Eddie Hapgood foi lateral-esquerdo e capitão do Arsenal, campeão inglês cinco vezes nos anos 1930, e jogou 30 vezes pela Inglaterra, 21 como capitão.
Eddie Hapgood
Eddie Hapgood was born on September 24, 1908, in Bristol, and died on April 20, 1973, in Bath. A left-back, he was signed by Arsenal in 1927, coming from Kettering Town, during Herbert Chapman's era. He defended Arsenal until 1945, with 440 games and 2 goals, and was captain of the team that dominated English football in the 1930s. He won five English championships (1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, and 1937-38) and two FA Cups (1930 and 1936). For England, between 1933 and 1939, he played 30 matches, 21 of them as captain. He participated in the 3-2 victory over Italy in 1934, known as the Battle of Highbury, when his nose was broken, and led the team to a 6-3 victory over Germany, in Berlin, in 1938. After retiring as a player, he continued in football as a coach in English clubs.