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10 ARSENAL F.C. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME * V * * * HALF-TIME SCORES F.A. CUP SECOND DIVISION A Birmingham v. Tottenham K Fulham v. Hull City B Gateshead v. Bolton L Leeds U. v. Sheffield U M Southampton v. Brentford C Aston Villa v. Everton N West Ham v. Blackburn FIRST DIVISION THIRD DIVISION D Cardiff' v. Charlton P Bristol R. v. Northampton Exeter v. Leyton Orient FOOTBALL CLUB E Man. City u. Portsmouth Q R Millwall v. Torquay F Newcastle v. Wolves S Q. P. R. v. Brighton G Preston v. Chelsea T Swindon v. Watford F.A. Cup Winners 1930, 1936, 1950. League Champions 1931. 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1948 H Stoke v. Man. United U Walsall v. Crystal Palace J W. B. A. v. Sunderland ... V Grimsby v. Stockport RAIL EXCURSIONS Sunday, 8 th March To BASINGSTOKE 10/- To BIRMINGHAM 15/- FARNBOROUGH 1/- WEST BROMWICH 15/6 WINCHFIELD 8/6 WOLVERHAMPTON 16/6 From WATERLOO by any train up to 2 54 PADDINGTON depart 9.50 a.m. (Buffet Car). p.m. inclusive. Return by any train. Due back 10.15 p.m. To BROADSTAIRS 12/- To BEDFORD 6/9 HERNE BAY 19/- DERBY ... ... ... ... ... 16/" MARGATE 11/6 NOTTINGHAM ... 15/3 VICTORIA depart 9.55 a.m. and 12.35 p.m. ST. PANCRAS depart 9.30 a.m. (Rereshment Return by any train. Car). Due back 10.55 p.m. To BRADFORD 23/6 DONCASTER 19/6 LEEDS 23/- F.A. Cup 6th Bound KING'S CROSS depart 9.25 a.m. Due bask 4.50 a.m. (Monday). ARSENAL v. BLACKPOOL To CHELMSFORD .5/- If this match results in a draw COLCHESTER 6/6 to-day a SPECIAL BUFFET CAR CLACTON-ON-SEA 8/9 excursion will run for the replay LIVERPOOL STREET depart 11.0 a.m. (Buffet Car). Due back 9.48 p.m. on Wednesday, 4th March, to F.A. Cup (6th Round) Saturday, 28th February, 1953 To DAWLISH 23/- BLACKPOOL 35/- EXETER 22/- TAUNTON 18/- EUSTON depart 7.50 a.m. Return PADDINGTON depart 9.25 a.m. Due back at 5.55 p.m. 4.45 a.m. (Monday). Full details from starting stations, offices and agencies. BRITISH RAILWAYS KICK-OFF 3 p.m. Published for Arsenal Football Club Limited, by Programme Publications Limited, 57 Haymarket, S.W.I. Printed by Welbeeson Press Limited, London, S.W.ll. 2 ARSENAL F.C. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME FOOTBALL LEAGUE—DIVISION I FOOTBALL COMBINATION AND F. A. COM!COMBINATION CUP FIXTURES, 1952-53 ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED Aug. 23 Aston Villa Away 2 1 F. A. 27 MANCHESTER UNITED HOME 2 1 Aug. 23 NORWICH CITY HOME 2 0 30 SUNDERLAND HOME 1 2 M 27 Birmingham City Away 1 0 Sept. 3 Manchester United Away 0 0 30 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1 Directors ARSENAL STADIUM 1 SIR BRACEWELL SMITH, Bart., K.C.V.O., 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1 1 Sept. 3 READING HOME 0 1 (Chairman) HIGHBURY, N.5 10 PORTSMOUTH HOME 3 1 6 COVENTRY CITY HOME 1 2 Commander A. F. BONE, R.D., R.N.R.Retd. J. W. JOYCE Telegraphic Address 13 CHARLTON ATHLETIC HOME 3 4 10 Plymouth Argyle Away 0 4 , Esq. D. J. C. H. HILL-WOOD, Esq. GUNNERETIC, FINSPARK, LONDON 17 Portsmouth Away 2 2 17 CHARLTON ATHLETIC ... HOME 2 2 20 Tottenham Hotspur Away 3 1 20 FULHAM Away 0 1 27 Derby County Away 0 2 24 Portsmouth Away 2 4 Colours:—Red Shirts and White Collars and Secretary- Manager Oct. 4 BLACKPOOL HOME 3 1 27 MILLWALL HOME 2 0 Sleeves, and White Knickers. T. J. WHITTAKER, M.B.E. 11 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY HOME 2 2 Oct. 2 Northampton Town Away 3 5 25 NEWCASTLE UNITED HOME 3 0 4 Reading Away 1 0 VOL. XXXIV No. 19 Saturday, 28th February, 1953 Nov. 1 West Bromwich Albion ... Away 0 2 8 NORTHAMPTON TOWN HOME 3 1 MIDDLESBROUGH HOME 2 1 11 Fulham ... ... ... Away 3 2 15 Liverpool Away S 1 IS FULHAM (Semi-Final Cup) HOME* 0 I 22 MANCHESTER CITY HOME 3 1 18 CARDIFF CITY ... HOME 2 2 29 Stoke City Away 1 1 25 Southampton Away 1 0 Dec. 13 Burnley Away 1 1 Nov. 1 WEST HAM UNITED ... HOME 2 3 20 ASTON VILLA HOME 3 1 8 Norwich City Away 2 4 25 Bolton Wanderers IS PLYMOUTH ARGYLE ... HOME 3 4 Away 6 4 " Away 0 1 Jan. 3 Sunderland Away 1 3 22 Cardiff City l/coi.ce tiena.l HOME 4 0 10 DONCASTER ROVERS (F.A. Cup) HOME 4 0 »» 29 SOUTHAMPTON 17 WOLVERHAMPTON W. HOME 5 3 Dec. 13 BIRMINGHAM CITY HOME 2 1 1 0 24 Charlton Athletic Away 2 2 I* 20 West Ham United Away RIOR to the 5th Round Tie with Burnley that Arsenal supporters are bound to say: "We 31 BURY (F.A. Cup) HOME 6 2 »> 25 CHELSEA HOME 5 0 P a fortnight ago, it was being said all over have beaten them here once, we can do it again," 26 Chelsea Away 1 0 Feb. 7 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HOME 4 0 »» England, and particularly in Lancashire, that the and the Blackpool supporters are certain to reply : 3 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HOME 0 2 14 Burnley (F.A. Cup) Away 2 0 Jan. clash between Burnley and Arsenal would be, by "We beat you last week, we can do it again !" 10 Charlton Athletic Away 1 2 18 DERBY COUNTY HOME 6 2 »» far, the most interesting match of this year's Cup- The net result should be a great game of foot 17 Coventry City Away 0 0 21 Blackpool Away 2 3 " ties. Despite the tendency to look at the game ball, worthy of two sides who have won their way 24 PORTSMOUTH HOME 1 2 28 BLACKPOOL (F.A. Cup) HOME from the point of view of the two strong defences, to a difficult stage of the competition. Feb. 7 Southend United ... Away* 1 1 Mar. 2 Sheffield Wednesday Away there was always the chance that the forward line 14 Queen's Park Rangers ... Away* 5 0 of either team would suddenly come out on top Cup Luck 7 CARDIFF CITY HOME 21 BRENTFORD HOME 4 2 and win the game in a flash. Over a period of many years the public and the 14 Newcastle United Away 23 Millwall Away 1 2 , Press have chosen to label us "Lucky 21 WEST BROMWICH ALBION ... It was justifiably thought by the home HOME Mar. 4 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION HOME 28 Middlesbrough Away spectators that the Burnley forwards •s Arsenal." We have never objected to 9 SOUTHEND UNITED ... HOME* the tag because, like other clubs, we Apr. 3 Chelsea were more likely to achieve that object ^ Away 28 Crystal Palace Away* :C know that luck levels itself out over a 4 LIVERPOOL than Arsenal's, because the home * •' HOME Apr. 3 CHELSEA HOME* period of time, and because in any case, 6 CHELSEA HOME 6 Brighton & Hove Albion Away* defence had been playing more con Manchester sistently solid, stopping football than one has to have a little luck in any „ 11 City Away „ 11 Chelsea Away* sport to win anything ! ,, 13 BOLTON WANDERERS .. HOME „ 18 Tottenham Hotspur Away* Arsenal had produced in the previous „ 16 PRESTON NORTH END HOME „ 25 CRYSTAL PALACE HOME* month. To press home their point they However, the label "Lucky Arsenal" „ 18 STOKE CITY HOME Undated TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HOME quoted the fact that even Bury, though as applied to venue in the Cup, does „ 25 Preston North End Away QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS HOME* out of their class, had managed to score \ not entirely justify itself when one May 2 BURNLEY HOME Brentford Away two goals. On the other hand the I# refers to the statistics. In the com Undated : Cardiff City Away *—denotes Combination Cup fixtures. magnificent win of Arsenal over 'Spurs petition proper, since we first entered to some extent off-set that argument. liT THE EASTERN COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE the F.A. Cup, we have been involved F. A F. A. That match at Turf Moor was in 131 Rounds. On sixty-one occasions Aug. 23 Clacton Town ... Away 0 2 Jan. 3 Cambridge United Away 3 1 generally looked upon by the "man in we have been drawn away, on fifty-five 28 Chelmsford City (E.A.C.) .. Away 3 2 10 Eynesbury Rovers Away 7 2 the street" as one which would produce occasions we have been drawn at home, 30 Yarmouth Town ... ... Away 0 2 17 Lowestoft Town ... Away 3 0 one of the eventual participants in the and on fifteen occasions (Semi-finals Sept. 4 Tottenham Hotspur ... Away 1 0 24 Gillingham (E.C. Cup) ... Away 2 3 Final Tie at Wembley, but after last and Finals) the games have been played „ 6 Lowestoft Town (E.C. Cup) ... Away 1 1 „ 31 Cambridge United Away 1 1 week's defeat at Blackpool in the away League on neutral ground. Away 2 1 „ 10 WEST HAM UNITED ... ... HOME 3 0 Feb. 7 Crittall Athletic ... match, no doubt many people have revised their Statistics, you may say, are rather boring yet 14 Yarmouth Town ... Away 3 3 „ 13 Clacton Town ... Away 2 0 „ ideas! we think these are more than usually interesting. „ 17 CHELSEA ... HOME 3 0 ii 18 NORWICH CITY . HOME 4 3 Away 6 0 Even without that match, it always promised to In the 3rd Round we have been twenty-four times „ 24 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR ... HOME 0 0 »» 21 Lowestoft Town ... Stowmarket Town Away home and twenty-seven times away.