A fearless forward for George Allison's Arsenal in the 1930s, Ted Drake won two league titles and an FA Cup with the Gunners, and in his first full Highbury season of 1934-35, netted 42 league goals in 41 matches.
Originally earmarked as a Gunners signing by Herbert Chapman, Drake signed from Southampton for £6,500 a few months after Chapman passed away in March 1934.
Drake was an instant hit in N5, and the Highbury crowd loved his full-blooded, bullish, physical approach. In our 1992 interview, he espoused his philosophy on the game: "My job was to put my head where no one else dared to.