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The anniversaries
13 January 1891: Fred Groves born in Shadwell and played for Barnet Albion (a club now seemingly lost to history) and Glossop North End, before signing as an amateur player in August 1912, turning pro 14 months later. He played for Arsenal in the relegation season and the first Highbury season and returned after the war.
13 January 1912: Bolton Wanderers 1 Woolwich Arsenal 0 (FA Cup round 1). Although Arsenal secured a mid-table position in the league they could not progress in the Cup. It was the last game for Jackie Chalmers
13 January 1919: With the war over the Football League discussed re-starting the League programme, difficulties in getting players to away games, Players’ Union demands, and the amalgamation of the League and the Southern League.
13 January 1919: Athletic News published the first post-war article on match-fixing by Man U and Liverpool. The article proposed Chelsea should be reinstated to the first division as the Man U / Liverpool corruption had forced relegation upon them.
13 January 1926: Final match for Harry Woods – the holder of the world record transfer fee for a short while. He finished as the club’s top goalscorer in 1923-24 with ten, and scored 12 in 1924/5 but was then replaced by Jimmy Brain as the key goal scorer.
13 January 1934: Joe Shaw’s first game as manager following the death of Herbert Chapman. Luton 0 Arsenal 1 (FA Cup 3). He went on to win the league for the club before returning to his duties as reserve team coach. Dunne scored the goal with 18,641 in the crowd.
13 January 1945: Peter Simpson born in Norfolk. He joined Arsenal’s groundstaff in 1960 – a common way of bringing in young players (clubs were not allowed to sign youngsters as players immediately after they left school at 15, although of course 15 year olds could work). He played 353 league games for Arsenal under Wright, Mee and Neill.
13 January 1960: Arsenal 1 Rotherham 1 (FA Cup 3rd round replay). After a 2-2 away draw this was expected to be easy at Highbury in front of 57,598 but it certainly wasn’t and Rotherham won the second replay.
13 January 1962: A home defeat to Bolton started a run of four consecutive losses and one win in seven, Arsenal scoring just five goals in those seven games. The run marked the effective end of Swindin’s career as manager at Arsenal.
13 January 1975: Graham Rix signed as a professional for Arsenal but had to wait until April 1977 to make his first appearance. He went on to play 388 games for the club.
13 January 1970: In the second leg of the third round of the Uefa Cup the result was Arsenal 1 Rouen 0 to take Arsenal through, 38018 attended and Sammels scored.
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