Ted Drake
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Joseph Drake | ||
Date of birth | 16 August 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
Date of death | 30 May 1995 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Raynes Park, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Winchester City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1934 | Southampton | 71 | (47) |
1934–1945 | Arsenal | 167 | (124) |
Total | 238 | (171) | |
International career | |||
1934–1938 | England | 5 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
1946–1947 | Hendon | ||
1947–1952 | Reading | ||
1952–1961 | Chelsea | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward Joseph Drake (16 August 1912 – 30 May 1995) was an English
After retiring from playing football, Drake became a manager, most notably of Chelsea. In 1955, he led the club to their first league title. This made him the first person to win the English top-flight as both a player and a manager. He was also a cricketer, but only ever played sparingly for Hampshire.
Club career
Southampton
Born in Southampton, Drake started playing at
In the following season he made 33 league appearances, scoring 20 goals. After only one full season, his bravery and skill attracted the attention of Arsenal's
Arsenal, with George Allison now in charge, renewed their interest and Drake eventually decided to join the Gunners. Saints had declined several previous offers, but eventually were forced to sell to balance their books. Drake made a total of 74 appearances for Southampton, scoring 48 goals.[4][5][6][7]
Arsenal
Drake moved to Arsenal in March 1934 for £6,500, and scored on his league debut against Wolves on 24 March 1934, in a 3–2 win. Although he joined too late to qualify for a League Championship medal in 1933–34, Drake would win one in 1934–35, scoring 42 goals in 41 league games in the process – this included three hat-tricks and four four-goal hauls. With two more goals in the FA Cup and Charity Shield, Drake scored 44 in all that season, breaking Jack Lambert's club record, one that still holds to this day.[4][5][6][7]
The following season,
Despite being injured regularly (he was a doubt up until the last minute for the 1936 Cup Final), Drake's speed, fierce shooting and brave playing style meant he was Arsenal's first-choice centre forward for the rest of the decade, and he was the club's top scorer for each of the five seasons from 1934–35 to
Drake was one of 32 Arsenal legends who were emblazoned in a mural upon the walls of the club's Emirates Stadium.[15]
International career
Drake's exploits at club level brought him recognition at international level, and he made his
Cricket career
Drake made his debut for Hampshire in 1931 and shared a vital stand of 86 with Phil Mead against Glamorgan. He made 45 but never reached this score again in the 15 further matches he played over the next six years, first as an amateur and then as a professional.[16]
Managerial career
Hendon and Reading
After retiring as a player, Drake managed
Chelsea
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He was appointed manager of First Division
Within three years, in the 1954–55 season, Drake had led Chelsea to their first league championship triumph. In doing so, he became the first person to win the league title both as player and manager. However, Drake never came close to repeating the success. The championship-winning side was gradually broken up, to be replaced by the crop of youngsters emerging from the club's youth team, such as Jimmy Greaves, Peter Brabrook and Bobby Tambling, for whom Drake was an aloof figure.[citation needed] Thereafter performances and results were very erratic, leaving the club stranded in mid-table; an FA Cup loss to Fourth Division side Crewe Alexandra weakened his position at the club and a few months later, Drake was sacked early into the 1961–62 season.
Later career
After leaving Chelsea, he became reserve team manager at Fulham, where he was also assistant to the manager Vic Buckingham. In December he joined Barcelona as assistant to Buckingham, staying until June 1970. He later returned to Fulham where he became a chief scout, director and life president of the Cottagers. Drake died at the age of 82 on 30 May 1995.[7][19]
Honours
Player
Arsenal[5]
- 1937–38
- 1935–36
- FA Charity Shield: 1934, 1938
England[1]
- 1935
Manager
Chelsea
Individual
- 1935[21]
See also
- List of English football championship winning managers
References
- ^ a b c "Ted Drake profile". England Football Online. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ISBN 978-0752889955.
- ^ "Goalscorers". Arsenal F.C.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Legends of English Football: #10 Ted Drake". World Soccer Talk.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ted Drake". Arsenal F.C.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ted Drake". Spartacus Educational.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Goal.com's Top 50 English Players: Ted Drake (29)". Goal.
- ^ "Southampton v Bradford City, 26 August 1933". 11v11.com.
- ^ "Port Vale v Southampton, 02 September 1933". 11v11.com.
- ^ "Oldham Athletic v Southampton, 28 August 1933". 11v11.com.
- ^ "Southampton v Oldham Athletic, 04 September 1933". 11v11.com.
- ^ "Southampton v Notts County, 09 September 1933". 11v11.com.
- ^ "Ted Drake – Arsenal's Greatest Ever Pre-War Goal scorer". Atletifo Sports. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
- ^ "Heroes Together: Ted Drake". Arsenal F.C.
- ^ "Ted Drake profile and obituary". Cricketers' Almanack. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Long read: Birth of the Blues – the Drake Revolution". Chelsea Football Club. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Chelsea vs Arsenal: a very modern rivalry". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ Ponting, Ivan (31 May 1995). "Obituary:Ted Drake". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
- ^ "1955/56 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
External links
- Gary Chalk & Duncan Holley (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
- Ted Drake management career statistics at Soccerbase
- Ted Drake at Englandstats.com
- Wisden obituary
- FA Profile