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Building a Dynasty, 1930–1939
Ted Drake
Forward1934–1939
No individual photograph is known to survive for Ted Drake; see the note on the players index for why we use a plain card rather than guess.
Arsenal's centre-forward for the last of the great Chapman-era title wins, Drake produced one of the greatest individual performances English football has ever seen on 14 December 1935: playing through a heavily strapped knee injury, he scored all seven of Arsenal's goals in a 7–1 win away at Aston Villa, still the top-flight record for goals in a single match, nearly a century later.
At Arsenal
Appearances
184
Goals
139