1912
England international Cliff Bastin, who was 21 caps, was born in
Exeter, Devon. He scored 150 times in 350 league games for the
Gunners between 1929 and the 1947 and remains the Club's third
highest goalscorer
1934
The profilic Ted Drake joined Arsenal from Southampton. He netted
124 goals in 168 league outings during his stay at Highbury
1970
Strikes by Jon Sammels and John Radford gave Bertie Mee's side
a 2-1 victory at home to Liverpool
1979
French international striker Nicolas Anelka was born in Versailles.
He scored 23 games in 65 league games for Arsenal between 1996 and
1999
1998
Arsenal were back in the title race as Marc Overmars' goal
clinched a vital 1-0 win at Manchester United
