1914
Goalkeeper George Swindin was born in Campsall, Yorkshire. He made
271 League appearances for Arsenal between 1936/37 and 1953/54,
then returned as manager for four years from 1958
1968
Arsenal reached Wembley after a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in
the League Cup semi-final to clinch a 2-1 aggregate win
1974
Scotland international midfielder Alex Cropley arrived from
Hibernian. He scored six times in 34 games before leaving for Aston
Villa in 1976
1991
Arsenal's former England international winger Cliff Bastin, 79,
died in Exeter. He held the Club's goalscoring record at the
time
2001
Two goals from Freddie Ljungberg plus another from Thierry Henry
gave Arsenal a 3-1 win over Juventus in the Champions League
