TERRIERS AT GUNNERS

Huddersfield visit Arsenal tonight, another tough trial for the Terriers coming up against the Gunners. Their first meeting was October 11th 1913 in Division 2 when the THEN Woolwich Arsenal played Huddersfield away, beating them 1-2. There were a few more meetings in Division 2 pre-war, with Arsenal simplifying their name in 1914. After the war the two met only in Division One until 1972, obviously with a gap for the second war. The two clubs were separated from then until now, the first meeting in the Premier League. Overall there have been 33 wins for Arsenal, 16 for Huddersfield and 16 draws.

The link is Herbert Chapman, a Yorkshireman born in Kiveton, Rotherham, one of 11 children, into a mining family, whose playing career took him to Spurs in 1905-7. He began his managerial career at Northampton Town (1907-12) in the Southern League, then at Leeds City around 1912 over the war till 1918 where there were a few illegalities!  Do the research......

He worked in a munitions' factory during the war, taking on the role as manager at Huddersfield in 1921 until he moved to Arsenal in 1925, where there is a bust of the great man in the main entrance to the club. He stopped that in 1934 after having huge success in the league and the FA Cup with both clubs.

Chapman was an extraordinary manager who input a number of innovations to the game of football, including the WM formation. This link will lead on to other blogs where Herbert's life has been documented.
http://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/the-napolean-of-north-london.html

He died in 1934, aged only 55 from pneumonia after watching Arsenal 3rd XI play at Guildford City.