2-489-095 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

English footballer Eddie Hapgood meeting King George VI, c1937-c1944. Edris Albert 'Eddie' Hapgood (1908-1973) captained Arsenal and England in the 1930s. He served in the RAF during World War II and continued to represent Arsenal and England in unofficial matches. He retired from playing in 1944 and the following year wrote Football Ambassador, one of the first football autobiographies. A print from Football Ambassador by EA (Eddie) Hapgood, Sporting Handbooks LTD, London, 1945.