A very happy International Workers' Day to you, and a very happy day it was for the Arsenal in 1948; the Gunners rounded off a first post-war title win with a final day demolition of Grimsby Town in front of an exuberant Highbury crowd. This was Tom Whittaker's first season in charge, and he could not have dreamt for a better start to his tenure than finishing 7 points clear of the chasing pack (via AISA Arsenal History Society). That the chasing pack was led by Matt Busby's Manchester United, who won the FA Cup that same season, tells you everything you need to know about the size of this achievement. Poor old Grimsby probably knew that they were in for a hiding before they even took to...
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