Arsenal in wartime: the curious case of playing Clapton Orient twice on 3 March

Arsenal only ever played two wartime games on 3 March, one in 1917 and the other on this day in 1945, both against Clapton Orient. Both were won by Arsenal 3-1, both being played in the Football League Cup South. Despite losing 2-4 to Portsmouth in this competition in the sixth game in 1945, Arsenal …