End – 34 games, 4 wins