ARSENAL F.C. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 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 Arsenal D Gateshead v. Spurs P Plymouth v. Newcastle FOOTBALL CLUB E Bolton v. Millwall 0 Blackpool v. York SjLCuS-orL 1954-5 F Watford v. Doncaster R Grimsby v. Wolves F A. Cup Winners 1930, 1936, 1950. League Champions 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1948, 1953 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 Team: Dove (T.); Garrett, Smith; Batsford, Smailes, Butcher; McGrievey, Carson, Brasted, Saturday, 1st January, Drew with West Bromwich Swallow, Sullivan (T.). Albion (Home) 2-2 (Half-time 0-1) Goalscorers: Swallow, Sullivan. Team: Kelsey; Barnes (Capt.), Evans; Goring, Referee: Mr. C. Gaylor (Harrow). Fotheringham, Bowen; Clapton, Tapscott, Lawton, Lishman, Haverty. ARSENAL JUNIORS Goalscorers: Tapscott, Lishman. Saturday, 1st January, Drew with Tottenham Hot­ spur (Away) 1-1 (Half-time 0-0) Referee: Mr. G. McCabe (Sheffield). Team: P. Goy; Dooler, K. Nicholas (Capt.); G Cox, B. Kirby, J. Petts; B. Jarrold, Saxby, R. FOOTBALL COMBINATION Kingsland, Goulden, Hitchens. Saturday, 1st January, Drew with Cardiff City Goalscorer: Goulden. (Away) 0-0 Referee: Mr. A. G. Pearce. Team: Sullivan; R. Greenwood, Doughty; Oakes (Capt.), Dodgin, Shaw; Walsh, Herd, Holton, Wilkinson, Ward. HOSPITALS BROADCAST Referee: Mr. S. G. Finning (Stroud). By arrangement with the Cardiff City Supporters' Club, a broadcast on a " closed circuit " of today's F A Cup 3rd Round Saturday, 8th January, 1955 match will be heard by many sick people in hospital in the Cardiff area. We feel sure bo h Cardiff and EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE Arsenal supporters alike will wish to join us in sending all these good people our best wishes for Saturday, 1st January, Beat Chelmsford City 1955 and for a speedy recovery from their illness. ARSENAL v. CARDIFF CITY (Away) 2-1 (Half-time 1-0) KICK-OFF 2.15 Published for Arsenal Football Club Limited, by Programme Publications Limited, 19 Clarges Street, W.l. Printed by Welbecson Press Limited, London, S.W.IL ) ARSENAL F.C. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 2 ARSENAL F.C. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 3 was a fruitless one and we came away losers 1-0. Arsenal: Lewis; Parker, Kennedy; Baker, Butler, The two weeks previously we had met them home John; Hulme, Buchan, Brain, Blyth and Hoar. ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED and away in the League and lost on both occasions. The Cardiff defence was practically the same as The Arsenal team on that occasion was:— Robson; two years earlier but a new forward line was at the Directors Mackie, Kennedy; Milne, Graham, Young; Pater- peak of its fame. Arsenal were just beginning to SIR BRACBWELL SMITH, Bart., K.C.V.O. (Chairman) son, Blyth, Butler, Baker, Haden. Commander A. F. BONE, R.D., R.N.R. Retd. be talked about and were captained by Charlie J. W. JOYCE, ESQ. It was three years later that we met them again, Buchan—Southern-born but who made his name D. J. C. H. HILL-WOOD. ESQ. G. BRACBWELL SMITH, ESQ., M.B.E., B.A. this time in the Final at Wembley. It was Cardiff's with Sunderland, partnered by Joe Hulme—the second appearance in the Final for they had been fastest winger since Billy Meredith. Secretary-Manager T. J. WHITTAKER, M.B.E. beaten at Wembley by Sheffield United only two On the whole it was a galaxy of talent but hardly years previously. They had just missed the any of the famous players on view (with the Championship in 1924 when they completed the exception of Buchan) were worthy of their name. programme with the same number of points as Three times Buchan gave colleagues perfect Huddersfield Town and conceded the Championship chances to put Arsenal ahead but they were all to the Yorkshire club because of an inferior goal badly wasted and so the game went on with both average. defences in the ascendancy. The decisive goal i They got to the Final, but they had a real tussle came out of the blue, so to speak, and started from LEAGUE CHAMPIONS F.A. CUP WINNERS 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1948, 1953 1930, 1936, 1950 on their hands to get there. In the First Round, a throw-in. Third Division side Darlington held them to two The ball was thrown to Ferguson who found Colours:—Red Shirts and White Collars ARSENAL STADIUM, HIGHBURY, N.5 goalless draws before Cardiff won by 2-0 at Liver­ and Sleeves, and White Knickers. Grams:—GUNNERETIC, PINSPARK, LONDON himself hemmed in and with very little other pool. In the Second Round they beat Fulham by option took a tentative drive at goal. The shot only one goal and, after a struggle, beat Notts was hard and low and went in diagonally; Lewis Vol. XXXVI No. 15 Saturday, 8th January, 1955 County at Nottingham by 2-0 in the Third Round. (fonrordv& appeared to field it confidently but, being harassed In the Fourth they beat Leicester City and in the by Irving and Davies, he turned to throw the ball Semi-final, after a 4-4 draw, they beat Blackburn away. It slipped on his chest and in grabbing at Rovers by 3-1. The meeting between Cardiff and it to retrieve it he sent the ball slowly trickling Sheffield United that year at Wembley amounted into the net. almost to an International match and it will be remembered by Cardiff City supporters because of Luck had come to Keenor and his merry men the unfortunate and unaccountable hesitation on the from Wales and this was their moment of glory. part of Wake (their right-half) which let through Now, after a lapse of nearly thirty years, we meet l/oice &fj -ftteenal Tunstall to score the only goal of the match. Tun- again for, although after their beating at Wembley, stall was then only at the beginning of his famous Arsenal went on from strength to strength and career but he took advantage of Wake's hesitation success to success, Cardiff slipped and after two and made no mistake with a shot from only a few more seasons were relegated from the First yards out. This seemed to unsettle the Cardiff Division, not to be seen again in top-class football team and they never came back to make a fight of until 1952. AST Saturday's draw with the Cup Holders was have eluded most goal-keepers and last, but by no it. L a reasonably satisfactory result, following as it means least, Dennis Evans at left-back, is playing Replay Arrangements did upon a good Christmas programme. a much improved game. Two years later, when it became known that In the event of a replay being necessary it will Apart from about ten minutes in the early part of Having lost only one match in the last seven, one Arsenal and Cardiff had won their Semi-final ties it be played at Cardiff on Wednesday next, kick-off the game when both sides had a spell of misplaced would have expected our position in the League Was realised that a new name was destined to be 2 p.m. It will not be an " all ticket " match and passes and mistakes of all kinds, the game was one table to have improved more than it has, but the engraved on the famous trophy. The year 1927 the prices of admission will be: l/9d. and 3/- well worth watching. Once again our half-back line fight for points this year is being so keenly con­ was one which was famous for other brave fights in (standing) and 5/- and 10/- (bookable seats). Our looked solid and confident. Walley Barnes gave an tested both at the top and bottom of the table that the earlier Rounds for Rhyl, Poole and Carlisle season ticket holders will be given a preference in impressive display and these two things, coupled there are few startling changes to be seen in the United (all outside the Football League) won their the purchase of the bookable seats and Arsenal's with the vitality of Tapscott and Lishman, fed ably First Division. There are only two points difference way to the Third Round and Millwall (in Division allotment will be about 1,300 tickets. with cunning passes from Lawton, gave us the craft between Sunderland (at the top) and Everton, who III) astounded everyone by fighting their way to the occupy the 8th position in the table! last eight, beating on the way Huddersfield Town Season ticket holders, who should refer to their and strength to take a point from West Bromwich season ticket books concerning arrangements for Albion. The two young wingers did as well as (Champions of the First Division in the three Twice Before previous seasons), Derby County at Derby and replayed Cup-ties away, are advised to make per­ their experience allows them and they are the first sonal application tomorrow (Sunday) morning at to admit that they have a lot to learn, but everyone Cardiff City and Arsenal have met only twice in Middlesbrough who were, at the time, leaders of the Second Division. Corinthians beat Walsall by the Box Office, bringing with them their season in the side is giving his best and the fact, last week, the F.A.