The first day of the league season is one that gets every Gooner’s blood pumping, as the anticipation and excitement ahead of a new campaign build to a crescendo, ending on the sounds of the referee’s whistle to get the opening game, and the 2024/25 season underway.
But how have we traditionally fared in our first fixture? We’ve leafed through the record books to uncover some facts and stats:
- This will be our 121st league season, and in the previous 120 opening games, we have a record of 56 wins, 23 draws and 41 losses.