1940–41 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season December 2022 May 2013 Arsenal 1940–41 George Allison Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry Football League South 4th Football League War Cup Finalists _collarwhite _hoops_white ffffff ff0000 ffffff ffffff 000066 1939–40 1941–42 The 1940–41 season was the second of Arsenal Football Club's seasons in the Wartime League, a football competition which temporarily replaced the Football League. Arsenal competed in the Football League South, finishing fourth. The team also reached the final of the Football League War Cup, losing to Preston North End at Wembley. Background Arsenal played their home games at White Hart Lane, as Highbury had been transformed to support Air Raid Precautions.Soar Phil Arsenal: Official History Tyler Martin Hamlyn 1995 0600588262 London 98 en In October 1940, a 1,000lb bomb fell near the stadium and concrete was blown over the Clock End. On 17 April 1941, the North Bank was directly hit, causing significant damage.Jardine Lisa 15 May 2006 Homage to Highbury http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4766707.stm 17 November 2023 BBC News10 May 2017 Arsenal at War https://www.arsenal.com/history/post-war-arsenal/highbury-stages-first-live-broadcast https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112520/https://www.arsenal.com/history/post-war-arsenal/highbury-stages-first-live-broadcast 16 October 2023 17 November 2023 Arsenal Arsenal competed in the Football League South, finishing fourth. They also competed in both the Football League War Cup and the London War Cup.Soar Phil Arsenal: Official History Tyler Martin Hamlyn 1995 0600588262 London 98 enForster Richard 24 April 2020 How English football responded to the second world war https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/2020/apr/24/how-english-football-responded-to-the-second-world-war https://web.archive.org/web/20230427110700/https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/2020/apr/24/how-english-football-responded-to-the-second-world-war 27 April 2023 17 November 2023 The Guardian The London War Cup, a breakaway cup formed by twelve regional teams, began with a round-robin of two groups of six, where the group winners reached the finals. Arsenal did not win their group and did not reach the final. Arsenal reached the final of the Football League War Cup, which was officially sanctioned by the Football League. The game was played at Wembley which had been a regular night-raid target during the Blitz. The first leg of the final was played in front of around 60,000 fans. However, after Leslie Compton missed a penalty in the third minute and Arsenal soon went down 1-0. Dennis Compton, Leslie Compton's younger brother,Leslie Compton https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/leslie-compton https://web.archive.org/web/20211101074817/https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/leslie-compton 1 November 2021 17 November 2023 Arsenal scored one for Arsenal, tying up the match and the score remained at 1-1.1941 FA Cup Final at Wembley Arsenal v Preston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrOmoA2aOgs YouTube 4 May 2012 The final went to a replay, played at Ewood Park. Arsenal lost 2-1. Results Arsenal's score comes firststatto.com Arsenal First Team Line-ups http://thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm 2023-11-18 thearsenalhistory.com 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160715102949/http://thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm dead Legend WinDrawLoss Football League South 1940–41 Football League South Selected results from the league. DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 21 September 1940 BrentfordA3–11,700 26 October 1940 BrentfordH3–31,200 25 December 1940 West Ham UnitedA4–29,000 14 April 1941 ChelseaA1–3 Final League table main WDL Q 2 y CRY Crystal Palace C WHU West Ham United COV Coventry City ARS Arsenal CAR Cardiff City REA Reading NWC Norwich City WAT Watford POR Portsmouth TOT Tottenham Hotspur MIL Millwall WAL Walsall WBA West Bromwich Albion LEI Leicester City NHT Northampton Town BRI Bristol City MAN Mansfield Town CHA Charlton Athletic ALD Aldershot BRE Brentford CHL Chelsea BIR Birmingham FUL Fulham LUT Luton Town STO Stoke City QPR Queen's Park Rangers BHA Brighton & Hove Albion NTF Nottingham Forest BOU Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic NTC Notts County SEU Southend United SHM Southampton SWA Swansea Town CLA Clapton Orient 16 4 7 86 44 14 6 7 70 39 5 3 2 28 16 10 5 4 66 38 12 5 7 75 50 14 5 7 73 51 9 2 8 75 53 15 6 14 96 73 16 2 13 92 71 9 5 9 53 41 16 5 10 79 59 14 7 11 100 80 13 5 10 83 69 17 5 11 87 79 14 3 13 84 71 10 2 8 55 48 12 6 11 77 68 7 4 8 37 34 14 2 8 73 68 9 3 11 51 51 10 4 9 57 58 7 1 8 38 43 10 7 13 62 73 11 7 17 82 100 9 9 18 76 96 8 3 12 47 60 8 7 10 51 75 7 3 15 50 77 9 3 15 59 92 7 5 18 53 82 5 7 18 42 94 6 4 20 47 114 7 5 18 53 82 5 7 18 42 94 3 bonus points? 3 League Champions yellow1 C complete London War Cup 1940–41 London War Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersGS25 January 1941 West Ham UnitedA3–15,000GS17 May 1941 West Ham UnitedH3–07,365 Football League War Cup 1940–41 Football League War Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR3 L115 March 1941 West Ham UnitedA1–014,000R3 L229 March 1941 West Ham UnitedH2–1F10 May 1941 Preston North EndN1–160,000F R31 May 1941 Preston North EndN1–245,000 References External links Arsenal season-by-season line-ups 1940-41 Category:English football clubs 1940–41 season