Saturday’s win against West Ham United was a special occasion for Mikel Arteta, as he oversaw his 300th match as our manager – something only six others in history have done.

It’s been nearly six years since the Spaniard first sat in our dugout as our boss, and the stats show that it’s been a hugely successful tenure so far.

That’s because no Arsenal manager has picked up more wins in their first 300 matches in all competitions than Mikel, who has 177 so far to his name: 

Arteta’s first 300 matches

Competition 
P
W
D
L
F
A
W%

Premier League
217
128
42
47
408
217
58.8%

Champions League
26
16
4
6
54
18
61.5%

Europa League
24
15
5
4
46
21
62.5%

League Cup
18
10
2
6
35
20
55.6%

FA Cup
13
8
1
4
17
9
61.5%

Community Shield
2
0
2
0
2
2
0.00%

TOTAL
300
177
56
67
562
287
58.9%

 

That’s 13 more than Arsene Wenger achieved at the start of his tenure, and 20* more than George Graham managed:

Our managers’ first 300 games

300th game
Manager
P
W
D
L

Oct 2025
Mikel Arteta
300
177
56
67

Feb 2002
Arsene Wenger
300
164
77
59

Aug 1992
George Graham
300
156
79
65

Nov 1953
Tom Whittaker
300
149
76
75

Oct 1971
Bertie Mee
300
147
81
72

Oct 1931
Herbert Chapman
300
140
77
83

Oct 1981
Terry Neill
300
135
93
72

Mikel also stands shoulder to shoulder with the most illustrious names in English football history. Only three managers have ever won more than 177 times in their first 300 in charge of a top-flight English club – Pep Guardiola with Manchester City (219), Jose Mourinho with Chelsea (196 across two spells) and Kenny Dalglish with Liverpool (185).

Taking only into account bosses who have been in charge of 50 Gunners games, Mikel’s current total of 58.9% sees him just ahead of the previous two incumbents of the role, Wenger and his fellow countryman Unai Emery:

Managers with best win % (min 50 games)

Manager
Played
W
D
L
W%

Mikel Arteta
300
177
56
67
58.9%

Arsene Wenger
1,235
707
280
248
57.2%

Unai Emery
78
43
16
19
55.1%

Harry Bradshaw
184
96
35
53
52.2%

Herbert Chapman
403
201
97
105
49.9%

George Graham
460
225
133
102
48.9%

Tom Whittaker
429
202
106
121
47.1%

George Allison
279
129
74
76
46.2%

Don Howe
117
54
32
31
46.2%

Terry Neill
416
187
117
112
45.0%

The 44-year-old is the seventh Arsenal manager to oversee 300 matches, and is the second youngest to do so behind Terry Neill, who was just 39 years and 176 days old on the occasion of his 300th match.

When it comes to players selected in that time, Mikel has picked 80 different Gunners since he first scribbled on a teamsheet at Bournemouth in December 2019. 15 players have been selected over 100 times, while 13 have been picked just once. 

One player has remained with the club since that day, so it’s unsurprising to see Bukayo Saka way out in front in terms of games played and goals scored during Mikel’s stint in charge:

Player 
Games
 
Player
Goals

Bukayo Saka
251
 
Bukayo Saka
71

Gabriel
220
 
Gabriel Martinelli
46

Gabriel Martinelli
217
 
Martin Odegaard
41

Martin Odegaard
205
 
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
38

Thomas Partey
167
 
Eddie Nketiah
35

Ben White
163
 
Leandro Trossard
30

Eddie Nketiah
149
 
Alexandre Lacazette
29

Granit Xhaka
148
 
Kai Havertz
29

William Saliba
142
 
Gabriel Jesus
26

Kieran Tierney
133
 
Nicolas Pepe
23

All stats courtesy of Opta

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