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Arsenal win their first FA Cup trophy

FA CUP - FINAL

Wembley - Saturday 26th April 1930

Arsenal 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town

Arsenal
Preedy, Parker, Hapgood, Baker, Seddon, John, Hulme, Jack, Lambert, James, Bastin

Huddersfield Town
Turner, Goodall, Spence, Naylor, Wilson, Campbell, Jackson, Kelly, Davies, Raw, Smith

Referee: T Crew
Attendance: 92,499

MATCH REPORT

Arsenal and Huddersfield, both fashioned on the Chapman tactical concept ‑defence based on careful planning and a 'W' formation attack with wing‑halves and inside‑forwards as the vital links ‑ clashed head‑on in the 1930 Final.

Arsenal's forward‑line in this Final was perhaps their greatest ever. The young outside‑left Bastin, with his uncanny sense of position and deadly shot, formed the spearhead of Arsenal's famous pincer movement with Hulme on the opposite wing. Alex James, a footballing genius in long baggy shorts, used his quick wits and his understanding with Bastin outside him to beat Huddersfield that sunny afternoon at Wembley.

James was fouled, quickly took the free‑kick himself, received an inch perfect return pass from Bastin and scored one of his rare goals before the Huddersfield defence realized the danger.

Huddersfield made strenuous efforts during the second half to wipe out Arsenal's lead, and they had their defence at full‑stretch for long periods. Then a long pass by James opened the way for Lambert down the middle, and Arsenal made certain of the Cup for the first time.

Huddersfield's relentless endeavour had made for such an absorbing struggle that few in the crowd
allowed themselves to be distracted when the sinister shape of the German airship ‘Graf Zeppelin' floated overhead.

Arsenal - Cup Winners 1930
(Still at Wembley, after the crowd had gone home!)

Back Row: Baker, Lambert, Preedy, Seddon, Hapgood, John
Middle Row: Herbert Chapman (Manager), Jack, Parker, James, Whittaker (Trainer)
Front Row: Hulme, Bastin

Round By Round
Semi‑Final
ARSENAL v Hull C 2‑2, 1 ‑0; HUDDERSFIELD T v Sheff Wed 2‑1

Sixth Round
W. Ham v ARSENAL 0‑3, Newcastle Utd v Hull C 1 ‑1, 0‑1; Aston Villa v HUDDERSFIELD T 1‑2; Nott'm Forest v Sheff Wed 2‑2, 1‑3

Fifth Round
W. Ham v Millwall 4‑ 1; Middlesbro v ARSENAL 0‑2; Man C v Hull C 1‑2 ' Newcastle Utd v Brighton & H Alb 3‑0; Aston Villa v Blackburn R 4‑1, HUDDERSFIELD T v Bradford C 2‑1; Sunderland v Nott'm Forest 2‑2, 1‑3; Sheff Wed v Bradford PA 5‑1

Fourth Round
W. Ham v Leeds Utd 4‑1; Millwall v Doncaster R 4‑0, ARSENAL v Birmingham 2‑2, 1‑0; Middlesbro v Charlton Ath 1 ‑1, 1 ‑1, 1 ‑0, Hull C v Blackpool 3‑1, Swindon T v Man C 1‑1, 1 ‑10; Newcastle Utd v Clapton Orient 3‑1, Portsmouth v Brighton & H & Alb 0‑1 , Aston Villa v Walsall 3‑ 1; Blackburn R v Everton 4‑1; HUDDERSFIELD T v Sheff Utd 2‑1, Wrexham v Bradford C 0‑0, 1‑2, Nott'm Forest v Fulham 2‑1, Sunderland v Cardiff C 2‑1; Oldham Ath v Sheff Wed 3‑4; Derby Co v Bradford PA 1‑1, 1‑2

Third Round
W. Ham v Notts Co 4‑0; Leeds Utd v Crystal Palace 8‑1; Corinthians v Millwall 2‑2, 1‑1, 1‑5; Doncaster R v Stoke C 1 ‑0; ARSENAL v Chelsea 2‑0, Birmingham v Bolton Wand 1 ‑0; Chesterfield v Middlesbro 1‑1, 3‑4. Chariton Ath v QPR 1‑1, 3‑0; Plymouth Arg v Hull C 3‑4; Blackpool v Stockport Co 2‑1; Spurs v Man C 2‑2,1‑4; Man Utd v Swindon T 0‑2; Newcastle Utd v York C 1‑ 1, 2‑1, Clapton Orient v Bristol R 1 ‑0, Brighton & H Alb v Grimsby T 1‑1, 1‑0; Portsmouth v PNE 2‑0, Aston Villa v Reading 5‑1, Walsall v Swansea T 2‑0, Blackburn R v Northampton T 4‑1, Carlisle Utd v Everton 2‑4; Bury v HUDDERSFIELD T 0‑0, 1‑3; Sheff Utd v Leicester C 2‑1; Bradford C v Southampton 4‑1; Wrexham v WBA 1 ‑0; Rotherham Utd v Nott'm Forest 0‑5; Fulham v Bournemouth & Bos Ath 1‑1, 2‑0; Coventry C v Sunderland 1‑2, Liverpool v Cardiff C 1‑2; Sheff Wed v Burney 1 ‑0; Oldham Ath v Wolves 1 ‑0; Barnsley v Bradford PA 0‑1 , Derby Co v Bristol C 5‑1

Second Round
Caernarvon v Bournemouth & Bos Ath 1‑1, 2‑5; Brighton & H Alb v Barry T 4‑1; Bristol R v Accrington S 4‑1, Carlisle Utd v Crewe Alex 4‑2, Clapton Orient v Northfleet Utd 2‑0; Coventry C v Bath C 7‑ 1 ; Doncaster R v New Brighton 1 ‑0 ; Leyton v Fulham 1‑4, Northampton T v Margate 6‑0; QPR v Lincoln C 2‑1; Watford v Plymouth Arg 1‑1, 0‑3 Scunthorpe Utd v Rotherham Utd 3‑3,4‑5; Stockport Co v Barrow 4‑0; Newport Co v Walsall 2‑3, Manchester Central v Wrexham 0‑ 1, Southend Utd v York C 1‑4

First Round
Accrington S v Rochdale 3‑1; Barrow v Newark 1‑0; Barry T v Dagenham 0‑0, 1‑0; Tunbridge Wells v Bath C 1‑3. Bournemouth & Bos Ath v Torquay 2‑0, Brighton & H Alb v Peterborough & Fletton Utd 4‑0; Nunhead v Bristol R 0‑2, Caernarvon v Darlington 4‑2; Carlisle Utd v Halifax T 2‑0, Southport v Chesterfield 0‑0, 2‑3; Clapton Orient v Folkestone 0‑0, 2‑2,4‑1, Norwich C v Coventry C 3‑3, 0‑2; Nelson v CreweAlex 0‑3; Doncaster R v Shildon 0‑0, 1‑1, 3‑0, Fulham v Thames 4‑0, Leyton v Merthyr T 4‑1, Lincoln C v Wigan Borough 3‑1, Mansfield T v Manchester Central 0‑2; Gillingham v Margate 0‑2, New Brighton v Lancaster T 4‑1, Newport Co v Kettering T 3‑2; Aldershot v Northampton T 0‑ 1; Wimbledon v Northfleet Utd 1‑4; Dulwich Hamlet v Plymouth Arg 0‑3, Gainsboro, Tr v Port Vale 0‑0, 0‑5, Rotherham Utd v Ashington 3‑0; Luton T v QPR 2‑3; Scunthorpe Utd v Hartlepools Utd 1 ‑0; Southend Utd v Brentford 1 ‑0, Wellington T v Stockport Co 1‑4; Walsall v Exeter C 1 ‑0; Iliord v Watford 0‑3, South Shields v Wrexham 2‑4, York C v Tranmere R 2‑2, 1 ‑0

 

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Arsenal win their first league title

Arsenal win their first league title

1931 - Arsenal win their first league title

A year after tasting glory for the first time in the 1930 FA Cup Final, Arsenal continued their meteoric rise with their first league title. And they did it in style.

Herbert Chapman's team was blessed with an irresistible front line of Jack Lambert, David Jack and Cliff Bastin and opposition defences simply had no answer to their combined talents. Lambert scored 38 goals in 34 matches, Jack 31 in 35 and Bastin 28 from 42. Joe Hulme also chipped in with 14 goals as Arsenal racked up 127 league goals, a club record for a single season.

Arsenal produced some breathtaking football and, as their goal tally suggests, they handed out a number of thrashings. Grimsby Town were on the end of a 9-1 hiding although they could consider themselves slightly unlucky. The game against the Mariners was originally scheduled for December 6, 1930, but that match was abandoned due to fog after 63 minutes. At the time Grimsby were still very much in the game, just 1-0 behind.

Blackpool were beaten 7-1 at Highbury, Derby conceded six on their visit to North London, and Chapman's side won 7-2 at Leicester. It was an exciting time to be an Arsenal supporter.

Arsenal's title triumph was the first by a team south of Birmingham and heralded five titles in eight seasons for the Gunners, the period that elevated them to the highest echelons of the game.

The 1930/31 season also saw the debut of the Gunners' first overseas player, Dutch goalkeeper Gerry Keyser. He played in the first 12 matches of the campaign. Another notable debutant was George Male who made his Arsenal debut against Blackpool in December and went on to serve the Club until 1948.

Male's first appearance coincided with a hectic Christmas period for Chapman's team. They played three games in three days from Christmas Day to December 27, and won them all scoring 14 goals in the process.

Arsenal had ended their long wait for silverware a year earlier, but the 1930/31 title success showed the world that this was a group of players capable of consistent excellence. And so it proved.

 

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Seven Gunners selected for England

Seven Gunners selected for England

(L to R) Allison, Copping, Bowden, Male, Moss, Drake, Hapgood, Bastin and Whittaker


The foggy afternoon of November 14, 1934 saw Arsenal provide seven of England's starting XI for a friendly against world champions Italy, a record contribution which still stands today.

Fittingly, the game took place at Highbury and ended in a 3-2 victory for England. It was ultimately dubbed 'The Battle of Highbury' after a succession of bruising challenges and injuries at a time when substitutions were not permitted.

Frank Moss, George Male, Eddie Hapgood, Wilf Copping, Ray Bowden, Ted Drake and Cliff Bastin were the Arsenal players involved. Hapgood captained England for the first time while Drake and Male made their international debuts.

The other four players in England's inexperienced starting line-up were Cliff Britton, Jack Barker, Eric Brook and a young Stanley Matthews, winning his third cap.

Italy played almost the entire match with 10 men after a tackle from Drake left centre-half Monti with a broken bone in his foot after two minutes.

Within 10 minutes the Azzurri were three goals down after a double from Eric Brook and a strike from Drake himself. In a fractious first-half, Hapgood left the pitch for 15 minutes to tend a broken nose following a stray Italian elbow.

Hapgood returned to action but, even with a man advantage, England were soon under pressure. Meazza scored twice in the second half to set up a thrilling finish but Arsenal goalkeeper Moss kept the Italians at bay.

In England the match was billed as the 'real' World Cup Final. It was Italy's first match after winning the 1934 World Cup and, although England had not taken part in the tournament, they were still considered one of the strongest teams in Europe.

 

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The 1930s belonged to Arsenal.

Arsenal clinch a hat-trick of titles

The 1935 league trophy is paraded around the pitch

The 1930s belonged to Arsenal.

The inspiration and innovation of Herbert Chapman had transformed the Gunners from also-rans to the dominant force in football. After his premature death in January 1934, it was left to George Allison to continue the great work done by his legendary predecessor.

Allison delivered. He formally took charge at the end of the 1933/34 season after a second successive title had been secured. Allison became the Club's figurehead while Tom Whittaker and Joe Shaw assisted with coaching. With that combination in place and some of the finest players in the world at Highbury, a hat-trick of championships was completed.

Arsenal eventually saw off the stern challenge of Sunderland, finishing four points ahead of the Wearside club. A crowd of 73,295 crammed into Highbury on March 9, 1935 to see the title contenders draw 0-0. That remains a record attendance for an Arsenal home game.

That goalless draw was a rare event at Highbury in those days. Indeed, Arsenal crushed a number of opponents at their old home during the 1934/35 season: Leicester and Middlesbrough both lost 8-0, Liverpool were beaten 8-1 and Wolves were thrashed 7-0. There was also a 6-0 win at Tottenham to savour.

Ted Drake was the main tormentor of opposition defences. He netted 42 times in the league, still an Arsenal record for a single season. And Drake was one of seven Arsenal players who lined up for England against Italy at Highbury on November 14, 1934.

That underlined Arsenal's strength at the time and it was no surprise when they completed their hat-trick of titles. The Gunners remain only one of four clubs to have won the championship three years running. The others are Huddersfield Town (1925, 1926, 1927), Liverpool (1982, 1983, 1984) and Manchester United (1999, 2000, 2001).

 

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