# 1943–44 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1943–44 season was Arsenal Football Club's fifth season playing wartime football during World War II. They finished fourth the Football League South. Arsenal failed to progress to the finals in the Football League South Cup.

## Background

Arsenal played their home games at White Hart Lane, as Highbury had been transformed to support Air Raid Precautions.
Arsenal found little success in 1943-44. The team finished fourth in the Football League South. Rivals Tottenham Hotspur won the league.
Arsenal had a poor showing in the 1943-44 Football League South Cup. The defending champions finished last in the group stage and failed to progress in the cup.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League South

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 28 August 1943 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 |
| 4 September 1943 | Southampton | H | 4–1 |
| 11 September 1943 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 |
| 18 September 1943 | Portsmouth | H | 1–2 |
| 25 September 1943 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 |
| 2 October 1943 | Fulham | A | 4–3 |
| 9 October 1943 | Clapton Orient | A | 1–1 |
| 16 October 1943 | Brentford | H | 3–3 |
| 23 October 1943 | Watford | H | 4–2 |
| 30 October 1943 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 |
| 6 November 1943 | Chelsea | H | 6–0 |
| 13 November 1943 | Queen's Park Rangers | H | 5–0 |
| 27 November 1943 | Charlton Athletic | H | 6–2 |
| 4 December 1943 | Southampton | A | 2–1 |
| 11 December 1943 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 |
| 18 December 1943 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 |
| 25 December 1943 | Millwall | A | 5–1 |
| 26 December 1943 | Millwall | H | 1–1 |
| 1 January 1944 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 |
| 8 January 1944 | Chelsea | A | 0–2 |
| 22 January 1944 | Fulham | H | 1–1 |
| 29 January 1944 | Clapton Orient | H | 1–0 |
| 5 February 1944 | Brentford | A | 4–1 |
| 12 February 1944 | Watford | A | 2–0 |
| 1 April 1944 | Aldershot | A | 3–0 |
| 8 April 1944 | Crystal Palace | H | 5–2 |
| 10 April 1944 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–1 |
| 22 April 1944 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–3 |
| 29 April 1944 | Queen's Park Rangers | A | 1–1 |
| 6 May 1944 | Aldershot | H | 3–1 |

#### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur (C) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 71 | 36 | 1.972 | 46 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 39 | 1.897 | 41 |
| 3 | Queen's Park Rangers | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 69 | 54 | 1.278 | 40 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 72 | 42 | 1.714 | 38 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 75 | 53 | 1.415 | 37 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 59 | 1.153 | 37 |
| 7 | Brentford | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 51 | 1.392 | 35 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 79 | 55 | 1.436 | 34 |
| 9 | Fulham | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 73 | 1.096 | 31 |
| 10 | Millwall | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 70 | 66 | 1.061 | 30 |
| 11 | Aldershot | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 30 |
| 12 | Reading | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 27 |
| 13 | Southampton | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 27 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 73 | 0.781 | 25 |
| 15 | Watford | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 80 | 0.725 | 20 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 55 | 82 | 0.671 | 20 |
| 17 | Clapton Orient | 39 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 87 | 0.368 | 11 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 104 | 0.404 | 11 |

### Football League South Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| GS | 4 March 1944 | Reading | H | ?–? | | |
| GS | 18 March 1944 | Queen's Park Rangers | H | ?–? | | |