Birth of Edris Albert Eddie Hapgood
Birth of Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood
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Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood Biography and Timeline
Follow Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood through 7 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1908–1945Years on this page
1908
1927
Arsenal FC
Makes debut for Arsenal
1930
Debut
England debut against Italy, which finished a 11 draw, Hapgood became England captain and wore the armband 21 times
1934
Captain
1st match as captain of the England team during the infamous "Battle of Highbury" against Italy, who were reigning World Champions, England win 3-2
1938
Captain
Hapgood captains England against Germany where Hapgood and his players are made to give the Nazi salute before the match, under pressure from British diplomats, Hitler is not in attendance and England win the match 63
League Championship
Captain of the Arsenal League Championship winning team
1945
Writes one of the first footballing autobiographies, entitled
Writes one of the first footballing autobiographies, entitled Football Ambassador
Records, sources and methodology
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