Lindy Delapenha: The Arsenal 1946
Lloyd Lindbergh “Lindy” Delapenha was a multi-talented sportsman from Jamaica who, after a short trial at Arsenal, played in a League winning side on the South coast at Portsmouth and then had a successful long spell in the North for Middlesbrough.
We’ve written a number of blogs on this site about Arsenal’s election to the First Division in 1919 that show that what is perceived to be the truth about the events surrounding this meeting are not what they seem. We thought that the one about the precedent of what happened when the First Division was expanded would be the last one as we believed that there were no more “facts” left to be dispelled.
However, we’ve now found another story that doesn’t appear to be what it seems.
Viewing Room – view of the pitch
Last season having been invited to the Sunderland Sensory room when we played at the Stadium of Light, I wrote this blog – Arsenal play catch up…as Sunderland lead the way!!!
Well, just over a year has passed and Arsenal have most definitely caught up and indeed surpassed the original brilliant idea from the north eastern family, the Shippeys, whose campaign has been growing to increase the opportunities for autistic children to watch football. Information about their mission to make football grounds even more accessible to children and young people with autism, can be found at the @shippeycampaign
A look at the history of the Gunners through the treasures found in the Arsenal Museum: Very Early Season Tickets
Arsenal season tickets from the 1890’s. Arsenal Museum. Credit : Arsenal Football Club / David Price.
A look at the history of the Gunners through the treasures found in the Arsenal Museum: Pennants
The Arsenal Museum. Credit : Arsenal Football Club / David Price.
A look at the history of the Gunners through the treasures found in the Arsenal Museum: ThePlayer of the year award 1950
Joe Mercer Footballer of the Year Award from the Football Writers Association. Arsenal Museum. Credit : Arsenal Football Club / David Price.
“A good ball by Dixon, finding Smith, for Thomas, charging through the midfield! Thomas, it’s up for grabs now! Thomas! Right at the end!”
Michael Thomas’ Boots – The Arsenal Musuem. Credit : Arsenal Football Club / David Price.
“Merson to take it … Andy Linighan has won the cup for Arsenal”
So said Martin Tyler at the end of the Gunners’ fourth visit to Wembley in 1993.
The Arsenal Musuem. Credit : Arsenal Football Club / David Price.
I’m not sure what set me off on this one, I guess there was something that didn’t seem to add up. But here we are with another historical “fact” that has been corrected.
Arsenal’s 2017 FA Cup win was their seventh under Arsene Wenger which made him the most successful manager in FA Cup history. This is shown in tables plastered all over the internet and traditional media. I assume that most of these have sourced their information from that ultra-reliable source, Wikipedia.
Albert Craig the first Arsenal programme editor and writer – (by Rheinhold Thiel of London – Roger Mann Collection (1))
“Born of illiterate parents in a remote Yorkshire community, he became one of the most celebrated figures on the cricket and football grounds of London and the South”. (2)