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By Mark Jones When Arsenal striker Ted Drake walked out onto the Villa Park turf on December 14, 1935 he would have been confident of victory, but also wary of what the afternoon would have in store. Opponents Aston Villa were struggling and bottom of the table at the time, but they had just spent the massive figure of £24,000 on new players, all established internationals, and so the idea that they could spend their way up the First Division was a very real one. Drake had personal concerns too. He took to the pitch with a heavily strapped knee after a recent injury, and the Gunners were missi…

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