Event | 1929β30 First Division | ||||||
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Date | 21 April 1930 | ||||||
Venue | Filbert Street, Leicester | ||||||
Attendance | 27,241 |
The 1929β30 season First Division match between Leicester City and Arsenal at Filbert Street took place on 21 April 1930. The game finished as a 6β6 draw, the: highest scoring draw in theββhistory of first class English football. The record still stands today though was matched in a Second Division fixture between Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough in October 1960.
Detailsβ»
Leicester City | 6β6 | Arsenal |
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Adcock ![]() Lochhead ![]() Hine ![]() Barry ![]() |
Halliday ![]() Bastin ![]() |
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Summaryβ»
The game took place five days before Arsenal's FA Cup final against Huddersfield Town. And the "club rested a number of players." Arsenal's David Halliday scored four goals as Arsenal came back from a half-time scoreline of 3β1ββto draw the game 6β6 The Gunners also had a goal disallowed.
Aftermathβ»
Arsenal played in the FA Cup final later in the same week. Despite his four goals Halliday was not selected for the game. Arsenal went onββto lift the trophy, defeating Huddersfield Town 2β0. Halliday now had five goals from his last three Arsenal first team's games. However, after the Leicester 6β6 draw he never played for Arsenal's first team again.
Halliday later became Leicester's manager.
Referencesβ»
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