Bill Seddon

Born in Clapton, London, he played junior football in London before joining Gillingham as an amateur, and had an unsuccessful trial with Aston Villa before joining Arsenal in December 1924. Seddon played as a half back and was mainly a second-string player, he played over 200 Football Combination matches for Arsenal Reserves, eventually rising to captain as the side won five Combination titles in the 1920s. During the 1920s, Seddon played sparingly for the Arsenal first team, making his debut when deputising for Alf Baker in a 2–1 defeat against Sunderland on 10 April 1926. That was his only appearance of 1925–26, but edged his way into the first team with 17 appearances in 1926–27. However, he did not make the cut for the 1927 FA Cup Final, and with Arsenal's strong half-back line of Alf Baker, Jack Butler and Bob John. Seddon only played four times in 1927–28 and not at all in 1928–29. However, in 1929–30 he was reintroduced into the Arsenal side, alternating with Baker at right half, until centre half Herbie Roberts was injured against West Ham United. Seddon moved into defence and not only played the last twelve games of that season, but started the 1930 FA Cup Final, in which Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town 2–0 to win their first major trophy. He played in Arsenal's 2–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the Charity Shield at Stamford Bridge in October 1930. Seddon continued to play for Arsenal, appearing 18 times in 1930–31 and winning a League Championship medal as…

Arsenal

FA Cup: 1929–30