10 January 1925: Arsenal manager drugs his own team

By Tony Attwood Leslie Knighton was Arsenal’s first manager at Highbury, and the first manager in the current 1st division run which has lasted over 100 years. He stayed for six years in which Arsenal came 10th, 9th, 17th, 11th, 19th and 20th.  To give a context to this, the 21st and 22nd clubs were relegated each season. He …