half-time scores f a. cup —3rd round...

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Half-Time Scores F A. CUP —3rd ROUND

A Fulham v. Preston T, Sheffield W. v. Hastings

B Chelsea v. Walsall M Reading v. Manchester U.

C West Ham v. Port Vale N Brighton v. Aston Villa

D Gateshead v. Spurs P Plymouth v. Newcastle

E Bolton v. Millwall 0 Blackpool v. York

F Watford v. Doncaster R Grimsby v. Wolves

G Rochdale v. Charlton S Sunderland v. Burnley

H Brentford v. Bradford C T Bournemouth v. W.B.A.

J Bristol R. v. Portsmouth IT Everton v. Southend

K Ipswich v. Bishop Auckland V Luton v. Workington

W Derby C. v. Manchester C.

MATCH SUMMARIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION I

Saturday, 1st January, Drew with West Bromwich Albion (Home) 2-2 (Half-time 0-1)

Team: Kelsey; Barnes (Capt.), Evans; Goring, Fotheringham, Bowen; Clapton, Tapscott,

Lawton, Lishman, Haverty.

Goalscorers: Tapscott, Lishman.

Referee: Mr. G. McCabe (Sheffield).

FOOTBALL COMBINATION

Saturday, 1st January, Drew with Cardiff City (Away) 0-0

Team: Sullivan; R. Greenwood, Doughty; Oakes (Capt.), Dodgin, Shaw; Walsh, Herd, Holton, Wilkinson, Ward.

Referee: Mr. S. G. Finning (Stroud).

EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE

Saturday, 1st January, Beat Chelmsford City (Away) 2-1 (Half-time 1-0)

Team: Dove (T.); Garrett, Smith; Batsford, Smailes, Butcher; McGrievey, Carson, Brasted, Swallow, Sullivan (T.).

Goalscorers: Swallow, Sullivan.

Referee: Mr. C. Gaylor (Harrow).

ARSENAL JUNIORS

Saturday, 1st January, Drew with Tottenham Hotspur (Away) 1-1 (Half-time 0-0)

Team: P. Goy; Dooler, K. Nicholas (Capt.); G Cox, B. Kirby, J. Petts; B. Jarrold, Saxby, R. Kingsland, Goulden, Hitchens.

Goalscorer: Goulden.

Referee: Mr. A. G. Pearce.

HOSPITALS BROADCAST By arrangement with the Cardiff City Supporters' Club, a broadcast on a " closed circuit " of today's match will be heard by many sick people in hospital in the Cardiff area. We feel sure bo h Cardiff and Arsenal supporters alike will wish to join us in sending all these good people our best wishes for 1955 and for a speedy recovery from their illness.

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F A Cup 3rd Round Saturday, 8th January, 1955

ARSENAL v. CARDIFF CITY KICK-OFF 2.15

Arsenal FOOTBALL CLUB

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SIR BRACBWELL SMITH, Bart., K.C.V.O. (Chairman) Commander A. F. BONE, R.D., R.N.R. Retd.

J. W. JOYCE, ESQ. D. J. C. H. HILL-WOOD. ESQ.

G. BRACBWELL SMITH, ESQ., M.B.E., B.A. Secretary-Manager

T. J. WHITTAKER, M.B.E.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1948, 1953

Colours:—Red Shirts and White Collars and Sleeves, and White Knickers.

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F.A. CUP WINNERS 1930, 1936, 1950

ARSENAL STADIUM, HIGHBURY, N.5 Grams:—GUNNERETIC, PINSPARK, LONDON

Saturday, 8th January, 1955

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LAST Saturday's draw with the Cup Holders was a reasonably satisfactory result, following as it did upon a good Christmas programme.

Apart from about ten minutes in the early part of the game when both sides had a spell of misplaced passes and mistakes of all kinds, the game was one well worth watching. Once again our half-back line looked solid and confident. Walley Barnes gave an impressive display and these two things, coupled with the vitality of Tapscott and Lishman, fed ably with cunning passes from Lawton, gave us the craft and strength to take a point from West Bromwich Albion. The two young wingers did as well as their experience allows them and they are the first to admit that they have a lot to learn, but everyone in the side is giving his best and the fact, last week, that more often than not our boys were on the ball quicker than their opponents put us in a position where we looked more aggressive than we have for a long time.

Lawton had the better of most tussles with Dug-dale and it was due to his craft that the first Arsenal goal was scored when he pulled down a long pass beautifully, beat Dugdale, and sent a perfect through-pass for Tapscott to score. Pete Goring was responsible for the delightfully placed cross-lob which Sanders failed to hold when being bustled by Lawton. The ball came out to Lishman, who rammed it home in no uncertain manner for our second goal.

Jack Kelsey in goal, played his usual confident game and was beaten only by great shots that would

have eluded most goal-keepers and last, but by no means least, Dennis Evans at left-back, is playing a much improved game.

Having lost only one match in the last seven, one would have expected our position in the League table to have improved more than it has, but the fight for points this year is being so keenly contested both at the top and bottom of the table that there are few startling changes to be seen in the First Division. There are only two points difference between Sunderland (at the top) and Everton, who occupy the 8th position in the table!

Twice Before Cardiff City and Arsenal have met only twice in

the F.A. Cup previously. The first occasion was in 1924 and here, it is

strange to note, with a railway strike in the offing at the time of going to press, that there was, in fact, a railway strike in progress when we went to Cardiff on 2nd February, 1924 for the 2nd Round Tie of that season. In those days Arsenal had their own motor coach and so the team travelled all the way to Cardiff by coach to play the match. During the day the strike was settled and called off, so the team came home by train and the coach made its lonely way alone.

Since those days the arrangements for the Cup Rounds has been re-organised and that 2nd Round is equivalent to the present 4th Round of to-day. We had met Luton Town in the 1st Round at home and had beaten them 4-1, but our visit to Cardiff

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was a fruitless one and we came away losers 1-0. The two weeks previously we had met them home and away in the League and lost on both occasions. The Arsenal team on that occasion was:— Robson; Mackie, Kennedy; Milne, Graham, Young; Pater-son, Blyth, Butler, Baker, Haden.

It was three years later that we met them again, this time in the Final at Wembley. It was Cardiff's second appearance in the Final for they had been beaten at Wembley by Sheffield United only two years previously. They had just missed the Championship in 1924 when they completed the programme with the same number of points as Huddersfield Town and conceded the Championship to the Yorkshire club because of an inferior goal average.

They got to the Final, but they had a real tussle on their hands to get there. In the First Round, Third Division side Darlington held them to two goalless draws before Cardiff won by 2-0 at Liverpool. In the Second Round they beat Fulham by only one goal and, after a struggle, beat Notts County at Nottingham by 2-0 in the Third Round. In the Fourth they beat Leicester City and in the Semi-final, after a 4-4 draw, they beat Blackburn Rovers by 3-1. The meeting between Cardiff and Sheffield United that year at Wembley amounted almost to an International match and it will be remembered by Cardiff City supporters because of the unfortunate and unaccountable hesitation on the part of Wake (their right-half) which let through Tunstall to score the only goal of the match. Tun-stall was then only at the beginning of his famous career but he took advantage of Wake's hesitation and made no mistake with a shot from only a few yards out. This seemed to unsettle the Cardiff team and they never came back to make a fight of it.

Two years later, when it became known that Arsenal and Cardiff had won their Semi-final ties it Was realised that a new name was destined to be engraved on the famous trophy. The year 1927 was one which was famous for other brave fights in the earlier Rounds for Rhyl, Poole and Carlisle United (all outside the Football League) won their way to the Third Round and Millwall (in Division III) astounded everyone by fighting their way to the last eight, beating on the way Huddersfield Town (Champions of the First Division in the three previous seasons), Derby County at Derby and Middlesbrough who were, at the time, leaders of the Second Division. Corinthians beat Walsall by 4-0 and reached the Fourth Round to face Newcastle United, leaders of the First Division. Newcastle won by 3-1 but had been losing 1-0 until they made a great stand fourteen minutes from the end. With one man off the field and with an equaliser in the net from a shot which bounced off a fullback's shoulder, the Corinthians saw the beginning of the end. Two quick goals in the dying minutes settled the issue in what was a wonderful match between the cream of both Amateurs and Professionals.

Then came the Final in which our two teams were as follows: —

Cardiff City: Farquharson; Nelson, Watson; Keenor, Sloan, Hardy; Curtis, Irving, Ferguson, Da vies L., and McLachlan.

Arsenal: Lewis; Parker, Kennedy; Baker, Butler, John; Hulme, Buchan, Brain, Blyth and Hoar.

The Cardiff defence was practically the same as two years earlier but a new forward line was at the peak of its fame. Arsenal were just beginning to be talked about and were captained by Charlie Buchan—Southern-born but who made his name with Sunderland, partnered by Joe Hulme—the fastest winger since Billy Meredith.

On the whole it was a galaxy of talent but hardly any of the famous players on view (with the exception of Buchan) were worthy of their name. Three times Buchan gave colleagues perfect chances to put Arsenal ahead but they were all badly wasted and so the game went on with both defences in the ascendancy. The decisive goal came out of the blue, so to speak, and started from a throw-in.

The ball was thrown to Ferguson who found himself hemmed in and with very little other option took a tentative drive at goal. The shot was hard and low and went in diagonally; Lewis appeared to field it confidently but, being harassed by Irving and Davies, he turned to throw the ball away. It slipped on his chest and in grabbing at it to retrieve it he sent the ball slowly trickling into the net.

Luck had come to Keenor and his merry men from Wales and this was their moment of glory. Now, after a lapse of nearly thirty years, we meet again for, although after their beating at Wembley, Arsenal went on from strength to strength and success to success, Cardiff slipped and after two more seasons were relegated from the First Division, not to be seen again in top-class football until 1952.

Replay Arrangements In the event of a replay being necessary it will

be played at Cardiff on Wednesday next, kick-off 2 p.m. It will not be an " all ticket " match and the prices of admission will be: l/9d. and 3/-(standing) and 5/- and 10/- (bookable seats). Our season ticket holders will be given a preference in the purchase of the bookable seats and Arsenal's allotment will be about 1,300 tickets.

Season ticket holders, who should refer to their season ticket books concerning arrangements for replayed Cup-ties away, are advised to make personal application tomorrow (Sunday) morning at the Box Office, bringing with them their season ticket books for inspection. Only one ticket per book will be allowed and applicants who cannot produce their books will not be entertained. If any tickets remain on the Monday, they will be disposed of to the general public.

British Railways have advised us that arrangements have been made for a Day Trip to Cardiff for £1 2s. 6d. Return. Timings are as follows: Outward—Paddington 8.55 a.m. Arrive Cardiff 11.55 a.m. Return—Cardiff 5 p.m. Arrive Paddington 7.45 p.m., or Cardiff 7 p.m. Arrive Paddington 10 p.m.

The Cardiff Club Association football in Wales has been played

on organised lines for some eighty years now. Clubs

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began to form about 1870 but were, of course, very few in number. One of the first was the Druids who played in Plasmadoc Park, Ruabon— in North Wales, but by five years later there were clubs also at Chirke, Wrexham and Oswestry. There was a South Wales club and a club at Swansea, and a little later still they sprang up at Aberystwyth, Newtown, Corwen, Bala, Bangor and Caernarvon, whilst quite a number of Welsh players were attached to the Shropshire Wanderers, with headquarters at Shrewsbury.

The Cardiff City club itself did not form until 1899 when they were known by the title of the ground on which they played—River Side F.C. In

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those days they were amateurs and grew to be the premier amateur club in the Cardiff district. The club, however, experienced many difficulties, mainly because Rugby was then the principal game played; in fact South Wales might well have been described as the great stronghold of the Rugby code in this country.

The title of the club was changed to Cardiff City when Cardiff became a city and the present club was formed in 1910. At one time they played in the Old Park, owned by the Marquis of Bute, then on a pitch at Fir Gardens. During the amateur period they played on a field known as Sophia Gardens and then moved to their present ground at Ninian Park in 1910. The record attendance there was over 61.000 when Wales played England in 1949 but their club record was 57,893 when we visited them two seasons ago.

We have already talked of their Cup prowess. They were admitted to the Second Division of the Football League in 1920-21 and gained promot on to the First Division immediately, in which they

remained until 1928. During this period their best performance was when they finished as Runners-up in 1925. From 1929 to 1931 they were in the Second Division and then went down into Division III (South) where they finished last in 1934. It was an uphill fight to get back but get back they did, returning to the First Division in 1952-53.

In their first season back they finished twelfth and although they finished slightly better last season they appeared to lack sufficient strength in the forward line to press home many of their other advantages. The signing of Trevor Ford in November of 1953 helped to boost their gate attendances but the desired results did not come as were to be expected, Trevor did not enjoy regular fitness and had to withdraw from the team on several occasions and, Howells, their International goalkeeper, did not have the best of luck with injury, especially towards the end of the season. Sherwood, Montgomery and Baker stood out for the quality of their play whilst Chisholm and Grant shared the goalscoring honours by getting 12 each out of their 51 League goals.

Here are the details of the previous encounters between Arsenal and Cardiff City: —

DIVISION I Home Away Home Away

1921-22 0-0 3-4 1926-27 3-2 0-2 1922-23 2-1 1-4 1927-28 3-0 2-2 1923-24 1-2 0-4 1928-29 2-1 1-1 1924-25 1-1 1-1 1952-53 0-1 0-0 1925-26 5-0 0-0 1953-54 1-1 3-0

Arsenal's score shown first.

Summary of League Encounters

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Home 10 5 3 2 18 9 13 Away 10 1 5 4 11 18 7

20 6 8 6 "29 2/ 20

F.A. CHALLENGE CUP

1924—Second Round: Cardiff City won 1-0. 1927—Final Tie: Cardiff City won 1-0.

Next Matches at this Stadium


CHARLTON ATHLETIC Saturday, 15th January, 1955

Kick-off 2.15 p.m.


COVENTRY CITY Saturday, 22nd January, 1955

Kick-off 2.30 p.m.


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Despairing West Bromwich defenders are Barlow, Sanders and Dugdale. Jubilant Arsenal player is Derek Tapscott in the process of scoring our first goal.

Tommy Lawton kicks the ball towards West Bromwich Albion's goal whilst goalkeeper Sanders lies helpless on the ground.

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WEST BROMWICU MATCH

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TREVOR FORD (Centre-forward). Another who needs no

32 internat'ondnofwdes anTisBapaiy'des«abedParonde 5 the most dynamic personalities in the game, as well as one of the costl est. Aston Villa paid Swansea, where he started his career as a full-back, £10.000 for his serv ces in 1Q47-Sunderland handed over £30,000, then a record fee to Villa three years later and a similar sum was paid by Cardiff to Sunderland in November, 1953. Powerfully built, he has Orient centre-halves. Wartime guest with Leyton

RON STOCKIN (Inside-left). Cardiff made a considerable caoture when they signed this inside-forward from Wolverhampton Wanderers last September. Apart from one spell during the 1952-53 season, he was mainly in the Wolves' reserve side but nevertheless held quite a reputation at

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the Combination side. Became an inside forward with the team but has now reverted to his original position,

striking up a good understanding with Stockin. Plaved 22

SFk»a'«» TOMMY NORTHCOTT (Inside-right). A useful asset to

horn$na&PM •VPT?,hen "P'y 17 by Torquay, where he was

PROGRAMME OF MUSIC The following items of music will be included

in the Programme of Music to be played by the Metropolitan Police Central Band, conducted by Mr. Roger Barsotti, A.R.C.M.

GRAND MARCH " The Triumph of Right" Lovell

VALSE "Le Carnaval du Bal" Barsotti

MEDLEY " Savoy Welsh Medley " arr. Somers

SELECTION ' Can-Can" Cole Porter FOX TROT "Far Away" Farley & Gilbert WELSH AIRS arr. Barsotti

(a) David of the White Rock " (b) " Men of Harlech "

SELECTION " Festivalia" arr. Winter SELECTION OF WELSH AIRS

" The Leek " arr. Myddleton MARCH " The Tigers Tail " Thurban

All engagements are by permission of The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis,

ir John Nott-Bower, K.C.V.O., and subject to the exigencies of the service.


A R S E N A L COLOURS—SHIRTSt RED, WHITE SLEEVES AND COLLARS. KNICKERS: WHITE.

STOCKINGS: BLUE, WHITE RINGS. WHITE TOPS.

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KELSEY

Right Back

BARNES Left Back

EVANS

Right Half

GORING Centre Half

FOTHERINGHAM

6 Left Half

BOWEN

Outside Right

etAB*ON

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Inside Right

TAPSCOTT Centre Forward

LAWTON

10 Inside Left

LISHMAN

ii Outside Left

HAVERTY

Referee: Mr. A. E. ELLIS

(Halifax)

Linesmen: Red Flag

Mr. C. W. JENKINS (Norwich)

Yellow Flag Mr. C. H. HAYWARD

(Bournemouth)

11 Outside Left

10 Inside Left

NORTHCOTT STOCKIN Centre Forward

FORD Inside Right

NUGENT Outside Right

TIDDY

Centre Half

MONTGOMERY

Left Back

SHERWOOD

4 Right Halt

JONES, I.

Right Back

RUTTER

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HOWELLS

C A R D I F F C I T Y COLOURS—SHIRTS: ROYAL BLUE, WHITE COLLAR AND SLEEVES.

KNICKERS: WHITE. STOCKINGS: BLUE AND WHITE RINGS.


APPEARANCES & GOALSCORERS (Up to and including 1st January)

Appearances are shown first, with goals scored in brackets.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE, DIVISION I

FOOTBALL LEAGUE, DIVISION I

GORING 24 (1) MILTON ... ... 7 (3) KELSEY 22 BLOOMFIELD ... 6 (1) TAPSCOTT 21 (6) WALSH .. 6 LISHMAN . 20(11) HAVERTY ... 5 ROPER 20(10) HOLTON ... ... 5 FORBES . 18 (1) MARDEN ... ... 5 BARNES 17 DICKSON ... ... 4 BOWEN 15 EVANS ... 4 WILLS . 15 (1) CLAPTON ... ... 3 LAWTON . 14 (5) DODGIN ... .. 3 WADE 14 GUTHRIE ... ... 2 LOGIE . 13 (3) SHAW ... 1 FOTHERINGHAM 10

FOOTBALL COMBINATION SULLIVAN ... 10 CLAPTON 3(2) EVANS ... 8 (1) FOTHERINGHAM 3 HERD ... 8(5)

... 8 BOWEN 2

OAKES ... 8(5) ... 8 COOK 2

WALSH ... 8 DICKSON 2 WILKINSON ... 8 (5) SWALLOW 2 DODGIN ... ... 7 BARNES 1 HOLTON ... ... 7 (4) BATSFORD 1 BENNETT ... 6 R. GREENWOOD 1 DOUGHTY ... 6 GUTHRIE 1 HAVERTY ... ... 6 (3) LAWTON 1 # BLOOMFIELD ... 5 LOGIE 1 (1) SHAW ... 4 MARDEN 1 WARD ... 4 (1) MILTON 1 WILLS ... 4

EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE BRASTED . 16(16) WARD . 5 (1) CLAPTON • 14 (3) DOUGHTY . 4 (1) COOK • 14 (2) BREWER . 3 CARSON • 13 (6) BROWN . 3 (1) GARRETT 12 CROUCH • 3 (1) SWALLOW . 12 (6) DIXON . 3 BATSFORD 11 HAVERTY .. 3 (1) DOVE (H.) 11 STANDEN . 3 R. GREENWOOD 11 SHAW . 2 SMITH, R. 10 DICKSON . 1 DOVE (T.) 9 DODGIN . 1 JOHNSON 9 J. MILLER . 1 FOTHERINGHAM 8 MITCHELL . 1 GUTHRIE 8 K. NICHOLAS . 1 BENNETT 7 POPPLE . 1 BUTCHER 6 R. SAXBY . 1 McGREEVEY 6 SULLIVAN (T.) . .. 1 (1) SMAILES 5 WILKINSON •• 1 (1)

HOME AWAY Goals Goals

P. W. D. L. F. A. WD . L . F. A. P. Sunderland 25 5 8 0 25 16 .. . 4 5 3 17 16 31 Wolves 25 8 3 3 38 21 .. . 3 5 3 18 18 30 Charlton 25 7 1 4 30 19 .. .. 6 3 4 24 20 30 Chelsea 26 6 3 4 28 21 .. . 5 5 3 23 18 30 Manchester Utd. .. 25 8 2 2 27 15 .. ... 5 2 6 28 30 30 Portsmouth 25 8 3 1 32 12 .. . 3 4 6 16 21 29 Huddersfield 25 6 3 3 18 12 . .. 4 6 3 25 24 29 Everton 25 6 3 3 19 14 .. 6 2 5 21 22 29 Manchester City .. 25 6 3 4 24 23 .. .. 5 2 5 20 24 27 West Bromwich A. 25 6 3 3 26 18 . .. 4 3 6 23 34 26 Burnley 25 7 2 4 19 15 . .. 3 4 5 12 20 26 Preston 24 5 4 4 35 18 . .. 5 1 5 21 17 25 Newcastle 25 7 2 3 32 21 . .. 3 2 8 25 35 24 CARDIFF 25 5 3 4 24 23 . .. 4 3 6 18 25 24 Sheffield Utd. ... 26 6 1 7 25 27 . .. 4 2 6 18 31 23 Bolton 24 5 4 2 26 20 . .. 2 4 7 10 20 22 Tottenham H. ... 25 5 2 5 20 19 . .. 3 4 6 21 30 22 Aston Villa 25 3 3 7 14 24 . .. 5 3 4 22 26 22 ARSENAL 25 6 2 5 26 19 . .. 1 4 7 16 27 20 Blackpool 25 3 4 5 20 20 . .. 4 2 7 15 24 20 Leicester 25 3 5 5 20 24 . .. 2 2 8 22 35 17 Sheffield Wed. ... 25 3 5 4 25 26 . .. 1 1 11 12 36 14

FOOTBALL COMBINATION,

P. W. D. Chelsea 10 8 2 Portsmouth 13 6 4 Tottenham Hotspur ... 11 6 3 Bristol City 13 5 4 West Ham United 12 5 4 Birmingham City 10 5 3 Luton Town 11 5 2 Coventry City 12 5 2 ARSENAL 11 4 3 Norwich City 12 5 1 Millwall 13 3 3 Charlton Athletic 11 3 2 Bournemouth & B.A. ... 11 3 2 Brighton & H.A 9 3 2 Cardiff City 12 1 5 Leicester City 11 2 2

DIVISION I Goals

L. F. A. Pts. 0 29 11 18 3 27 16 16 2 26 15 15 4 21 18 14 3 22 24 14 2 21 14 13 4 30 18 12 5 15 25 12 4 24 18 11 6 21 21 11 7 20 28 9 6 14 21 8 6 16 26 8 4 . 10 20 8 6 14 23 7 7 13 25 6

EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE

LEADING FIRST DIVISION GOALSCORERS ALLEN (W. Brom) ... 18 BAILY (Tottenham) ... 9 FIRMANI (Charlton) ... 17 DIXON (Aston Villa) ... 9 VIOLLET (Man. Utd.) 17 HATSELL (Preston) ... 9 HARRIS (Portsmouth) . 15 HICKSON (Everton) ... 9 MITCHELL (Newcastle) 15 HOLDEN (Burnley) ... 9 ROWLEY (Leicester) ..15 BLANCHFLOWER AYRE (Charlton) ... 14 (Man. Utd.) 8 BENTLEY (Chelsea) ... 14 DALE (Portsmouth) ... 8 GLAZZARD (Hudd'fld) 14 GORDON (Portsmouth) 8 PURDON (Sunderland) 13 LEE (W. Brom.) 8 CHISHOLM (Sunderl'd) 12 LOFTHOUSE (Bolton) 8 FORD (Cardiff) 12 McCLELLAN (Tott'hm) 8 HART (Man. City) 12 RINGSTEAD (Sheff.U.) 8 NICHOLLS (W.Brom.) 12 SHAW (Sheffield W.) ... 8 PARKER (Everton) 12 WATSON (Huddersf'ld) 8 TAYLOR (Man. Utd.) 12 WEBSTER (Man. Utd.) 8 WHITE (Newcastle) ... 12 DUNMORE (Tott'ham) 7 BAXTER (Preston) 11 HASSALL (Bolton) ... 7 LISHMAN (Arsenal) ... 11 HAWKSWORTH MILBURN (Newcastle) 11 (Sheff. Utd.) 7 SWINBOURNE (Wolves) 11 HENDERSON(P'rtsm'th) 7 WILSHAW (Wolves) ... 11 HIGHAM (Preston) ... 7 FOSTER (Preston) 10 HINES (Leicester) 7 HANCOCKS (Wolves) ..10 LEARY (Charlton) ... 7 McNICHOL (Chelsea) ..10 PACE (Aston Villa) ... 7 ROPER (Arsenal) 10 ROWLEY (Man. U.) ... 7 SEWELL (Sheffield W.) 10 STOCKIN (Cardiff) ... 7 STEPHENSON(Burnley) 10

Goals P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

ARSENAL 20 13 4 3 41 25 30 Clacton Town 22 12 4 6 44 26 28 Colchester Utd. ... 22 11 5 6 52 32 27 Cambridge Utd. ... 20 10 6 4 48 29 26 Tottenham Hotspur 19 10 4 5 32 23 24 Crittall Athletic ... 19 10 4 5 30 25 24 Lowestoft Town .... 21 9 4 8 34 29 22 Gorleston 16 8 4 4 32 28 20 March Town Utd. .. 15 8 2 5 35 21 18 Eynesbury Rovers .. 16 8 2 6 32 29 18 Peterborough Utd. . 19 7 4 8 29 32 18 Chelmsford City ... 20 5 6 9 42 41 16 Yarmouth Town ... 20 6 3 11 27 34 15 Stowmarket 22 5 5 12 28 51 15 West Ham Utd. ... 17 4 5 8 18 32 13 Norwich City 14 4 1 9 13 34 9 Bury Town 17 "2" 4 11 21 43 8 Harwich & Pkstn. .. 17 0 5 12 15 39 5


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NOT AT WEMBLEY THIS TIME J o t t i n g s b y S p e c t a t o r

LJERE we are, starting, so far as clubs in the two * top classes are concerned, on the tortuous,

bumpy road to Wembley. For the second season in succession we have First Division visitors to our ground at this stage. It does make a change, however, for us to have as Third Round opponents a club which dashed our hopes by winning a final tie. Arsenal and Cardiff City can't go to Wembley this time. Can anybody foretell the clubs which will do so ?

Each January, for more years than I could remember even if I wanted to, I have made my annual guess concerning the clubs most likely to surmount the hurdles one by one, and to arrive, in due course, at the last big fence.

I confess that I have never yet managed to pick out the lucky pair, and I am prepared to lay pretty long odds against any reader doing so this season. The one thing we have learned to expect, in this knock-out business, is the unexpected. As a recent case in point who would have thought of Leicester City, lowly struggling Second Division side, beating Portsmouth in a semi-final on our ground, and thus travelling on ?

Futile Business Looking towards the end of the Cup race is a

futile business, anyway. I know the approach of Arsenal's manager in this respect. The advice he would give to his players: has often given in the past, runs on these lines: " Don't jump the hurdles until you come to them, whether in the League or Cup competition. Treat each match as a separate unit: as the only thing which matters for the time being."

So, for the moment, let me more or less confine myself to the Third Round. The fact that this programme will have been bought, almost entirely, by people specially interested in Arsenal or Cardiff City, means that the result of today's match is of primary importance.

This particular match apart, where will your gaze be focused as the half-time and final scores become available ? I know what I shall look for first—the surprises. This Third Round is, above all, the one which brings us the shocks. Arsenal fans know that well enough. They have Walsall as a continuous top of the bill reminder.

The Third Round is a hotch-potch affair, with clubs from various sections of the League paired. As it happens, this season's Third Round, from the Arsenal angle, doesn't provide the opportunity for a giant-killer act. In only one other match of today's series—Sunderland v. Burnley—are First Division clubs in opposition.

Strange Tricks Those little balls which they pull out of the bag

at Lancaster Gate play some strange tricks. In opposition today are some clubs—such as Chelsea and Walsall—never previously paired in the knock-put competition. On the other hand, Sunderland and Burnley are meeting for the seventh time.

Thirty years have passed since Arsenal were actually drawn to play Cardiff City. On top of that was the Cup meeting referred to previously, and which we all remember—the final of 1927. Between Arsenal and Cardiff City, however, there is a connection of sorts which you may have forgotten.

For the start of the season 1924-5 the corner-kick law was changed in such a way as to allow a goal to be scored direct from the flag; that is without a second player touching the ball. The first goal to be scored, in an important match, direct from a corner-kick, was on our ground. Billy Smith, out-side-left of Huddersfield Town did it in a League game here in October.

The second important goal scored direct from the corner-flag was in the fourth round Cup-tie between Cardiff City and Leicester City later in the same season. With the last kick of the game Willie Davies, a fine Cardiff outside-left, put the ball over from the flag. The swerve beat everybody. Into the net it went. The final whistle was sounded immediately afterwards.

Amid the Cup excitement, the players of both sides had temporarily forgotten that a goal could be scored thus. As the players trooped off the field they said to each other: " See you again on Wednesday." Referee Pinckston butted in with the surprise information that no replay was necessary as Cardiff were in the next round.

Belated Cheers The news spread among the spectators, too, and

the cheers, somewhat belated, broke out. Little did the rule-makers know, when they altered the law, that the change might affect the whole course of the Cup competition in the first season which followed. It did. After that direct from a corner goal Cardiff City went on to their first Cup Final.

Now to return, for a moment, to the nine-day wonder results which come so regularly in the mix-up of the clubs in the early rounds. Arsenal have been concerned in a fair proportion of them in recent times—and on our own ground too. A year ago Norwich City, who had been easy victims on their ground two years previously, brought with them a reserve centre-forward Johnston, who twice went high to head the ball home, and to put us out.

The cold shivers still run down my spine as I think of the rude awakening for which Bradford were responsible at Highbury in the Third Round of 1948, and of the sinking fear I had right through the ninety minutes three years later, lest Carlisle United should give us another dose of the same medicine.

In respect of these upsets, in the Third Round especially, the explanation often given is that the Davids manage to kill the Goliaths, or at any rate shake them badly, by putting their more famous opponents off their game. It isn't necessarily the right one. My impression of those two recent home ties is of the lower section clubs playing football equal in class to that played by Arsenal.

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14 ARSENAL F.C. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME )

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JIMMY JACKSON

P L A Y E R O F T H E W E E K

Two years ago, Jimmy Jackson, Notts County

inside-forward, emigrated to Canada. Now he's back, and on

Saturday scored four goals against West Ham United.

ARSENAL F.C. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 15

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Aug. 21 „ 25 „ 28 „ 31

4 8

11 14 18 25 2 9

16 23 30

6 13 20 27

4 „ 11 „ 18 „ 25 „ 27

1955

Jan. 1

15 22 29

5 12 19 26

5 12 19 26 2 8 9

1 1 16 23 30

FOOTBALL LEAGUE—DIVISION I F.

UNITED

FOOTBALL COMBINATION FIXTURES 1954-55

Mar.

Apr.

NEWCASTLE UNITED . HOME 1 3 Everton . . Away 0 1 West Bromwich Albion . Away 1 3 EVERTON HOME 2 0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR . HOME 2 0 Manchester City Away 1 2 SHEFFIELD UNITED . HOME 4 0 MANCHESTER CITY . HOME 2 3 Preston North End Away 1 3 BURNLEY • • HOME 4 0 Leicester City . . Away 3 3 Sheffield Wednesday . . Away 2 1 PORTSMOUTH . . HOME 0 1 Aston Villa Away 1 2 SUNDERLAND . . HOME 1 3 Bolton Wanderers Away 2 2 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN . . HOME 3 5 (1) Manchester United Away 1 2 WOLVERHAMPTON W. . . HOME 1 1 Blackpool Away 2 2 (2) CHARLTON ATHLETIC . . HOME 3 1 Newcastle United Away 1 5 CHELSEA HOME 1 0 Chelsea Away 1 1

West BROMWICH ALBION HOME 2 2 (3) CARDIFF CITY HOME Tottenham Hotspur Away Sheffield United Away (4) PRESTON NORTH END HOME Burnley . . Away (5) LEICESTER CITY HOME SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY HOME Charlton Athletic Away (6) ASTON VILLA . .; HOME Sunderland Away BOLTON WANDERERS . Home Huddersfield Town Away CARDIFF CITY Home BLACKPOOL .. HOME Cardiff City Away Wolverhampton Wanderers . Away MANCHESTER UNITED HOME Portsmouth Away

Aug. 21 „ 24 „ 28

Sept. 2 „ 4

7 „ 1 1

„ 15 „ 18 „ 25 „ 28

2 6 9

16 23 30

6 20 27 4

18 25 27

1955

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

F. A. Tottenham Hotspur Away* 1 4 BRENTFORD HOME* 7 4 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR . HOME* 1 3 Brentford Away* 2 2 Queen's Park Rangers . . Away* 8 2 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION HOME* 3 1 Southend United Away* 0 4 Brighton & Hove Albion . . Away* 2 1 CHELSEA HOME* 1 4 Chelsea Away* 2 1 QUEEN S PARK RANGERS . . HOME* 5 0 SOUTHEND UNITED . . . . HOME* 6 2 Crystal Palace Away* 4 2 CRYSTAL PALACE . . HOME* 4 1 Bournemouth & Boscombe A. Away 4 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR . HOME 1 1 Charlton Athletic Away 2 1

Luton Town Away 6 1 WEST HAM UNITED . . HOME 0 2 Norwich City . . Away 1 3 Birmingham City Away 1 2 BRIGHTON & HOVE A. . HOME 5 1 Chelsea Away 1 1 MILLWALL HOME 3 4

The figures 1, 2,3,4,5 & 6 refer to Cup tie dates

Jan. 1 Cardiff City . Away 15 CHARLTON ATHLETIC HOME

„ 22 COVENTRY CITY . .; HOME „ 29 Leicester City Away Feb. 5 Brighton & Hove Albion Away

12 LUTON TOWN . . HOME „ 19 Millwall Away , , 26 Portsmouth Away

Mar. 5 BOURNEMOUTH & B.A . . HOME 12 West Ham United Away 19 NORWICH CITY . . HOME „ 29 PORTSMOUTH HOME

Apr. 2 Coventry City . Away „ 8 Tottenham Hotspur Away „ 11 BIRMINGHAM CITY . . . . HOME 16 LEICESTER CITY . . HOME

„ 30 Bristol C.ty . . Away May 7 CARDIFF CITY . . HOME Undated CHELSEA . . HOME

BRISTOL CITY . . HOME

* Football Combination C%p games.

EASTERN COUNTIES FIXTURES F. A.

Aug. 21 March Town Away 2 0 „ 28 Crittall Athletic Away 2 1

Sept. 4 West Ham United Away 2 6 11 Peterborough United Away 1 1

„ 15 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HOME 3 1 „ 18 March Town (Cup 1st Round) Away 1 2 „ 22 WEST HAM UNITED HOME 5 0 „ 25 Colchester United Away 4 3 „ 27 Tottenham Hotspur Away 0 1

Oct. 2 Stowmarket Away 3 1 „ 9 Cambridge United Away 1 1 „ 23 Yarmouth Town Away 0 0

30 Gorleston Away 1 1 Nov. 6 Clacton Town Away 0 4 „ 13 Bury Town Away 1 0 „ 20 Yarmouth Town Away 1 0 „ 27 Crittall Athletic Away 2 0

Dec. 4 Chelmsford City Away 5 2 »» 11 Peterborough United . . Away 3 0

Dec. 18 Lowestoft Town . . . Away

1955 Jan. 8 March Town Away „ 15 Eynesbury Rovers . . Away

Feb. 5 Cambridge United Away „ 12 Harwich & Parkeston . . Away

Mar. 12 Clacton Town Away „ 19 Eynesbury Rovers Away „ 26 Gorleston . Away

Apr. 2 Chelmsford City Away 9 Colchester United Away

„ 16 Stowmarket Away „ 23 Lowestoft Town Away „ 30 Harwich & Parkeston Away

Undated NORWICH CITY . . HOME „ Norwich City . Away „ Bury Town Away HOME matches: Claremont Road Ground, N.W.2.

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