# 1921–22 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1921–22 season was Arsenal's 3rd consecutive season in the top division of English football.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 27 August 1921 | Sheffield United | H | 1–2 |
| 29 August 1921 | Preston North End | A | 2–3 |
| 3 September 1921 | Sheffield United | A | 1–4 |
| 5 September 1921 | Preston North End | H | 1–0 |
| 10 September 1921 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 |
| 17 September 1921 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 |
| 24 September 1921 | Everton | A | 1–1 |
| 1 October 1921 | Everton | H | 1–0 |
| 8 October 1921 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 |
| 15 October 1921 | Sunderland | H | 1–2 |
| 22 October 1921 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–2 |
| 29 October 1921 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–3 |
| 5 November 1921 | Birmingham | A | 1–0 |
| 12 November 1921 | Birmingham | H | 5–2 |
| 19 November 1921 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 |
| 3 December 1921 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 |
| 10 December 1921 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 |
| 12 December 1921 | Bolton Wanderer | H | 1–1 |
| 17 December 1921 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–2 |
| 24 December 1921 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–1 |
| 26 December 1921 | Cardiff City | H | 0–0 |
| 27 December 1921 | Cardiff City | A | 3–4 |
| 31 December 1921 | Chelsea | A | 2–0 |
| 14 January 1922 | Chelsea | H | 1–0 |
| 21 January 1922 | Burnley | H | 0–0 |
| 4 February 1922 | Newcastle United | H | 2–1 |
| 11 February 1922 | Newcastle United | A | 1–3 |
| 20 February 1922 | Burnley | A | 0–1 |
| 25 February 1922 | Liverpool | A | 0–4 |
| 11 March 1922 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 |
| 18 March 1922 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 |
| 22 March 1922 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 |
| 25 March 1922 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 |
| 1 March 1922 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–2 |
| 5 April 1922 | Manchester United | H | 3–1 |
| 8 April 1922 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–4 |
| 15 April 1922 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 |
| 17 April 1922 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3–0 |
| 18 April 1922 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–2 |
| 22 April 1922 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 |
| 29 April 1922 | Bradford City | A | 2–0 |
| 6 May 1922 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 57 | 0.947 | 38 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 65 | 0.646 | 38 |
| 17 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 56 | 0.839 | 37 |
| 18 | Birmingham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 60 | 0.800 | 37 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 50 | 0.760 | 37 |

### FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the first round proper, in which they were drawn to face Liverpool.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 7 January 1922 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | 31,000 | |
| R1:R | 11 January 1922 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–1 | 21,411 | Milne, Graham (pen.) |
| R2 | 28 January 1922 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 3–2 | 10,400 | Blyth, White (2) |
| R3 | 18 February 1922 | Leicester City | H | 3–0 | 39,421 | Rutherford, White (2) |
| R4 | 4 March 1922 | Preston North End | H | 1–1 | 37,517 | White |
| R4:R | 8 March 1922 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 (aet) | 30,000 | Blyth |

### London FA Challenge Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 17 October 1921 | Barking | H | 5–2 | 4,500 | White (2), Baker (2), Butler |
| R2 | 31 October 1921 | Queen's Park Rangers | A | 2–0 | 5,000 | Blyth, White |
| SF | 14 November 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | N | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| SF R | 21 November 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | N | 2–1 | 9,029 | Henderson, Butler |
| Final | 8 May 1922 | Crystal Palace | N | 1–0 | 12,000 | Hutchins (pen.) |
* $^1$ Match was abandoned 5 minutes after extra time.