# 1914–15 Arsenal F.C. season

In the 1914–15 season, the Arsenal F.C. played 38 games, of which it won 19, drew 5 and lost 14. The team finished 5th, but was promoted to the First Division due to the League's expansion to 22 teams. It was the first season since 1893 that the team dropped "Woolwich" from their name, rebranding as Arsenal F.C. They continue to play under this name today.

## Results

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

### Football League Second Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 1 September 1914 | Glossop | H | 3–0 |
| 5 September 1914 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–0 |
| 8 September 1914 | Glossop | A | 4–0 |
| 12 September 1914 | Fulham | H | 3–0 |
| 19 September 1914 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 |
| 26 September 1914 | Hull City | H | 0–1 |
| 3 October 1914 | Leeds City | A | 2–2 |
| 10 October 1914 | Clapton Orient | H | 2–1 |
| 17 October 1914 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 |
| 24 October 1914 | Derby County | A | 0–4 |
| 31 October 1914 | Lincoln City | H | 1–1 |
| 7 November 1914 | Birmingham | A | 0–3 |
| 14 November 1914 | Grimsby Town | H | 6–0 |
| 18 November 1914 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 |
| 21 November 1914 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–3 |
| 28 November 1914 | Bristol City | H | 3–0 |
| 5 December 1914 | Bury | A | 1–3 |
| 12 December 1914 | Preston North End | H | 1–2 |
| 25 December 1914 | Leicester Fosse | A | 4–1 |
| 26 December 1914 | Leicester Fosse | H | 4–2 |
| 1 January 1915 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 |
| 2 January 1915 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 5–1 |
| 16 January 1915 | Fulham | A | 1–0 |
| 23 January 1915 | Stockport County | H | 3–1 |
| 6 February 1915 | Leeds City | H | 2–0 |
| 13 February 1915 | Clapton Orient | A | 0–1 |
| 20 February 1915 | Blackpool | A | 4–1 |
| 27 February 1915 | Derby County | H | 1–2 |
| 6 March 1915 | Lincoln City | A | 0–1 |
| 13 March 1915 | Birmingham | H | 1–0 |
| 20 March 1915 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 |
| 27 March 1915 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–3 |
| 2 April 1915 | Hull City | A | 0–1 |
| 3 April 1915 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 |
| 5 April 1915 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 |
| 10 April 1915 | Bury | H | 3–1 |
| 17 April 1915 | Preston North End | A | 0–3 |
| 24 April 1915 | Nottingham Forest | H | 7–0 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 3 | Barnsley | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 1.000 | 47 | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 52 | 1.481 | 45 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 41 | 1.683 | 43 | Promoted |
| 6 | Birmingham | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 39 | 1.590 | 43 | |
| 7 | Hull City | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 54 | 1.204 | 43 | |
* 1 2 The official Football League records originally showed Birmingham in 5th place and Arsenal in 6th place. In 1975 it was discovered that an error in the calculation of Goal Average had been made and the table was corrected.
* ↑ Derby County, Preston North End and Arsenal were promoted to First Division after WW I, as the number of teams in both divisions was expanded to 22.

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 9 January 1915 | Merthyr Town | H | 3–0 | | |
| R2 | 30 January 1915 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | | |