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Ranking the 5 best Arsenal strikers of all-time

By Adam Schultz

LONDON - DECEMBER 10: Thierry Henry of Arsenal celebrates with Dennis Bergkamp and Fredrik Ljungberg after Fredrik Ljungberg scored the second goal for Arsenal during the UEFA Champions League Group B match between Arsenal and Lokomotiv Moscow at Highbury on December 10, 2003 in London. (Photo by Ben Radford/Getty Images)
LONDON - DECEMBER 10: Thierry Henry of Arsenal celebrates with Dennis Bergkamp and Fredrik Ljungberg after Fredrik Ljungberg scored the second goal for Arsenal during the UEFA Champions League Group B match between Arsenal and Lokomotiv Moscow at Highbury on December 10, 2003 in London. (Photo by Ben Radford/Getty Images) /
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13 Dec 1997: Ian Wright of Arsenal challenges Tim Flowers of Blackburn Rovers during the FA Carling Premiership match at Highbury in London. Blackburn won 3-1. \ Mandatory Credit: Shaun Botterill /Allsport
13 Dec 1997: Ian Wright of Arsenal challenges Tim Flowers of Blackburn Rovers during the FA Carling Premiership match at Highbury in London. Blackburn won 3-1. \ Mandatory Credit: Shaun Botterill /Allsport /

3. Ian Wright

If you wanted a player who had natural flair and coupled that with incredible finishing ability, Ian Wright was your man. In contrast, he was not noticed until he was 22 years of age. Wright signed for Arsenal in 1991 by George Graham when at the time, the Gunners already had Paul Merson and Kevin Campbell, who were quickly moving up the ranks.

However, it did not take Wright long to move past both. He scored on his debut against Leicester City in the League Cup, but he really announced himself on his league debut.

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A paltry three goals, if you don’t mind, signaled his incredible talent, and that season he took home the division’s Golden Boot as he scored 24 goals in 30 games. Wright would go on to notch goal tallies of 15, 23, 18, 15, and 23 for the next six league seasons – leading the Gunners scoring charts in each.

Such was his talent that Wright broke a record that stood for more than half a decade as he surpassed Cliff Bastin’s all-time scoring record before ending his career at Highbury with 185 goals from 279 matches.

He finished with a league title, two FA Cups, and a League Cup in his cabinet. If there was a half-chance or even a quarter chance, odds were that Wright, someway, somehow, would find the back of the net.

He is a true legend of the game, and we can never forget the infectious personality and smile that continued to manifest after he hung up his boots.

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