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 Drake in 1955 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Joseph Drake | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 May 1995 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Raynes Park, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Winchester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1934 | Southampton | 71 | (47) |
| 1934–1945 | Arsenal | 167 | (124) |
| Total | 238 | (171) | |
| International career | |||
| 1934–1938 | England | 5 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946–1947 | Hendon | ||
| 1947–1952 | Reading | ||
| 1952–1961 | Chelsea | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Joseph Drake (16 August 1912 – 30 May 1995) was an English football player and manager. As a player, he first played for Southampton but made his name playing for Arsenal in the 1930s, winning two league titles and an FA Cup, as well as five caps for England. Drake is Arsenal's joint fifth highest goalscorer of all time. He also holds the record for the most goals scored in a top flight game in English football, with seven against Aston Villa in December 1935. A former centre forward, Drake has been described as a "classic number 9" and as a "strong, powerful, brave and almost entirely unthinking" player who "typified the English view."[2][3]
After retiring from playing football, Drake became a manager, most notably of Chelsea. In 1955, he led the club to their first league title. This made him the first person to win the English top-flight as both a player and a manager. He was also a cricketer, but only ever played sparingly for Hampshire.
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- ^ "Goalscorers". Arsenal F.C.