Drake plundered a staggering 42 League goals in the title triumph of 1934/35 but his finest achievement came the following season in a league match at Villa Park. The hosts were on the end of a 7-1 hammering, with Drake bagging all the goals. His haul could even have been eight were it not for the crossbar; indeed, Drake seemed hard done by as the ball appeared to bounce down behind the line. His pace, bludgeoning power and ruthlessness in front of goal earned him a fierce reputation, with international recognition duly following. He made his England bow in the 'Battle of Highbury' against Italy in November 1934 and, true to form, notched the winner in a fractious 3-2 win.
Drake topped the scoring charts in each of his five full seasons in north London ending his spell at the Club with a tally of 136 goals from 182 games. Were it not for the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 his record would almost certainly have been greater.
A legend of the game, Ted Drake died in 1995, aged 82.
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