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Woolwich Arsenal (in dark shirts) playing Newcastle United (in striped shirts) in an FA Cup semi-final at the Victoria Ground, Stoke on 31 March 1906. The history of Arsenal Football Club between 1886 and 1966 covers the time from the club's foundation, through the first two major periods of success (the 1930s, and the late 1940s and early 1950s, respectively) and the club's subsequent decline ...
After a high of sixth place in 1908-09, Woolwich Arsenal soon found themselves in trouble, and were relegated in 1912-13. [2] Despite this, Shaw stayed with the club as they moved across London to Highbury, and was an ever-present in the final 1914-15 season prior to first-class football being suspended for World War I. He continued to play ...
He started his career as an amateur, with spells at local sides Old Charlton and Woolwich Polytechnic. He joined Woolwich Arsenal in 1907 but left after one season without playing a first-team game. He moved to Northfleet and served there for two seasons before turning professional and rejoining Woolwich Arsenal in October 1910.
Joseph Frederick, better known as Billy Heath (1869 – after 1895), was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Woolwich Arsenal. [1] He is best known for having scored the first-ever penalty kick awarded in the Football League , doing it so in a match between Wolves and Accrington at Molineux ...
He joined Woolwich Arsenal in February 1913. He played 13 games as the club was relegated out of the First Division and into the Second Division at the end of the 1912–13 campaign. [ 3 ] With Jack Peart out injured, he was partnered with Joe Shaw at full-back for the last 13 games of the 1912–13 season and first ten matches of the 1913–14 ...
He remained at the club for another three seasons as McKinnon's understudy, although by now the club had fallen on hard times, and were relegated in 1912–13. He played his last first-team match for Woolwich Arsenal on 22 November 1913. The arrival of World War I suspended all first-class football in England, and with it McEachrane's career ...
In the 1913–14 season, the Woolwich Arsenal F.C. played 38 games, of which it won 20, drew 9 and lost 9.The team finished 3rd in the league. It was their first game back in the Second Division after being relegated in the 1912-13 season for the first and only time in the team's history.
Thomas Drain (born 26th of June 1879 Ayrshire) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal, Bradford City and Leeds City. [1] His son William Thomas Drain also had a strong professional football career in Scotland and Australia.