Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Ted Drake Biography and Timeline

Follow Ted Drake through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Ted Drake, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
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1935–1957Years on this page

1935

Seven Goals Against Aston Villa

Forward · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Scores all seven Arsenal goals in a 7-1 league victory over Aston Villa.

1936

1936 FA Cup Final Winning Goal

Forward · Wembley · Sport / Football

Scores the only goal as Arsenal defeat Sheffield United to win the FA Cup.

1957

Drake Gives Greaves Chelsea Debut

Manager · London · Sport / Football

Drake promoted teenage striker Jimmy Greaves into Chelsea's first team, giving the future England international his opening chance in senior football.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.