1941–42 Arsenal F.C. season
season of football team
The 1941–42 season was Arsenal Football Club's third season playing wartime football and their first in the London War League, a breakoff from the official Football League wartime leagues. Arsenal won the London War League. The team also competed in the London War Cup and lost in the semifinals.
Background
Arsenal played their home games at White Hart Lane, as Highbury had been transformed to support Air Raid Precautions. Arsenal competed in the London War League. The London teams, as the London War League was unsanctioned, were expelled from the Football League. Arsenal's manager, George Allison, was influential in the London club's breakaway movement.
Arsenal competed in the London War Cup, the second iteration of the competition. Arsenal faced Brentford in the semifinals, tying the first match and requiring a replay. Arsenal then lost the replay as the Brentford goalkeeper, Chelsea player John Jackson who was fielded as a "guest" player, saved a Cliff Bastin penalty to maintain a 2-1 score to Brentford.
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