Ted Drake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ted Drake

English footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1912

Place of Birth: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-May-1995

Profession: association football manager, association football player, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Edward Joseph Drake (16 August 1912 – 30 May 1995) was an English football player and manager.
As a player, he first played for Southampton but made his name playing for Arsenal in the 1930s, winning two league titles and an FA Cup, as well as five caps for England.
Drake is Arsenal's joint fifth highest goalscorer of all time.
He also holds the record for the most goals scored in a top flight game in English football, with seven against Aston Villa in December 1935.
A former centre forward, Drake has been described as a "classic number 9" and as a "strong, powerful, brave and almost entirely unthinking" player who "typified the English view."After retiring from playing football, he became a manager, and while in charge of Chelsea he took the club to its first league title.
He was also a cricketer, but only ever played sparingly for Hampshire.