The North London derby has come to be recognised as one of the fiercest and most entertaining fixtures in the English football calendar.
While Tottenham Hotspur are rarely vying for the most lucrative honours with their bitter rivals, the two teams almost always combine to majestic effect on derby day. They’ve been going at it since 1887, although it was Arsenal’s move to Woolwich in 1913 which sparked the perpetual resentment from N17.
The Gunners have been the more successful of the two teams since their move north, but Tottenham were the most recent claimers of silverware, ending their 17-year wait for a trophy in May 2025. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are trending towards major honours, and they’ve dominated the recent tussle for north London supremacy, but the Gunners will continue to be known as the Premier League’s bridesmaids until they make the final leap.
Here’s how the previous ten north London derbies have played out.
