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===Summary===
===Summary===
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 as Arsenal came back from a half-time scoreline of 3–1 to draw the game 6–6<ref name="Montreal">https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19300422&id=rnAtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OYwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6846,3597311</ref> The Gunners also had a goal disallowed.<ref name="Montreal" /><ref>[https://books.google.com/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>https://books.google.com/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">https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19300422&id=rnAtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OYwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6846,3597311</ref> The Gunners also had a goal disallowed.<ref name="Montreal" /><ref>[https://books.google.com/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>https://books.google.com/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>


==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>[https://books.google.com/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> Halliday now had six goals from his last three Arsenal first teams games. However after the Leicester 6-6 draw he played for Arsenal's first team again.<ref>[http://qosfc.com/content-legendsView.aspx?playerid=1048 "Queens Legends, Dave Halliday" www.qosfc.com]</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&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> Halliday now had six goals from his last three Arsenal first teams games.<ref name = "dh"/> However after the Leicester 6-6 draw he played for Arsenal's first team again.<ref name = "dh"/>


Halliday later became Leicester's manager.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/oct/06/forgotten-story-leicester-city-ice-kings</ref>
Halliday later became Leicester's manager.<ref name = "dh"/><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/oct/06/forgotten-story-leicester-city-ice-kings</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:56, 25 April 2017

Leicester v. Arsenal
Event1929–30 First Division
Leicester 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

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

Summary

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

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 six goals from his last three Arsenal first teams games.[4] However after the Leicester 6-6 draw he played for Arsenal's first team again.[4]

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

References

  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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Arsenal's A to Z... L is for Ljungberg | News Archive | News | Arsenal.com
  3. ^ On this day | Trivia | This Is Bristol
  4. ^ a b c d e "Queens Legends, Dave Halliday" www.qosfc.com
  5. ^ a b https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19300422&id=rnAtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OYwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6846,3597311
  6. ^ Forward, Arsenal! – Google Books
  7. ^ https://books.google.com/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
  8. ^ Motson's Fa Cup Odyssey: The World's ... – Google Books
  9. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/oct/06/forgotten-story-leicester-city-ice-kings
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