Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood (September 24, 1908 — April 20, 1973) was an English footballer, who captained Arsenal and England. September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First...

Born in Bristol, he started his career as an amateur (while employed as a milkman), before getting his big break at Kettering Town. He was signed by Herbert Chapman to Arsenal for £950 in 1927. Playing at left back, Hapgood went on to become captain of the Arsenal team which dominated English football in the 1930s, winning five League Championships and two FA Cups. He played 440 times in all. Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. ... A milkman is a man who delivers milk, usually in milk bottles, early in the morning. ... Kettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northants. ... Herbert Chapman (January 19, 1878 - January 6, 1934) was an English association football player and manager, born in Sheffield. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Most football games include a position called fullback or full back. ... Football is the unofficial national sport of England, and as such has an important place within English national life. ... // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ...

Hapgood played for England 30 times, wearing the captain's armband 21 times. His first match as captain was the infamous "Battle of Highbury" on November 14, 1934, against Italy, who were then World Champions (England had declined to take part in the World Cup, so the match was billed a "true world champions" match). The match was notoriously dirty, with many players sustaining injuries, including Hapgood himself with a broken nose; England beat the Italians (who were effectively reduced to ten men for most of the match) 3-2. The Battle of Highbury was the name given to the football match between England and Italy that took place on November 14, 1934 at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... Human nose in profile The Nose is a story by Gogol and an opera by Dmitri Shostakovich. ...

Hapgood also captained England in an even more infamous match, against Germany in Berlin on May 14, 1938, where Hapgood and his players were made to give the Nazi salute before the match, under pressure from British diplomats. Hitler was not in attendance; England won the match 6-3. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Roman salute is a closed finger, flat-palm-down hand raised at an angle (usually 45 degrees) and was used by the Roman Republic. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ...

The Second World War cut short Hapgood's career, but after the war he had stints managing Blackburn Rovers, and then Watford and Bath City. After that he left football completely, and spent his later years running a YMCA hostel in Harwell, Berkshire and in Weymouth, Dorset. He died in Leamington Spa on Good Friday 1973. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Watford Football Club is an English Football League team located in Watford, Hertfordshire. ... Bath City is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. ... YMCAs in the United States and Canada use this logo. ... Harwell may refer to: Harwell - a village in Oxfordshire RAF Harwell - a World War II RAF airfield Harwell Laboratory of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, the site of Europes first nuclear reactor. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... Location within the British Isles Weymouth is a town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay – Weymouth Bay – and the natural harbour formed by the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... The Royal Pump Rooms and Baths Leamington Spa, (Properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly called just Leamington) (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. ... Good Friday is a holy day celebrated by Christians on the Friday before Easter or Pascha. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

External links

• Tribute to Eddie Hapgood
• The "Battle of Highbury"
• BBC - Football, fascism and England's Nazi salute
• Eddie Hapgood at the National Portrait Gallery