St Totteringham's Day is an unofficial celebration for Arsenal fans that marks the date on which the Gunners are guaranteed to finish higher in the table than Tottenham.
Published February 26, 2026 • Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cn48wmy4v3ko
By Jonty Colman
St Totteringham's Day is an unofficial celebration for Arsenal fans that marks the date on which the Gunners are guaranteed to finish higher in the table than Tottenham.
Arsenal can mathematically secure their finish above their north London rivals on Sunday, 1 March with 10 games to spare in the Premier League season.
Spurs can achieve a maximum of 62 points if they win their remaining 11 games, meaning if Igor Tudor's side draw or lose against Fulham, whatever happens at Arsenal will not matter.
If Spurs do beat Fulham and Arsenal also beat Chelsea at the Emirates, Mikel Arteta's side will secure their earliest 'St Totteringham's Day' on record.
The earliest it has happened so far came on 9 March 2008 when an Arsene Wenger-led Arsenal finished the season 37 points ahead of their rivals.
The portmanteau is believed to have originated from Arsenal supporter Julian Shulman on fan website Arseweb in the early 2000s. It gained popularity during a period when the Gunners finished higher than Spurs for 21 consecutive seasons between 1995 and 2016.
The date has also been referred to as St Totteridge and was referenced in the Arsenal matchday programme as early as 2008.
On social media, people have also referred to it as St Hotspurs Day.
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