# 1915–16 Arsenal F.C. season

In the 1915–16 season, the Arsenal F.C. played 22 games, of which it won 10, drew 5 and lost 7. The team finished 3rd in the league. This was their first season in the First Division since they were relegated at the end of the 1912-13 season.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |

### London Combination Primary Competition

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 4 September 1915 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | |
| 11 September 1915 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–3 | |
| 18 September 1915 | Queen's Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | |
| 25 September 1915 | Fulham | A | 3–4 | |
| 2 October 1915 | Clapton Orient | H | 2–0 | |
| 9 October 1915 | Watford | A | 0–1 | |
| 16 October 1915 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | |
| 23 October 1915 | Croydon Common | A | 4–1 | |
| 30 October 1915 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 | |
| 6 November 1915 | Brentford | H | 3–1 | |
| 13 November 1915 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–3 | |
| 20 November 1915 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–2 | ? |
| 27 November 1915 | Queen's Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | |
| 4 December 1915 | Fulham | H | 2–1 | |
| 11 December 1915 | Clapton Orient | A | 2–0 | |
| 18 December 1915 | Watford | H | 3–1 | |
| 25 December 1915 | West Ham United | A | 2–8 | |
| 27 December 1915 | West Ham United | H | 3–2 | |
| 1 January 1916 | Millwall | A | 0–3 | |
| 8 January 1916 | Croydon Common | H | 4–2 | |
| 15 January 1916 | Chelsea | H | 0–6 | |
| 22 January 1916 | Brentford | A | 2–2 | |
| 29 January 1916 | Fulham | H | 2–0 | |

#### Primary Competition Final League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 18 | 3.944 | 37 |
| 2 | Millwall | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 1.917 | 30 |
| 3 | The Arsenal | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 46 | 0.935 | 25 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 35 | 1.343 | 24 |
| 5 | Fulham | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 1.216 | 24 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 1.086 | 24 |
| 7 | Brentford | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 0.900 | 20 |
| 8 | Queen's Park Rangers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 0.659 | 19 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 55 | 0.636 | 19 |
| 10 | Watford | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 46 | 0.804 | 17 |
| 11 | Clapton Orient | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 0.500 | 14 |
| 12 | Croydon Common | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 0.480 | 11 |

### London Combination Supplementary Competition

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 5 February 1916 | Watford | H | 1–1 |
| 12 February 1916 | Brentford | A | 1–2 |
| 19 February 1916 | Reading | H | 4–1 |
| 26 February 1916 | Clapton Orient | A | 1–1 |
| 4 March 1916 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–3 |
| 11 March 1916 | Millwall | A | 0–2 |
| 18 March 1916 | Brentford | H | 5–2 |
| 25 March 1916 | Reading | A | 1–1 |
| 1 April 1916 | Clapton Orient | H | 2–1 |
| 8 April 1916 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–3 |
| 15 April 1916 | Millwall | H | 0–0 |
| 21 April 1916 | Chelsea | A | 0–9 |
| 24 April 1916 | Chelsea | H | 1–3 |
| 29 April 1916 | Watford | A | 1–2 |

#### Supplementary Competition Final League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 15 | 3.333 | 21 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 2.000 | 20 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 1.455 | 19 |
| 4 | Fulham | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 2.000 | 18 |
| 5 | Millwall | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 1.364 | 18 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 1.414 | 18 |
| 7 | Watford | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 1.100 | 13 |
| 8 | Brentford | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 0.879 | 12 |
| 9 | Croydon Common | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1.037 | 11 |
| 10 | Clapton Orient | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 0.630 | 10 |
| 11 | The Arsenal | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 0.613 | 10 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 0.705 | 9 |
| 13 | Queen's Park Rangers | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 0.378 | 9 |
| 14 | Reading | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 0.359 | 8 |