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Ted Drake: The Arsenal legend who united London football for one special night

On the night of 11 September 1979, one man brought two London football clubs on either side of the Thames together for a joyous occasion. His name was Ted Drake, the former goal-scoring maestro who led Arsenal’s attacking “Golden Era” during the 1930s under George Allison.

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