Arsenal No. 10 Shirt History: Complete Lineage Including Eberechi Eze

Dennis Bergkamp iconified the Arsenal shirt number during glory days under Arsène Wenger.

Three of Arsenal’s biggest names wore the No. 10 shirt during their time at the club. / Mike Hewitt/Allsport (Campbell), Paul Mcfegan/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images (Bergkamp), Alex Morton/Getty Images (Ozil)

Arsenal, like many football clubs, have iconic shirt numbers usually reserved for big signings and homegrown talent given the weight left by legends of the past.

For the Gunners, No. 14 stands tall given the ties to their greatest-ever player: Thierry Henry. Other shirt numbers, like 10, might not have the same heaviness to them but still have significant importance given how numbers tie into the sport overall. With the 10, the player most recognised is Henry’s duo up top: Dennis Bergkamp. Though, there is also the likes of the late Kevin Campbell, Paul Merson and many others to wear it before him.

Bergkamp dazzled at Highbury wearing the shirt number. He scored one of the greatest Premier League goals of all time with the number emblazoned on his back against Newcastle United. After Bergkamp, the number was worn by five different players when the Gunners moved to Emirates Stadium. And, no one really lived up to the glory left behind by the Dutchman.

William Gallas, Robin van Persie, Jack Wilshire, Mesut Özil and Emile Smith Rowe are the five names to wear the shirt at the Emirates, though the number is currently vacant after Smith Rowe’s 2024 move to Fulham.

With Eberechi Eze donning the shirt number in his return to the club, he takes on the pressure of the shirt looking to help Arsenal to a major honour. In a transfer that complements other major signings with Viktor Gyökeres taking the 14? Given he wore it with Crystal Palace, it always seemed likely the England midfielder would take the shirt number.

Here’s the full history of the Arsenal No. 10 shirt below including every player to wear it for the Gunners.

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Arsenal No. 10 Shirt History

Emirates Stadium Era

Player	Years
Eberechi Eze	2025–26
Emile Smith Rowe	2021–22 / 2023–24
Mesut Özil	2018–19 / 2019–20
Jack Wilshere	2012–13 / 2017–18
Robin van Persie	2010–2011 / 2011–2012
William Gallas	2006–07 / 2009–10

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Pre-Emirates Stadium Era

Players	Years
Dennis Bergkamp	1995–96 / 2005–06
Paul Merson	1988–89 / 1994–95 / 1996–97
Ian Selley	1994–95
Kevin Campbell	1991–92 / 1993–94
Alan Smith	1990–91
Gus Caesar	1989–90
Perry Groves	1986–87 / 1987–88 / 1989–90 / 1991–92
Steve Bould	1988–89
Martin Hayes	1987–88
Kevin Richardson	1987–88
Ian Allinson	1986–87
Charlie Nicholas	1983–84 / 1986–87
Niall Quinn	1985–86
Raphael Meade	1984–85
Paul Davis	1981–82 / 1984–85
Tony Woodcock	1982–83 / 1985–86
Stewart Robson	1981–82 / 1982–83
Peter Nicholas	1980–81 / 1981–82
Brian McDermott	1980–81 / 1982–83
Steve Gatting	1978–79 / 1980–81
John Hollins	1979–80
David Price	1978–79 / 1980–81
John Devine	1978–79
Mark Heeley	1978–79
John Kosmina	1978–79
Steve Walford	1978–79
Alan Hudson	1977–78
Frank Stapleton	1976–77 / 1979–80
Alex Cropley	1975–76
Brian Kidd	1974–75 / 1975–76
Charlie George	1969–70 / 1970–71 / 1972–73 / 1974–75
John Radford	1965–66 / 1966–67 / 1968–69 / 1971–72
Ray Kennedy	1970–71 / 1973–74
Eddie Kelly	1969–70
George Graham	1968–69 / 1969–70
Bobby Gould	1967–68 / 1969–70
Peter Simpson	1967–68
Colin Addison	1966–67
Jon Sammels	1962–63 / 1966–67 / 1968–69
David Court	1965–66 / 1968–69
George Eastham	1961–62 / 1965–66
Arfon Griffiths	1961–62
Jackie Henderson	1961–62
John Barnwell	1958–59 / 1961–62 / 1963–64
Vic Groves	1958–59 / 1961–62
Joe Haverty	1960–61
Jimmy Bloomfield	1955–56 / 1960–61
Ray Swallow	1956–57
Derek Tapscott	1954–55 / 1956–57
Doug Lishman	1948–49 / 1955–56
Reg Lewis	1949–50 / 1950–51
Jimmy Logie	1949–50
Archie Macaulay	1948–49 / 1949–50
Denis Compton	1948–49
Bryn Jones	1938–39 / 1948–49
Edward Carr	1937–38
Leslie Jones	1937–38
Jackie Milne	1937–38
Cliff Bastin	1933–34 / 1935–36 / 1937–38
Bobby Davidson	1936–37
Peter Dougall	1935–36
Alex James	1931–32 / 1933–34 / 1935–36
Billy Blyth	1927–28
Harry Peel	1926–27
Jimmy Ramsay	1926–27
Reg Boreham	1922–23

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