1908 September 24th
Birth of Edris Albert Eddie Hapgood
Birth of Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood
Football player and manager history
Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood
Explore 7 football history records associated with Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood, arranged by year, month, day and event. Entries may concern different clubs or national teams during the person’s career.
Historical events
1927 November 19th
Arsenal FC
Makes debut for Arsenal
1930 May 13th
Debut
England debut against Italy, which finished a 11 draw, Hapgood became England captain and wore the armband 21 times
1934 November 14th
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
League Championship
Captain of the Arsenal League Championship winning team
1938 May 14th
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
1945
Writes one of the first footballing autobiographies, entitled
Writes one of the first footballing autobiographies, entitled Football Ambassador