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arsenal.com Season 1958-9 F.A. thearsenalhistory.comCUP 4th Round (Re-play) Wednesday, 28th January ARSENAL v. COLCHESTER UNITED KICK-OFF 7.30 p.m. Fourth Round lies, only five First Division most notable Cup achievements since the oides are definitely through to the Fifth 1952 Final were winning at Burnley in ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED Round. Admittedly, the disruption of so 1953 and holding Preston and West Brom many Third Round ties and re-plays by wich to draws on their own grounds. Directors SIR BRACBWELL SMITII, BART., K.C. V .O. the weather played its part, but even so the (Chairman) traditional surprise element has played a Good Day CoMMANDBR A. F. BoNB, R.D., R.N.R., RBTD. major role. It is the custom of all football Apart from the late lapse by our defence J. w. JoYCB, EsQ. followers just before the Cup begins lo D. J. C. H. Hn.r.-Wooo, EsQ. at Colchester, last Saturday was a good G. BRACEWELL SMirn, EsQ., M.B.1!., e.A. pick out their fancy, or perhaps, at that day for Arsenal teams. The Combination Secretary stage they ha"e several fancies. How many side won 4-0 against Leyton Orient when W. R. WALL. people, for instance, gave Wolverhampton Alan Skirton, whom we had signed only Manager a good chance of bringing off the Cup ? G. H. SWINDIN a few days earlier from Bath City made Manchester United, after a comparatively the impressive debut of scoring two goals. lean time, had begun to come into their Tony Biggs, incidentally, whom we recently own at the time of the Third Round. The 1ransferred was playing for Leyton; he was redoubtable Cup fighters Newcastle United opposed by J. Snedden, one of our young must have appealed to a lot of people, and players, playing his first Combination game when they were so handsomely beaten by at centre-half. The Metropolitan League Chelsea, thoughts at once turned to the F.A. CUP WINNBRS team beat Guildford City 7-1 and in the LBAGVE OL\MPIONS West London side as Cup possibles. In 1931, 1933, 1934, 1930, 1936, 1950 South-East Counties League we beat Mill 1935, 1938, 1948, ARSENAL STADIUM, fact the people of Newcastle having seen wall 4-2. 1953 HIGHBURY, N.5 the great football Chelsea played up there Colours-Shirts: Red, White Grams: tipped them as distinct probables-and Going to Manchester ? Sleeveo & Collars. Knickers: GUNNBRBTIC, then Chelsea were beaten at home by the White. Stockin~s: Blue, British Railways announce in connection White rings, White tops. FINSPARK, LONDON Villa. The people of Manchester, of course, suffered a double disappointment with our match against Manchester City at Vol. XL. No. 17 Wednesday, 28th January, 1959 when the City were surprisingly beaten on Maine Road on Saturda_y week, that it has Saturday. West Ham, at one time, had been arranged to give Excursion bookings possibilities. With a number of games to up to a maximum of 100 Second Class by be decide'd this week one thing is certain the undermentioned services at the special - at least two more First Division sides reduced fare of 30/ ·. Voice of ll1se1111l are going out. before the next Round. Outward Blackburn or Burnley must go, as musl F . that is the operative word at the expected, and the match is only over when Leicester or Luton, and that will make a Euston dep. 8.35 a.m. I moment . if we heal Colchester the last ball is kicked. This apparently total of nine clubs from the premier Manchester (London Road) arr. 12.54 p.m. the Colchester players realised only too United this evening we have a home Cup· Division who must wait another year for Return tie with Sheffield United in the Fifth well, and they are here this evening as a Cup glory. Eve11ton, Portsmouth, Birming result of it. Manchester (London Road) dep. 5.35 p.m. Round as our reward. Had we been drawn ham City, No\tingham Forest, Blackpool or 11.55 p.m. away it would have equalled the longest Should we beat Colchester this evening and ourselves have to fight their way Euston arr. 9.45 p.m. run of away Cup matches in Arsenal's our tie with Sheffield United is to be through this week whilst Aston Villa, or (Sunday) 5.24 a.m. history, the seven in the seasons 1934-35 played on 14th February which will of Bolton Wanderers, Preston, Tottenham and and 1935-36. We had a home tie on the course, necessitate a re-arrangement of our West Bromwich Albion are the only First eighth occasion, beat Newcastle United League fixture with Leeds United scheduled Division clubs who can rest contented on 3-0 and went onarsenal.com lo win the Cup by to take place that day. A new date for their laurels certain in the knowledge that beating Sheffield United by the only goal this match would be announced in due they are engaged in a Fifth Round tie. It scored in the Final al Wembley. Could course. It is possible at the time of is interesting that of these five, we have a meeting again with Sheffield United have writing, for London to have four of the 1.-Who is the only present-day Football League played three in Cup matches in recent club manager whose father and grandfather such a happy ending? Whether it is eiuht Cup matches to be played on that o;easons. In 1956-57 we were drawn at before him both also were in the service of likely to do so or not, we must first con· da~, although at present only one is certain, Preston and West Bromwich, and held both League clubs ? sider the match this evening and offer our that is the Tottenham v. Norwich City tie. of them away from home only to be beaten 2.-What was the most consecutive F.A. Cup sincere congratulations to Colchester for Charlton have yet to overcome Everton, and by West Bromwich at Highbucy after ties in which any player ever scored goals ? Fulham are at Birmingham this evening, 3 .-Which player sustained a double fracture the great exhibition of football and courage missing a penalty. In the season prior to of the leg in what proved to be the only which they put up on Saturday. We had in addition to ourselves who are striving to that we beat Aston Villa 4-1 at Highbury. Football League match of his career? said before the game that we did not win here. -' [t is a remarkable thing that since we were 4.-What ranks as the highest number of goals under-estimate the size of our task; we last at Wembley on May 3rd, 1952-the in history to have been scored in one day's shall face this evening's tie with equal Only Five memorable match of Walley Barnes's injury, Football League programme ? determination,thearsenalhistory.com having perhaps, learned a There is always a tendency these days we have heen put out of the Cup four times 5.-Which was the only case in history of a team playing successive away F .A. Cup-ties in most valuable lesson on Saturday. when something out of the ordinary on our own ground. Blackpool did it in different rounds in the same season on the Few people on the ground at Colchester happens in sport lo ask the question "Has 1952-53 when Allan Brown broke a leg same ground ? this ever happened before?" By this scoring the winning goal. Norwich City 6.-What ranks as the highest number of con aave a thought to a possible draw when secutive home defeats ever sustained by any ;.e were two goals up with so little time token we might very easily pose the heat us in 1953-54, Birmingham City in Football League team ? to go. Cup football, however, is a grave question whether, in the whole history of 1955-56, and as previously mentioned, West The answer to these questions ::i:re given on yard for people who scorn at the un- the F.A. Cup, on the evening after the Bromwich in 1956-57. Undoubtedly our Page Four. 3 2 FOR CHARITY Owing to the fact that no Public Practice £ s. d . 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