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{{Infobox football match
{{Infobox football match
| title = Leicester ''v.'' Arsenal
| title = Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal
| image =
| image =
| event = [[The Football League 1929–30|1929–30]] [[Football League First Division|First Division]]
| event = [[1929–30 Football League|1929–30]] [[Football League First Division|First Division]]
| team1 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester]]
| team1 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
| team1association =
| team1association =
| team1score = 6
| team1score = 6
| team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
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| team2association =
| team2score = 6
| team2score = 6
| details =
| details =
| date = 21 April 1930
| date = 21 April 1930
| stadium = [[Filbert Street]]
| stadium = [[Filbert Street]]
| city = [[Leicester]]
| city = [[Leicester]]
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| attendance = 27,241
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The [[The_Football_League_1929–30|1929–30 season]] First Division match between [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] and [[Arsenal F.C|Arsenal]] at [[Filbert Street]] took place on 21 April 1930. The game finished as a 6–6 draw, the highest scoring draw in the history of first class English football.<ref>http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/on-this-day-in-history-april-21</ref> The record still stands today though was matched in a Second Division fixture between [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in October 1960.<ref>[http://www.arsenal.com/usa/sh/news/news-archive/arsenal-s-a-to-z...-l-is-for-ljungberg Arsenal's A to Z... L is for Ljungberg | News Archive | News | Arsenal.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/day-Sport-April-21/article-916393-detail/article.html On this day | Trivia | This Is Bristol<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The [[1929–30 Football League|1929–30 season]] First Division match between [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] and [[Arsenal F.C|Arsenal]] at [[Filbert Street]] took place on 21 April 1930. The game finished as a 6–6 draw, the highest scoring draw in the history of first class English football.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/on-this-day-in-history-april-21|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711095636/http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/on-this-day-in-history-april-21|archivedate=11 July 2011|first=John|last=Harding|title=On This Day In History: April 21|publisher=Give Me Football|date=21 April 2011|accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> The record still stands today though was matched in a Second Division fixture between [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in October 1960.<ref>[http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-s-a-to-z...-l-is-for-ljungberg Arsenal's A to Z... L is for Ljungberg | News Archive | News | Arsenal.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/day-Sport-April-21/article-916393-detail/article.html |title=On this day {{!}} Trivia {{!}} This Is Bristol<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=4 December 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505091018/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/day-Sport-April-21/article-916393-detail/article.html |archive-date=5 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Details==
==Details==
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{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1930|4|21|df=y}}
| date = {{Start date|1930|4|21|df=y}}
| time =
| time =
| team1 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
| team1 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
| team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| score = 6–6
| score = 6–6
| goals1 = [[Hugh Adcock|Adcock]] {{goal|?||?}}<br />[[Arthur Lochhead|Lochhead]] {{goal|?||?}}<br />[[Ernie Hine|Hine]] {{goal|}}<br />[[Leonard Barry|Barry]] {{goal|}}
| goals1 = [[Hugh Adcock|Adcock]] {{goal}} (2)<br />[[Arthur Lochhead|Lochhead]] {{goal}} (2)<br />[[Ernie Hine|Hine]] {{goal}}<br />[[Leonard Barry|Barry]] {{goal}}
| goals2 = [[Dave Halliday|Halliday]] {{goal|?||?||?||?}}<br />[[Cliff Bastin|Bastin]] {{goal|?||?}}
| goals2 = [[Dave Halliday|Halliday]] {{goal}} (4)<br />[[Cliff Bastin|Bastin]] {{goal}} (2)
| stadium = [[Filbert Street]], [[Leicester]]
| stadium = [[Filbert Street]], [[Leicester]]
| attendance = 27,241
| attendance = 27,241
| referee =
| referee =
| report =
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|GK ||'''1'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Wright (footballer)|Joe Wright]]
|GK ||'''1'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Wright (footballer, born 1907)|Joe Wright]]
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|RB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Adam Black (footballer born 1898)|Adam Black]]
|RB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Adam Black (footballer born 1898)|Adam Black]]
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|IL ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Arthur Lochhead]]
|IL ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Arthur Lochhead]]
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|OL ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Len Barry]]
|OL ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Len Barry (footballer)|Len Barry]]
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
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|GK ||'''1'''||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Dan Lewis (footballer)|Dan Lewis]]
|GK ||'''1'''||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Dan Lewis (footballer)|Dan Lewis]]
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|RB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Parker (footballer)|Tom Parker]]
|RB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Parker (footballer, born 1897)|Tom Parker]]
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|LB ||'''3'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Horace Cope]]
|LB ||'''3'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Horace Cope]]
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|OR ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Hulme]]
|OR ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Hulme]]
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|IR ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Jack]]
|IR ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Jack (footballer)|David Jack]]
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|FW ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave Halliday]]
|FW ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave Halliday]]
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===Summary===
===Summary===
The game took place five days before Arsenal's FA Cup final against Huddersfield F.C. and the club rested a number of players. Arsenal's [[Dave Halliday|David Halliday]] scored four goals as Arsenal came back from a half-time scoreline of 3–1 to draw the game 6–6<ref>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+day+I+danced+with+Bono%3B+answers+to+correspondents.-a0134329665</ref> The Gunners also had a goal disallowed.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zxavt42c3t0C&pg=PA71&dq=leicester+6-6+arsenal+halliday&hl=en&ei=0qn6TPmMLKGqhAeXzdiyCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=leicester%206-6%20arsenal%20halliday&f=false Forward, Arsenal! - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=grXiAUEzVZoC&pg=PA1928&dq=leicester+city+6-6+arsenal&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CvDvToKiCMnr8QO1vqSdCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=leicester%20city%206-6%20arsenal&f=false</ref>
The game took place five days before Arsenal's FA Cup final against Huddersfield Town and the club rested a number of players. Arsenal's [[Dave Halliday|David Halliday]] scored four goals<ref name = "dh">[http://qosfc.com/content-legendsView.aspx?playerid=1048 "Queens Legends, Dave Halliday" www.qosfc.com]</ref> as Arsenal came back from a half-time scoreline of 3–1 to draw the game 6–6<ref name="Montreal">{{Cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19300422&id=rnAtAAAAIBAJ&pg=6846,3597311 |title = The Montreal Gazette – Google News Archive Search}}</ref> The Gunners also had a goal disallowed.<ref name="Montreal" /><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zxavt42c3t0C&dq=leicester+6-6+arsenal+halliday&pg=PA71 Forward, Arsenal! – Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grXiAUEzVZoC&q=leicester+city+6-6+arsenal&pg=PA1928 |title = Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Football: Presenting the most amazing football facts from the last 160 years|isbn = 9780600622543|last1 = Donnelley|first1 = Paul|date = 4 October 2010}}</ref>


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
Arsenal played in the [[1930 FA Cup Final|FA Cup final]] later in the same week. Despite his four goals Halliday was not selected for the game. Arsenal went on to lift the trophy, defeating [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] 2–0.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QIZJ4T4p2PwC&pg=PA82&dq=leicester+draw+1930++arsenal&hl=en&ei=jKv6TMOUMIqIhQf6rZzZCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=leicester%20draw%201930%20%20arsenal&f=false Motson's Fa Cup Odyssey: The World's ... - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Arsenal played in the [[1930 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]] later in the same week. Despite his four goals Halliday was not selected for the game.<ref name = "dh"/> Arsenal went on to lift the trophy, defeating [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] 2–0.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=QIZJ4T4p2PwC&dq=leicester+draw+1930++arsenal&pg=PA82 Motson's Fa Cup Odyssey: The World's ... – Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Halliday now had five goals from his last three Arsenal first team's games.<ref name = "dh"/> However, after the Leicester 6–6 draw he never played for Arsenal's first team again.<ref name = "dh"/>


Halliday later became Leicester's manager.<ref name = "dh"/><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/oct/06/forgotten-story-leicester-city-ice-kings |title = The forgotten story of … Leicester City: Ice Kings &#124; Rob Bagchi|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 6 October 2011|last1 = Bagchi|first1 = Rob}}</ref>
Halliday later became Leicester's manager.<ref>http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~524989,00.html</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 13 July 2024

Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal
Event1929–30 First Division
Leicester City Arsenal
6 6
Date21 April 1930
VenueFilbert Street, Leicester
Attendance27,241

The 1929–30 season First Division match between Leicester City and Arsenal at Filbert Street took place on 21 April 1930. The game finished as a 6–6 draw, the highest scoring draw in the history of first class English football.[1] The record still stands today though was matched in a Second Division fixture between Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough in October 1960.[2][3]

Details

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Leicester City6–6Arsenal
Adcock (2)
Lochhead (2)
Hine
Barry 		Halliday (4)
Bastin (2)
Attendance: 27,241
Leicester City
Arsenal
GK 1 England Joe Wright
RB 2 Scotland Adam Black
LB 3 England Jack Brown
RH 4 Scotland Johnny Duncan
CH 5 England Arthur Woolliscroft
LH 6 England Norman Watson
OR 7 England Hugh Adcock
IR 8 England Ernie Hine
CF 9 England Arthur Chandler
IL 10 Scotland Arthur Lochhead
OL 11 England Len Barry
Manager:
Scotland Willie Orr
GK 1 Wales Dan Lewis
RB 2 England Tom Parker
LB 3 England Horace Cope
RH 4 England Alf Baker
CH 5 England Alf Haynes
LH 6 Wales Bob John
OR 7 England Joe Hulme
IR 8 England David Jack
FW 9 Scotland Dave Halliday
IL 10 Scotland Alex James
OL 11 England Cliff Bastin
Manager:
England Herbert Chapman

Summary

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The game took place five days before Arsenal's FA Cup final against Huddersfield Town and the club rested a number of players. Arsenal's David Halliday scored four goals[4] as Arsenal came back from a half-time scoreline of 3–1 to draw the game 6–6[5] The Gunners also had a goal disallowed.[5][6][7]

Aftermath

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Arsenal played in the FA Cup final later in the same week. Despite his four goals Halliday was not selected for the game.[4] Arsenal went on to lift the trophy, defeating Huddersfield Town 2–0.[8] Halliday now had five goals from his last three Arsenal first team's games.[4] However, after the Leicester 6–6 draw he never played for Arsenal's first team again.[4]

Halliday later became Leicester's manager.[4][9]

References

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  1. ^ Harding, John (21 April 2011). "On This Day In History: April 21". Give Me Football. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ^ Arsenal's A to Z... L is for Ljungberg | News Archive | News | Arsenal.com
  3. ^ "On this day | Trivia | This Is Bristol". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Queens Legends, Dave Halliday" www.qosfc.com
  5. ^ a b "The Montreal Gazette – Google News Archive Search".
  6. ^ Forward, Arsenal! – Google Books
  7. ^ Donnelley, Paul (4 October 2010). Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Football: Presenting the most amazing football facts from the last 160 years. ISBN 9780600622543.
  8. ^ Motson's Fa Cup Odyssey: The World's ... – Google Books
  9. ^ Bagchi, Rob (6 October 2011). "The forgotten story of … Leicester City: Ice Kings | Rob Bagchi". The Guardian.
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