On this day in 1933, Arsenal faced the Austrian ‘Wunderteam’ at Highbury and won 4-2.
The Austrians were at that time one of the best sides on the planet and were led by their legendary manager Hugo Meisl. The respect between Meisl and Gunners boss Herbert Chapman was mutual with the Austrian going as far as declaring the Arsenal legend as the “leading man in association football throughout the world”.
The FA had prohibited English clubs from playing international sides, therefore the Austrians arrived in London under the disguise of “Vienna XI” or the “Football Club of Austria”.