Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal (1930)

Leicester v. Arsenal

Event	1929–30 First Division
Leicester Arsenal 6 6
Date	21 April 1930
Venue	Filbert Street, Leicester
Attendance	27,241

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. The record still stands today though was matched in a Second Division fixture between Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough in October 1960.

Details

21 April 1930 (1930-04-21)

Leicester City	6–6	Arsenal
Adcock ?', ?' Lochhead ?', ?' Hine Barry		Halliday ?', ?', ?', ?' Bastin ?', ?'

Filbert Street, Leicester

Attendance: 27,241

Leicester City

Arsenal

LEICESTER CITY: 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

ARSENAL: GK 1 Dan Lewis RB ? Tom Parker LB 3 RH 4 CH 5 LH 6 OR 7 IR 8 FW ? David Halliday OL ?? Cliff Bastin IF ?? David Jack Manager: Herbert Chapman

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 David Halliday (who later went on to manage Leicester) scored four goals as Arsenal came back from a half-time scoreline of 3–1 to draw the game 6–6 The Gunners also had a goal disallowed.

Aftermath

Arsenal played in the 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 2–0.

Halliday later became Leicester's manager.