Birth of Edris Albert Eddie Hapgood24 September 1908
Birth of Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood
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Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
7 records1908–19456 events4 places
Chronological biography
1908
1927
Arsenal FC19 November 1927
Makes debut for Arsenal
1930
Debut13 May 1930
England debut against Italy, which finished a 11 draw, Hapgood became England captain and wore the armband 21 times
1934
Captain14 November 1934
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
League Championship1938
Captain of the Arsenal League Championship winning team
Captain14 May 1938
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
1945
Writes one of the first footballing autobiographies, entitled1945
Writes one of the first footballing autobiographies, entitled Football Ambassador
Record provenance
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