North London derby The highest-scoring game in the North London derby is the 5–4 win by Arsenal at White Hart Lane in November 2004. Emmanuel Adebayor who played for both Tottenham and Arsenal is the top scorer of the North London derby with 10 goals scored (8 in the Premier League). Arsenal play their home games at the Emirates Stadium in Islington, while Tottenham Hotspur previously played their home games at White Hart Lane in Haringey until the end of the 2016–17 season. Spurs played their home games at Wembley Stadium for the 2017–18 campaign and will move into their new home, the
Essendon Association Football Club competed in the VFL but many locals protested that they were based at East Melbourne instead of Essendon. The Essendon Town Football Club came about as a result, a side which would play their home games in the district. A winless season in 1903 meant that they took home their first wooden spoon. In 1905, the club officially changed its name to the Essendon Football Club, the same name as the VFL club. To distinguish it from the VFL club, the club was referred to as Essendon (Association), Essendon (V.F.A.) or Essendon (A.) wherever there was confusion. The club's most