Arsenal quietly set a gigantic English record before Man United clash

Arsenal returns to the Premier League, which seems like business as usual at this point. While clubs like Arsenal might take being in the English top flight for granted, those in worse positions will be looking at the Gunners and saying "yeah, count your lucky stars."

See, Arsenal has never been relegated from the Premier League. They are one of only six teams (Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Man United and Tottenham) to never be relegated from the Premier League since its inception in 1992.

Those six clubs are considered the original 'big six.' With no disrespect to Man City, those six clubs built the foundations of the Premier League and the top flight before the inception of big financial takeovers (look away, Chelsea).

Arsenal enters its 100th consecutive top-flight season

Going back even further in history, no English club has played more top-flight games than Arsenal. In the 2025/26 season, Arsenal is playing its 100th season in the English domestic top flight.

Arsenal has played in the English top flight since 1920, and this is now their 100th consecutive season in the top flight. No English club has played more consecutive top-flight seasons than the Gunners, with the next best being Everton, with 72 seasons in a row, then Liverpool with 64.

Now, it might look like the math doesn't add up. Heading into 2026, how has Arsenal only managed 100 consecutive seasons if they've been in it since 1920? Well, some seasons were omitted or didn't count, due to World Wars and other factors.

Look, this is hardly a surprise. Arsenal is a huge club, and it was built on great foundations. The club has gone through different periods, but one thing has always remained the same: the players, no matter which time period they played in, were standing on the shoulders of giants.

This campaign, Arsenal will be playing their 100th consecutive English top-flight season. And it kicks off against their biggest rival throughout that time, Man United. In many ways, there couldn't be a better fixture for Arsenal to play in their first season back.

And, even in their 100th consecutive season, Arsenal will be looking to start as they always mean to go on: winning ways.

The last few seasons have been horrid for Arsenal. Not because they've underperformed, but because they've come painstakingly close to lifting the Premier League trophy by the end of it.

There is a feeling that now, Arsenal has never been more prepared to get their mitts on the iconic trophy for the first time since the Invincibles. They've finally signed that striker they've been crying out for, and the manager has a winning mentality.

For the 100th time, the Arsenal is back.

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