The 100 Club aims to formally recognise some of the Club's greatest former players.

An official launch event was held in November 2013 with a host of former Arsenal legends in attendance including two goalkeepers - Jimmy Rimmer and John Lukic - defenders Billy McCullough, Lauren and club appearance record holder David O’Leary.

Former midfielders included Michael Thomas, whose goal sealed the 1989 league triumph at Liverpool, Invincibles star Robert Pires and Alan Skirton. Also enjoying the celebrations were forwards Tony Woodcock, John Radford and Alan Smith.

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At 78, Billy ‘Flint’ McCullough was the oldest player in attendance. George Eastham, 80, who amassed 207 league appearances for Arsenal between 1960-1966, is the oldest member of The 100 Club.

Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick said: “It is a pleasure to welcome such an esteemed group of former players to The 100 Club. The faces in attendance bring back so many happy memories for everyone connected with Arsenal Football Club.

“It is only right that as we continue to evolve and aim for new honours and success, we remember those former players that helped make Arsenal what it is today. I look forward to seeing members of The 100 Club at future matches.”

Led by a committee of Bob Wilson, Pat Rice and Frank McLintock, The 100 Club will provide its members with an ongoing official forum to engage with Arsenal, and regular opportunities to attend matches at Emirates Stadium and official Club events.

In addition, an executive box is being made available to The 100 Club for regular use by members.

Bob Wilson, former Arsenal goalkeeper and The 100 Club committee member said: “The club was very receptive when Pat Rice, Frank McLintock and I started to talk through how such a large group of ex-players could still feel engaged and part of The Arsenal in its present day existence, and we are beyond delighted to be here today at the launch of this very special club.

“Arsenal is a club steeped in history, tradition and class, and I know that every member of The 100 Club is delighted to have a continued official connection. We’re one big family and are very much looking forward to seeing the familiar faces at Emirates Stadium on a matchday and at future events.”

All members of The 100 Club have received specially-designed red and white ties. In the future all players with 100 Arsenal league appearances to their names will automatically be enrolled in to The 100 Club when they finish their playing careers, and will be presented with the official tie.

Current members of The 100 Club are as follows:

Men

Player Career Arsenal League Apps John Barnwell 1957-1964 138 Billy McCullough 1958-1966 253 Jimmy Magill 1959-1965 116 Alan Skirton 1960-1966 145 George Eastham 1960-1966 207 Terry Neill 1960-1970 241 Jonny MacLeod 1961-1964 101 David Court 1962-1970 175 Jim Furnell 1963-1968 141 Ian Ure 1963-1969 168 Bob Wilson 1963-1974 234 Jon Sammels 1963-1971 215 Frank McLintock 1964-1973 314 John Radford 1964-1976 379 Peter Simpson 1964-1978 370 Peter Storey 1965-1977 391 George Graham 1966-1972 227 Bob McNab 1966-1975 278 Pat Rice 1967-1980 397 Ray Kennedy 1969-1974 158 Charlie George 1969-1975 133 Eddie Kelly 1969-1975 175 Sammy Nelson 1969-1981 255 David Price 1973-1981 126 Liam Brady 1973-1980 235 Jimmy Rimmer 1974-1977 124 Frank Stapleton 1975-1981 225 David O'Leary 1975-1993 558 Pat Jennings 1977-1984 237 Willie Young 1977-1981 170 Graham Rix 1977-1988 351 Alan Sunderland 1977-1983 206 John Hollins 1979-1983 127 Brian Talbot 1979-1985 254 Paul Davis 1980-1994 351 Kenny Sansom 1980-1988 314 Stewart Robson 1981-1986 151 Tony Woodcock 1982-1986 131 Charlie Nicholas 1983-1987 151 Tony Adams 1983-2002 504 Viv Anderson 1984-1987 120 John Lukic 1984-1990 241 Martin Hayes 1985-1990 102 Paul Merson 1986-1997 327 Perry Groves 1986-1992 156 Michael Thomas 1987-1991 163 Nigel Winterburn 1987-2000 440 Alan Smith 1987-1995 264 Steve Bould 1988-1999 287 Lee Dixon 1988-2002 458 Kevin Campbell 1988-1995 166 Andy Linighan 1990-1996 118 David Hillier 1990-1996 104 David Seaman 1990-2003 405 Ian Wright 1991-1998 221 Ray Parlour 1992-2004 333 Martin Keown 1993-2004 332 Dennis Bergkamp 1995-2006 315 Patrick Vieira 1996-2005 279 Marc Overmars 1997-2000 100 Gilles Grimandi 1997-2002 114 Freddie Ljungberg 1998-2007 216 Nwankwo Kanu 1999-2004 119 Thierry Henry 1999-2012 258 Ashley Cole 1999-2006 156 Sylvain Wiltord 2000-2004 106 Robert Pires 2000-2006 189 Lauren 2000-2006 159 Sol Campbell 2001-2006 146 Gilberto 2002-2008 170 Kolo Toure 2002-2009 225 Jens Lehmann 2003-2011 148 Cesc Fabregas 2003-2011 212 Gael Clichy 2003-2011 187 Manuel Almunia 2004-2012 109 Robin van Persie 2004-2012 194 Mathieu Flamini 2004-2016 168 Emmanuel Eboue 2005-2011 132 Alex Song 2005-2012 143 Nicklas Bendtner 2005-2013 108 William Gallas 2006-2010 101 Emmanuel Adebayor 2006-2009 104 Abou Diaby 2006-2015 124 Tomas Rosicky 2006-2016 170 Theo Walcott 2006-2018 270 Kieran Gibbs 2007-2017 137 Bacary Sagna 2007-2014 213 Aaron Ramsey 2008-2019 262 Jack Wilshere 2008-2018 125 Francis Coquelin 2008-2018 105 Thomas Vermaelen 2009-2014 110 Wojciech Szczesny 2009-2017 132 Andrey Arshavin 2009-2013 105 Laurent Koscielny 2010-2019 255 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 2011-2017 132 Per Mertesacker 2011-2018 156 Mikel Arteta 2011-2016 110 Olivier Giroud 2012-2018 180 Santi Cazorla 2012-2018 129 Nacho Monreal 2012-2019 187 Mesut Ozil 2013- 177 Alexis Sanchez 2014-2018 122 Hector Bellerin 2014- 147 Alex Iwobi 2015-2019 100 Petr Cech 2015-2019 110 Granit Xhaka 2016- 115

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